WFMU: Irene Trudel: Playlist from December 22, 2015

Listener comments!
	9:02pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Hi Irene, Happy Holidays, hello one and all
	9:03pm Listener Robert: I like the tree, but who/what is KeepTru?
	9:04pm redkayak: Happy holidays & solstice all :)
	9:06pm Irene Trudel: Hi Sean, Robert and redkayak! Welcome to this Christmassy-thingy. Robert, KeepTru is a combination of my husband's any my last names (Keepnews, Trudel). Kind of perfect, I must say!
	9:06pm redkayak: Nice to be listening... I was teaching a class on Tuesday nights this last term...
	🥁 9:08pm Sean in Bristol UK: Love The Mets ornaments on the tree, Irene
	9:11pm Irene Trudel: Glad you're now free to listen, redkayak! Sean, those ornaments are a mainstay for us. Not pictured, our Santa on a Mets rocking horse.
	9:16pm redkayak: I was lucky: had good students this term. The 16 weeks went by pretty quick this time around...
	🥁 9:32pm Sean in Bristol UK: A wonderful set, thank you, Irene
	9:42pm JakeGould: Happy Festivus!
	9:54pm slugluv1313: <3 Laura <3
	9:57pm IFisher: Charmed by the selections, Irene. Laura Nyro passeth all understanding, bloweth my mind Happy Festivus Everyone!
	🥁 9:58pm Sean in Bristol UK: The Laura Nyro track was a thing of beauty
	🥁 10:05pm Sean in Bristol UK: Irene, really wanted to stay with you until 5 am but starting to fade a bit so will catch the rest of the show on archive. Have a cracking Yuletide.
	10:06pm Listener Robert: Do the cats climb into & up the KeepTru tree & stalk the ornaments, as I've seen elsewhere? I've known housebroken dogs to make a sissy on a Xmas tree, like, "I must be outside, it's a tree." They think of the ornaments as fruit too.
	10:07pm Irene Trudel: Totally understood. Pleasant dreams, Sean!
	10:10pm Irene Trudel: Robert, surprisingly they don't anymore. I used to tack the tree to the window with fishing line. My kitties are getting a bit older (and one of them is doing quite poorly at the moment). They haven't even ventured underneath it yet. But they do love the smell.
	10:14pm Ken From Hyde Park: Catnip-filled ornaments would be either a great idea or a terrible idea. I'm not sure which yet.
	10:15pm coelacanth: greetings Irene and others sorry to ave missed Laura Nyro, but i think it's high time i pull the album out anyway.
	10:18pm Irene Trudel: Ken, I don't think that's a good idea. Best not to attract too much feline attention to the tree. I've taken to hanging non-breakable ornaments near the bottom.
	10:20pm Irene Trudel: Yes, coelacanth, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat has some gorgeous tunes.
	10:22pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Bert b. 3rd Nov. like me. Just sayin'.
	10:23pm shanghi1: Happy Holidays Irene. Thank you for this.
	10:32pm slugluv1313: Happy Holidays, Irene! my kitties and i send healing vibes to your little one -- hoping she (or he) is feeling better soon <3
	10:33pm Irene Trudel: Cool, Rev. Rabbit! Bert wasone of my favorite guitarists, as was John Renbourn.
	10:35pm JakeGould: Lovely music box.
	10:41pm JakeGould: Amazon Smile link for WFMU (Auricle Communications). smile.amazon.com...
	10:42pm Irene Trudel: Thanks for both, Jake!
	11:06pm Van in DC: Merry Christmas all.
	11:08pm Van in DC: Any chance December will be magic again?
	11:09pm Van in DC: Wow what a set list. I've missed out.
	11:13pm Irene Trudel: Hi Van! I'm trying to whip up a little magic tonight. Hope it's helping.
	11:15pm Van in DC: Greatest Xmas song of all time by her KaTeness, you know. Just saying.
	11:19pm Van in DC: Today walking along the National Mall, an enormous hawk in a tree. An unsuspecting squirrel going up the trunk. Oops. The hawk took notice....so did Mr. Squirrel. It was quite a hilarious back and forth between them for a while. Squirrel won.
	11:20pm coelacanth: hey Irene i'm turning the computer off but i'll still be listening. Thanks! Beautiful program! later on folks.
	11:23pm Irene Trudel: Thanks coelacanth!
	11:24pm Van in DC: Irene are you here next week? Or taking New Years days off?
	11:24pm Parq: How damn marvelous. I haven't heard this Strawbs track in decades.
	11:25pm Van in DC: And yeah, not New Year's Day, but days before.
	11:25pm cronbat: This is the Christmas Show that I've been wanting to hear for years....
	11:26pm Van in DC: THANKS IRENE!!
	11:27pm JakeGould: Brining out the Kate Bush for Christmas!
	11:28pm Van in DC: I needed this. So many thanks.
	🥁 11:29pm Summer and Michael: Happy Christmas greetings for NorCal, Irene! Thank you so very much!
	11:31pm Irene Trudel: I'm definitely here next week, Van. gonna do my annual best-of show.
	11:32pm Van in DC: Awesome. Glad to hear it. Thanks again Irene. You are always just the bestest.
	11:33pm Irene Trudel: So sweet, croonbat! And thank you, Summer and Michael. Parq, that Strawbs track is a fave too. They're playing the US in the spring.
	11:37pm Ken From Hyde Park: The selections tonight are what I like in a Christmas broadcast. Much better than this guy's attempt: www.mashable.com...
	11:38pm Irene Trudel: Yikes, Ken, that sounds positively painful!
	11:39pm Van in DC: Holiday depression is real. Never before have I had it so bad. This show has helped, just in the 40 minutes I've been privileged to hear. Thank you Irene.
	11:43pm Irene Trudel: Thanks Van! I'm not feeling very spirited this year. Playing this music definitely helps me, so I'm hoping it helps others as well.
	11:44pm Van in DC: Hearing this piano is like looking at a master artwork...wow.
	11:50pm northguineahills: I've never heard this Phil Ochs!
	11:53pm Van in DC: Actually, thinking about blessings in my life... this show is definitely one of them. Truth.
	11:58pm Irene Trudel: Well, hope you all have nice holidays! Catch younext week.
	12:00am Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks, Irene. This show was just swell!
	12:00am Parq: This Joseph Spence is the greatest Christmas recording ever.
	12:07am slugluv1313: @ Van in DC -- you are so right re: Holiday Depression i agree, Irene's show has DEFINITELY helped wishing everyone the BEST and BRIGHTEST Holly-Daze, and again, THANK YOU IRENE!
	🥁 1:24am Sean in Bristol UK: An awesome selection of Yuletide music, thank you Irene
	10:19am Van in DC: Just remembered that I missed the first couple hours of this show! Post Christmas treat for me to be able to catch up!
	2:47pm Van in DC: I am so glad I came back for pars missed! Wow, what a show.

Irene Trudel: Playlist from December 22, 2015

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December 22, 2015: Seaching for some seasonal spirit.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Approx. start time
Ralph Towner	Silence of a Candle "Silence of a Candle" by "Ralph Towner"	Diary	ECM
Weyes Blood	Some Winters "Some Winters" by "Weyes Blood"	The Innocents		0:03:14 (Pop-up)
Jane Siberry	If God Be For Us "If God Be For Us" by "Jane Siberry"	Shushan the Palace (Hymns of Earth) Christmas		0:09:20 (Pop-up)
Rickie Lee Jones	Christmas in New Orleans	the other side of DESIRE	Thirty Tigers	0:13:46 (Pop-up)
Samara Lubelski	Snowy Meadows II "Snowy Meadows II" by "Samara Lubelski"	Parallel Suns		0:19:00 (Pop-up)
Suzzy & Maggie Roche	A Prayer "A Prayer" by "Suzzy & Maggie Roche"	Zero Church	Red House Records	0:22:38 (Pop-up)
Gaby Moreno	Jesus en Pesebre "Jesus en Pesebre" by "Gaby Moreno"	Posada	Metamorphoss	0:26:50 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Rita Ford's Music Boxes	(Various)	Joyous Music Box Christmas	Musical Heritage Society	0:30:21 (Pop-up)
Aimee Mann	Whatever Happened to Christmas?	One More Drifter in the Snow	SuperEgo Records	0:38:47 (Pop-up)
Rufus & Martha Wainwright	Some Children See Him	The McGarrigle Christmas Hour	Nonesuch	0:41:36 (Pop-up)
Blind Boys of Alabama & Taj Mahal	The Sun is Rising	Talkin' Christmas	Sony Masterworks	0:45:51 (Pop-up)
Laura Nyro	Christmas in My Soul "Christmas in My Soul" by "Laura Nyro"	Christmas and the Beads of Sweat	Columbia	0:49:57 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Rita Ford's Music Boxes	(Various)	Joyous Music Box Christmas	Musical Heritage Society	0:56:37 (Pop-up)
Sandy Denny with Alex Campbell	The Sans Day Carol	19 Rupert Street	Witchwood Media	1:03:53 (Pop-up)
Alasdair Roberts	Song Composed in December	A Wonder Working Stone		1:08:36 (Pop-up)
Allysen Callery	Winter Island "Winter Island" by "Allysen Callery"	Winter Island		1:14:52 (Pop-up)
Bert Jansch	The Ornament Tree (Bonnie Potmore)	Dazzling Stranger	Sanctuary/Castle	1:18:13 (Pop-up)
Clive Palmer	Christmas Carol "Christmas Carol" by "Clive Palmer"	Banjoland		1:22:09 (Pop-up)
Shirley Collins & Davy Graham	The Cherry Tree Carol	Folk Roots, New Routes	Fledg'ling Records	1:24:27 (Pop-up)
John Renbourn & Robin Williamson	The Snows	Wheel of Fortune	Flying Fish	1:27:47 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Rita Ford's Music Boxes	"Rita Ford's Music Boxes"			1:32:46 (Pop-up)
Amor de Días	Wild Winter Trees "Wild Winter Trees" by "Amor de Días"	Street of the Love of Days	Merge Records	1:41:03 (Pop-up)
Keola Beamer with George Winston	Poli'Ahu - The Show goddess of Mauna Kea	VA: A Winter's Solstice V	Windham Hill	1:43:00 (Pop-up)
Mark O'Connor (ChrisThile, mandolin)	One Winter's Night	An Appalachian Christmas	OMAC Records	1:49:02 (Pop-up)
John Fahey	Christ's Saints of God Fantasy	The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas With John Fahey, Vol.2	Takoma	1:53:47 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Rita Ford's Music Boxes	"Rita Ford's Music Boxes"			2:04:17 (Pop-up)
Bipolar Explorer	Silent Night "Silent Night" by "Bipolar Explorer"	BPXmas	Slugg Records	2:11:53 (Pop-up)
Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	(Live on WAXQ, NYC 11/24/2004)	(Ian Anderson)	2:16:36 (Pop-up)
The Strawbs	Benedictus "Benedictus" by "The Strawbs"	Halcyon Days: The Best of the Strawbs	A&M	2:21:04 (Pop-up)
Kate Bush	December Will Be Magic Again	(1979 Xmas Special)	(YouTube video)	2:25:26 (Pop-up)
Bora Yoon	O Pastor Animarum (O Shepherd of Souls)	Sunken Cathedral	Innova	2:29:22 (Pop-up)
Portland Cello Project	In Freezing Winter's Night	Winter: The Best Nine Months of the Year	Kill Rock Stars	2:33:49 (Pop-up)
McCoy Tyner	I'll Be Home for Christmas	Jingle Bell Jazz	Columbia	2:37:30 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Rita Ford's Music Boxes	(Various)	Joyous Music Box Christmas	Musical Heritage Society	2:43:29 (Pop-up)
Phil Ochs	No Christmas in Kentucky	A Toast to Those Who Are Gone	Rhino	2:47:01 (Pop-up)
The Gripweeds	A Christmas Song "A Christmas Song" by "The Gripweeds"	Under the Influence of Christmas	Rainbow Quartz	2:50:04 (Pop-up)
The Butties	What Child is This? "What Child is This?" by "The Butties"	12 Greatest Carols	Parody Records	2:52:33 (Pop-up)
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	Run Run Rudolph	Crazy for Christmas	Surf Dog	2:55:07 (Pop-up)
Joseph Spence	Santa Claus is Comin' to Town	Must Be Santa! The Rounder Christmas Album	Rounder	2:57:19 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Rita Ford's Music Boxes	(Various)	Joyous Music Box Christmas	Musical Heritage Society	3:00:17 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:02pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Hi Irene, Happy Holidays, hello one and all
	9:03pm Listener Robert: I like the tree, but who/what is KeepTru?
	9:04pm redkayak: Happy holidays & solstice all :)
	9:06pm Irene Trudel: Hi Sean, Robert and redkayak! Welcome to this Christmassy-thingy. Robert, KeepTru is a combination of my husband's any my last names (Keepnews, Trudel). Kind of perfect, I must say!
	9:06pm redkayak: Nice to be listening... I was teaching a class on Tuesday nights this last term...
	🥁 9:08pm Sean in Bristol UK: Love The Mets ornaments on the tree, Irene
	9:11pm Irene Trudel: Glad you're now free to listen, redkayak! Sean, those ornaments are a mainstay for us. Not pictured, our Santa on a Mets rocking horse.
	9:16pm redkayak: I was lucky: had good students this term. The 16 weeks went by pretty quick this time around...
	🥁 9:32pm Sean in Bristol UK: A wonderful set, thank you, Irene
	9:42pm JakeGould: Happy Festivus!
	9:54pm slugluv1313: <3 Laura <3
	9:57pm IFisher: Charmed by the selections, Irene. Laura Nyro passeth all understanding, bloweth my mind Happy Festivus Everyone!
	🥁 9:58pm Sean in Bristol UK: The Laura Nyro track was a thing of beauty
	🥁 10:05pm Sean in Bristol UK: Irene, really wanted to stay with you until 5 am but starting to fade a bit so will catch the rest of the show on archive. Have a cracking Yuletide.
	10:06pm Listener Robert: Do the cats climb into & up the KeepTru tree & stalk the ornaments, as I've seen elsewhere? I've known housebroken dogs to make a sissy on a Xmas tree, like, "I must be outside, it's a tree." They think of the ornaments as fruit too.
	10:07pm Irene Trudel: Totally understood. Pleasant dreams, Sean!
	10:10pm Irene Trudel: Robert, surprisingly they don't anymore. I used to tack the tree to the window with fishing line. My kitties are getting a bit older (and one of them is doing quite poorly at the moment). They haven't even ventured underneath it yet. But they do love the smell.
	10:14pm Ken From Hyde Park: Catnip-filled ornaments would be either a great idea or a terrible idea. I'm not sure which yet.
	10:15pm coelacanth: greetings Irene and others sorry to ave missed Laura Nyro, but i think it's high time i pull the album out anyway.
	10:18pm Irene Trudel: Ken, I don't think that's a good idea. Best not to attract too much feline attention to the tree. I've taken to hanging non-breakable ornaments near the bottom.
	10:20pm Irene Trudel: Yes, coelacanth, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat has some gorgeous tunes.
	10:22pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Bert b. 3rd Nov. like me. Just sayin'.
	10:23pm shanghi1: Happy Holidays Irene. Thank you for this.
	10:32pm slugluv1313: Happy Holidays, Irene! my kitties and i send healing vibes to your little one -- hoping she (or he) is feeling better soon <3
	10:33pm Irene Trudel: Cool, Rev. Rabbit! Bert wasone of my favorite guitarists, as was John Renbourn.
	10:35pm JakeGould: Lovely music box.
	10:41pm JakeGould: Amazon Smile link for WFMU (Auricle Communications). smile.amazon.com...
	10:42pm Irene Trudel: Thanks for both, Jake!
	11:06pm Van in DC: Merry Christmas all.
	11:08pm Van in DC: Any chance December will be magic again?
	11:09pm Van in DC: Wow what a set list. I've missed out.
	11:13pm Irene Trudel: Hi Van! I'm trying to whip up a little magic tonight. Hope it's helping.
	11:15pm Van in DC: Greatest Xmas song of all time by her KaTeness, you know. Just saying.
	11:19pm Van in DC: Today walking along the National Mall, an enormous hawk in a tree. An unsuspecting squirrel going up the trunk. Oops. The hawk took notice....so did Mr. Squirrel. It was quite a hilarious back and forth between them for a while. Squirrel won.
	11:20pm coelacanth: hey Irene i'm turning the computer off but i'll still be listening. Thanks! Beautiful program! later on folks.
	11:23pm Irene Trudel: Thanks coelacanth!
	11:24pm Van in DC: Irene are you here next week? Or taking New Years days off?
	11:24pm Parq: How damn marvelous. I haven't heard this Strawbs track in decades.
	11:25pm Van in DC: And yeah, not New Year's Day, but days before.
	11:25pm cronbat: This is the Christmas Show that I've been wanting to hear for years....
	11:26pm Van in DC: THANKS IRENE!!
	11:27pm JakeGould: Brining out the Kate Bush for Christmas!
	11:28pm Van in DC: I needed this. So many thanks.
	🥁 11:29pm Summer and Michael: Happy Christmas greetings for NorCal, Irene! Thank you so very much!
	11:31pm Irene Trudel: I'm definitely here next week, Van. gonna do my annual best-of show.
	11:32pm Van in DC: Awesome. Glad to hear it. Thanks again Irene. You are always just the bestest.
	11:33pm Irene Trudel: So sweet, croonbat! And thank you, Summer and Michael. Parq, that Strawbs track is a fave too. They're playing the US in the spring.
	11:37pm Ken From Hyde Park: The selections tonight are what I like in a Christmas broadcast. Much better than this guy's attempt: www.mashable.com...
	11:38pm Irene Trudel: Yikes, Ken, that sounds positively painful!
	11:39pm Van in DC: Holiday depression is real. Never before have I had it so bad. This show has helped, just in the 40 minutes I've been privileged to hear. Thank you Irene.
	11:43pm Irene Trudel: Thanks Van! I'm not feeling very spirited this year. Playing this music definitely helps me, so I'm hoping it helps others as well.
	11:44pm Van in DC: Hearing this piano is like looking at a master artwork...wow.
	11:50pm northguineahills: I've never heard this Phil Ochs!
	11:53pm Van in DC: Actually, thinking about blessings in my life... this show is definitely one of them. Truth.
	11:58pm Irene Trudel: Well, hope you all have nice holidays! Catch younext week.
	12:00am Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks, Irene. This show was just swell!
	12:00am Parq: This Joseph Spence is the greatest Christmas recording ever.
	12:07am slugluv1313: @ Van in DC -- you are so right re: Holiday Depression i agree, Irene's show has DEFINITELY helped wishing everyone the BEST and BRIGHTEST Holly-Daze, and again, THANK YOU IRENE!
	🥁 1:24am Sean in Bristol UK: An awesome selection of Yuletide music, thank you Irene
	10:19am Van in DC: Just remembered that I missed the first couple hours of this show! Post Christmas treat for me to be able to catch up!
	2:47pm Van in DC: I am so glad I came back for pars missed! Wow, what a show.

Irene Trudel: Playlist from December 22, 2015

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