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Artist Track Album Label Year Images Approx. start time
Louis Armstrong  The Night Before Christmas (excerpt)   Favoriting   Continental  1971 
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Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns  'Twas The Night Before Christmas   Favoriting   Ace Records  1962 
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Music behind DJ:
Wynton Marsalis Septet 

Linus & Lucy   Favoriting

Joe Cool's Blues 

Columbia 

1995 

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Theryl "Houseman" deClouet  Pimp My Sleigh   Favoriting Christmas Gumbo  Flambeau Records  2004 
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Gary Walker  Santa's Got A Brand New Bag   Favoriting   Jin Records  1966 
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Kenny Neal  Merry Christmas Baby No. 2   Favoriting I'll Be Home For Christmas  Cleopatra  2015 
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Sad Leroy White  A Merry Christmas   Favoriting Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou: Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies and Pretty Babies  Ace  2015 
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Music behind DJ:
Ellis Marsalis 

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen   Favoriting

A New Orleans Christmas Carol 

ELM Records 

2011 

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James "Sugar Boy" Crawford  White Christmas   Favoriting   Montel Record Co.  1959 
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Louis Armstrong & the Commanders  'Zat You, Santa Claus?   Favoriting   Decca  1953 
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New Birth Brass Band  Santa's Second Line   Favoriting Allen Toussaint & Friends: A New Orleans Christmas  NYNO Records  1997 
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Belton Richard & His Musical Aces  Please Come Home For Christmas   Favoriting   Swallow Records  1970 
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Music behind DJ:
Kermit Ruffins 

O Christmas Tree   Favoriting

Have A Crazy Cool Christmas! 

Basin Street Records 

2009 

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Bobby Lounge  Rudoph the Red Nosed Reindeer   Favoriting Something's Wrong  Abitian  2008 
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Sunpie Barnes  Santa Has The Blues   Favoriting Loup Garou  Record Chebasco  1994 
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Louis Prima  Shake Hands With Santa Claus   Favoriting   Columbia  1951 
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Smiley Lewis  The Bells Are Ringing   Favoriting   Imperial  1952 
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Keb' Mo'  Christmas Is Annoying   Favoriting Moonlight, Mistletoe And You  Concord Records  2019 
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Music behind DJ:
Tuts Washington 

White Christmas   Favoriting

New Orleans Piano Professor 

Rounder Records 

1983 

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Alex McMurray  Santa, Let Me Call You A Cab   Favoriting Brah Humbug! Xmas In NOLA  Tipitina's Record Club  2022 
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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:57am
Jason Isaac:

HO HO HO, let's go go go y'all! Happy holi-daze!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:58am
Candy-O'67:

Let's get this Christmas second line going! I'm finishing packing this hour and headed to North Louisiana!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00am
Pauly from Clifton:

Good morning, Jason, Candy-O, Xmas steppers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Good morning Jason Issac and all!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:01am
Pauly from Clifton:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @10:00
Good morning, Will!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:01am
Irene Trudel:

Happy Krimble, Jason and everybody!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Song: "The Night Before Christmas (excerpt)" by "Louis A...
I know this was done in a recording studio, but in my mind's eye it's actually Pops reading the story to a room full of kids who are hanging on every word.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Good morning Candy-O, Pauly, and Irene!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02am
Candy-O'67:

Morning Pauly, Will, Irene!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02am
Jason Isaac:

What's happenin' everybody!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03am
Pauly from Clifton:

↳ Irene Trudel @10:01
Good morning, Irene!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03am
Dave the Spazz:

Let the Xmas party begin
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03am
Candy-O'67:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:02
'Bout to hit the road!🎄😀
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Good morning Dave the Spazz!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:04am
Pauly from Clifton:

↳ Dave the Spazz @10:03
David!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:04am
Jessie:

Hey there Jason and everyone.
  10:04am
wendy del formaggio:

Good morning, Jason and all y’all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05am
Candy-O'67:

Hey Wendy, Jessie!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Good morning Jessie and Wendy!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:10am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Song: "Pimp My Sleigh" by "Theryl "Houseman" deClouet"
Ride on it! RIP Houseman
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MOM WHIG:

MORNING ALL - JASON - CANDY - WILL - PAULY (WHERE'S OUR SUN TODAY) - IRENE - DAVE THE SPAZZ - WENDY
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:12am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Candy-O'67 @10:03
Candy, how long is your drive from Austin?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:12am
Pauly from Clifton:

Good morning, Jessie, Wendy, Mom Whig!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
Jason Isaac:

↳ MOM WHIG @10:12
Hi Mom!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
Will thee Sound Guy:

diggin the vibe
🎄🎅💰🤶🎁🔔
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Candy-O'67 @10:05
PACKED & READY TO GO THEN THERE?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Good morning Mom Whig!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @10:13
IS BABY C - ALL SET FOR THE HOLIDAYS THERE?
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Christina Ginger:

Good morning!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:16am
Will thee Sound Guy:

↳ MOM WHIG @10:14
yea we're at my sister's, Char's jumping on the trampoline
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Christina Ginger @10:16
GOOD TO SEE YOU
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:16am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Good morning Christina Ginger!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @10:16
SUPER FUN FOR HER THEN
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17am
Will thee Sound Guy:

↳ MOM WHIG @10:16
yea my parents are here and we're all getting together later today
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:18am
Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @10:13
Almost!!
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Christina Ginger:

Good morning MOM and Will! I made granola yesterday and can’t wait to have some for breakfast this morning.
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Christina Ginger @10:18
SOUNDS YUMMY!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:19am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Christina Ginger @10:18
Did everyone hear Christina filling in for Dave the Spazz the other night? 'Twas a killer!
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Christina Ginger:

↳ MOM WHIG @10:19
Yeah, it’s my favorite recipe. I added dried apricots, cherries, and golden raisins as the fruit this time.
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:19
Thanks, Jason 😊 Shameless self promotion: wfmu.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:22am
Will thee Sound Guy:

↳ Christina Ginger @10:18
sounds awesome, granola is always good
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23am
Candy-O'67:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:12
8 hours-ish!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23am
Dave the Spazz:

↳ Song: "White Christmas" by "James "Sugar Boy" Crawford"
Never heard this! Wow
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:19
I DID - WHAT A TROOPER - AMAZING - WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Candy-O'67 @10:23
Damn, that's a haul!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "White Christmas" by "James "Sugar Boy" Crawford"
COOL VERSION
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24am
Will thee Sound Guy:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:19
I caught some of the show, but I'll have to listen to the whole show later
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25am
Candy-O'67:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:24
Yessssss! Brutal!😅
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Candy-O'67 @10:23
IS TONGA GOING TOO :))
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Song: "'Zat You, Santa Claus?" by "Louis Armstrong & the...
Ah, the original that was teased the other nite!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25am
Candy-O'67:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:24
And the majority of it is through TX!😂
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:26am
Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @10:25
Of course!🐶
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:26am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Song: "'Zat You, Santa Claus?" by "Louis Armstrong & the...
Christina played Ingrid Lucia's version of this song on Thursday, also great. She's been on the scene in NOLA for many years with her band The Flying Neutrinos. I gotta find some of their stuff for the show.
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Candy-O'67 @10:26
GOOD TRAVELING BUDDY - DOES HE GET ALONG WITH THE "CAT" NOW AT MOM'S?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:27am
Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @10:25
He's freshly bathed and has his Christmas collar on!🎄
  10:27am
Andres:

Good morning, Jason and all. Digging the tunes! You have eggnog in NOLA or you stick with milk punch?
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Andres @10:27
HI THERE
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Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @10:26
Heck no! Still scared!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:28am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Good morning Andres!
  10:29am
Andres:

Hi, Mom Whig. More rice krispie squares today. They keep getting gobbled up at every party I bring them to!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:29am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Andres @10:27
Welcome Andres! I think that's a question for our mistress Jessie, who actually lives in NOLA. :-)
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:26
Her voice is fantastic, and she added her own spin to the song, which I can get behind. I will second adding some Flying Neutrinos material to the show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:31am
Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @10:26
Mom, my cat Tiki chased him out of my room the other day and into the kitchen where I was standing. He was running and she was chasing him!!😂😂😂😂
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Candy-O'67 @10:31
Ah, your cat is named Tiki? Do you feed him the Tiki Cat food???🤓
  10:36am
Andres:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @10:28
Hi, Will. Envious of you enjoying Xmas with a young child. The teenagers here while not Grinches are less excited than they used to be. But they do help with dishes. ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:37am
Candy-O'67:

↳ Christina Ginger @10:34
Haha! No, I don't. And Tiki is a girl. My 50 lb dog is Tonga and he's afraid of girl cats!! He's cool with Bongos, my male black cat
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38am
Pauly from Clifton:

↳ Song: "Rudoph the Red Nosed Reindeer" by "Bobby Lounge"
Wow, love this version! I caught Bobby Lounge at the first Jazzfest after Katrina. What a performer!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:39am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Pauly from Clifton @10:38
Damn, I envy you. I have only read reviews of his gigs from that time. Must have been incredible.
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Candy-O'67 @10:37
Ah, that’s a super cute name for a girl cat, my apologies. I once gave the football player Tiki Barber his NYC marathon bib (he was gorgeous in person!), so I just assumed it was a boy. I love your animal names…. And I love that Tiki holds her own.
  10:39am
Whattawino:

Bobby Lounge is THE best!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41am
Pauly from Clifton:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:39
It was also my first Jazzfest so my head was spinning from get-go.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Whattawino @10:39
welcome Whattawino! Yeah, I second that emotion
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:43am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Pauly from Clifton @10:41
I don't think that sensation ever fully goes away (and that's not a bad thing)
  10:44am
Whattawino:

Yeah you right!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:44am
Candy-O'67:

↳ Christina Ginger @10:39
Ahh thx, CG! That's cool you got to do that, too!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:45am
Will thee Sound Guy:

↳ Andres @10:36
Yea, she doesn't understand everything about it yet. But she is having fun.
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Motobro:

Loving the show JAson.
Good morning all.
  10:48am
arghdos:

I think I’ll wave to Santa from across the room given the number of people I know who got sick this week :p
Avatar 10:49am
Christina Ginger:

Eat scungilli, noooooo, Mr. Prima noooooo.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Hi Whattawino, Motobro, and arghdos!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:50am
Jason Isaac:

↳ arghdos @10:48
Considering the number of crowded bars I have been playing in this month, it's a minor miracle I haven't caught anything yet
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Song: "Christmas Is Annoying" by "Keb' Mo'"
This is a song for Frank in Queens. He went on a speech akin to this last nite.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Song: "Christmas Is Annoying" by "Keb' Mo'"
obligatory bah humbug song ... LOL
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:52am
Jason Isaac:

↳ Christina Ginger @10:51
I would have paid to hear that
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Motobro:

↳ Christina Ginger @10:49
MCG; “scoon na Geel Lee” is the BEST !!
  10:52am
arghdos:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:50
I’m supposed to head down your way for new years, guess we’ll see if I escape unscathed!
  10:53am
arghdos:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @10:49
Hello!
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:52
I will secretly record him next year. 😂.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:53am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Thank you Jason Isaac!!!
Great show
💯🔥📻🎄🎅🤶🎺🎷🥁🎸🎸
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:54am
Irene Trudel:

Thanks for providing a soundtrack to help me finish trimming my tree, Jason! Have a great holiday week!
  10:54am
Whattawino:

Great show, Jason! Thank You
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Motobro:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @10:49
Hi Will.
Charlotte must be excited for Christmas morning.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:55am
Pauly from Clifton:

Jason, thanks very much for an awesome holiday show! Happy holidays! Wishing all peace and well-being.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:55am
Candy-O'67:

Thx, Jason! What a fun Christmas show! Merry Christmas to you!🎄🎁🎋🎅
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:56am
Will thee Sound Guy:

↳ Song: "Santa, Let Me Call You A Cab" by "Alex McMurray"
Pretty wild
  10:56am
Andres:

Great seasonal selections! Thanks, Jason!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:57am
Candy-O'67:

Morning Moto!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:57am
Will thee Sound Guy:

↳ Motobro @10:54
Yea she has been having fun. More of my family will be around later
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:57am
Jason Isaac:

Thanks everybody for joining in once again. I hope every one of you has a GREAT Christmas. Let's meet back here next Saturday to tie a bow on 2023, WFMU style!
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Christina Ginger:

Thanks for a Christmas music show I can get behind, Jason.
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Motobro:

Thank you Jason and Merry Christmas to all.
Pray for snow…. In Vermont.
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Jason Isaac @10:57
GREAT TUNES HERE TODAY
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