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Celtic Holiday Cheer: A collection of holiday carols and winter solstice melodies from the Celtic regions of Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton. 1. O The Holly She Bears A Berry – The Chieftains 2. Christmas Eve Set – Rig The Jig 3. Ding Dong Merrily on High / The Cordial Jig / Old Apples in Winter / Con Cassidy’s – Cherish the Ladies 4. The Wexford Carol – Boys Of The Lough 5. The Snowy Path – Altan 6. I Saw Three Ships A Sailing – The Chieftains 7. Tommy Coen’s Christmas Eve – Frankie Gavin/Carl Hession… 8. The Ditchling Carol – Waterson: Carthy 9. Christmas Day is Come – Anuna 10. Mistletoe Waltz – Dordan 11. The Boar’s Head – Maddy Prior/The Carnival Band 12. Fairytale Of New York – The Irish Tenors 13. Ciuin An Oidhach (Silent Night) – Ashley MacIsaac 14. Amid The Falling Snow – Enya 15. The Snows – Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill/Triona Ni Dhomhnaill 16. Like The First Time It’s Christmas Time – Tommy Sands (Irish) 17. The Wexford Lullaby – John Renbourn/Mairead Ni Dhomhnaill And The Voice Squad 18. Auld Lang Syne – Bonnie Rideout

2007 Grammy Nominees: To paraphrase MC Hammer: Stop — Grammy time! 1. Be Without You (Kendu Mix) – Mary J. Blige 2. You’re Beautiful (Album Version) – James Blunt 3. Not Ready To Make Nice – Dixie Chicks 4. Crazy – Gnarls Barkley 5. Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae 6. Jesus, Take The Wheel – Carrie Underwood 7. Hide and Seek – Imogen Heap 8. Ain’t No Other Man – Christina Aguilera 9. Waiting On The World To Change – John Mayer 10. Over My Head – The Fray 11. I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab For Cutie 12. My Love (Single Version) – Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I. 13. Nausea – Beck 14. Someday Baby – Bob Dylan 15. When You Were Young – The Killers 16. Steady, As She Goes – The Raconteurs 17. Lonely Day – System Of A Down 18. Colony Of Birchmen – Mastodon 19. The Wizard Turns On… – The Flaming Lips 20. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol 21. Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado 22. Black Sweat (Clean) – Prince 23. Get Together – Madonna 24. I Am Not My Hair – India.arie 25. Touch It (Remix) – Busta Rhymes 26. Kick, Push – Lupe Fiasco 27. Ridin’ Dirty – (with Krayzie Bone) – Chamillionaire 28. Once In a Lifetime – Keith Urban 29. What Hurts The Most – Rascal Flatts 30. One Mary J. Blige and U2 – Mary J. Blige

Bah Humbug! Get Scrooged!: This playlist is for everyone who has been bummed on X-mas ever since they found out Santa doesn’t really work at the mall. 1. Xmas Blues – Harmon Ray 2. Slick Nick, You Devil You – Fishbone 3. You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Dr.Seuss 4. Christmas With The Devil – Spinal Tap 5. No Presents For Christmas – King Diamond 6. Grandpa’s Last X-Mas – The Vandals 7. Santa Doesn’t Cop Out On Dope – Sonic Youth 8. I Hate Christmas Parties – Relient k 9. Candle Song 3 – Mojave 3 10. Xmas – Jesse Malin 11. Christmas In Hollis – Run-D.M.C. 12. Merry Muthafuckin’ Xmas (featuring Menejahtwa/Buckwheat/Will1/At Band Klan) – Eazy-E 13. Xmas In Jail – Asleep At The Wheel 14. Black Xmas – Cronos 15. No Christmas While I’m Talking – The Walkmen 16. How I Hate To See Xmas Come Around (Christmas Blues) – Jimmy Witherspoon

Snoop Dogg’s Hit List: Welcome to Snoop’s handpicked, super-smooth soul cuts. 1. Sanctified Lady – Marvin Gaye 2. Best Of My Love – The Emotions 3. I Choose You – Willie Hutch 4. You Turned My Whole World Around – Barry White 5. To Be True (bonus track) – Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes 6. Disco Lady – Johnnie Taylor 7. I Want’A Do Something Freaky To You – Leon Haywood 8. Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton 9. I’m In Love (And I Love The Feeling) – Rose Royce 10. Walk Away From Love – David Ruffin

25 Post-Punk Favorites: 1. Public Image – Public Image Ltd. 2. Nightclubbing – Iggy Pop 3. Blackout – David Bowie 4. Memories Can’t Wait – Talking Heads 5. Shot By Both Sides – Magazine 6. Transmission – Joy Division 7. I Travel – Simple Minds 8. Dumb Waiters – The Psychedelic Furs 9. Primitive – Killing Joke 10. Everything’s Gone Green – New Order 11. Spellbound – Siouxsie & The Banshees 12. The New Stone Age – Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark (OMD) 13. Kick In The Eye 2 – Bauhaus 14. Wax And Wane – Cocteau Twins 15. Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) – The Icicle Works 16. Was There Anything I Could Do? – The Go-Betweens 17. Lay Of The Land – The Fall 18. Talk About The Past 12′ – The Wake 19. Send Them Away – The Wake 20. Sweatbox – The Wolfgang Press 21. German Shepherds – Wire

Two Days In Autumn, Fernwood, Big Sur 2006: If you like camping in the forest and intimate music gatherings, consider visiting a Fernwood festival in Big Sur. 1. You May Be Blue – Vetiver 2. Awful Shade Of Blue, An / Wait – Tarnation 3. We Were All Uptown Rulers – The Court & Spark 4. Born Tp – Women & Children 5. Winding Tree – Nick Castro & The Young Elders 6. Canyon Girl – Fruit Bats 7. The Goodbye Girl – Eric Shea and Bart Davenport 8. It Is Wonderful – Birds Of America 9. Anji – Matt Baldwin 10. Lady Memphis – Johnathan Rice 11. Been So Long – Vetiver 12. Always On My Mind – Paula Frazer 13. Capaldi – The Court & Spark 14. Oranges – Women & Children 15. Sun Song – Nick Castro 16. Born In The 70’s – Fruit Bats 17. Jet Fighter – Bart Davenport 18. I Wish I Was Born An Animal – Birds Of America 19. Split, Part 2 – Matt Baldwin 20. Hickory Wind (Outro) – Johnathan Rice

Dig This Winners (November 2006): In this recurring feature, we present you with tracks by some of our favorite rising acts. 1. Ida, My – Annuals 2. Hang Me Up To Dry (Album) – Cold War Kids 3. The Day I Turned To Glass – Honeycut 4. The Zookeeper’s Boy – Mew 5. Sewn – The Feeling 6. Brother – Annuals 7. Saint John (Album) – Cold War Kids 8. Shadows – Honeycut 9. Special – Mew 10. Helicopter – The Feeling

Rainy Day Blues: The forecast may call for rain, but this playlist of stormy weather songs won’t even get your shoes wet. 1. Rain, Rain – Louis Armstrong 2. Stormy Weather – The Pixies 3. Stormy Weather – Frank Sinatra 4. Thunderstorms And Neon Signs – Wayne Hancock 5. Rambunctious Cloud – Vic Chesnutt 6. Lord Let It Rain On Me – Spiritualized 7. Rain Dance – The Guess Who 8. Bad Weather – Diana Ross and the Supremes 9. Thunder – Prince 10. Ill Wind – Billie Holiday 11. Make It Rain – Tom Waits 12. It’s Gonna Rain – Bobby Womack 13. Storm – Gregory Isaacs 14. Another Song About The Rain – Cracker 15. Rainy Day – Brownie Mcghee 16. Stormy Weather – Pere Ubu 17. Strange Weather – Marianne Faithfull 18. Rainy Days And Mondays – The Carpenters 19. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain – Willie Nelson 20. The Rain Came Down – Steve Earle 21. Rain On The Roof – The Lovin’ Spoonful 22. Spring Rain – The Go-Betweens 23. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall – Ella Fitzgerald 24. When The Sun Comes Out – Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Q Brings the Funk: 1. Hikky Burr – Quincy Jones 2. Oh, Happy Day – Quincy Jones 3. Walking In Space – Quincy Jones 4. Mohair Sam – Quincy Jones 5. Love And Peace – Quincy Jones 6. Fever – Quincy Jones 7. I Never Told You – Quincy Jones 8. Dead End – Quincy Jones 9. Cast Your Fate To The Wind – Quincy Jones 10. Gula Matari – Quincy Jones 11. What’s Goin’ On – Quincy Jones 12. Theme From ‘The Anderson Tapes’ – Quincy Jones 13. Along Came Betty – Quincy Jones 14. Superstition – (featuring Stevie Wonder/Bill Withers/Billy Preston) – Quincy Jones 15. Boogie Joe, The Grinder – Quincy Jones 16. Mellow Madness – (featuring Paulette McWilliams) – Quincy Jones 17. Sanford And Son Theme – Quincy Jones 18. Velas – Quincy Jones

Vittorio’s Celebrity Playlist: No one can accuse this golden-voiced tenor of having narrow musical taste: the guy likes Louis Armstrong and Aerosmith. 1. All I Ask Of You – Barbra Streisand 2. Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley 3. We Are The Champions – Queen 4. I Got A Woman – Ray Charles 5. Rock DJ – Robbie Williams 6. Sing For The Moment (Album Version (Edited)) – Eminem 7. Someone To Watch Over Me – Frank Sinatra 8. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong 9. I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (Live Version) – Aerosmith 10. The Reason – Hoobastank 11. Hero – Mariah Carey 12. Fallin’ – Alicia Keys 13. In Da Club – 50 Cent 14. ‘Vesti la giubba’ from ‘I pagliacci’ – Maria Del Monaco 15. Intermezzo sinfonico – Pietro Mascagni 16. 1. Allegro con brio – Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 – 1. Allegro con brio – Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela 17. Lakmé – Viens, Mallika, … Dôme épais (Flower Duet) – Dame Joan Sutherland 18. Somewhere (Ballet) – Larry Kert/reri Grist/carol Lawrence – Leonard Bernstein 19. Deep Lotus – Naked Rhythm 20. Jamming – Bob Marley & The Wailers 21. (Everything I Do) I Do For You – Bryan Adams 22. Born In The U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen 23. Gangsta’s Paradise (Amended LP Version) – Coolio feat. L.V. 24. Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

CMT Awards Nominees 2006: This Nashville gala favors fans over music industry bigwigs, as nominees (and winners) are chosen by voting viewers. 1. Alcohol – Brad Paisley 2. All Jacked Up – Gretchen Wilson 3. As Good As I Once Was – Toby Keith 4. Believe – Brooks & Dunn 5. Better Life – Keith Urban 6. Honky Tonk Badonkadonk – Trace Adkins 7. Like We Never Loved At All – Faith Hill 8. Who You’d Be Today – Kenny Chesney 9. A Real Fine Place To Start – Sara Evans 10. Georgia Rain – Trisha Yearwood 11. Jesus, Take The Wheel – Carrie Underwood 12. Kerosene – Miranda Lambert 13. Mississippi Girl – Faith Hill 14. Twenty Years And Two Husbands Ago – Lee Ann Womack 15. Big Time – Big & Rich 16. Boondocks – Little Big Town 17. Help Somebody – Van Zant 18. Just Might (Make Me Believe) – Sugarland 19. Skin – Rascal Flatts 20. Something To Be Proud Of – Montgomery Gentry 21. 4th of July – Shooter Jennings 22. Hicktown (Radio Edit) – Jason Aldean 23. I Play Chicken With The Train – Cowboy Troy 24. Pickin’ Wildflowers – Keith Anderson 25. Something More – Sugarland 26. I’m A Worried Man – Willie Nelson 27. Like We Never Loved At All – Faith Hill 28. Live Forever – Billy Joe Shaver 29. The Blues Man – George Jones 30. When I Get Where I’m Going – Brad Paisley 31. Who Says You Can’t Go Home (Duet with… – Bon Jovi 32. Come A Little Closer – Dierks Bentley 33. Making Memories Of Us – Keith Urban 34. Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right – Billy Currington 35. Somebody’s Hero – Jamie O’Neal 36. You’re Gonna Be – Reba McEntire 37. Best I Ever Had – Gary Allan

Nas’ Greatest Hits: Jones has had one of the longest lasting and interesting careers in all of hip-hop. Here are his best. 1. Made You Look – Nas 2. Hate Me Now – NAS 3. Nas Is Like – NAS 4. If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) – Nas 5. I Can – Nas 6. N.Y. State Of Mind – Nas 7. N.Y. State Of Mind (Part II) – NAS 8. Get Down – Nas 9. The Message – NAS 10. Got Ur Self A… – Nas 11. Thief’s Theme – Nas 12. Live Nigga Rap – NAS 13. You Know My Style – Nas 14. Affirmative Action – NAS 15. Street Dreams – NAS 16. Life’s A Bitch – Nas 17. Nothing Lasts Forever – Nas 18. Project Windows – NAS 19. Just A Moment – Nas (Featuring Quan) 20. Nazareth Savage – Nas 21. Ether – Nas 22. Street’s Disciple – Nas 23. Virgo – Nas 24. War – Nas 25. 2nd Childhood – Nas 26. Book Of Rhymes – Nas 27. Heaven – Nas 28. The World Is Yours – Nas 29. One Love – Nas

Fright Night Mix 2006: We got psychopathic rappers, death metal demons, noize boyz, goth tomb-robbers and the scariest monster of ‘em all—Bach. 1. Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 – David Schrader 2. Diary Of A Madman – Gravediggaz 3. I Put A Spell On You – Marilyn Manson 4. Lake of Roaches (Album) – Wolf Eyes 5. Da Graveyard – Big L 6. Stabbed in the Face – Wolf Eyes 7. My Mind Playin’ Tricks On Me (LP Version) – Geto Boys 8. You Will Be Shot – John Zorn 9. Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide – Gravediggaz 10. Sound The Surrender – Darkest Hour 11. Murder In The Red Barn – Tom Waits 12. Haunting And Heartbreaking – Angelo Badalamenti 13. Mezzanine – Massive Attack 14. Meet Ze Monsta – P.J. Harvey 15. The Land Of Rape And Honey – Ministry 16. She’s Lost Control – Joy Division 17. Halloween – Siouxsie & The Banshees 18. A Nightmare On My Street – Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince

Halloween Creature Feature This ghoulish playlist full of vampires, zombies and assorted monsters is sure to make you scream. Happy Halloween! 1. Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett 2. Halloween Spooks – Lambert, Hendricks and Ross 3. Human Fly – Nouvelle Vague 4. Dirty Creature – Split Enz 5. Werewolf – Eddie Angel 6. Bo Meets The Monster – Bo Diddley 7. I’m A Vampire – Future Bible Heroes 8. My Son, The Vampire (Remastered Single Version) – Allan Sherman 9. The Jazz Butcher Meets Count Dracula – The Jazz Butcher 10. Monster Movie Ball – Spike Jones 11. My Beloved Monster (Live At Town Hall) – Eels 12. I Walked With The Zombie (written by Roky… – Elf Power 13. Something Wicked This Way Comes – Barry Adamson 14. Headless Horseman – Kay Starr 15. Scream and Run Away (album version) – Gothic Archies 16. The Beast With Five Hands – Groovie Ghoulies 17. Wolfy – Oranger 18. I Was A Teenage Werewolf – The Cramps 19. Ghouls Night Out – Misfits 20. It’s Halloween – The Shaggs

The Remarkable Rhymin’ Simon: Here are a just few of the classics written by Paul Simon. 1. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. – Simon & Garfunkel 2. Sounds Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel 3. I Am A Rock – Simon & Garfunkel 4. Homeward Bound – Simon & Garfunkel 5. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) – Simon & Garfunkel 6. Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel 7. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel 8. Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel 9. The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel 10. The Only Living Boy In New York – Simon & Garfunkel 11. My Little Town – Simon & Garfunkel 12. Late In The Evening – Paul Simon 13. Mother And Child Reunion – Paul Simon 14. Run That Body Down – Paul Simon 15. Me And Julio Down By The School Yard – Paul Simon 16. Kodachrome – Paul Simon 17. Loves Me Like A Rock – Paul Simon 18. One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor – Paul Simon 19. Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon 20. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon 21. Graceland – Paul Simon 22. You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon 23. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes – Paul Simon 24. The Cool, Cool River – Paul Simon