Merry X-Mas Everybody!  Here goes 2 hours of Holiday Ska Cheer!

It will be available for the next 2 weeks, just in case you’re one of those crazy people that listens to carols after the new year. [Link]

Artist / Song / Disk
Gregory Kraj / Let It Snow / Frostbite
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble / Joy To The World / Collection 1995-2004
Toots and the Maytals / christmas feeling ska / Christmas Greetings
The Aggrovators / Santa Claus Dub / Trojan Christmas Box Set
Dance Hall Crashers / I Did It For The Toys / Blue Plate Special
The Drastics / Winter Wonderland Dub / X-Mas
Sonics / Don’t Believe In Christmas / Here Are The Sonics
Bad Manners / Christmas Time Again / Christmas Time Again 7″
Ramones / Merry christmas (I don’t wanna fight) / Anthology Disc 2
MU330 / Three Days Til Christmas / Winter Wonderland
Derrick Morgan With Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars / White Christmas / White Christmas / I Want A Girl
Millie Small / I’ve Fallen In Love With A Snowman / My Boy Lollipop
Toasters / Rudy Christmas A Jail / Christma-Ska
The Slackers / Dreidle Dub / Holiday Sampler Pack
No Doubt / Oi To The World / A Very Special Christmas 3
Alton Ellis / Christmas Coming / Reggae Christmas from Studio One
Fred Wilson F.B.I. / What’s This / A Punk & Ska Christmas Gone Wrong
Go Jimmy Go / Christmas Morning / Holiday Hell Yeah!
Los Granadians del Espacio Exterior / Adeste FidelesBED / Feliz Navidad con Los Granadians
Granville Williams Orchestra / Santa Claus Is Ska-ing To Town / Trojan Christmas Box Set
King Stitt / Christmas Tree / Reggae Fire Beat
National Lampoon / The Littlest Christmas Tree / Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour – Vol. 3
The Slackers / Winter Wonderland / Holiday Show 2009 Day 1
The Aggrolites / Lunar Eclipse / Dirty Reggae
Mustard Plug / Real True Santa / Real True Santa Single
Matt Wixson and the Upsetters / The Other Nine Months / Christmas Party
Queen Elizabeth II / Christmas In London / Queen’s Anual Christmas Song 2011
Monsta Zero / Sleighride / A Punk & Ska Christmas Gone Wrong
The Slackers / New Year’s Day / New Year’s Day
Mighty Mighty Bosstones / This Time Of Year / A Santa Cause (Its A Punk Rock Christmas)
Strange Manor / Santa Baby / The Christmas Album Vol. 1 2006
Reuben Anderson / Christmas Time Again / Trojan Christmas Box Set
Strange Manor / The Rudy Strut / The Christmas Album Vol. 3
Rude Bones / Tonight It’s Christmas / Rude Bones & The Down Stairs Sessions
Shakerz / Christmas Wrapping / A Punk & Ska Christmas Gone Wrong
The Aggrolites / Reggae Wonderland / Dirty Reggae
MU330 / Angels We Have Heard on High / Winter Wonderland
The Slackers / Everyday Is X-Mas / Holiday Sampler Pack
The Downsetters / Rudolph Was A Rude Boy / Rudolph Was A Rude Boy
North Pole United / Christmas Spirit of ’69 / Christmas Spirit of ’69
Jackie Mittoo / After Christmas (discomix) / After Christmas 12″
The Drastics / Frosty Dub / Holiday Music (promo)
Toots and the Maytals / Give Peace A Chance / From The Roots
Tennessee Brown & The Silvertones / Real Christmas Rock / Reggae Christmas from Studio One
Villains, The / 7 In My Merry Batmobile / Do the Batman

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Last night was one killer episode, if I do say so myself.  In the first hour, I was dropping new tunes from The Slackers, The Pinstripes and others as well as classic reggae and popcorn ska. Later, I opened the studio to Greg K, who selected all of the big tunes in the second hour.  Greg brought some choice cuts of digitized vinyl from such scene favorites as Laurel, The Slackers and The Skatalites and ska underdogs from the likes of The Exceptionals and 79 RPMs.

This highly recommended episode is available to you for the next two weeks at the KDHX archive.

Artist / Song / Disk
Sugar ‘N’ Dandy / Let’s Ska / Let’s Ska / Only Heaven Knows
Magadog / Man In The Streets / Daze… (1992 – 1997)
The Pinstripes / Alright Baby / TPS/I Kickstarter Digital 7″
The Slackers / Reach Out (I’ll Be There) / The Radio
The Unlimiters / 35h (Victor Rice Remix) / In Dub
Dan P. and the Bricks / Set Sail / Watch Where You Walk
7 Seconds Of Love / Love Me Like You Used To / Danger Is Dangerous
Katzenjammer / Der Kapitan / Le Pop
Archbishops of Blount Street / Nude Beach / Live From Local 506
Baby Earl & The Trini-Dads / Back Slop / Doin’ The Popcorn Ska: Golden Oldies Vol 1
The Angels / Jamaica Joe / Doin’ The Popcorn Ska: Golden Oldies Vol 2
Desmond Dekker / Yakety Yak / First Time For A Long Time
King Stitt / Lee Van Cleef / Reggae Fire Beat
The Hot Rod All Stars / Moonhop in London / Moonhop in London
The Versatiles / Children Get Ready / Crab Biggest Hits
Stubborn All-Stars / Saturday Night / At Version City
The Bluebeats / Don’t Get Crazy / Dance With Me
The Exceptions / Exceptionally Horny / Flowering Scrunch b/w Exceptionally Horny
78 RPM’s / Leg Picked Fly / 78 RPM’s
MU330 / Jason / Jason b/w Now
Slapstick / Eighteen / Slapstick
The English Beat / Rotating Head / Special Beat Service
The Special A.K.A. Featuring Rico / Skinhead Symphony / Too Much Too Young EP
The Impalers / Riptide / The Impaler b/w Riptide
Roland Alphonso / Jazz Ska / Jazz Ska b/w Master Jonah
Jackie Opel / Turn To The Almighty (Take 2) / Turn To The Almighty b/w Red Is Danger
Upsetters / Country Girl / Lon Chaney b/w Country Girl
Laurel Aitken / Reggae 69 / The Pama Years
The Maytals / Pee Pee Cluck Cluck / From The Roots
The Slackers / Find The Place / Ska Is Dead Vol. 6
The Moon Invaders / Blow Blow Blow / Moovin’ N’ Groovin’!
Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars / Green Pepper / Green Pepper b/w Dance All Night

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Big tunes were hitting HARD last night- plenty of Early Reggae, 2-Tone, and of course Classic Ska.  We’re gearing up for a couple of big episodes in the next few weeks-  Guest selector next week followed by the X-Mas Eve Special, and finally we’ll be reviewing the best of Ska and Reggae in 2011 on our New Years Eve show.  So check back every week!

For now, you can listen to the two most recent episodes over at the KDHX Archive.

Artist / Song / Disk
Razika / Nytt Paa Nytt by Razika / Promo Singles
The Jam / In The City / Compact Snap!
Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Affair / 05 Inside Out / Hold The Phone
Jackie Opel / You Send Me / The Memorable Jackie Opel
The Sensations / Born To Love You / Trojan Sixties Box Set
La Familia Torelli / I don’t love you any more / Beyond Organic
THE YOOTS! / Ka Ru Ka Ru / Sing Along With The Yoots
Peter Tosh / Maga Dog / The Toughest
Chris Murray / Everything’ll Be Alright / Yard Sale
Vernon Allen / Babylon / Rock A Shacka Vol. 2 – Voice Of The People
Aston (Peanuts) Davis / JailHouse Yodel / Babylon Wrong / Jailhouse Yodel
The VOID UNION / Higher Guns / Higher Guns
Smooth Beans / The Road of Cherokee / Cantabria’s Finest
Cedric IM Brooks / Sabasi / Cedric `Im` Brooks & The Light Of Saba
Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz / Dont Blame It On Elvis / Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Teddy Bear fighting scene / Incredible Crisis OST
Four Tops & King Storm / Same Old Song / Motown Flies Jamaica Vol.2
The Determinations / Judge-Mento / Chat Chat Determination
Menahan Street Band / Montego Sunset / Make the Road By Walking
Pressure Cooker / Miss Understanding / What She Wants
U Roy / Tom Drunk / 200% Dynamite
Bedouin Soundclash / Natural Right (Rude Bwoy) / Root Fire
Ian Dury / Dance Little Rude Boy / Reasons To Be Cheerful – The Best Of Ian Dury
The Selecter / Too Much Pressure / Dance Craze
Skankin’ Pickle / Special Brew / Green Album
The Chinkees / Hana / Mailorder is FUN!
Mule Train / Breeze Of The West / Humming Bird
Cool Wise Man / Listen To Jah Muzik (feat.PAPA U-Gee) / Unity
Sparker / Dip It Up / Dawning Of A New Era – The Roots Of Skinhead Reggae
Val Bennett / Reggay City / The Lovely Dozen
The Bunny Lee All Stars / War Fare/Ware Fare (feat. Jackie Mittoo) / Dancehall ’69: 40 Skinhead Reggae Rarities
The Specials / International Jet Set / More Specials

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