Mistletoe Jam, The Christmas Jug Band (Relix)

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mistljam.jpgIt's Dan Hicks of Hot Licks fame, now gigging as Dan Hicks and the Acoustic Warriors, and this is old-style country-folk-swing adaptations of popular Christmas songs for the most part. Other names you might recognize on some of these recordings include Austin DeLone, Paul Rogers and Norton Buffalo. The Christmas Jug Band tradition began in 1976 as a live gig in Mill Valley, Calif., and Mistletoe Jam is the first time the group committed the music to disc, on vinyl in 1987. Trad carols like "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," "O Holy Night" and "Twas the Night Before Christmas" lay alongside musical parodies like "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Christmas Card," "Gee Rudolf, Ain't I Been Good To You," and "Rudolph the Bald-Headed Reindeer." The Mack Rice number "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'" joins "Somebody Stole My Santa Claus Suit" as pre-chosen novelties, and everything wraps up conventionally with "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve." Further albums in the series are mentioned elsewhere on the site.

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