Various artists –

Blues blues christmas 1 1925-1955 / various

From blues to gospel, from field recordings to street sermons, here are 52 vintage snapshots of an African-American Christmas. These range from deeply sorrowful to lighthearted to just plain bizarre: Christmas Blues Gatemouth Moore; Hello Santa Claus Cecil Gant; Happy New Year Darling Lonnie Johnson; Christmas & New Year's Blues Tampa Red; at the Christmas Ball Bessie Smith; the Christmas Song Leadbelly; Happy New Year Lightnin' Hopkins, plus Amos Milburn, Little Esther, Leroy Carr and more!

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Various Artists
Released	2005
Music Genre	Pop / Rock
Label	DOCUMENT
Condition	New
UPC	714298320923
SKU	al-714298320923

1.1 Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn - Frankie Half-Pint" Jaxon
1.2 Christmas Morning Blues - Titus Turner
1.3 Hep Cat's Holiday - the Cats ; the Fiddle
1.4 Christmas Blues - Ralph Willis
1.5 Junior's a Jap Girl's Christmas for His Santa Claus - Willie Blackwell
1.6 Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (And Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree) - Butterbeans ; Susie
1.7 Trim Your Tree - Jimmy Butler
1.8 Christmas Blues - Gatemouth Moore
1.9 Bring That Cadillac Back - Doc Bagby, Harry "Fats" Crafton
1.10 Christmas Man Blues - Bertha "Chippie" Hill
1.11 Hello Santa Claus - Cecil Gant
1.12 Christmas and No Santa Claus - Bumble Bee Slim
1.13 Love for Christmas - Felix Gross
1.14 Happy New Year Darling - Lonnie Johnson
1.15 Christmas ; New Year's Blues - Tampa Red
1.16 Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby - Amos Milburn
1.17 Christmas Spirit - Julia Lee ; Her Boy Friends
1.18 At the Christmas Ball - Bessie Smith
1.19 How Will You Spend Christmas - Rev. A.W. Nix
1.20 Xmas Blues - Harmon Ray
1.21 How I Hate to See Xmas Come Around - Jimmy Witherspoon
1.22 Christmas Date Boogie - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
1.23 Christmas Boogie - Frankie "Sugar Chile" Robinson
1.24 Christmas Song - Leadbelly
1.25 Happy New Year - Lightnin' Hopkins
1.26 Wrong Way to Celebrate Xmas - Reverend Edward w. Clayborn
2.1 Santa Claus - Bo Carter
2.2 Christmas Time Blues (Beggin' Santa Claus) - Black Ace
2.3 Happy New Year Blues - Mary Harris
2.4 Christmas Christmas Blues - Charlie Jordan
2.5 Happy New Year, Baby - Johnny Otis Orchestra
2.6 Faraway Christmas Blues - Little Esther, Johnny Otis, Mel Walker
2.7 Christmas Morning Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
2.8 Christmas in Jail - Leroy Carr
2.9 Christmas Mornin' Blues - Kansas City Kitty ; Georgia Tom
2.10 Did You Spend Christmas Day in Jail? - Reverend J.M. Gates
2.11 Death Might Be Your Santa Claus - Reverend J.M. Gates
2.12 Happy New Year Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
2.13 New Year's Eve Blues - Smokey Hogg
2.14 Christmas Blues - Larry Darnell
2.15 When Was Jesus Born - the Sons of Heaven
2.16 I Want a Present for Christmas - Doc Bagby, J.B. Summers
2.17 Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Lionel Hampton ; His Orchestra, Sonny Parker
2.18 New Year's Resolution Blues - Roy Milton ; His Solid Senders
2.19 Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
2.20 Let Me Hang My Stockings in Your Christmas Tree - Roosevelt Sykes
2.21 Santa Claus Crave - Elzadie Robinson
2.22 Santa Claus - Walter Davis
2.23 Christmas Morning Blues - Victoria Spivey
2.24 Christmas Time Blues - Boll Weavil
2.25 Empty Stocking Blues - Floyd Dixon, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
2.26 Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Mabel Scott, Les Welch ; His Orchestra"