RoCM Christmas Playlist: 20 Dec 2025
Another year, another Christmas edition of RoCM. I hope the holidays are treating you well. Personally, I try to use the holidays to take some stock of the things for which I am the most grateful – and to realize that some of life is enjoying the small moments while you can. If that seems a bit obvious, well… then… I don’t have much else in terms of wisdom to share.
And on that note…
Here’s the playlist. Don’t forget that you can listen to the RoCM online at KCSB-FM’s website and there’s an online archive available for two weeks after the show airs.
| Time | Artist | Song | Release | Song note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00:32 PM | Vince Guaraldi | O Tannenbaum | A Charlie Brown Christmas | Vince Guaraldi – piano |
| 4:06:37 PM | Mars Williams | Carol of the Drum / Bells / O Come Emmanuel / Joy to the World | Mars Williams Presents: An Ayler Xmas, Vol. 2 | Mars Williams – Saxes, Toy Instruments |
| 4:27:19 PM | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | From Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano 2022 | Ryuichi Sakamoto – Piano |
| 4:33:02 PM | William S. Burroughs | The Junky’s Christmas | Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales | The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy – Music |
| 4:50:10 PM | Tom Waits | Silent Night-Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis | Austin City Limits 12-05-78 | |
| 5:00:14 PM | Robert Earl Keen | Merry Christmas From The Family (Live) | No. 2 Live Dinner | Rich Brotherton, Robert Earl Keen – Acoustic Guitar |
| 5:05:39 PM | John Coltrane | My Favorite Things | Live at the Half Note: One Down, One Up | John Coltrane – tenor and soprano saxophone |
| 5:28:18 PM | John Zorn | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | A Dreamers Christmas | Marc Ribot − guitars |
| 5:34:28 PM | Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon | Have Yourself A Merry Avant Garde Christmas Medley | Single | Frank Villafranca – Saxophone |
| 5:43:57 PM | Charlie Parker All-Stars | White Christmas | Live at the The Royal Roost | Charlie Parker – saxophone |
| 5:52:07 PM | Tom Lehrer | (I’m Spending) Hanukkah In Santa Monica | The Remains of Tom Lehrer | |
| 5:53:54 PM | Tom Lehrer | A Christmas Carol (Live) | An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer, Live |
