Another Blast From The Past

Time once again for sounds of the season. This weekend, we take a look at a handful of Christmas songs with a rock and roll edge to them.

Neither one of these guys were the best of singers. But for some reason, their version of this classic ditty sounds good to me. I don't know why, but it just does. Here is Leon Redbone and Dr. John and Frosty The Snowman:



From 1958 comes this next classic. The artist is the immortal Chuck Berry and his signature Christmas tune called, Run Rudolph Run:



One of the better rock and roll Chrsitmas songs is a little tune, also from 1958, and can still be heard on a multitude of station formats. This one is Brenda Lee's Rockin Around The Christmas Tree:



This next tune was not originally intended to be a "Christmas song", it was merely intended to protest the commercialization of Christmas. But as time has gone on, it has become a staple of classic rock stations everywhere. This isn't the original video, but it's a good one and goes well with this song's intended theme. Here is Greg Lake's I Believe In Father Christmas:



As an encore, this is the only holdover from last year. The reason is simple. I like the song and the video of these two kids is fun to watch. I lost my younger brother thirty years ago and anytime I see siblings able to do something like this together, it puts a smile on my face. Although it's been many years now, I always miss him greatly this time of year. This is Elton John's Step Into Christmas:



Enjoy.


Mustang is a combination of a Scrooge and a Grinch (unless he is getting a present). His music post is up and even though it contains no sounds of the season, he has a pretty good selection to hear and I recommend taking a listen.

When AC gets his weekly feature called "Side Tracks" up later in the day, the link will go here. UPDATE: It's up and here it is.