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Dr. Zarkov's Tiki Lounge 12-24-14

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: December 24, 2014

Given that it was Christmas Eve, we spun some winsome wax and seasonal song stylings to help our listeners relax and unwind while wrapping presents and quaffing copious amounts of Yuletide cheer.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast on Wednesdays, 5-6 pm EDT at: http://www.radiofairfax.org The show is broadcast live; no recorded shows are archived, but some listeners choose to record it on their computers to listen later. Radio Fairfax also can be heard on Tune In Radio at tunein.com, and streamed on smartphones by downloading the Tunein app. It also can be streamed on Roku and Google TV at: http://tinyurl.com/3uqfsz9

  1. “Frosty the Snowman,” the 1950 song by Jack Rollins and Steve Evans found on the CD: Benny Chong: Ukulele Jazz – Live in Concert in Hilo, Hawaii, featuring Brian Yasui on Bass.

  2. “Hamau E Na Kanaka (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)” sung by Amy Hanaiali’i on her definable album: A Hawaiian Christmas, with Jeff Peterson on Acoustic Guitar and David “Chino” Montero on Ukulele.

  3. “O Holy Night,” composed in 1847 by Adolph Adam and performed by Herb Ohta, Jr. on the anthemic anthology: An Ukulele Christmas, supported by Todd Adamski on Acoustic Guitar and Bass.

  4. “Variations on the Carol of the Bells,” which was written in 1904 by Mykola Leontovych based on a Ukrainian folk chant, found on the charismatic compact disc: Do You Hear What I Hear – A Very Mermen Christmas, with Jim Thomas on Electric Guitar, Allen Whitman on Bass, Martyn Jones on Drums and Jennifer Burnes on Conch Shells & Bells.

  5. “Have Yourself a Quiet Little Christmas,” recorded in 1995 for the auspicious album by The Blue Hawaiians – Christmas on the Big Island, with Mark Sproull on Electric Guitar, Bron Tieman on Steel Guitar and Mark Fontana on Bass playing Les Baxter's “Quiet Village.”

  6. “The Happiest Time of the Year” taken from the scintillacious CD: Christmas Gift 2, by the distaff Hawaiian singing trio Na Leo Pilimehana.

  7. Tchaikowsky’s “The Nutcracker Petite Suite” by the singular songstress Connie Eveningson, found on her conspiratorial compact disc: The Secret of Christmas, featuring Dave Karr on Tenor Sax, Flute and Clarinet, Sanford Moore on Piano and Steve Jennings on Drums.

  8. “My Little Drum,” based on “The Little Drummer Boy,” composed by Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941, derived from a traditional Czech carol and mixed here with original music by Vince Guaraldi, performed by the genius jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut & Friends from the tributary album: A Charlie Brown Christmas, with Steve Touree on Trombone and Shells, Steve Cole on Tenor Sax, Don Alias on Percussion, Christian McBride on Bass and Steve Gadd on Drums.

  9. The Christmas classic “Jingle Bells” which was actually written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont as a song about sleigh riding in Autumn, performed by Tenor Sax master Ed Calle and his band, found on the coniferously caliente collection: Latin Jazz Christmas, featuring Jim Gasior on Piano and Arturo Sandoval on Trumpet.

  10. “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” the old African American spiritual performed by John Scofield and The Wild Magnolias from New Orleans on the global concoction: World Christmas, including Bo Dolis on lead Vocal, Mr. Scofield on Electric Guitar, John Vidacovich on Drums, James Singleton on Bass, Smiley Ricks on Percussion with the Wild Magnolias’ Monk Boudreaux on Tamboruine, Norwood “Geechee” Johnson on Bass Drum and Ronald Jones on Percussion.

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