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ave’s Christmas collection is massive (he makes a special Christmas mix each year), and for the second year in a row, he joined forces with WDET’s Jon Mosier and Happy Endings/Macho City host Mike Trombley for a great night of holiday unhits. Jon and Dave do the first half of the night, full of lounge, country and novelty Christmas tunes, then Mike and Dave do the second half of the night with R&B, soul and rock’n’roll tunes. Check out the mix below!
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Christmas in the Forest, December 22, 2015
Dave Lawson (D), Jon Mosier (J) and Mike Trombley (M)
Rev J.M. Gates – Death May Be Your Santa Claus (D)
Hi-Fi Organ and Chimes – Silent Night (45 rpm) (J)
Billy May – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (D)
Sy Mann – Tijuana Christmas (J)
Enoch Light and the Light Brigade – Baby It’s Cold Outside (D)
Olga Guillot – El Manilero (J)
Bahamas Steel Drum Band – Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (D)
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – Jingle Bells (J)
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires – Winter Wonderland (D)
Ramsey Lewis Trio – Winter Wonderland (J)
Count Basie – Jingle Bells (D)
Kenny Burrell – My Favorite Things (J)
Charlie Parker – White Christmas (D)
Mills Brothers – I’ll Be Home for Christmas (J)
Dennis the Menace (Philip Fox) – When Christmas Comes Around Each Year (D)
Peppermint Candy Kids – South Pole Calling North Pole (J)
Thurl Ravenscroft – You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch (D)
Monster Xmas Mash – Who’s That Up on the Roof (J)
Commander Shea School Boys’ Choir – Chree-see-mus (D)
Ed Northon (Art Carney) – Santa and the Doddle-li-Boop (J)
Jason the the Strap-Tones – I Found the Brains of Santa Claus (D)
Lawrence Welk – I Wanna Do More than Whistle (J)
THe Surfers – Come Dance and Sing (D)
Paul and Paula – Holiday for Teens (J)
Jim Trahan – Joy to the World (D)
Tommy Scott – Santa Claus Shuffle (J)
Faron Young – I’m GOnna Tell Santa Claus on You (D)
Tex Ritter – Old Te Kringle (J)
Hank Thompson – I’d Like to Have an Elephant for Christmas (D)
Ernest Tubb – I’m Trimming My CHristmas Tree with Teardrops (J)
The Louvin Chipmunks – It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (D)
Eddy Arnold – Jingle Bell Rock (J)
The Pinetoppers with the Marlin Sisters – Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (D)
Buck Owens – Christmas Time’s A-Coming (D)
Loretta Lynn – To Heck with Old Santa Claus (J)
Fred Bouvier and Charlie – Jingle Bells (D)
Merle Haggard – Bobby Wants a Puppy Dog for Christmas (J)
Original Star Wars Cast and Jon Bon Jovi – R2D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas (D)
Kay Martin – I KNow What He Wants for Christmas (J)
Kay Martin – Santa Let’s Have a Ball (D)
Sy Mann – Jingle Bells (J)
NRBQ – CHristmas Wish (D)
Luna – Eggnog (J)
Gospel Starlets – Children Go Where I Send Thee (D)
The Drifters – White CHristmas (M)
The Ervin Sisters – Everyday’s a Holiday (D)
Freddy King – I Hear Jingle Bells (M)
The Moonglows – Hey Santa Claus (D)
Amos Milburn – Christmas (Comes But Once a Year) (M)
The Miracles – Santa claus Is Coming to Town (D)
Amos Milburn – Please Come Home for Christmas (M)
Toni Stante – Donde Esta Santa Claus (D)
B.B. King – Christmas Celebration (M)
Honey and the Bees – Jing Jing a Ling (D)
Canned Heat – Christmas Blues (M)
The Cashmeres – I Believe in St. Nick (D)
Lloyd Glenn – Sleigh Ride (M)
Leadbelly – On a CHristmas Day (D)
Santo and Johnny – Twistin Bells (M)
B. Bumble and the Stingers -Nut Rocker (D)
The Crystals – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (M)
The Beatles – Christmas Time Is Hear Again (D)
Stales Singers – Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas (M)
The Gems – Love for Christmas (D)
Otis Redding – Merry CHristmas Baby (M)
Otis and Carla – New Years REsolution (D)
Albert King – Santa CLaus Wants Some Lovin’ (M)
Martin Mull – Santafly (D)
Donny Hathaway – This Christmas (M)
The Poets – Merry Christmas Baby (D)
Jackson Five – Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (M)
Louis Prima – Santa How COme Your Eyes Are Green When Last Year They Were Blue (D)
Jimmy Jones and the Versatiles – Christmas Is a Drag Without You Babe (M)
Paul Revere and the Raiders – Rain, Sleet or Snow (D)
The Beginning of the End – Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas (M)
Lord Kitchener – Father Christmas (D)
Little Timmy Thomas – Deck the Halls (M)
Lee Rogers – You Won’t Have to Wait til Xmas (D)
Short STuff – Merry Christmas Baby (M)
SHaron Jones and the Dap Kings – 8 Days of Hannakkah (M)
Ike and Tina Turner – Merry CHristmas Baby (M)
The Stridells – I Remember Christmas (D)
SOlomon Burke – Presents at Christmas (M)
Shirley Ellis – You Better Be Good World (D)
The Marquees – Santa Done Got Hip (M)
Nina Simone – Children Go Where I Send Thee (D)
Bud Logan – Sock It to Me Santa (M)
The Sonics – Don’t Believe in Christmas (D)
Jack Scott – There’s Trouble Brewin’ (M)
Little Eva and Big Dee Erwin – I Wish You a Merry Christmas (D)
3 Aces and a Joker – Sleight Bell Rock (M)
Johnny Guarnieri and Slam Stewart – Santa’s Secret (D)
Huey Smith – All I Want for Christmas (M)
Huey Smith and the Clowns – White Xmas Blues (D)
Huey Smith and the Clowns – Silent Night (M)
Lord Nelson – Party for Santa CLaus (D)
The Whispers – Funky Christmas (M)
The Raindolls – Disco Santa Claus (D)
Run DMC – Christmas in Hollis (M)
Bunny Sigler – Jingle Bells (D)
Binky Griptite – Stone Soul Christmas (M)
Brook Benton – Soul Santa (D)
Jimmy Castor Bunch – Merry Christmas (M)
Honey and the Bees – Auld Lang Syne (D)
Chet Atkins – Christmas Carols (Spaceman Remix) (D)
Roger Miller – Little Toy Trains (D)
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