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Get Ready For A Groovy And Bluesy Christmas















Get Ready For A Groovy And Bluesy Christmas, BCD17766. Also available on vinyl LP: BAF18075 

Bear Family Records

Released July 2024,  


Reviewed 1st November 2024 by Rockin Rebel.  

Album credits go to Artwork Sven T. Uhrmann, Compilation Producer – Nico Feuerbach, Liner Notes – Bill Dahl, Mastered By Roland Heinrich & Die Rumtreiber, Photography – Bear Family Archives, Retrograph.de, Showtime Music Archives, Research – Nico Feuerbach 


Halloween is well and truly over and its time to step into that wonderful time of Christmas. And the Bear Family have gone that extra mile with this superb compilation of the great blues and grooves of the season’s classics. 28 Tracks that will make your Christmas selection stray away from the more popularized everyday favourites. Kicking of with a 1955 smash for the Jackson Trio and “Jingle Bell Hop”. A track written by the one and only William York who went under the writing name of Wm York. This blues instrumental should be played loud whilst putting them decorations up. This is a really well put together album/cd. Some thought has really gone into it, using a wide variety of artist from all genres of Music. Included on this album are artist I never knew recorded such tracks. Singers like Clyde McPhatter’s version of “White Christmas”, John Greers “we want to see Santa do the mambo” and Cecil Gant’s “Hello Santa Claus” 

There is plenty of the good old singalong tracks whilst having a groovy dance around the Christmas tree. BB Kings “Christmas Celebrations” Bill Doggetts instrumental of “winter Wonderland” will have you singing your heart out whilst sipping a sherry. But then you get the blues version of “white Christmas” by the one and only Big Maybelle and Jesse Belvins “I want you with me Xmas”. 

This is truly a masterpiece of music compiled to hit all those Christmas emotions from dancing around, to fire light cuddles. Groovy and Bluesy is the perfect album for that perfect Christmas. 

Track Listing: 

 

The Jackson Trio - Jingle Bell Hop 

The Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus 

Ray Agee - Merry Christmas, Baby 

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - White Christmas 

Moose Jackson - I'll Be Home For Christmas 

Joe Turner's Orchestra - Christmas Date Boogie 

Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Christmas Time For Everybody But Me 

B. B. King - Christmas Celebration 

Lonnie Hewitt - You've Been A Bad Little Girl 

Louis Jordan and His Orchestra - May Every Day Be Christmas 

Freddy King - I Hear Jingle Bells 

John Greer - We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo 

Cecil Gant - Hello Santa Claus 

The Voices - Santa Claus Baby 

Bill Doggett - Winter Wonderland 

Titus Turner - Christmas Morning 

Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Santa Claus Is Coming 

The Marcels - Merry Twist-Mas 

Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns - Rock And Roll Santa Claus 

Billy Ward And The Dominoes - Christmas In Heaven 

The Voices - Santa Claus Boogie 

Sonny Boy Williamson - Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues 

Lightnin' Hopkins - Santa 

Jimmy Butler with The Blues Express Orchestra - Trim Your Tree 

Jesse Belvin - I Want You With Me Xmas 

Washboard Pete - Christmas Blues 

Charles Brown - Please Come Home For Christmas 

Big Maybelle with Ernie Wilkin's Orch. - White Christmas 

 

 

 

 

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