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PLAYLIST FOR “SUCKING UP TO THE AUDIENCE” (FALL FUNDRAISING DRIVE) 10.25.25

During previous fundraising drives I’ve asked for listener support, I’ve begged, I’ve cajoled, I’ve pleaded, I’ve enjoined, I was going to extort but I got a hard NO from the Fine Arts Radio Legal Department.Okay, so this time I tried to do something I haven’t done before to get people to call or pledge on line. I spent every minute I could of my two-hour show sucking up to the best damned audience in radio!

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Title

LOVE YOU MADLY / Carol Sloane / “Love You Madly”
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS / Frank Sinatra / “Ultimate Sinatra”
YOU’RE THE TOP / Patricia Barber / “The Cole Porter Mix”
’S WONDERFUL / Diana Krall / “The Very Best Of Diana Krall”
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
THREE LITTLE WORDS / Cyrille Aimee / “Let’s Get Lost”
MEDIUM DANCE / Fred Astaire / “The Astaire Story”
ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE / Hetty Kate / “Valentines”
DOLLAR FOR DIME / Joe Williams / “Every Night: Live At Vine Street”
EVERYTHING I LOVE / Mary Stallings / “Live At The Village Vanguard”
ALL OF YOU / Harry Connick Jr. / “True Love”
“A” YOU’RE ADORABLE / Lia Booth / “Life Can Be Beautiful”
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Mark Murphy / “Once In Every Heart”
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU / Kandace Springs / “The Women Who Raised Me”
IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS / Frank Sinatra / “In The Wee Small Hours”
YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME / Kelley Johnson / “Something Good”
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE / The Swingle Singers / “Mood Swings”
EV’RYTIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO INANIMATE OBJECTS” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST 10.18.25

20 Oct

Saturday’s show was a blast from the past, a show from about a year ago. Here’s what I said back then:

What do you do when you’re so sick of politics, you can’t stand to turn on the news— and when your football teams are losing so badly it ruins Sunday afternoon… and Sunday night… And Thursday night… And Monday night… and when your favorite restaurant starts listing the calories for every single menu item. I’ll tell you what you do to take your mind off the real world. You do a two-hour musical tribute to inanimate objects!

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

TAKE THE ‘A’ TRAIN / Anais Reno / “Lovesome Thing”
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS / Billie Holiday / “Lady in Satin”
HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
WINDOWS / Chick Corea / “Now He Sings, Now He Cries”
LEOPARD SKIN PILLBOX HAT / Janet Planet / ”Janet Planet Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”
THE TURNTABLE SONG / Andrej Hermlin and His Swing Orch. / “Ballroom Time!”
COFFEE TIME / Natalie Cole / “Still Unforgettable”
COFFEE IN A CARDBOARD CUP / John Pizzarelli / “Stage & Screen”
BIG LONG SLIDIN’ THING / Judith Owen / “Come On & Get It”
PROUD MARY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Leonard Nimoy / “The Best Of Leonard Nimoy”
AGUA DE BEBER / Francesca Tandoi / “Bop Web”
THE TROLLEY SONG / Rachael Price / “The Good Hours”
FINISHING THE HAT / Neil Patrick Harris / “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
CANOE / Kat Edmonson / “Old Fashioned Gal”
MY SHIP / Joanie Sommers / “For Those Who Think Young”
TULIP OR TURNIP / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
CHELSEA BRIDGE / Joe Henderson / “Big Band”
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE / Hilary Gardner / “The Great City”
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS / Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
OH YOU CRAZY MOON / Wes Montgomery / “Willow Weep For Me”
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / “Ella & Louis”
THESE FOOLISH THINGS / Aaron Neville / “The Grand Tour”
A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME / Sarah Vaughan / “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL BLUES” 10.11.25

12 Oct

About 5 years ago, I did a show called, “I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues.” Back then, the country – and the world – were reeling under a pandemic. Americans were confused, fearful, and angry, emotions reflected in contentious politics. We didn’t know which way the country was going to go. As they say: the more things change… So what kind of mood do you think I’m still in five years later?

SONG TITLE / Artist / Album Title

BILLY’S BLUES / Laura Nyro / “First Songs”
ALL BLUES / Kevin Mahogany / “Double Rainbow”
BLUE SKIES / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES / Joe Williams & Count Basie / “At The Americana Hotel”
BLOSSOM’S BLUES / Blossom Dearie / “Blossom Dearie”
EVERYBODY HAS THE BLUES / Tony Bennett & Ray Charles / “The Art of Excellence”
FINE AND MELLOW / Billie Holiday / “The Essential Billie Holiday: The Carnegie Hall Concert””
MOOD INDIGO / Frank Sinatra / “In The Wee Small Hours”
LILAC BLUES / The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra / “Mixed Bag”
HUM DRUM BLUES / Kate Kortum / “Good Woman”
WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE / Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
LITTLE GIRL BLUE / Nina Simone / “Little Girl Blue”
I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES / Kenny Washington / “What’s The Hurry”
BLUE OF BLUE / Carly Simon / “Torch”
BLACK AND BLUE / Louis Armstrong / “16 Most Requested Songs”
GEORGIA ROSE / Queen Latifah w/ Stevie Wonder / “Travelin’ Light”
WAITER, ASK THE MAN TO PLAY THE BLUES / Freddy Cole / “Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues”
BLUES FOR POP-POP / Gina Vendetta / “Fun Size”
BLUE VELVET / Tony Bennett / “Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall”
MEANING OF THE BLUES / Nnenna Fereelon / “Nnenna Freelon Live”
BLUES FOR PABLO / Miles Davis / “Miles Ahead”
BASIN STREET BLUES / Shirley Horn w/ Roy Hargrove / “I Remember Miles”
NO MORE BLUES / Roberta Gambarini / “Easy To Love”
SWEET SLUMBER / Jimmy Witherspoon & Brother Jack McDuff / “The Blues Is Now”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN” 9.27.25

2 Oct

I don’t know why but listeners are always asking me for advice. This week’s show will either encourage them or, more likely, discourage them from ever doing it again. So I divided the show between people who need advice to the lovelorn and people who want to share advice.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Title

THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY / Judy Garland / “Judy At Carnegie”
PICK YOURSELF UP / Gregory Porter / “Nat King Cole & Me”
YOU CAN’T LOVE ‘EM ALL / Loston Harris / “Swingfully Yours”
I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE / Diana Krall / “All For You”
THE SECOND TIME AROUND / Fay Claasson w/ Jazz Orch. Of The Concertgebouw / “The Second Time Around”
THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM / Benny Bennack III / “Third Tie’s The Charm”
I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD / Sarah Vaughan / “Live At Laren Jazz Festival 1975”
LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES / Freddy Cole / “Love Makes The Changes”
I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART / Carmen McRae / “Lover Man”
ALIMONY BLUES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Norman Mailer / “Stranger Than Fiction”
BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH / Cody Owen Stine / “Brunch At The Renaissance”
TAKE LOVE EASY / Nancy Wilson / “Turned To Blue”
SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / Aaron Neville / “Nature Boy: The Standards Album”
50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER / Sophie Milman / “Take Love Easy”
I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S / Tom Rust / Malcolm Edmonston Trio / “Are We There Yet?”
FORGET THE WOMAN / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Excellence”
FORGET ABOUT THE BOY / Veronica Swift / “Confessions”
HAVEN’T WE MET? / Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
HEY THERE / Bette Midler / “Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook”
GRANDMA’S HANDS / Bill Withers / “Just As I Am”
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Eldar Djangerov w/ Chris Botti / “Live At The Blue Note”
ONLY THE LONELY / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “Lonely House”
DON’T CRY JOE / Frank Sinatra / “Vegas”
AS TIME GOES BY / Ella Fitzgerald / “In Budapest”
PARIS MISMATCH / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “SOB STORIES” 9.6.25

8 Sep

Sob stories come in many forms: songs, confessions, self-pity, the life of Larry Hart. I played them all.

SONG TITLE / Artist / Album Title

BUT NOT FOR ME / Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco / “Falling In Love Again”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella At The Coliseum”
SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / Mark Murphy / “The Dream”
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME / Samara Joy / “Samara Joy”
THIS FUNNY WORLD / Tony Bennett / “Life Is Beautiful”
SPRING IS HERE / Carol Sloane / “Live At 30th Street”
BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME / George Michael / “Symphonica”
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Cody Owen Stine
I WON’T TELL A SOUL / Jimmy Witherspoon & Brother Jack McDuff / “The Blues Is Now”
THE BOY NEXT DOOR / Veronica Swift, James Sarno, Tyler Henderson / “Themes Of Romance”
I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
WILLOW WEEP FOR ME / Jacintha / “Jacintha Is Her Name”
I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
THE OLD PHILOSOPHER / Eddie Lawrence / “TheOld Philosopher”
IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Helen Merrill / “Helen Merrill At Nalen”
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS / Kenny Rankin / ”Haven’t We Met?”
BODY & SOUL / Carly Simon / “Torch”
BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN / Johnny Hartman / “This One’s For Tedi”
HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY / Stan Getz Quartet / “Quiet Now: Body & Soul”
ANGEL EYES / Tony Desare & Edward Decker / “One For My Baby”
ONLY THE LONELY / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “Lonely House”
ONE FOR MY BABY / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “PROMISES, PROMISES” 6.21.25

22 Jun

When I started this show, 15 years ago, I promised no bad jokes. That promise went out the window on the first show. Then I promised I’d never play Rod Stewart or Lawrence Welk. 0 for 2 on those. Finally, in desperation, I promised never to try to sell skin care products to my audience. I’ve kept that promise…but of course, I do have one more show to go this season; and I do have 15 boxes of the stuff in my garage. Hmmmm…. This week? I promised two hours all about promises others have made, and a few they didn’t keep.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THAT’S ALL / Johnny Hartman / “This One’s For Tedi”
OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Gretje Angell / “In Any Key”
DON’T MAKE PROMISES / Tim Hardin / “Live In Concert”
NEVER WILL I MARRY / Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley / “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
PROMISE / Danny Grissett / “Promise”
PROMISES PROMISES / Dionne Warwick / “The Dionne Warwick Collection”
EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS / Kevin Mahogany / “My Romance”
EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU / Nancy Lane / “Let Me Love You”
COME RAIN OR COME SHINE / Norah Jones w/ Wynton Marsalis / “Here We Go Again”
PROMISES / Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney / “Hadestown”
WITH THESE HANDS / Les McCann / “Compared To What”
I WILL / The Beatles / “The Beatles”
WEDDING BELL BLUES / Laura Nyro / “Trees Of The Ages”
GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME / Frank Sinatra w/ Count Basie / “Sinatra At The Sands”
ONE HAND, ONE HEART / Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione / “West Side Story (2009 Braadway Production)”
AS LONG AS I LIVE / Catherine Russell / “Inside This Heart of Mine”
WE THE PEOPLE / Ben Sidran / “Who’s The Old Guy Now?”
PERHAPS YOU’LL WONDER WHY / Melody Gardot / “Perhaps You’ll Wonder Why”
NOT WHILE I’M AROUND / Kurt Elling / “Flirting With Twilight”
PROMISE OF SPRING / Joey Alexander / “Origns”
THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU / Roberta Gambarini, Hank jones / “You Are There”
ALWAYS / Kenny Rankin / “Because of You”
THE PROMISE / Nancy LaMott / “Live At Tavern On The Green”
TWO FOR THE ROAD / Tierney Sutton / “I’m With The Band”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BIG BEAUTIFUL BILLS!” 5.31.25

2 Jun

A couple weeks ago I made a joke calling myself the original Big Beautiful Bill. I thought it was pretty funny all things considered these days. But then I started worrying. What about Billy Wilder? Or Bill Buckley? Or Bill Russell? Or Bill Parcels? Or maybe even Barnacle Bill The Sailor? What about all big beautiful Bills? Didn’t I owe them an apology? So I played a couple of hours of singers, musicians, arrangers, and composers named Bill. I thought they fit the bill perfectly.

SONG TITLE / Artist(s) / CD Or Album Title

A LITTLE TEMPO PLEASE / Count Basie / “Basie At Birdland”
ONE FOR MY BABY / Willie Nelson / “My Way”
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Billie Holiday / “Billie’s Best”
AIN’T NO SUNSHINE / |Bill Withers / “Just As I Am”
GRANDMA’S HANDS / Shirley Horn / “A Lazy Afternoon”
DOWN IN THE DEPTHS / Tony Bennett /arr.: Bill Holman / “Here’s To The Ladies”
STOMPING AT THE SAVOY / Stan Kenton /arr.: Bill Holman / / “Stomping At Newport”
PURE IMAGINATION / Joanie Sommers / “Here, There, & Everywhere”
I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE / (MYSTERY VOCLIST) / Billie Eilish /
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND / Billy Joel / “The Essential Billy Joel”
BILLY’S BLUES / Laura Nyro / “The First Songs”
BILLY BOY / Oscar Peterson / “The London House Sessions”
IN THE EVENING / Ella Fitzgerald w/ Bill Doggett / “These Are The Blues”
LIVING WITHOUT YOU / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
WON’T YOU COME HOME, BILL BAILEY / Sarah Vaughan / “Sassy Swings The Tivoli”
WORK SONG / Billy Eckstine / “At Basin Street East”
MAYBE / Lena Horne / “An Evening With Lena Horne”
IT’S KIND OF LONESOME OUT TONIGHT / Anais Reno / “Lovesome Thing”
THE RULES OF THE ROAD / Nat King Cole arr: Billy May / “The Billy May Sessions”
BILL / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
LONELY TIME / Maynard Ferguson w/ Willie Maiden / “A Message From Birdland”
EASY LIVING / Johnny Hartman w/ Dr. Billy Taylor / “The Bridges Of Madison County”
THE BEST THING FOR YOU / Sandy Stewart & Bill Charlap / “Something To Remember”
EMILY / Bill Evans w/ Stan Getz / “But Beautiful”
BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH / Kenny Rankin w/ Bill Watrous / “Professional Dreamer”
OUR REVELS ARE NOW OVER / Joseph Fiennes / Willam Shakespeare / “When Love Speaks”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HERE’S TO LIFE” 4.19.25

20 Apr

Lots going on…Sunday families will celebrate Easter. One change this year: grocery stores are hiding the eggs. Last week, my family celebrated Passover. Other things to celebate: Jackie Robinson Day, the UConn women’s basketball team Tax day – wait! Wrong page. and it’s Spring! I know; it can really hang you up the most, but, come on, you have to agree, there are definite signs of life. I hope you agree for two hours because I’m saying:here’s to life! This week on Turntable For One.

SONG TITLE / Artist / Album Title

GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE /Lorez Alexandria / “Alexandria The Great”
LAUGHING AT LIFE / Ingram Washington / “What A Difference A Day Makes”
SECRET O’ LIFE Kate Reid / “The Heart Already Knows”
7 DAYS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE / Jamie Cullum / “Catching Tales”
I’LL BE LONG GONE / Cold Blood / “Thriller!”
THE GOOD LIFE / Tony Bennett & Billy Joel / “Duets” An American Classic”
LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE / Roberta Donnay / “What’s Your Story>”
NIGHT LIFE / Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis / “Two Men With The Blues”
LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL / Lia Booth / “Life Can Be Beautiful”
TO LIFE / Cast Of Fiddler On The Roof / “Fiddler On The Roof”
SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR / Ella Fitzgerald / “Something To Live For”
A LOT OF LIVING TO DO /. Benny Benack III / “A Lot Of Living To Do:”
AT LEAST WE GOT TO THE RACE / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
IN MY LIFE / Diana Krall / “Wallflower”
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOL / Kenny Rankin / “Here Is My Heart””
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE / Ellas Kapell / “What’s It All About”
LUSH LIFE / Frank Sinatra / “Sings Only For The Lonely”
LUSH LIFE / John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman / “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
NIGHT LIFE / Maynard Ferguson / “A Message From Birdland”
BEING ALIVE / Alice Fearn / “Where I’ve Been…Where I’m going”
NO ONE IS ALONE / Chip Zien / “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
HERE’S TO LIFE / Shirley Horn / “Here’s To Life”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BAD HABITS” – AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST – 2.8.25

9 Feb

Had to take a “snow day” and play a show from the archive. Don’t want to make a habit of it, but snow happens. Here’s what I said about the show in 2021:

We all have them. We may try to hide them with varying degrees of success or failure because – let’s face it – they totally reveal us, they embarrass us, and the worst ones can actually define us for the rest of our lives. Of course I’m talking about our high school yearbook photos. Of course I’m not talking about our high school yearbook photos. I’m talking about Bad Habits. So it was nothing but Bad Habits this week – ranging from binge watching to smoking, drinking, co-dependence. magical thinking, and more. I’d go on but I’ve been told that rambling is a bad habit.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

TV BLUES / Tom Rust and The Malcolm Edmonstone Trio / “Are We There Yet?”
SCOTCH AND SODA / Amanda Carr / “Carr Toons”
I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY / Kenny Rankin / “Professional Dreamer”
MY NEW CELEBRITY IS YOU / Blossom Dearie / “My New Celebrity Is You”
DRINKING AGAIN / Frank Sinatra / “Nothing But The Best”
BAD HABITS / Rachael Price / “Dedicated To You”
I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING / Mose Allison / “Mose In Your Ear”
RUNNING WILD / The Hot Sardines / “French Fries & Champagne”
COFFEE TIME / (Mystery Vocalists) / Jack Jones & The Lennon Sisters / “Dream A Little Dream”
I’M ALWAYS DRUNK IN SAN FRANCISCO / Kitty Margolis / “Heart & Soul”
SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY / Nat King Cole / “After Midnight”
YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME / Delicatessen / “Bossa + Jazz”
LET’S TALK ABOUT ME / Hot Club Sandwich / “Café Matrix”
TALKING TO MYSELF / Sinne Eeg / “Remembering You”
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN / Ruben Blades & Roberto Delgado & His Orchestra / “Salswing!”
DREAM / Diana Krall / “Turn Up The Quiet”
I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL / Samoa Wilson With The Jim Kweskin Band / “I Just Want To Be Horizontal”
THE TEXTING SONG / Dave Tull / “Texting And Driving”
HUMMIN’ TO MYSELF / Linda Ronstadt / “Hummin’ To Myself”
HUNGRY MAN / John Pizzarelli / “For Centennial Reasons”
I’M HIP / Veronica Swift / “Confessions”
WHERE DID THE MAGIC GO? / Tony Bennett / “Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist”
SILLY HABITS / Mel Torme & Janis Ian / “Mel Torme And Friends”
DON’T SMOKE IN BED / Nina Simone / “Mood Indigo”
EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD / Kari Kirkland / “Wild Is the Wind”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CHRISTMAS PARTY 2024” 12.21.24

23 Dec

The last live show of the year so it was time to party! I told a few bad jokes, made a few insulting remarks, the audience got mad and drank too much. I know, that sounds like every other Turntable For One. What made it a party? Fabulous and favorite Christmas songs from old stars and new. And I recited a prayer for lighting the Menorah, revisited some uncomfortable memories of less-than carefree Hebrew school youth, and played a couple new Hanukah songs. Did I see a Hanukah miracle that night? Yep. My car started after the show even though the temperature had plummeted into the low teens. Happy Holidays, one and all!!

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MY FAVORITE THINGS / Tony Bennett / “Snowfall”
THE CHRISTMAS CARD / Blossom Dearie / “My New Celebrity Is You”
IT’S CHRISTMAS / Jamie Cullum / “The Pianoman At Christmas”
THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS / Ella Fitzgerald / “Have yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
LITTLE JACK FROST / Seth MacFarlane & Norah Jones / “Holiday For Swing”
THE DREIDEL SONG / Benny Bennack III / “Season’s Swinging Greetings”
A CHRISTMAS COMPROMISE / Duchess / “Harmony For The Holidays”
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS / McCoy Tyner / “God Rest You Merry Jazzmen”
SLEIGH RIDE / Hadestown Original Cast / “If The Fates Allow”
THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ / (Mystery Vocalist) / Jeff Goldblum & Mildren Snitzer Orch. / “The Christmas Waltz”
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE / Diana Krall / “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
THE THEORY SONG / Dave Swenson
THE CHRISTMAS SONG / Nat Cole & John Legend / “A Sentimental Christmas With Nat King Cole”
SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY / Judith Owen / “Judith Owen Swings Christmas”
JINGLE BELLS / Jimmy Smith / “Christmas Cookin’”
SANTA BABY / Laufey / “A Very Laufey Christmas”
HE’S GONNA TAKE AWAY OUR CHRISTMAS / Robert Goulet / “Wonderful World Of Christmas”
SNOWFALL / Manhattan Transfer / “A Christmas Album”
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN / Ray Charles / “The Spirit Of Christmas”
JUST ME THIS YEAR / Rachael & Vilray / “I Love A Love Song!”
WHITE CHRISTMAS / Kenny Rankin / “A Christmas Album”
LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW / Kat Edmonson / “Holiday Swinging!“
I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM / Jose James / “Merry Christmas From Jose James”
A CHILD IS BORN / Oscar Peterson / “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS / Leslie Odom Jr. / “Simply Christmas”
ANGEL’S LULLABY / Emilie-Claire Barlow / “Winter Wonderland”
SILENT NIGHT / Connie Evingson “The Secret Of Christmas”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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