On Pastures of Plenty this week (December 25, 2024) we deliver more Holiday Spirit, with a collection of Holiday tunes from some of your favorite Folk artists. We've got wonderful songs from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Shawn Colvin, The Roches, Pete Seeger and regional artists Misty River. We have Canadian fiddlers Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, mandolin excellence from Ricky Skaggs, Dan Tyminski and Butch Baldassari. And there are heartfelt songs from Celtic Thunder, Kathy Mattea, and Greg Lake. There are plenty of secular tunes, as well as spiritual and New Age selections. Enjoy the Season!
So tune in and check it out. (Wednesday, December 25th 5:30 am to 7:00 am on KBOO.FM and on the FM dial at 90.7). The show will be available to stream on the KBOO website after airing.
There's folk music every Monday through Friday morning from 5:30 till 7:00 on KBOO 90.7, followed by news Democracy Now. There's also folk music on KBOO Fridays from noon to 1:30 Movin' On.
Track Title Artist
1 The Christmas Medley Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
2 Christmas Time's A Coming Skaggs Family
3 Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn Taj Mahal & The Blind Boys of Alabama
4 Up On the Housetop Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
5 Frosty the Snowman Dan Tyminski
6 A Holly Jolly Christmas Mandy Barnett
7 Let It Snow Aly & AJ
8 Christmas Must Be Tonight The Band
9 It Doesn't Have To Be That Way Jim Croce
10 Song For A Winter's Night Gordon Lightfoot
11 Mary Had A Baby Pete Seeger
12 Christmas Time Is Here Shawn Colvin
13 Christmas Passing Through The Roches
14 Don't Take Down the Mistlletoe Misty River
15 Mary's Boy Child Celtic Woman
16 When You Wish Upon A Star Celtic Thunder/Neil Byrne
17 There's A New Kid in Town Kathy Mattea
18 Pat-A-Pan David Archuleta
19 My Favorite Things The Carpenters
20 I Believe In Father Christmas Greg Lake
21 Who Comes This Night James Taylor
22 Christmas Carol Mary Chapin Carpenter
23 Silver Bells Dan Crary
24 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen/We Three Kings Butch Baldassari
25 Jingle Bells Phil Coulter
26 Hawaiian Sleigh Ride Rick Cunha