Christmas on the Front Porch: A 2-Hour Holiday Special

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By Liz Bulkley on Monday, December 25, 2006.
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Today on the Front Porch, we're marking Christmas day with a special two-hour show filled with some of the most eclectic holiday music around. We'll hear from a wide range of artists, from Bing Crosby and Peggy Lee to James Brown and Yo La Tengo.

Here's a complete playlist:


Winter Wonderland Aretha Franklin

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Dianna Krall

Blue Christmas Bright Eyes

Last Month of the Year Chris Isaak

The Christmas Song The Raveonettes

Baby it's Cold Outside Brian Setzer Orchestra

Snowy Path Reganta (Recorded in the Front Porch Studio)

River Joni Mitchell

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Bing Crosby

It’s Christmas Time Yo La Tengo

Chanukah, Oh Chanukah Turtle Island String Quartet

Christmastime Aimee Mann

Sussex Carol George Winston (Recorded in the Front Porch Studio)

Who Kept the Sheep Johnny Cash

Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem Emmylou Harris

O Come, O Come Emmanuel Belle & Sebastian

Il Est Ne Le Devin Enfant Arturo Delmoni & Friends

Winter Wonderland Liz Phair

Sleigh Ride The Ronettes

I Saw Three Ships Harvey Reid & Joyce Anderson (Recorded in the Front Porch Studio)

Jingle Bells A Willie Nelson Christmas

The Christians and the Pagans Dar Williams

Santa Baby Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison

Get Behind Me, Santa Sufjan Stevens

The Christmas Song Peggy Lee

Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas Staple Singers

(What Child is this) Greensleeves Ed Gerhardt (Recorded in the Front Porch Studio)

O Holy Night Tracy Chapman

O Come O Come Emanuel Cathedral Brass and Choir

Christmas in the City Mary J. Blige ft. Angie Martinez

Merry Christmas, I Love You James Brown

I’ll Be Home For Christmas John Prine

White Christmas Louis Armstrong

Silent Night, Holy Night John Denver and the Muppets

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