#7: Christmas with Sunny

This year, I present you with a collection of Christmas songs you won't ever hear in succession in Rite Aid or Nordstrom Rack. Most of them are highly listenable, so take a listen (before the 25th)!

Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto - James Brown

This Christmas - Donny Hathaway

Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding

Christmas Rappin' - Kurtis Blow

New York City Christmas - The Cover Girls

Christmas Story - Bangs

Merry Christmas Baby - Ike & Tina Turner

Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects - 

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

Stoned Soul Christmas - Binky Griptite

Christmas in the City - Marvin Gaye

Christmas Tears - Freddy King

Santa - Lightin' Hopkins

Christmas in Jail - The Youngsters

What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder

#6: What is Soul? Gabriel knows.

This week we were joined by a guest DJ, Gabriel Caplan, which meant that I was on hand to push buttons and say clever things while he talked sense about soul music. What ensued was a soul superstar party of the mind, where Gladys Knight rubbed shoulders with Maurice White, Johnnie Taylor got everyone a round of cokes from the ice box, and James Brown wowed everyone with his brand new moves.

I'm a Pilgrim - The Soul Stirrers
300 Pounds - Howlin' Wolf
The Happy Song - Otis Redding
Ain't that Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) - Johnnie Taylor
Don't Have to Shop Around - The Mad Lads
The Makings of You - Gladys Knight and the Pips
Serpentine Fire - Earth, Wind, and Fire
All Day Sucker - Stevie Wonder
Good to Your Earhole - Funkadelic
Boogie Man - Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West
Cold Feet - Albert King
Be My Lady - Booker T. and the MG's
Give it Up or Turnit a Loose - James Brown
Three Little Bears - Jimi Hendrix
Darling, Darling, Darling - The Meters