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Holiday Cheer, art by Stevo In Yr Studio, 15 November 2024

Christmas Angels of 2024

70 minutes of eclectic holiday music from the talented musicians we lost this year...

Music in chronological order of release date.

1. Melanie - Merry Christmas (1968)
2. Sergio Mendes of Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - The Christmas Song (1968)
3. Joe Chambers of The Chambers Brothers - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year (1969)
4. Chris Karrer of (Amon Duul, Embryo) Amon Duul II - She Came Through The Chimney (1970)
5. Tito Jackson of The Jackson 5 - Someday At Christmas (1970)
6. Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band - (You Don't Love Me) Joy To The World (1971)
7. Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead - Run Rudolph Run (1971)
8. John Mayall (of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) - Christmas -71 (1972)
9. Martin Mull - Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope (1972)
10. Richard Tandy of Electric Light Orchestra - Believe Me Now (1977)
11. John Barbata of (The Turtles, Crosby, Still Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane) Jefferson Starship - Light The Sky On Fire (1978)
12. Chris Cross of Ultravox - Hymn (1982)
13. David Sanborn - Rain On Christmas (1982)
14. Duane Eddy - Rockabilly Holiday (1987)
15. Pete Sinfield (Lyricist of King Crimson, and many others) - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - I Believe In Father Christmas (1993)
16. Mike Pinder (of The Moody Blues) - Among The Stars (1994)
17. (Ruth McArdle a.k.a Lady Galore of Lords Of Acid) Cherrie Blue - Spirit (2002)
18. John Hawken of (Renaissance) Strawbs - Christmas Cheer (Everything's Going to be Alright) (2008)
19. Eric Carmen (of Raspberries) - Brand New Year (2014)
20. Wayne Kramer (of MC5) - Spectrum Suite (2014)
21. Kinky Friedman (of Kinky Friedman And The Texas Jewboys) - A Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis (2015)

Selections were expanded to include music by most all artist in the Spirit of Christmas, Winter and Love!

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Honorable Mentions, with no holiday song:

Steve Albini (of Big Black) Music Engineer & Producer
Dennis Thompson of MC5
Doug Ingle of Iron Butterfly
Tom Fowler of The Mothers Of Invention, It's A Beautiful Day
Kris Kristofferson
Ed Mann of Frank Zappa band
Mike Pinera of Blues Image, Iron Butterfly