Join Teafly every Saturday morning from Nov. 30- December 21 for an hour of carefully curated Christmas music that will keep those good holiday vibes going. From funk to jazz to blues to hip hop to rock, Teafly will share an eclectic array of festive tunes. PLUS! They will re-play all four hours of their playlist on Christmas morning!
10 AM (PST) SATURDAYS
101.7 FM • central oregon
check back here weekly for the show playlists!
SHOW one playlist
The themes for the very first show were “Christmas is Here!” and “Christmas Adjacent”. “Christmas is Here” focused on songs that talk about Christmas being on the way or going home for Christmas or having the best Christmas ever. The second theme “Christmas Adjacent” features songs that aren’t really Christmas songs, but mention Christmas. These songs you could play anytime of the year, not just during the Christmas season.
Step Into Christmas, Elton John
Darlin’ (Christmas Is Coming), Over The Rhine
Louisiana Christmas Day , Aaron Nevile
Christmas Times a-Comin, Emmylou Harris
Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time!, Sufjan Stevens
Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas, Eels
Maybe This Christmas, Ron Sexsmith
The Ones You Love, Daniel Blake
River, Joni Mitchell
If We Make it Through December, Merle Haggard
Everything Is Cool, John Prine
Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday, Carol King
The Heartache Can Wait, Brandi Carlile
Tell Your Mama, Aloe Blacc
SHOW TWO playlist
The themes the second show were Funky Christmas, Heartbreak Christmas and Club Christmas. So, just like the tradition of Christmas, we got a little funky, cried a little and danced it off!
Funky Christmas (feat. Big Freedia), Too Many Zooz, Big Freedia
Santa’s Got A Bag of Soul, The Poets of Rhythm
Xmas Done Got Funky, Jimmy Jules, Nuclear Soul System
Christmas Rappin’, Kurtis Blow
Merry Christmas, Pretty Baby, Jessie Mae Hemphill
Another Lonely Christmas, Prince
Blue Holiday, Aretha Franklin
Christmas on TV (Live), Chris Isaak
Christmas Alone (Live), Lola Kirke
She Won’t Be Home, Erasure
DJ Play Me A Christmas Song, Cher
Christmas Party, RuPaul
Holiday, Lil Nas X
Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas), The Weather Girls
SHOW three playlist
For my third show I focused on the dudes every is talking about at Christmas- Santa and Jesus.
Sock It to ‘em Santa Joe Shinall
Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’ Albert King
I’ll Be Your Santa Baby Rufus Thomas
Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto Fantasia
Donde Esta Santa Claus Augie Rios
Mambo Santa Mambo The Enchanters
To Heck With Ole Santa Claus Loretta Lynn
I Believe In Santa Claus Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers
Truckin’ Trees For Christmas Red Simpson
Go Tell It On The Mountain Smoky Robinson, The Miracles
Happy Birthday, Jesus Sam Sweetsinger Bell
O Little Town of Bethlehem Sister Rosetta Tharpe
There Was A Star The Staple Singers
Christmas Must Be Tonight The Band
Spotlight On Christmas Rufus Wainwright
Baby In The Hay Fruit Bats
SHOW FOUR playlist
For my final show this week, I shared some great Christmas originals, my favorite version of some standards we all know and some songs celebrating Hannukah!
Presents at Christmas, Solomon Burke
A Change At Christmas (Say It Ain’t So), The Flaming Lips
World Without Christmas, Fitz and the Tantrums
Two queens in a king sized bed, Girl in Red
A Willie Nice Christmas, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, The Pointer Sisters
Happy Xmas (War Is Over), The Polyphonic Spree
All I Want For Christmas Is You, Aloe Blacc
Jingle Bells Cha-Cha-Cha, Pearl Bailey
Santa Baby, Nathanial Rateliff
The Chanukah Song, Neil Diamond
Hanukkah Dance, Hiss Golden Messenger
Eight Candles, Yo La Tengo
May Ev’ry Day Be Christmas, Irma Thomas, Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Someday At Christmas, Stevie Wonder