Merry Merry Christmas, from Ska’s The Limit to you!

Gregory Kraj “Let It Snow” from “Frostbite” on A1 Records
Unleaded Plus “Frosty The Snowman” from “A Punk & Ska Christmas Gone Wrong” on Drive-Thru
MU330 “Angels We Have Heard on High” from “Winter Wonderland” on Asian Man
Augie Rios “Donde Esta Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?)” from “Mambo Santa Mambo” on Rhino
Strange Manor “Run Rude Rudolph” from “The Christmas Album Vol. 2″ on self
National Lampoon “The Littlest Christmas Tree” from “Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour – Vol. 3″ on Rhino
Gangsters “Rudi The Red Nosed Reindeer” from “Rudi The Red Nosed Reindeer” on white
Go Jimmy Go “Mele Kalikimaka” from “Holiday Hell Yeah!” on Moon Room
Los Granadians del Espacio Exterior “Adeste Fideles” from “Feliz Navidad con Los Granadians” on Liquidator
Matt Wixson and the Upsetters “The Other Nine Months” from “Christmas Party” on self New
Toots and the Maytals “Christmas Feeling Ska” from “Christmas Greetings” on Heartbeat
Buford O’Sullivan Experience “Did you Buy What I Bought” from “Christma-Ska” on Moon Ska
Sonics “Don’t Believe In Christmas” from “Here Are The Sonics” on Norton
Villains, The “7 In My Merry Batmobile” from “Do the Batman” on white
Toasters “Rudy Christmas A Jail” from “Christma-Ska” on Moon Ska
King Stitt “Christmas Tree” from “Trojan Christmas Box Set” on Trojan
Ramones “Merry Christmas (I don’t wanna fight)” from “Anthology” on Rhino
Mighty Mighty Bosstones “This Time Of Year” from “A Santa Cause (Its A Punk Rock Christmas)” on Immortal
Bob Marley “White Christmas” from “Destiny: Rare Ska Sides from Studio One” on Heartbeat
Frank Cosmo “Merry Christmas” from “Trojan Christmas Box Set” on Trojan
Rude Bones “Tonight It’s Christmas” from “Rude Bones & The Down Stairs Sessions” on Cutting Edge
The Chinkees “Christmas” from “Peace Through Music” on Asian Man
Alton Ellis and the Lipsticks “Merry Merry Christmas” from “Trojan Christmas Box Set” on Trojan
Long Beach Dub Allstars “Jockin Santa.mp3″ from “Kevin & Bean’s Last Christmas: 1999″ on KROQ
Mustard Plug “Real True Santa” from “Real True Santa Single” on self New
MU330 “Three Days Til Christmas” from “Winter Wonderland” on Asian Man
The Pepper Pots “Christmas Time Is Here Again” from “Waiting for the Christmas Light EP” on Jump Up New
North Pole United “Christmas Spirit of ’69″ from “Christmas Spirit of ’69 – Single” on Side One Dummy New
National Lampoon “The Evil Santa” from “Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour – Vol. 3″ on Rhino
Millie Small “I’ve Fallen In Love With A Snowman” from “My Boy Lollipop” on Fontana
Skinnerbox “Happy New Year” from “Demonstration” on Tripple Crown
The Slackers “The Dreidel Song” from “Holiday Show 2009 Day 1″ on Whatevski
The Slackers “Winter Wonderland” from “Holiday Show 2009 Day 1″ on Whatevski
The Slackers “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” from “Holiday Show 2009 Day 1″ on Whatevski

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It was a smörgåsbord of Ska and Reggae, last night!  We heard a few tracks from my Top 10 albums of the year list; some classic Sublime along with some of the legacy tracks, including the new song from Sublime with Rome; new music from MU 330′s Dan P, and Streetlight’s Toh Kay; and the show was finally set aflame by a scorching extended set of Studio One and Trojan sides.  Something for everyone!

If you missed it, as always, you have two weeks to surf over to KDHX.org to stream the archive.

Downbeat Alley “Django Kill” from “Downbeat Alley EP” on Heavy
The Gramophone Allstars “I’ll Be Around” from “Simbiosi” on Liquidator

Green Room Rockers “Bring It On Home feat. Todd Hembrook and JC Brooks” from “Green Room Rockers” on Jump Up
The Bullets “On That Side” from “Sweet Misery” on Jump Up
Sublime “Greatest Hits (live)” from “Stand by Your Van” on MCA
Long Beach Dub Allstars “My Own Life” from “Right Back” on DreamWorks

Big D And The Kids Table “Wailing Pool” from “The Gipsy Hill LP” on Fork In Hand Request
The Drastics “Wild Bunch feat. Dr. Ring Ding” from “Premonition” on Jump Up!
Tracey Dey “Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah” from ““Hangin’ On To My Baby” / “Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah”” on AMY
Las Cuatro Monedas “Buena Suerte” from “Your Guess” on white
Toño Quirazco “Jamaica Ska” from “Jamaica Ska” on white
MU330 “December” from “Winter Wonderland” on Asian Man
Toh Kay & Dan P “I’ve Set Sail” from “You By Me: Vol. 1″ on Pentimento

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Dan Pothast “We Will Fall Together” from “You By Me: Vol. 1″ on Pentimento
Stray Cats “Ubangi Stomp (Live)” from “Live In Europe – Berlin 7/12/04″ on SURFDOG

The Slackers “No More Crying” from “Minha Menina / No More Cryin’ – Ska Version” on Music With Soul
Jackie Edwards “Stir It Up” from “Trojan Bob Marley Covers” on Trojan Request
Roger Rivas “Cold Serenade” from “Roger Rivas – Organ Versions Vol 1″ on self
The Aggrolites “Gotta Find Someone Better” from “The Aggrolites IV” on Hellcat
The Upsessions “Max, You Can’t Ride A Monkey” from “Beat You Reggae” on Grover Records
Prince Francis “Rock Fort Shock” from “Studio One DJ’s” on Soul Jazz
Lester Sterling “Bright As A Rose” from “Bangarang” on Pama
Delroy Wilson “Dancing Mood” from “Rough And Tough (The Story Of Ska 1960 – 1966)” on Trojan
The JJ All Stars “Soup” from “Trojan Suedehead Box Set” on Trojan
Jackie Mittoo “Macka Fat” from “Macka Fat” on Studio One
King Stitt “Doctor Ring Ding” from “Dancehall 63″ on Studio One
Aces/Desmond Dekker “Intensified ’68 (Music Like Dirt)” from “Baba Boom!: Musically Intensified Festival Songs” on Trojan

Tommy McCook “Tunnel One” from “Downbeat The Ruler (Killer Instrumentals From Studio One)” on Heartbeat
Clancy Eccles “Bangarang Crash” from “Trojan Singles Box Set” on Trojan
Lynn Taitt & The Jets “Dreamland” from “Hold Me Tight – Anthology 1965-1973″ on Trojan

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Oh man- we went all over the Ska map, last night.  Brand new stuff from Mr. T-Bone and others; Classics from Roland Alphonso, Laurel Aitken and Owen Gray; as well as few sets of NYC Ska and Reggae.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

If you missed it, you can always catch the archived stream at KDHX.org.  But hurry, archives expire after two weeks.

Artist / Song / Disk / Label / New / Request
Mr. T-Bone and Friends / Do It Right feat. King Django and The Soul Captives / Instrumental Sessions Vol 1 / Unreleased /  /
Jump With Joey / Ska Train / Swingin’ Ska Goes South Of The’ Border / Will /  /
Roland Alphonso / A Shot In The Dark / Ska Down Jamaica Way (Vol. 6) / Top Deck/Warner /  /
Da Whole Thing / 7 / At Version City / Stubborn /  /
The Clash / Stay Free (clean) / Give ‘Em Enough Rope / Epic /  /

Pistoleers / Bank Robber / This Is Rockabilly Clash / Raucous UK /  /
Slackers, The / Daddy / The Great Rocksteady Swindle / Whatevski /  /
Dr. Ring-Ding / Ruff Like A Rock Vs. Mashed Beans / Nice Again / Kingstone Records /  /

Devil’s Brigade / Gentleman Of The Road (featuring Tim Armstrong) / Devil’s Brigade / Hellcat /  /
Maddie Ruthless & The Secret Affair / Inside Out / Hold The Phone / Community Records /  /
The Dualers / Hook Or By Crook / Rhymes & Rhythms / Galley Music /  /
Scrapy / The Smart Sensation / The Smart Sensation / Phantom Sound & Vision /  /
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Boggies Not Dead / Stompin’ On DOWN BEAT ALLEY / Cutting Edge /  /
Suburban Rhythm / Gameshow / Suburban Rhythm / Solid Records /  /
Skankin’ Pickle / I’m In Love With A Girl Name Spike / Live / Dill/Asian Man /  /
MU330 / Tune Me Out / Oh Yeah! Live / Asian Man /  /

The Toasters / Manipulator / Ska-Boom / Moon Ska /  /
The Scofflaws / Spider On My Bed / Ska in Hi-Fi / Moon Ska /  /
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble / Properly / Properly / Grover /  /
Selika Drake / Baby / Stubborn Records Presents Version City / Stubborn /  /
Royal Roost / Spanish Grease / Royal Family Blues / Megalith Records /  /
Mephiskapheles / Doomsday / God Bless Satan / Moon Ska /  /

Skandalous All Stars / Parking Lot / Age of Insects / Shanachie /  /
Mr. T-Bone and Friends / How About the Moon (Slackers Riddim feat Kincaid Smith and Dave Hillyard) / Instrumental Sessions Vol 1 / Unreleased /  /
Pilfers / Chawalaleng / Chawalaleng / Umvd /  /
Bim Skala Bim / Not Natural / Universal / BIB /  /
Big D & The Kids Table / Noise Complaint / Strictly Rude / Side One Dummy Recordings /  /

Chris Murray / Shades of the Same Color / Yard Sale / Unstrictly Roots /  /
Laurel Aitken / (Hey) Bartender / Street Corner – Ska Classics And Original Rude Boy Sound / Metro Music /  / Request
The Mohawks / Mony Mony / Mony Mony 7” [PM 757A] / Pama /  /
Owen Gray / Guava Jelly / Trojan Tribute To Bob Marley / Trojan /  /
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra / skattila / Feel The Riddim! / Megalith Records /  /

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