I’ve always thought it would be cool to be a disk jockey on the radio. Spin just the right tunes from a vast music collection for all you listeners to enjoy, just as if you were at a party with your closest friends. My little brother was a DJ in college and even though his campus station had only enough wattage to basically cover the campus, he really enjoyed it.
Well it’s almost Christmas and so today, I thought I’d try to play DJ for all of you friends and readers using the miracle of You Tube. I hope you enjoy my selections and Merry Christmas! Let’s get to the first tune I’ll yak away later:
(1) Christmas is Near (Stanley Brothers)
Yes, folks Christmas is near eight days to be exact. Have you done all your shopping? Here’s a set from Doyle, Ralph and Jimmy:
(2) Mary’s Christmas (Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver)
(3) I’m Going Home, It’s Christmas Time (Ralph Stanley)
(4) Old Fashioned Christmas (Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys)
This next one is perhaps my favorite Bluegrass Christmas tune. I’ll let Ralph Emery handle the introduction on this one:
(5) Christmas Times a Comin’ (Bill Monroe)
You old time fans out there may recognize the B part of an old fiddle tune as the basis for that song. Fiddlin’ John Carson called it Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over.
Here are two more tunes I really like:
(6) Go Tell It on the Mountain (Larry Sparks)
(7) Beautiful Star of Bethlehem (Stanley Brothers)
Well it’s been great fun spinning some tunes for you today. I can’t believe how the time has flown! I’m going to let Bela and Norman take us out in a bit, but first I’d like to thank our sponsor, whom I hope you’ll support: Peace on Earth; Good Will Toward Men. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, folks!
(8) Christmas Medley (Bela Fleck)
(9) Star of the East (Norman & Nancy Blake, Vassar Clements)
