RoCM Christmas Playlist: 23 Dec 2023

Bybryan

So happy holidays, everyone. Personally, my family celebrates Christmas but in the most secular of ways possible – and the music selection this week resembles that sentiment.

As promised, here is the full video of William S. Burroughs’ “A Junky’s Christmas” – as produced by Francis Ford Coppola.

And here is the full playlist for this week. Don’t forget that you can listen online at KCSB-FM’s website and there’s an online archive available for two weeks after the show airs.

TimeArtistSongReleaseSong note
4:00:33 PMVince GuaraldiChristmas Time Is Here (Vocal Version)A Charlie Brown Christmas
4:06:26 PMJohn ColtraneMy Favorite ThingsThe Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording

John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
Rashied Ali – drums
Alice Coltrane – piano
Algie DeWitt – Batá drum and possibly double bass
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
Juma Santos – percussion
4:42:04 PMJohn ZornHave Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasA Dreamers Christmas

Trevor Dunn – Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass
Joey Baron – Drums
Marc Ribot – Guitar
Jamie Saft – Keyboards
Cyro Baptista – Percussion
Kenny Wollesen – Vibraphone, Chimes, Glockenspiel
4:47:14 PMTom WaitsSilent Night (Traditional)-Christmas Card From A Hooker In MinneapolisLive At Sidney
5:00:16 PMRobert Earl KeenMerry Christmas from the FamilyNo. 2 Live Dinner
5:06:52 PMMars WilliamsThe Hanukkah-Xmas March Of Truth For 12 Days Of Jingling Bells With Spirits In NYCMars Williams Presents An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4

Mars Williams – Saxes, Toy Instruments
Josh Berman – Cornet
Fred Lonberg-holm – Cello
Jim Baker – Piano, Arp Synth, Viola
Kent Kessler – Bass
Brian Sandstrom – Bass, Guitar, Trumpet
Steve Hunt – Drums, Percussion
Jeb Bishop – trombone
5:33:27 PMWilliam S. BurroughsThe Junky’s ChristmasSpare Ass Annie and Other Tales
5:53:18 PMTom LehrerA Christmas CarolAn Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer

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