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Traditions!

Traditions! Is A Weekly Two-Hour Presentation Following Musical Streams Passed Down Through Generations; Pathways Linked By A Sincere Appreciation And Acknowledgement Of The Influential Styles That Continue Shaping The Landscape Of American Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!

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Mark O'Connor

Greensleeves
Markology II 2021 via OMAC Records
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Happy Holiday's From Traditions!

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The McCrary Sisters

Joyful, Joyful Feat. Shirley Caesar
A Very McCrary Christmas 2022 via Rounder
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Daughters Of The Late Rev. Samuel McCrary - A Founding Member Of The Legendary Gospel Quartet The Fairfield Four

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Ini Kimoze

All I Want for Christmas
A Putomayo World Christmas 2000 via Putumayo
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Christmas In Jamaica Reflects A Unique Blend Of Traditions Combined with Afro-Caribbean Expressions That Are Particular To That Island

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Shinyribs

Blue Christmas
The Kringle Tinkle 2018 via Universal
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Shinyribs Celebrating The Holiday Season With The Shiny Soul Sisters

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JD McPherson

Ugly Sweater Blues
Socks 2018 via New West Records
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Fourth Release - JD Standing In The Return Line Tomorrow

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9:40 am

Pink Martini

Schedryk
Joy To The World 2010 via Heintz
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Ukrainian Christmas Carol Written In 1916, Later Adapted As Carol Of The Bells

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Bruce Cockburn

The Coldest Night of the Year
Inner City Front 1981 via Rounder / Pgd
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Apart From The One On Christmas Eve

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Irma Thomas With the Preservation Jazz Hall Band

May E'vry Day Be Christmas
Holiday Rules 2012 via Concord
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Always In The Holiday Spirit

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Little Charlie & The Nightcats

Santa Claus
The Alligator Christmas Collection 1992 via Alligator
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Long List For St. Nick To Bring Down The Chimney

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Big Bulbs
It's A Holiday Soul Party 2015 via Daptone
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The Band's Ode To The Festival Of Lights

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Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks

Christmas Mornin'
Crazy For Christmas 2010 via Surfday
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Hicks' Sense Of Humor With A Unique Twist

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9:20 am

The Glenn Crytzer Orchestra

The Dreidel Song
Underneath The Mistletoe 2001 via 2019
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Dreidel: A Four-Sided Spinning Top, Played During The Jewish Holiday Of Hanukkah

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Oumou Sangare

Ko Sira
Various Artists: Kwanzaa Music 1994 via Rounder
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Kwanzaa Is The Annual Celebration Of African-American Culture From December 26 To January 1, Culminating In A Communal Feast Called Karamu

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Luis Villegas

Peces En El Roi
Guitarras De Navidad 2007 via Spider Hug
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The Guitars Of Christmas

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Loreena McKennitt

Snow
Maybe This Christmas 1999 via na
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Ethereal Vocalist; Deft Celtic Harpist - Song For The Winter Snows

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9:00 am

She & Him

Sleigh Ride
A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 via Merge Records
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The Composer had Formed The Original Idea For The Piece During A Heat Wave In July 1946

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The Band

Christmas Music Be Tonight
Islands 1977 via Capitol
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Composed In The Style Of Scripture, Robbie's Yuletide Gift To His New Son - The Song's Spacious Cadence Gives It An Enduring Presence, Offered From The Perspective Of A Shepherd In That Holy Moment. Danko's Lead Vocal, As Forthright As It Is Folksy, Imbues The Song With His Humble Honesty - This Song Remains An Unjustly Overlooked Holiday Classic

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COMPILATIONS

Snowin' On Raton
From Hell To Breakfast- A Taste Of Sugar Hill's Texas Singer-Songwriters 2002 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Townes Van Zant - Reminiscing On the One Left Behind

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8:40 am

Charles Brown

Christmas
The Alligator Records Christmas Collection 1992 via Alligator
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Another Double-Sided Hit For Brown - His Penchant For "Blues" At Christmas Is Stellar

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Charles Brown

Merry Christmas Baby
Christmas Remixed 2003 via Six Degrees
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Recorded In 1947 When Brown Was A Member Of Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, One Of The Hottest Blues Attractions On The West Coast - This Song Reached Top Five On The R&B Charts

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Jimmy Smith

Greensleeves
Organ Grinder Swing 1965 via Verve
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The Jazz Route: Takes Us To The Van Gelder Recording Studios, New Jersey For a Two Day Session In 1965 By Jimmy Smith. It Marked A Return To The Trio Ensemble That Jimmy Used On The Blue Note Recordings Earlier In His Career. As a Warm-Up The Combo Ran Through the Late Sixteenth-Century Broadside Ballad, Greensleeves - - - - - Grady Tate, Drums...Kenny Burrell, Guitar...Jimmy Smith, Hammond B-3

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8:20 am

Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys

Footprints In The Snow
The Very Best Of Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys 2005 via Mca Nashville
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Pubic Domain - Monroe Claimed Authorship In 1945

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Jayme Stone

Old Christmas
The Lomax Project 2015 via Borealis
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Recorded 1937 Kentucky;; Asher Boyd, Fiddler - This Collection Is Focusing On Songs Collected By Folklorist And Field Recording Pioneer Alan Lomax, Brings Together Some Of North America's Most Distinctive And Creative Roots Musicians To Revive, Recycle, And Re-imagine Traditional Music

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Squirrel Nut Zippers

Gift of the Magi
Christmas Caravan 1998 via mammoth records
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Based On The Short Story By O. Henry First Published In 1905 - A Sentimental Story With A oral Lesson About Gift-Giving

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Chris Hillman & Herb Pederson

Blue Christmas Lights
Concord Holiday Music 2017 via Concord
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Two Roots Music Legends

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Calexico

Green Grows the Holly
Holidays Rule 2012 via Hear Music
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Alison Brown Quartet

Carol Of The Kings
Acoustic Music For The Winter Season 2003 via Compass
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

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8:00 am