Bill Adler's Christmas Jollies: 32 Songs to Beat The Holiday Blues
By Rob Kenner | Dec 13, 2011 | 2:23 pm | Permalink
Roy Orbison "Pretty Paper" (1963)
When Willie Nelson wrote “Pretty Paper” in 1963, he wasn't yet a big enough star to record it himself. So he gave it to Roy Orbison, who killed it. The production is very commercial and mainstream, but the sentiment is of a piece with Tuli's track: don't forget the neediest among us at Christmastime.
Mike December 14th, 2011 at 03:14 AM
How come the songs are shorter than what they should be?
Rob Kenner December 14th, 2011 at 07:49 AM
Because Popeye is a man of few words. Seasin's Greetinks!
Aaron Talbert December 16th, 2011 at 09:44 AM
Big Up Bill Adler's Christmas Jollies - a musical sleigh ride through a world of musical styles.
Dave B December 25th, 2011 at 08:56 PM
An enjoyable blend of styles & genres here. To add the feel of sun-drenched islands to Christmas Jollies, I'm listening to "Aloha, Merry Christmas From Hawaii," a song written & recorded recently by my (Brooklyn-based) nephew. If you want to hear it it's on SoundCloud at: http://bit.ly/tsa9xB There are also some interesting covers of more traditional Christmas songs at Coverville (a cover-song podcast): http://coverville.com/archives/podcast/coverville-825-the-2011-christmas-cover-show/
jim December 28th, 2011 at 01:08 PM
Where can I buy Bill Adler's 2011 Christmas Jollies? Does he sell them?
Geneva Gandolphino January 10th, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Where can I buy this album?