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This week's Nashville Babylon is a Christmas spectacular featuring festive tracks from the Staple Singers, Louis Armstrong, the Beths, Paul Kelly, the Moonglows and Jimmy Smith.
Songs Played:
Artist: The Staple Singers
Track: Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas
Composer: Willa Dean Parker
Album: The Ultimate Staple Singers
Label: Ace
Artist: Louis Armstrong and the Commanders
Track: Cool Yule
Composer: Steve Allen
Album: Single
Label: Decca
Artist: El Vez
Track: Santa Claus Is Sometimes Brown
Composer: Lopez
Album: Merry Mexmas
Label: Sympathy For The Record Industry
Artist: Clarence Carter
Track: Back Door Santa
Composer: Carter
Album: Soul Christmas
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Nick Lowe
Track: Christmas At The Airport
Composer: Nick Lowe
Album: Quality Street
Label: Yep Roc
Artist: Low
Track: Just Like Christmas
Composer: Low
Album:Christmas
Label: Tugboat
Artist: The Moonglows
Track: Hey Santa Claus
Composer: Freed / Fuqua
Album: Single
Label: Chance Records
Artist: Titus Turner
Track: Christmas Morning
Composer: Titus Turner
Album: Single
Label: Okeh
Artist: Big Joe Turner
Track: Christmas Date Boogie
Composer: Turner
Album: Single
Label: Downbeat
Artist: The Lilac Time
Track: Family Coach
Composer: Stephen Duffy
Album: Looking For A Day In The Night
Label: Needle Mythology
Artist: The Beths
Track: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Composer: Martin / Blane
Album: Single
Label: Carpark Records
Artist: Paul Kelly
Track: How To Make Gravy
Composer: Paul Kelly
Album: How To Make Gravy
Label: White
Artist: Robert Earl Keen
Track: Merry Christmas From The Family
Composer: Keen
Album: No.2 Live Dinner
Label: Sugar Hill
Artist: Jimmy Smith
Track: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Composer: Trad arr Smith
Album: Christmas 64
Label: Verve