Woodside Christmas VI (2024)

This festive Christmas mix features 23 tracks spanning 70 years from 1954 to 2024. There are classics new and old, and the sounds of a snowy seaside winter's night and crackling fire set the scene.

What Child Is This - Vince Guaraldi (1965)
Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald (1960)
It Must Be Christmas - Brett Eldredge (2024)
What Christmas Means to Me (feat. Stevie Wonder) - John Legend (2018)
You For Christmas - Kelly Clarkson (2021)
Let It Snow - Luscious Jackson (1998)
Please Come Home for Christmas - Eagles (1978)
You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (2013)
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Lou Rawls (1967)
Coming Home For Christmas - Forest Blakk (2023)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire) - The Drifters (1954)
My Favorite Things - Jennifer Hudson (2024)
The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (1968)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Lauren Daigle (2016)
Merry Christmas Baby (Alternate Mix) - Otis Redding (1968)
Jingle Bells - Diana Krall & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (2005)
Home for Christmas - Daryl Hall & John Oates (1990)
This Christmas - CeeLo Green (2012)
Santa Drives An Astrovan - The Philly Specials & Mt. Joy (2024)
Joy to the World (with Georgia Mass Choir) - Whitney Houston (2003)
I'll Be Home for Christmas - Tony Bennett (2008)
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - Gregory Porter & Samara Joy (2023)
Merry Christmas Baby - Ramsey Lewis Trio (1961)


The cover image is an original painting by my great grandfather Thompson Alexander Foster (date unknown) and was digitally enhanced in 2024 using Photoshop and AI.

"Repeat the sounding joy... " - Buon Natale!

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