Nothin’ special to report from last night-  I finally got around to filling a dozen or so requests, and dropped a lot of new tunes.  All in all- lot’s of rockin’ ska, as usual!

You already know this, but you can listen to this episode, in it’s entirety, by swinging by the KDHX archive.

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Holiday’s are great time to show off some of the many X-Mas novelty songs that are plentiful in the ska genre.  I tried to keep it not-so-cheezy, but you know how that goes.

If you missed the show, you can still catch the archive at KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

ASPO – Evening Snow – Love Potion #1 – Patate

Toots & The Maytals – Christmas Feeling Ska – Christmas Greetings – White

The Debonaires – Reggae Claus – Unreleased – Self

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Ain’t No Chimneys – DAP 1048 side A – Daptone

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The Bluebeats – Blue Christmas – Christma-Ska – Megalith

Let’s Go Bowling – Oatmeal for X-Mas – Freeway Lanes – Asian Man

The Granville Williams Orchestra – Santa Claus is Ska-ing to Town – Trojan Christmas Box – Trojan

The Slackers – Dreidel – Single – Self

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The Chinkees – Christmas – Peace Through Music – Asian Man

The Ramones – Merry Christmas (I don’t wanna fight tonight) – Anthonlogy – Rhino

National Lampoon – The Littlest Christmas Tree – Best of National Lampoon Radio Hour – Rhino

MU 330 – Christmas Merry Christmas – Winter Wonderland – Asian Man

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The Toasters – Rudy Christmas A Jail – Christma-Ska – Megalith

Bob Marley – White Christmas – Destiny – Studio One

Alton Ellis and The Lipsticks – Merry Merry Christmas – Trojan Christmas Box – Trojan

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Mighty Mighty Bosstones – This Time of Year – A Santa Cause (It’s a punk rock Christmas) – Immortal Records

The Sonics – Don’t Believe in Christmas – Here Are The Sonics – Norton

National Lampoon – Rod Serling Explains the First Christmas – Best of National Lampoon Radio Hour – Rhino

The Slackers – No More Crying (Ska) – Single – Self

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Go Jimmy Go – Tropical Christmas – Holiday Hell Yeah! – Moon Room Records, Inc.

Leon Redbone – Christmas Island – Christmas Island – Rounder

The Villains – In My Merry Batmobile – Do The Batman – Somerset

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Go Jimmy Go – Holiday Hell Yeah! – Holiday Hell Yeah! – Moon Room Records, Inc.

MU 330 – I Got This Neighbor – Winter Wonderland – Asian Man

Rude Bones – Tonight It’s Christmas – Rude Bones & The Down Stairs Sessions – White

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Gregory Kraj – Snow Flakes – December – A1 Records

Rufus Thomas – I’ll Be Your Santa, Baby – Christmas A Go-Go – Wicked Cool

The Aggrolites – Reggae Wonderland – Dirty Reggae – Axe Records

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The Toasters – Sleigh Ride – Christma-Ska – Megalith

Patton Oswalt – My Christmas Memory – Feeling Kinda Patton – United Musicians

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King Stitt – Christmas Tree – Trojan Christmas Box – Trojan

The Maytals – Happy Christmas – Trojan Christmas Box – Trojan

Skinnerbox – Happy New Year – Demonstration – Triple Crown

The Slackers – Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Holiday Show – Knitting Factory 12-17-04 – Live Recording

The Debonaires – Winter Rain – Groovin After Sundown – Unknown

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2009 has shaped up to be quite a year for new Ska and Reggae releases. Just last week, I acquired brand new material from King Django, The Slackers, Chris Murray and Go Jimmy Go.  As it follows, I brought all that down to the station, last night, for your listening pleasure.  Just to keep things on that new tip, I also debuted new stuff from The Specials, Ken Boothe, Dawn Penn, Unlikely Alibi, Bedouin Soundclash and so much more.

New stuff is my favorite stuff.  If you missed your chance at the live broadcast, click on over to KDHX.org for the archived stream.

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – -

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Chris Murray – Shades Of The Same Color – Yard Sale – Unstrictly Roots* – [Get your hard or digi copy of Chris Murray's lost gems from Unstrictly Roots]

King Django and The Forthrights – Anywhere I Roam – Anywhere I Roam 7″ – Stubborn* – [Stubborn loves to present their music in a traditional style... vinyl]

The Slackers – Wasted Days – Lost & Found – Special Potato* – [The Slackers have just cleaned out their back room and discovered an entire album's worth of lost material]

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Dawn Penn – You Don’t Love Me (No No No) – Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae – Moll-Selekta*

The Specials – Poor Litte Rich Girl – Live In Glastonbury 2009 – Live Recording

Ken Boothe – Shanty Town (007) – Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae – Moll-Selekta* – [Learn about Rocksteady music and the new documentary on the subject]

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Unlikely Alibi – Do It All Over – At The Ready – Stubborn* – [my apologies to Unlikely Alibi for stating that they are from NYC, they are actually from Indiana- check out there sound here]

Mr. T-Bone and The Young Lions – Money – Heroes – Rudeboy Corner*

Channel One – Hum – Pose Posture – Do The Dog* – [Channel One sounds great live]

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Rancid feat Booker T – Up To No Good – Let The Dominoes Fall – Hellcat*

Sic and Mad – Policeman – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn* – [Some dumb podcast where you can hear The Silencers/Rancid demos feat. Policeman]

Bedouin Soundclash – Disgeneration – Where Have The Songs Played Gone? – Side One/Dummy Recordings* – [You can listen to this entire EP from RollingStone.com]

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Courtney John – I Want To Get Next To You – Made In Jamaica – Jamaica Records / FiWi Music*

Westbound Train – Critical Ska – Come And Get It – Hellcat*

The Titans feat Roger Rivas – Teardrops – Rehearsal Daze – Self* – [Check out Roger Rivas performing at the final night of LA's Bluebeat Lounge]

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Cartoon Violence – Rattlesnake – Whatever Happened To The Likely Lad? – Do The Dog* – [A fun little video from Cartoon Violence]

Madness – We Are London – Liberty Of Norton Folgate – Lucky Seven*

The Slackers – What Went Wrong – Lost & Found – Special Potato* – [Read The Slackers explanation of all this Lost & Found material]

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King Django and The Stubborn All-Stars – Open Season part 2 – Open Season 7″ – Stubborn* – [Open Season is back again, remastered and generally re-did - on wax!]

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Lightning Sword – Paradise Blue – JUSTA RECORD* – [The best site for English speakers to learn about TSPO is still their MySpace]

Chris Murray – Play That Fiddle Boy – Yard Sale – Unstrictly Roots*

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Prague Ska Conspiracy – Not For Free – Lies For Everyone – Grover*

The Pepper Pots – Take A Chance – Now! – Black Pepper*

Go Jimmy Go – Devil’s In Her Soul – Go Jimmy Go – * – [check 'em out!]

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Big D and The Kid’s Table – Strictly Rude (Babysitters Mix) – Rude Remix Revolution – Silver Sprocket*

The Drastics feat. Michael Jackson – Rock With You – MJ a Rocker – Self* – [Drastically different takes on the MJ hits]

Culver City Dub Collective – Bad Reaction – Dos – Everloving*

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