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
