Artist	Song
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Ain't No Chimneys In the Projects
from Ain't No Chimneys In the Projects - Single (2010)
Solomon Burke	Presents for Christmas
from King Solomon (2005)
Marshall Crenshaw	Lonely Christmas
from Christmas Time Again (2006)
Neil Diamond	You Make It Feel Like Christmas
from A Cherry Cherry Christmas (2009)
Brook Benton	This Time of the Year
from 20 Best of Brook Benton (2008)
The Decemberists	Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)
from Connect Set: The Decemberists - EP (2006)
The Gems	Love for Christmas
from Rockin' Little Christmas (1990)
Butterbeans & Susie	Papa Ain't No Santa Clause, Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree
from Papa Ain't No Santa Clause, Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree (2007)
Roy Wood & Wizzard	I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
from Christmas a Go-Go (2008)
Carla Thomas	All I Want for Christmas Is You
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)
Bob Seger & The Last Heard	Sock It to Me Santa
from Cameo Parkway: Holiday Hits (2010)
The Moonglows	Hey Santa Claus
from Rockin' Little Christmas (1990)
The Raveonettes	The Christmas Song
from The Christmas Song - Single (2003)
Bob Marley	White Christmas
from Destiny: Rare Ska Sides from Studio One (1999)
Mabel Scott	Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
from Blues, Boogie & Rhythm Christmas (2007)
Royal Crown Revue	Hey Santa
from Greetings from Hollywood (2004)
Pink Martini	A Snow Globe Christmas
from Joy to the World (2010)
Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells
from Blues, Boogie & Rhythm Christmas (2007)
The Cameos	Merry Christmas
from Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 (Original Hit Recordings) (2005)
The Smithereens	Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
from Christmas with The Smithereens (2007)
The dB's	Home for the Holidays
from Christmas Time Again (2006)
Rosie Flores	Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
from A Christian Tradition (2010)
Silvertones	Bling Bling Christmas
from Christmas Greetings from Studio One (2002)
Foghat	All I Want for Christmas Is You
from Southern Rock Christmas (2008)

Comment:

Our Deep Cuts features a secret Santa surprise package ranging from delighted to dejected, mirthful to melancholy, and high-spirited to heartbroken — the perfect complement for every emotional "gift" you and yours might receive. Phil Spector's famed Wall of Sound gets a Brit-style update in ELO founder Roy Wood & Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday". Royal Crown Revue honks out a jumpin', jivin', and wailin' bundle of zoot-suited swing in "Hey Santa." And what would our Merry Christmas be without a little misery in the mix? To that end, Marshall Crenshaw's "Lonely Christmas" summons up all the hangdog sad-bastardness of spending the holidays in solohood, while the Decemberists decant a little Johnnie Walker wisdom, alt-country-style, to their version of John Denver's plea against celebratory excess, "Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)."

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