Various Artists - Alligator Christmas Collection

Christmas favorites done right, the Alligator Records way!

The Alligator Records Christmas Collection features holiday songs by artists such as Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Charles Brown, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, and many more!

In 1971, 23-year-old blues fan Bruce Iglauer spent his meager savings to record and release a record by his favorite Chicago blues band, Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers. The new album needed a record label, so he created Alligator Records to release one LP. Today, Alligator boasts a catalog of more than 350 titles, many of which are renowned, classics of the genre. Career-defining albums from legendary artists like Hound Dog Taylor, Koko Taylor, Son Seals, Albert Collins, Johnny Winter, Professor Longhair, Lonnie Brooks, Luther Allison and Michael "Iron Man" Burks share the catalog with releases from current blues and roots icons Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Guitar Shorty, Billy Boy Arnold and Mavis Staples.

Side A

Merry, Merry Christmas - Koko Taylor

Christmas Time in the Country - Kenny Neal

I'm Your Santa - Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

Deck the Halls with Boogie Woogie - Katie Webster

Please Let Me Be Your Santa Claus - William Clarke

Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' - Tinsley Ellis

Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Charles Brown

Side B

Lonesome Christmas - Son Seals

Christmas on the Bayou - Lonnie Brooks

Santa Claus - Little Charlie & the Nightcats

The Little Drummer Boy - Elvin Bishop

One Parent Christmas - Saffire, The Uppity Blues Women

Christmas - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Silent Night - Charlie Musselwhite

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