One of my favorite shows of the year, not just because I get to play some favorite Halloween songs, but because when trick or treaters come to the door, I get to guess who they’re dressed up as. Of course, instead of handing out candy, I play a song that matches their costume. This year, somehow, a cat rang the doorbell, so I played a couple songs in honor of National Cat Day. By the way – and no surprise here – Holly Cole won the prize for the spookiest song. It may not be a Halloween song, but it’s fabulously scary, if you ask me.
(TRICK OR TREATER) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- HALLOWEEN SPOOKS / Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross / “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
- BEWITCHED / Pamela Less w/ Houston Person / “At The Jazz Standard”
- (Ron DeSantis) / COME FLY WITH ME / Frank Sinatra / “Come Fly With Me”
- SPOOKY / Anne Farnsworth / “Sealed With A Kiss”
- (Jeffrey Daumer) / HUNGRY MAN / Mark Winkler / “West Coast Cool”
- I’D RATHER BE BURNED AS A WITCH / Rene Marie / “I Wanna Be Evil”
- WITCHCRAFT / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
- (Herschel Walker) / LITTLE WHITE LIES / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Swings Lightly”
- CANDY / Nat King Cole / “After Midnight”
- (A Cat) / THE ALLEY CAT SONG / Gemma Sherry / “Let’s Get Serious”
- EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT / Jamie Cullum / “Jazz Loves Disney”
- (Rochelle Walinsky) / UNDECIDED / Lucy Dixon / “Lulu’s Back In Town”
- MIDNIGHT AT THE STARLIGHT HAUNTED BALLROOM / Josie Falbo / “You Must Believe In Spring”
- (Kanye West) / TWISTED / Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross / “The Best Of Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross”
- THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC / Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck / “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
- YOU’VE GOT A SECRET / Holly Cole / \“Montreal”
- I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE / Stacey Kent / “Jan Lundgren Trio Plays Music of Victor Young”
- (Elon Musk) / DESTINATION MOON / Dinah Washington / “Dinah ’62”
- I PUT A SPELL ON YOU / Candace Springs / “The Women Who Raised Me”
- SWEET PUMPKIN / Samara Joy / “Sweet Pumpkin”
- (Liz Truss) / I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU / Jack Jones / “Love Ballad”
- DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD / Lillie Kae / “The Nearness Of You”
- HAUNTED HEART / Lee Rittenour / “Stolen Moments”
- GHOST OF YESTERDAY / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
- THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED / Lisa Lindsley / “Long After Midnight”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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