RIBS TPTD: Have A “Funky” Xmas…

December 6, 2007 by tgrundy
Filed under: General/Misc, Holiday, Triple Play Thurs-Day, Xmas, jazz, music, podcasts/mixes, soul 

Christmas time in the Kitchen!

One of the things I love most about the Christmas holidays is the tradition of music that is such a part of this time of year. The traditional music, the Jazz interpretations, and especially the Soul/R&B versions of these songs.

For the next three weeks leading up to the big day itself, Rhythms In Black Satin is going to be cooking up the ‘Sounds of the Season’ for you listening pleasure.

One of my goals when putting this mix together was to select uptempo, soulful Christmas songs that you could dance to. I wanted something that would get you bopping in your seat while you were listening to it. Another important criteria was to (mostly) choose songs that you usually don’t hear a lot during the holiday season. As much as I like Christmas music by the time the big day arrives I am usually sick to death of it because you hear so many of the same songs over and over and over again.

So, with that in mind, I went out and put together this mix with some stuff that hasn’t been played to death every Christmas season, and that’ll allow to get your Xmas spirit and your Funk on at the same time {smile}.

This week we get ya into the Holiday spirit and present to you:

Have A “Funky” Xmas!

RIBS TPTD: Have A “Funky” Xmas!
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Playlist:

  1. Luther Vandross - The Mistletoe Jam
  2. Denise Williams  - Do You Hear What I Hear?
  3. Patti LaBelle - Christmas Jam
  4. Freddie Jackson - Christmas Forever
  5. TLC - Sleigh Ride
  6. Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis
  7. Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa
  8. The Weather Girls- Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man This Christmas)
  9. Mariah Carey - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
  10. James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
  11. Bootsy Collins - Santa’s Comin’ (aka Santa Claus Is Coming To Town)
  12. Christina Aguilera - Merry Christmas
  13. Destiny’s Child - 8 Days Of Christmas
  14. Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me
  15. Temptations - Christmas Everyday
  16. Chris Brown - This Christmas
  17. Al Green - Feels Like Christmas
  18. Gloria Estefan - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
  19. James Brown - Go Power At Christmas Time
  20. Margie Joseph - Christmas Gift
  21. En Vogue - With My Honey

Enjoy!

BTW… don’t forget to check out the new RIBS Music Store!

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6 Comments on RIBS TPTD: Have A “Funky” Xmas…

  1. black christmas on Thu, 6th Dec 2007 11:26 am

    2. [...] RIBS TPTD: Have A “Funky” Xmas… [...]

  2. RIBS: ‘Sounds Of The Season’… | NetInfoWeb 2.0: Soul, R&B, Jazz and Blues on the 'Net on Thu, 6th Dec 2007 4:16 pm

    3. [...] “Have A ‘Funky’ Xmas!” [...]

  3. KB on Fri, 7th Dec 2007 10:29 pm

    4. Sent here by Fave, from the Friday Favecast. Similar to this, I made a Christmas Soul mix CD for a friend because we were tired of the standard fare and wanted to mix it up a bit. Nice selection here!

  4. TGrundy on Sat, 8th Dec 2007 7:27 am

    5. KB! The original creator of “Old School Wednesdays”! I am so happy to actually get a comment from you, of all people. I am so glad you like the mix.

    Everything I do here at RIBS was inspired by EJ’s OSW mix that I found back in the Spring of 2006. And since I know that you passed it on to him, well I guess you could say that Rhythms In Black Satin is your second generation offspring! {big smile}

  5. SoulTrackin’ - All About Jazz - Holiday Music Reviews… | NetInfoWeb 2.0: Soul, R&B, Jazz and Blues on the 'Net on Tue, 11th Dec 2007 10:41 am

    6. [...] you like your Xmas music Jazzy, as opposed to Funky, you may want to head on over over to the All About Jazz Holiday Reviews page. Here you’ll be [...]

  6. This Christmas « SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE on Fri, 21st Dec 2007 10:10 pm

    7. [...] Funky Brokenhearted? Bluesy? [...]

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