Blues Blues Christmas 2 1926-1958 / Various Blues Blues Christmas 2 1926-1958 / Various CD

This is an amazing sequel to Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 1. The people at Document Records have really done their homework and come up with a double disc of exceptional rarities from the roaring Twenties through the fabulous Fifties. Chock full of un-familiar holiday goodies that not everyone will appreciate at the dinner table, save those cool cats and chicks who crave for alternative early bluesy shuck and jive, tales of Christmas woes and boogies. Volume Two continues the 'mostly' Blues songs theme that comprised Volume One. This set includes Blind Lemon Jefferson 'Christmas Eve Blues', Lightin' Hopkins 'Merry Christmas', Sr. Rosetta Tharpe 'Silent Night' and 'When They Ring the Golden Bell', Blind Blake 'Lonesome Christmas Blues', and Chuck Berry 'Run Rudolph Run' and 'Merry Christmas Baby'. Lesser-known real Blues singers include Jesse Thomas 'Christmas Celebration', Lil Son Jackson 'New Year's Resolution, Smokey Hogg 'My Christmas Baby', Little Willie Littefield 'Merry Xmas'. Nice surprises include Heavenly Gospel Singers 'When Was Jesus Born', Moonglows 'Hey Santa Claus', Alphabetical Four 'Go Where I Send Thee', and Orioles 'What Are You Doing New Year's Eve'. Two of the forty-four songs are instrumentals and there are some good old fashioned from the pulpit recorded preaching, just in case you would even dream about sinning at this special time of year. 44 ghosts from Christmas past will take you back and set you right.

1. Lloyd Glenn - (Christmas) Sleigh Ride 2. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Christmas Eve Blues (Original Christmas Eve Morning Blues) 3. Heavenly Gospel Singers - When Was Jesus Born 4. The Voices - Santa Clause Boogie 5. Lighnin' Hopkins - Merry Christmas 6. The Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus 7. Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Christmas (Part 1) 8. Blind Blake - Lonesome Christmas Blues 9. The Nic Nacs with Mickey Champion - Gonna Have a Merry Xmas 10. Reverend Charles Watkins - Christmas Morn' 11. Jesse Thomas - Christmas Celebration 12. Leo Watson - Jingle Bells 13. Cecil Gant - It's Christmas Time Again 14. The Pilgrim Travellers - I'll Be Home for Christmas 15. Rev. Emmett Dickinson - Christmas What Does It Mean to You? 16. Lucy Smith Jubilee Singers - There Was No Room at the Hotel 17. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Silent Night, Holy Night 18. Lil Son Jackson - New Year's Resolution 19. Charley Jordan ; Verdi Lee - Christmas Tree Blues 20. Lionel Hampton - Merry Christmas Baby 21. Bubber Johnson - It's Christmas Time 22. Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph, Run 23. Oscar McLollie ; His Honey Jumpers - God Gave Us Christmas 24. Lowell Fulson - Good Party Shuffle (Christmas Party Shuffle) 25. Lester Williams - Winter Time Blues 26. The Marshall Brothers - Mr. Santa Boogie 27. Wings Over Jordan - Sweet Little Jesus Boy 28. Fats Waller - Swingin Them Jingle Bells 29. Lucy Smith Jubilee Singers - Seeking for Me 30. Smokey Hogg - My Christmas Baby 31. Gatemouth Moore - Christmas Blues 32. The Orioles - Oh Holy Night 33. Alphabetical Four - Go Where I Send Thee 34. Mary Harris - No Chrsitmas Blues 35. Little Willie Littlefield - Merry Xmas 36. Rev a. W. Nix - Begin a New Life on Christmas Day - Part 1 37. Casey Bill Weldon - Christmas Time Blues 38. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - When They Ring the Golden Bell 39. Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers - Silent Night Holy Night 40. The Voices - Santa Claus Baby 41. The Orioles - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve