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MARK LAMARR'S RHYTHM & BLUES CHRISTMAS

Mark Lamarr shares his vast record collection with BBC Radio 2 listeners throughout the year. Here's a cool Yuletide takeaway of 25 of the greatest R&B Christmas waxings of all time performed by some of the music's biggest solo stars, vocal groups and instrumentalists. All taken from Mark Lamarr's record collection. 

Including full artwork.

1. Hey Santa Claus - The Moonglows 
2. Christmas Date Boogie - Big Joe Turner (as Joe Turner) 
3. Mr Santa's Boogie - The Marshall Brothers 
4. Sleigh Ride - Lloyd Glenn 
5. Christmas Morning - Titus Turner 
6. I Want A Present For Christmas - J. B. Summers &Doc Bagby's Orchestra 
7. How I Hate To See Xmas Come Around - Jimmy Witherspoon 
8. White Christmas - The Ravens 
9. Christmas Blues - Larry Darnell 
10. I Want A Man - Thelma Cooper 
11. Bring That Cadillac Back - Harry Crafton 
12. Happy New Year - Lightnin' Hopkins 
13. Love For Christmas - Felix Gross 
14. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong 
15. Empty Stocking Blues - Floyd Dixon 
16. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Mabel Scott with Maxwell Davis & His Orchestra 
17. Christmas In Heaven - Billy Ward & The Dominoes 
18. Christmas Boogie - Sugar Chile Robinson 
19. Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson 
20. Merry Christmas Baby - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 
21. It's Christmas Time - The Five Keys 
22. Far Away Blues (Xmas Blues) - Johnny Otis Orchestra With Mel Walker & Little Esther 
23. Lonely Christmas -The Moonglows 
24. Christmas Blues - Gatemouth Moore 
25. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - The Orioles