On the Right Side of Christmas

Is it just me or does there seem to be a lot more Christmas albums than there used to be? And if so, why is that? (Not that I'm complaining, mind you.) Anyway, enough with the questions without a real answer - here's an Xmas music compilation for everybody.

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Cool Yule Louis Armstrong

To Heck With Ole Santa Claus Loretta Lynn

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Darlene Love

The Christmas Song The Raveonettes

I'd Like You For Christmas Julie London

World of Love Binky Griptite & the Dee-Kay's

Merry Christmas Baby James Brown

Christmas Lullaby Shane MacGowan & The Popes

Dashing Through the Snow Duke Ellington

Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas The Staple Singers

Christmas Tree On Fire Holly Golightly

What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swinging) Louis Prima

Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) Elvis Presley

Spotlight on Christmas Rufus Wainwright

Christmas Is Lou Rawls

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Ella Fitzgerald

Santa Will Find You Mindy Smith

Dark Christmas Dex Romweber Duo

We Wish You A Merry Christmas Kim Weston

Thanks For Christmas The Three Wise Men (aka XTC)

Just Like Christmas Low

All I Want For Christmas Is You Carla Thomas

Lonely Christmas Call George Jones

Make It Home Juliana Hatfield

Another Trip Back to Alternative Country

Well, you didn't think I would just make two 90s alt-country compilations, did ya? I mean, there was a LOT of good alt-country music in the 90s. So I give you Volume 3 (late night driving music) and Volume 4 (Texas artists).

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Dreaming Cowboy Sally Timms

I'm So Lonesome Without You Hazeldine

Safe Within Your Arms Greg Garing

Heart, I Wish You Were Here Robbie Fulks

Holy Ghost Scud MountainBoys

Broke Down One Fell Swoop

All God's Children Simon Bonney

Halfway To Madness Tarnation

The Best I Can Do Dirtball

Withered and Died Caitlin Cary

The Man Of Somebody's Dream Chris Gaffney

Two Seconds The Volebeats

Halogen D. Braxton Harris

Thief Blood Oranges

Leaving Angel Dean & The Zephyrs

If I Were You Tom Leach

Cheater's World Amy Allison

Burning Memories Katy Moffatt

Sudden Stop Kelly Hogan & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts

Cry Mike Ireland And Holler

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Clay Pigeons Blaze Foley

Horseshoe Lounge Slaid Cleaves

Wild Things Gurf Morlix

Forget Thinkin' Beaver Nelson

Cowboy Ramsey Don Walser

White Corn Casper Rawls

Shadows Where The Magic Was James Hand

Tucumcari, Here I Come Dale Watson

Bandera Highway Ray Campi & Rosie Flores

West Texas Heaven Kimmie Rhodes

$100 Bill Jon Dee Graham

Polkadots And Moonbeams The Hot Club Of Cowtown

The Lay of the Land Lisa Mednick

Rear View Mirror Bobby Earl Smith

Heaven Bound Damon Bramblett

All Right I'll Sign The Papers Justin Trevino

Blue Tatoo Marti Brom

Spit and Tears The Damnations TX

One by One Michael Fracasso

Loose Diamond David Halley & Rich & Katy Brotherton

A Trip Back to Alternative Country

I realize the 2010s are almost upon us and at some point I may make a best of 2009 compilation, but tonight's post is devoted to alternative country from the 1990s - specifically, the alt-country artists and bands from the 90s that didn't receive the attention of Wilco, Whiskeytown, Old 97s, etc.

Disc One

Long Time A Comin' Bap Kennedy

The Calm Comes After Kate Jacobs

A Little Bluer Than That Irene Kelley

On The Streets Rico Bell

Monterey Paul Burch & the WPA Ballclub

Blue Stranger Paul Kelly & the Messengers

Love Is Not Blind Lonesome Bob

Lie, Memory, Lie Dallas Wayne

Pictures Of China Tandy

Cycle Of Days The Schramms

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Dale Ann Bradley

Weight Of The World Christy McWilson

Big Time Broken Heart Terry Anderson

Jealous of the River Pat Haney

Songs Bottles Are Broken To Forever Goldrush

Link Of Chain Chris Smither

Try It Again Royann Calvin

Hands Off Courtney & Western

Highway Junkie Chris Knight

Can't Let Go Randy Weeks

Disc Two

County Fair Phil Alvin
Red, Red Wine And Cheatin' Songs Marty Stuart

Red Headed Woman Deke Dickerson & The Eccofonics

It's a Mystery to Me Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys

Kansas City Kitty Dave Stuckey & The Rhythm Gang

Oh Lonesome Me Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel

Wake Up Screaming Jim Lauderdale

Must've Been High Supersuckers

George's Bad Day Biller & Wakefield

Big Black Cadillac Sonny Burgess

Fool on a Stool Bill Kirchen

King of the Blues Dick Curless

Gastonia The Starroom Boys

Bustin' Up Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon Cats

She's A Nail In My Heart Jeff Bright & The Sunshine Boys

Lester Leaps In Ray Condo & His Ricochets

Blue Moon Blue Neil Mooney

Little M Flat Duo Jets

I Don't Do Floors Jann Browne

Your Old Used To Be Souvenirs

More Kirsty Kronikles

Since Kirsty Maccoll put out so much good stuff that wasn't on her formal releases (I mean, how could I make a Kirsty comp without There's a Guy Works Down the Cornershop or her covers of Train in Vain, Walk Right Back, etc) , here's Volume III of The Kirsty Kronikles. Oh Kirsty, we really miss you.

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A New England

Train in Vain

Teenager In Love

Miss Otis Regrets/Just One Of Those Things [feat. The Pogues]

King Kong

They Don't Know

Sail Away [Ghostland & Kirsty]

Other People's Hearts

There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis

Closer To God

Hard To Believe

Terry

The Butcher Boy

Walk Right Back

Manhattan Moon