SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 20. Bonus Christmas Edition 2021

In which Ginger Baldy dons the Santa outfit for the second year running and offers up yet another weird & wonderful alternative Christmas playlist. There’s happiness and heartache, disappointment and delight and the occasional very naughty Santa.   1.  Hey Skinny Santa - J. D. McPherson 2.  Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Mabel Scott with The Maxwell Davis Orchestra 3.  Christmas Time - The Debonaires 4.  Christmas Time -  Jimmy McCracklin 5.  What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? - The Emotions 6.  Christmas Date Boogie - Big Joe Turner 7.  A Five-Pound Box Of Money - Pearl Bailey 8.  Santa - Lightnin’ Hopkins 9.  Call Me For Christmas - Gary “US” Bonds 10. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’ - Mack Rice 11. A Dollar Short Of Happy - Nick Lowe 12. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong 13. It Feels Like Christmas - Eddie & The Hot Rods 14. Back Door Santa - Clarence Carter 15. Presents For Christmas - Solomon Burke 16. Gee Whiz It’s Christmas - Carla Thomas 17. Xmas Baby - Riff Ruffin 18. The Christmas Song - The Raveonettes 19. Crazy Santa Claus - The Debonaires 20. Santa’s Messin’ With The Kid - Eddie C. Campbell 21. Christmas Holidays - Texas Pete Mayer & His Houserockers Blues Band 22. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Kacey Jones 23. How I Hate To See Christmas Come Around - Jimmy Witherspoon 24. Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas - The Staple Singers 25. Santa Claus, Santa Claus - Louis Jordan 26. Ugly Sweater Blues - J. D. McPherson 27. I Want A Man - Thelma Cooper 28. Blue Christmas - The Beach Boys 29. I Want You Xmas - Jesse Belvin 30. I Want A Present For Christmas - J. B. Summers & Doc Baxby’s Orchestra   Theme Tune: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles   HE DRANK MY EGGNOG, EATEN MY CAKE GRABBED MY WIFE, AND DID THE SHAKE OH LORD WOH, LOOK WHAT SANTA DID MESSIN’ WITH - CALL IT MERRY CHRISTMAS BUT I SAY SANTA’S MESSIN’ WITH THE KID WAKE UP CHRISTMAS MORNING SANTA AIN’T AROUND ONLY BECAUSE THE KID RAN HIM OUTTA TOWN Santa’s Messin’ With the Kid - Eddie C. Campbell We recommend that you listen to the SMALL TOWN TALK CHRISTMAS tracklists on Alexa; simply ask her politely, “Play Small Town Talk Podcast episode 20” - or episode 7 for last year’s offering. You can also download it from this podcast page. It’s available on several platforms now, but only this version on Podbean now offers feedback.   For the best in black music down the years, make sure you don’t miss Johnny Corsair’s Bright Lights Big City, London's finest podcast. Find it at: https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/   To give feedback and/or get further information and musings on the music, you can email me at: [email protected]   Illustration:  Ginger Baldy squeezes into the Santa suit again.