What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol.IX)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2013
With 2013 upon us, it's time to start a fresh thread. I've gone back to an earlier thread title because often the "why" is the most interesting part of the post.
Anyway, links:
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
On CD:-
Streaming
Always amusing, he puts a smile on everyone's face, except a prude's!
As heard on almost as many BBC nature programmes as Sigur Ros:
Streaming disc 1 with disc 2 following in the queue
CD - Columbia / CBS Records © 1990 : )
1. This Christmas - Branford Marsalis
2. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Dwight Sills/Joey DeFrancesco
3. Silent Night - Nancy Wilson & Kimiko Itoh
4. Blue Christmas - Grover Washington Jr.
5. The Little Drummer Boy - Karl Lundeberg
6. Some Children See Him - Branford Marsalis
7. White Christmas - Tony Bennett
8. Winter Wonderland - Wynton Marsalis
9. Go Tell It on the Mountain - Kirk Whalum
10. This is Christmas - Ellis Marsalis
11. Jingle Bells - Richard Tee
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12. Christmas Song, The (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Fred Simon - piano & synthesizers
Ross Traut - guitar
Steve Rodby - acoustic bass
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13. The Little Drummer Boy - Marlon Jordan
14. O Come All Ye Faithful - Terence Blanchard
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You can guess which is my favourite track!
Debs
Very loudly - because I can
On vinyl:-
Chill Out music to accompany the Christmas Eve cooking.......
CD
Cd
CD ripped to HDX
The Groundhogs - Solid
A nice Uk first press on vinyl.
A really good Christmas album - Smith & Burrows -Strange Looking Angels
Too right 'This Ain't New Jersey'!
A wonderful (but quite rare) bootleg 2 cd set recorded 21st May 1993 in Zurich.
The perfect accompaniment for wrapping presents.
From the 'Mike Oldfield Boxed' 4LP box set. I guess I bought this at Christmas time, so that seems to be when it gets played.
Nothing to do with Christmas at all......
Nothing to do with Christmas at all......
Not quite true 'Waking up on Christmas morning long before the winter sun's ignited.' 
Getting its yearly play....and why not
At least it hasn't got that bloody Christmas song on it.
CD - Columbia / CBS Records © 1990 : )
1. This Christmas - Branford Marsalis
2. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Dwight Sills/Joey DeFrancesco
3. Silent Night - Nancy Wilson & Kimiko Itoh
4. Blue Christmas - Grover Washington Jr.
5. The Little Drummer Boy - Karl Lundeberg
6. Some Children See Him - Branford Marsalis
7. White Christmas - Tony Bennett
8. Winter Wonderland - Wynton Marsalis
9. Go Tell It on the Mountain - Kirk Whalum
10. This is Christmas - Ellis Marsalis
11. Jingle Bells - Richard Tee
~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~
12. Christmas Song, The (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Fred Simon - piano & synthesizers
Ross Traut - guitar
Steve Rodby - acoustic bass
~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~<>~~~
13. The Little Drummer Boy - Marlon Jordan
14. O Come All Ye Faithful - Terence Blanchard
~<>~
You can guess which is my favourite track!
Debs
I'll have a stab at it Debs:
O Come All Ye Faithful - Terence Blanchard
Stevee
Nothing to do with Christmas at all......
Not quite true 'Waking up on Christmas morning long before the winter sun's ignited.'
That was a bit of an oversight on my part! Thanks for putting me right Sorren! 
After enjoying Wilko Johnson at Evoke in Chelmsford last week
Rush. Moving Pictures. On vinyl from 1981. Great LP!