Favoriting The Long Way Home with Kris Holmes: Playlist from December 24, 2024 Favoriting

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Twenty years of dusty fingers, frayed cuticles, & upper respiratory infections β€” from record digging and DJing around the globe β€” coalesces into a 2-hour journey through Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Jazz, Blues, Latin, Rock & Roll, and all points in between. Your speakers will be head-nodding, toe-tapping & even two-stepping to this vintage 45rpm party in no time. Hear favorite songs you didn't know were your favorites, aural treats & record-world problems from the vinyl side of life.

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Favoriting December 24, 2024: Christmas Show

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Artist Track Album Label Format Approx. start time
The Martinis  Holiday Cheer   Favoriting   USA  7"  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
John Lee Hooker  Blues For Christmas   Favoriting   Hi-Q  7"  0:04:12 (Pop-up)
The Gems  Love For Christmas   Favoriting   Chess  7"  0:07:18 (Pop-up)
Clifton Chenier  It's Christmas Time   Favoriting   Bayou  7"  0:09:59 (Pop-up)
Bob Seger & The Last Heard  Sock It To Me Santa   Favoriting   Cameo  7"  0:13:45 (Pop-up)
Nathaniel Mayer & The Shanks  Mr Santa Claus   Favoriting   Norton  7"  0:19:22 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Reed  Christmas Present Blues   Favoriting   RRG  7"  0:23:01 (Pop-up)
Freddy King  I Hear Jingle Bells   Favoriting   Federal  7"  0:25:23 (Pop-up)
Binky Griptite  Stone Soul Christmas   Favoriting   Daptone  7"  0:27:57 (Pop-up)
Freddy King  Christmas Tears   Favoriting   Federal  7"  0:31:22 (Pop-up)
Binky Griptite  World Of Love   Favoriting   Daptone  7"  0:36:59 (Pop-up)
Diplomats of Solid Sound  Let It Snow   Favoriting   Record Kicks  7"  0:40:10 (Pop-up)
James Brown  The Christmas Song (Version 2)   Favoriting   King  7"  0:42:49 (Pop-up)
Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience  Soulful Christmas   Favoriting   Record Kicks  7"  0:45:37 (Pop-up)
Gladys Knight & The Pips  The Christmas Song   Favoriting Bless This House  Buddah  LP  0:49:01 (Pop-up)
Staple Singers  Sweet Little Jesus Boy   Favoriting The Twenty-Fifth Day of December  Riverside  LP  0:53:52 (Pop-up)
Staple Singers  No Room At The Inn   Favoriting The Twenty-Fifth Day of December  Riverside  LP  0:57:28 (Pop-up)
Staple Singers  There Was A Star   Favoriting The Twenty-Fifth Day of December  Riverside  LP  1:00:19 (Pop-up)
Staple Singers  Oh Little Town of Bethlehem   Favoriting The Twenty-Fifth Day of December  Riverside  LP  1:02:44 (Pop-up)
Staple Singers  Wasn't That A Mighty Day   Favoriting The Twenty-Fifth Day of December  Riverside  LP  1:04:49 (Pop-up)
James Brown  Let's Unite The Whole World At Christmas   Favoriting Soulful Christmas  King  LP  1:08:21 (Pop-up)
James Brown  Santa Claus Gave Me A Brand New Start   Favoriting Soulful Christmas  King  LP  1:11:00 (Pop-up)
James Brown  Santa Claus Go Straight To the Ghetto   Favoriting Soulful Christmas  King  LP  1:15:05 (Pop-up)
James Brown  Santa Claus Santa Claus   Favoriting Soulful Christmas  King  LP  1:18:13 (Pop-up)
James Brown  Soulful Christmas   Favoriting Soulful Christmas  King  LP  1:22:19 (Pop-up)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings  Please Come Home For Christmas   Favoriting It's a Holiday Soul Party  Daptone  LP  1:27:45 (Pop-up)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings  Funky Little Drummer Boy   Favoriting It's a Holiday Soul Party  Daptone  LP  1:30:44 (Pop-up)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings  Silver Bells   Favoriting It's a Holiday Soul Party  Daptone  LP  1:33:56 (Pop-up)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings  World Of Love   Favoriting It's a Holiday Soul Party  Daptone  LP  1:37:54 (Pop-up)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings  God Rest Ye Merry Gents   Favoriting It's a Holiday Soul Party  Daptone  LP  1:40:34 (Pop-up)
Joseph  Sharing Christmas With You   Favoriting Merry Christmas To You From Joseph  Numero  LP  1:47:03 (Pop-up)
Joseph  Snowing In The East On Christmas   Favoriting Merry Christmas To You From Joseph  Numero  LP  1:51:23 (Pop-up)
Joseph  Whatcha Gonna Bring Me Santa Claus   Favoriting Merry Christmas To You From Joseph  Numero  LP  1:53:49 (Pop-up)
Joseph  Shopping   Favoriting Merry Christmas To You From Joseph  Numero  LP  1:55:33 (Pop-up)
Joseph  New Year   Favoriting Merry Christmas To You From Joseph  Numero  LP  1:59:08 (Pop-up)


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Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:02pm
WR:

Ho Ho Ho. I'm glad to have holidays to slow the pace of work.
  10:02pm
JtotheK:

Seasonal Holiday Greetings!!!
I’m here for the non-stop holiday LP tracks bonanza!!!
  10:04pm
JtotheK:

Unsure if I ever listened to this side of this Martinis 45. Interesting!
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 10:04pm
Kris Holmes:

Hi guys, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
  10:33pm
bobobobob plasticland:

nice selections Kris!!!
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 10:33pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ bobobobob plasticland @10:33
thanks, merry christmas
  10:34pm
JtotheK:

I’ve heard some early 2000’s soul/funk holiday tracks recently that I wasn’t up on. I have to see what I’m missing from that era!
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 10:39pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ JtotheK @10:34
i feel like there might even be a whole LP from one of the European labels?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:07pm
Will thee SG OCNY:

Hi Kris and all!!!
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:10pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Will thee SG OCNY @11:07
Hi Will, Merry Christmas
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:12pm
Candy-O'67:

Hey Kris and all! Just tuned in a couple minutes ago. I'm at my parents' house and we just got back from a get-together at my aunt's house
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:13pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:12
Hi Candy, Merry Christmas, hope you're having good family time.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:14pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:13
Merry Christmas to you! Yes, so far. Just got here at 5:00 pm today, after a long 8-hour drive.
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:16pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:14
Epic driving
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:23pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:16
So tiring and I went through some downpours in East TX and around Shreveport, too. It's pouring here now at my parents
  11:23pm
bobob fabtriplasticland:

Dec25...18 yrs ago James Brown died in Atlanta... Christmas Day😟
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:24pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:23
Dang, it really rains in Shreveport too!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:24pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ bobob fabtriplasticland @11:23
I remember when he died on Christmas day
  11:25pm
bobob palindrome:

Candy Merry Candy Christmas πŸŽ„β›„πŸŽ„
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:25pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:24
Sure does!
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:25pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ bobob fabtriplasticland @11:23
That was a sad Christmas & ever after it is also known as James Brown Day
  11:27pm
bobob plasticland:

Seen James when he was about 65 yrs old ..still doin the splits down to the floor .... amazing
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:28pm
Candy-O'67:

My mom just said they saw James Brown at Louisiana Tech back in the "60's and he came out swinging from a rope to I Feel Good! I didn't know they saw him back then! Too cool!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:29pm
Candy-O'67:

She also said, "He was a wild man!" πŸ˜„πŸ˜…
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:30pm
Kris Holmes:

That's awesome, prime era James Brown insanity
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:30pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ bobob plasticland @11:27
I saw him once in Houston at Rockefellers in his older age, probably sometime in the late '90's. He was still all over the stage
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:31pm
Kris Holmes:

I saw him once right towards the end, like 2005 or so
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:31pm
Kris Holmes:

it was still good but there were no splits
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:31pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:30
For sure!! She had never told me that story before. I do remember they had one of his albums when I was a kid and I used to stare at the back cover all the time when I was about 5, 6 years old
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:32pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:31
Glad you got to see him too
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:32pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:31
"Who is this maniac?"
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:33pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:32
Hahaha!
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:34pm
Kris Holmes:

I didn't go see him in 2002 when I had the chance because I thought it might be bad, but my friends went & said it was great, he was still doing the splits then, so I had to go in 2005 & am really glad I did
  11:35pm
bobob plasticland:

Sharon Jones also from Augusta...I live in Georgia.. didn't know she was from Georgia..wow!!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:36pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ bobob plasticland @11:35
I wish I could have seen her
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:38pm
Kris Holmes:

saw her a couple of times, actually opened up for her one of those times
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:39pm
Kris Holmes:

she was amazing
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:39pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:38
Wow! I didn't know you were in a band too. What band?
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:40pm
Kris Holmes:

I was DJing that one, opening DJ. Got to meet & hang out with her, she was so nice.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:41pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:40
Oh cool. That's really awesome you got to meet her too
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:41pm
Kris Holmes:

yes, she was very down to earth & loved the tunes i was spinning
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:42pm
Andrew Waterloo:

Seasons Greetings... have one of my walnut ball things covered in icing sugar
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:44pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:41
Love to hear that. She died way too young, damn cancer
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:44pm
Andrew Waterloo:

Sharon Jones was brilliant live. Got to meet her after the show.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:45pm
Candy-O'67:

Hi Andrew
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:48pm
Candy-O'67:

That happened to a first cousin of mine. She died 6 years ago at 43. She had it once in her early to mid 30's and beat it and then it came back 6 years later really bad and she couldn't beat it that time😒
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:49pm
Kris Holmes:

Merry Christmas Andrew
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:51pm
Will thee SG OCNY:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:10
Merry Christmas Kris, been listening and cleaning up
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:55pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:48
cancer sucks
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:57pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:55
Sure does
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:57pm
Candy-O'67:

Hwy Will!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:58pm
Andrew Waterloo:

I lost one of my festival buddies to cancer this year. Found out he had prostrate cancer earlier this year and he died in November.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:58pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Andrew Waterloo @11:58
So sorry, Andrew
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 11:59pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Andrew Waterloo @11:58
sorry for your loss
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:59pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Song: "Shopping" by "Joseph"
This song is cracking me up
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:59pm
Will thee SG OCNY:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:57
Hope you have a merry Christmas πŸŽ„
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:00am
Candy-O'67:

I gotta catch what I missed in the archive tomorrow. I'll do that while I'm wrapping presents. We'll have Christmas on the 26th with presents. That's when my sis and niece get here from New Orleans
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:01am
WR:

Thank you for the tunes, Kris.

Happy Holidays to all.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:01am
Candy-O'67:

↳ Will thee SG OCNY @11:59
Thank you and same to you, WillπŸŽ„πŸŽβ˜ƒοΈ
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:02am
Will thee SG OCNY:

Thank you Kris!!!
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