‘Twas A Bakersfield & Beyond Christmas

‘Twas a Bakersfield & Beyond Christmas,
And all through the Crystal Palace,
Nothing stirred, not even the bar keep.
For the martinis were shaken, not stirred.
As Amanda and Mike spun the songs,
The temperature plummeted,
Frost grew on the ground…

Well, you get the idea.  We had a fun Christmas show pretty much in the “Beyond’ realm of things.  But there were a couple of moments of pure Bakersfield Sound.  Merle Haggards “If We Make It Through December,” and Los Straitjackets excellent version of “Jingle Bells,” which had a heavy dose of Don Rich’s guitar lick from “Buckaroo.”  Gotta keep it real.  All in all, we had a great time mixing it up and playing some fun Christmas tunes.  So, here’s the playlist and some youtube clips – provided I can find clips of the songs we played.

Have a safe and merry holiday everyone and thanks for listening!

Artist	Cut	Album	Label
Tim Hus	Bakersfield Music	Bushpilot Buckaroo	Stony Plain Records
The Bee Gees	Holiday	Greatest Hits	Polydor
John Prine	Christmas In Prison	Great Days: The John Prine Anthology	Rhino
Kitty Wells	Jingle Bells	Christmas with Kitty Wells	San Juan Music Group
Merle Haggard	If We Make It Through December	Hag – The Best of Merle Haggard	Capitol Nashville
Carpenters	Merry Christmas Darling	Carpenters: Gold – Greatest Hits	A&M Records
Nigel Kennedy	Winter	Vivaldi: The Four Seasons	EMI UK
Rosie Flores	Whatcha Waitin’ For Christmas	Christmasville	Durango Rose Records
Los Straitjackets	Jingle Bells	Yuletide Beat	Yep Roc
The Killers	The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball	(RED) Christmas – EP	Island Def Jam
Elvis Presley	Blue Christmas	Elvis Christmas	RCA/Sony BMG Music
Jeremy Lister	Santa’s Lost His Mojo	Ten Out of Tenn – Christmas	Ten Out of Tenn
Pretenders	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1	Universal Strategic Marketing
Tiny Tim	All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth	god bless tiny tim	Reprise
Cyndi Lauper	Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree	Merry Christmas…Have a Nice Life	Epic
Johnny Cash	I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day	Christmas With Johnny Cash	Sony
The Reverend Horton Heat	Frosty The Snowman	We Three Kings	Yep Roc Records
Raul Malo	Marshmallow World	Marshmallow World & Other Holiday Favorites	New Door Records
Bill Monroe	Christmas Time’s A-Coming	The Music of Bill Monroe	MCA
The Who	Christmas	Tommy	MCA Records
The Waitresses	Christmas Wrapping	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: Best of the Waitresses	Universal Records
The Supremes	My Favorite Things	20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Motown Christmas, Vol. 2	Motwon
Liz Phair	Winter Wonderland	Plugged In for the Holidays	EMI Canada
Dr. BLT	You’re Not The Kinda Ho (That Santa Had In Mind)	Holly Daze	self
Squirrel Nut Zippers	A Johnny Ace Christmas	Christmas Caravan	Mammoth
Eric Clapton & John Popper	Christmas Blues	A Very Special Christmas – Live from Washington D.C.	A&M
Run-DMC	Christmas In Hollis	A Very Special Christmas – Live From Washington D.C.	A&M
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	Little DrummerBoy	I Love Rock ‘N Roll (Remastered)	Blackheart Records
U2	New Year’s Day	War	Universal-Island

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