Sunday, December 05, 2010

Ghosts of Christmases Past...

Here are the Jamaican Christmas Mix from previous years... 100 songs in total and with a combined running time of around 6 hours, there's enough here to keep you reggae-ing around the Christmas tree all month long!

The 2006 Jamaican Christmas Mix

1. Carlene Davis – Santa Claus (Do You Ever Come To The Ghetto)
2. King Stitt – Christmas Tree
3. Johnny Osbourne – Christmas Stylee
4. The Joe Gibbs Family – We Three Kings
5. Gregory Isaacs – Christmas Behind The Bars
6. Yellowman – Where Is Santa Claus?
7. Eek A Mouse – Christmas A Come
8. Cocoa Tea - Christmas Is Coming
9. The Aggrovators – Santa Claus Dub
10. Ras Pidow – Winter Storm
11. The Wailers – White Christmas
12. Toots & The Maytals – Christmas Feeling Ska
13. Alton Ellis & The Lipsticks – Merry Merry Christmas
14. Jacob Miller – On The Twelve Days Of Ismas
15. Trinity – Video Christmas
16. Eek A Mouse – The Night Before Christmas
17. Michael Palmer – Happy Merry Christmas
18. The Granville Williams Orchestra – Santa Claus Is Ska-Ing To Town
19. Tiger – Tiger Claus
20. Freddie McGregor – O Come Let Us Adore Him
21. Dillinger – Hi Fashion Christmas
22. Jacob Miller – Deck The Halls
23. Trinity – All I Want For Christmas
24. The Ethiopians – Ding Dong Bell
25. Rico And His Boys – Silent Night

The 2007 Jamaican Christmas Mix

1. Jacob Miller - All I Want For Ismas
2. Horace Andy - Christmas Time
3. The Aggrovators - Santa Claus And The Aggrovators Conquer The Martians Inna Holiday Rockers Style
4. Kingstonians - Merry Christmas
5. Cocoa Tea - Please Come For Christmas
6. Mutabaruka - Postpone Christmas
7. Brent Dowe - Christmas In Jamaica
8. Steve Golding - Strictly Rock Christmas
9. Kashief Lindo - Someday At Christmas
10. Frank Cosmo - Merry Christmas
11. Al & The Vibrators - Merry Christmas
12. Lovindeer - It's Christmas Time Again
13. Jackie Mittoo - Joy Joy
14. The Cimarons - Holy Christmas
15. Ringo - Christmas Time
16. Little Kirk - Gee Whiz
17. Half Pint - Christmas Vibes
18. Gregory Isaacs - White Christmas
19. John Holt - Winter World Of Love
20. Sugar Minott - Christmas Jamboree
21. Peter Broggs - Twelve Days Of Christmas
22. Barrington Levy - Christmas Day
23. The Wailers - Sound The Trumpet
24. Little John - Save A Little For Christmas
25. Ernest Wilson - We Wish You A Merry Christmas

The 2008 Jamaican Christmas Mix

1. Nigger Kojak - Christmas Style
2. Bunny & Skully - White Christmas
3. Lord Nelson - Party For Santa Claus
4. The Wailers - Go, Tell It On The Mountain
5. Frankie Paul - Merry Christmas
6. Alton Ellis - Christmas Coming
7. Glen Adams - Xmas Rock
8. Michigan & Smiley - Little Drummer Boy
9. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Christmas Day
10. Iron Phoenix - Natty Dread Christmas
11. Gregory Isaacs - It's Christmas Time Again
12. Johnny Clarke - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
13. Winston Groovy - Merry Christmas
14. Jacob Miller - Silver Bells
15. Ray I - Natty No Santa Claus
16. Jah Walton - DJ Christmas
17. Toots & The Maytals - Happy Christmas
18. Horace Andy - Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
19. The Silvertones - Bling Bling Christmas
20. Freddie McGregor - Irie Christmas
21. Charley Fresh - Jam Down Christmas
22. Tippa Lee & Rappa Roberts - Christmas Is Coming
23. Hortense Ellis - Black Christmas
24. Trinity - African Christmas
25. Richard Ace - Joyful Reggae

The 2009 Jamaican Christmas Mix

1. Tristan Palmer - Christmas Jamboree
2. Roman Stewart - Christmas Affair
3. Frank Cosmo - Greetings From Beverley's
4. General Trees - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
5. Jackie Edwards - White Christmas
6. Shorty The President - Christmas Fair
7. Norman T. Washington - It's Christmas Time Again
8. Colin Roach & Anthony Malvo - Merry Christmas
9. J.C. Lodge - Joy To The World
10. Lloyd Seivright - Mary's Boy Child
11. Lui Lepke - Christmas Season
12. Winston Francis - Here Comes Santa
13. Verna Lee Powell - He Is My Santa Claus
14. Sandra Robinson & Lee Scratch Perry - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year
15. Ringo - Never Forget Christmas
16. Sonny Bradshaw - Peace And Love
17. Barry Brown - Christmas Christmas
18. Anthony Selassie - Rub A Dub Christmas
19. Hopeton & Primo - Peace On Earth
20. Tennessee Brown & The Silvertones - Jingle Bells
21. Don Cornell & The Eternals - Christmas Joy
22. Gable School Choir - Reggae Christmas
23. Neville Willoughby - Christmas In JA
24. Rupie Edwards - Christmas Rush
25. Go Home Productions - Karen Meets Roots Radics Uptown

Enjoy and don't say I never gave you nothin'!
And the least you could say is thank you!

13 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:01 PM

    ROCK THE CHRISTMAS!!!
    THANK YOU SO MUCH JOHN, IT JUST WOULDNT BE THE HOLIDAYS WITHOUT YOU! ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN ENJOYING YOUR MIXES FOR MANY YEARS! THEY ARE THE BEST REGGAE MIXES OUT THERE!
    MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

    -JEFF

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  2. Thank you Jeff! I'm glad you enjoy them and I wish you and your family Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

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  3. Anonymous8:21 AM

    Have been collecting your reggae Christmas comps for several years now. Incredible work, awesome music. So many thanks for what you do.

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  4. Anonymous2:29 PM

    Mi Seh! Big Up Mi Bredda! GIVE MAXIMUM THANKS FI DE ISE-MAS MIXES! I Man and I&I Royal Rastafari Family have been making your mixes part of our Ise-mas tradition for many years now. And I always try and drop in ans Give Thanks for all the work the I puts into these super dubby mixes. I Man also fuljoy the halloween mixes too! Nuff Blessings to the I and the I fams during this holiday and the new year! Rastafari Love and Enable,Jah Key A.K.A Pastor Chalice

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  5. I'll never say you gave us nothing...thank you, thank you!

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  6. I do thank you. ISearching for the book Reggae Routes, led me to your site. I have place in your site favourites as I willbe share it with others; very informative.I hope I can find the Christmas Mix 2006 -2009 easily.
    Have a joyful CHRISTmas Season!
    Blessings
    H. Huie(Mrs)

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  7. Anonymous2:05 PM

    Many Many Thanks My Friend :) You Have Really Got A Great Selection Of Christmas Reggae!
    Wish You Many Blessing, All The Best, RastaClaus85
    www.youtube.com/user/RastaClaus85

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  8. Anonymous12:31 PM

    thank you

    DJ Ras J

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  9. Anonymous11:38 PM

    Most awesome - THANKS!

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  10. Anonymous1:49 PM

    ya tank mon!

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  11. Anonymous10:11 AM

    thank you.

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  12. Anonymous5:28 PM

    Yes! THANK YOU!!

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  13. Thank you. This is fantastic. I've got quite a lot of Jamaican xmas music, but I think I might find some new gems in this sizable stash. I am very happy to have found this.

    You are a good man.

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