Rapper Mega Ran recorded A Very Random Christmas in 2011, then updated in in subsequent years to make it what he calls "a living album." In our conversation, he talks about how A Charlie Brown Christmas inspired the album, and how the project emerged from a desire to fill the Christmas hip-hop void.
As a part of the conversation, we talked about the sketchy history of Christmas hip-hop including OutKast's "Player's Ball" and Jeremih and Chance the Rapper's Merry Christmas, Lil' Mama, and the songs that were a part of his Christmas growing up.
New Orleans' producer AF the Naysayer provided our theme music, and he has a new seven-inch 45, "Adelheid," on Strange Daisy Records.
New Orleans Hip-Hop for Christmas with Raj Smoove and 504icygrl
Mother Mother ”Cry Christmas”
Christmas Down Under with Imogen Clark
”Holly Happy Days” with The Indigo Girls
”A Dave Brubeck Christmas” with Matt Lemmler
Merry Christmas from Japan with ”Holly Jolly Xmasu”
Christmas with the Blue Man Group
A Soul Christmas with Eli ”Paperboy” Reed
A D.C.Go-Go Christmas with Chuck Brown
A New Orleans R&B Christmas with Huey ”Piano” Smith
”Christmas Cocktails” with Brad Ross-MacLeod
Sara Noelle
The Christmas Music Manfesto
”Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
”Santa Claus is Coming to Town” Pt. 2
”Santa Claus is Coming to Town” Pt. 1
OutKast’s ”Player’s Ball”
The ”Santa Baby” Story
Terre Roche of The Roches
Indie Christmas Music with Amerigo Gazaway, Charlie Darling, and ”Have Yourself a Merry Indie Christmas”
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