| 12/25/2010 | |||
| Real World | Blind Boys of Alabama | Go Tell It On The Mountain | Away in a Manger |
| Concord Records | Ray Charles | Spirit of Christmas | Baby It's Cold Outside feat. Betty Carter |
| Alligator | JJ Grey & Mofro | Georgia Warhorse (N) | The Sweetest Thing |
| 8:15 | |||
| Alligator | The Holmes Brothers | Feed My Soul (L) | TT |
| Alligator | C. J. Chenier & the Red-Hot Louisiana Band | Genuine Houserockin' Christmas (var) | Zydeco Christmas |
| Big Stink Research Records | David Hidalgo & Louie Perez (of Los Lobos) |
The Long Goodbye (comp) (N) | What Good is Love |
| stax | The Staple Singers | Christmas in Soulsville (var) | Who Took the Merry out of Christmas? |
| ANTI- | Mavis Staples | You Are Not Alone (N) | Too Close / I'm On My Way To Heaven Anyhow |
| ANTI- | Bettye LaVette [Fresh Air Interview] |
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook (L) | It Don't Come Easy by Ringo Starr |
| Blue Note | Cassandra Wilson | Silver Pony (N) | Saddle Up My Pony by Charlie Patton |
| Victor | Derek Trucks Band | Roadsongs (2 CD) (N) | Down In The Flood |
| 8:55 | |||
| Takoma | John Fahey | The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album | Carol of the Bells duet with Richard Ruskin |
| Music Maker Records | Gordon Giltrap | On a Summer's Night (Live) | A Christmas Carol |
| Relativity | Adrian Legg | High Strung Tall Tales | Silent Night - the Movie |
opening set: Teja Gerken | |||
| National Geographic Music | Toubab Krewe | TK2 (N) | Carnavalito |
| Real World | Aurelio Martinez | Laru Beya (FC Jan 18, 2011) | Wéibayuwa |
 @ Yoshi's San Francisco January 18, 2011, 8 PM, $20 photo credit: Sarah Weeden | |||
| astar | Cimarrón | Quitapesares (N) (I) | Canto de Vaqueria / TT |
| 9:20 | |||
| Ryko | Joseph Spence | MAS! A Caribbean Christmas Party (var) | Santa Claus is Comin' to Town |
| Sqwonk bass clarinet duo |
Black (N) | TT | |
| ACT | Youn Sun Nah | Tangents Album of the Year: Same Girl (I) (N) | Pancake |
| Bomrani (Benzad Omrani) | Iranian Underground (var) Bonus CD with British Music Magazine Songlines, no. 67 (I) (N) |
Piaderavi (Promenade) | |
| 9:35 | |||
| Concord | Christian Scott | Yesterday You Said Tomorrow (N) | K. K. P. D. |
| Nomad World Jazz | Simon Shaheen & Glen Velez | Nomad Christmas (var) A World Music Celebration |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
| Igloo | Majid Bekkas | Makenba (I) (N) | Noussik feat. Aly Keita on balaphone |
| 10:00 | |||
| Nonesuch | Oumou Sangare | Seya (L) | Kounadya |
| Messidor | Patato | Masterpiece | Felice Navidad |
| Nonesuch | Tony Allen | Secret Agent (N) | TT |
| 10:25 | |||
| Texicalli Records | Johanna Juhola | Fantasiatango (I) (N) | Viimeinen Kojootti (The Last Of The Coyotes) |
| Hoedown / 7d Media | KTU (Trey Gunn, Kimmo Pohjonen, Pat Mastelotto) | Quiver (N) | Kataklasm |
| Zang | Hamed Nikpay | Spellbound (N) | A Quiver |
| CD not available yet | Yemen Blues | Yemen Blues (FC) (I) | Yoducha |
@ The Freight & Salvage Coffee House, 2020 Addison St. Berkeley, $25 Advance / $30 Door | |||
| 10:50 | |||
| ACT | Youn Sun Nah | Tangents Album of the Year: Same Girl (I) (N) | Kangwondo Arirang |
| 11:00 | |||
| Mystery artist: Who is the guitarist? Answer: Al Di Meola | |||
| Telarc | Al Di Meola | Winter Nights | Carol of the Bells |
| Vania Productions | Jaume Vilaseca Quartet | Mumbai (I) (N) | Circles, feat. Ravi Chary on sitar |
| Mundus | Arifa | Beyond Babylon (I) (N) | Sun Dance |
| Aagoo | Zemog El Gallo Bueno | Nueva York Sessions (L) | Madita Cancion |
| Abstract Logix | Raga Bop Trio feat. |
Raga Bop Trio (N) | Geometry of Rap |
| 11:25 | |||
| Nonesuch | Laurie Anderson | Homeland (CD & DVD set) (N) | Transitory Life feat. Tuvan throat singers and Igil players of Chirgilchin |
| Emarcy | Bobby McFerrin | VOCAbuLarieS (L) | Brief Eternity |
| six degrees | Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Ségal | Chamber Music (N) | Histoire de Molly |
| Warner Brothers | Béla Fleck & Bob James | Warner Brothers Jazz Christmas Party (var) | White Christmas (Béla plays a "sitar banjo") |
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KEY D = debut comp = compilation FC = forthcoming I = import L = latest OVP = Out of Print N = new NR = newly reissued sdtrk = soundtrack TT = title track var = various N/A = not available NCR = not commercially released NOTE: A space between the rows (usually with a time) indicates a set break |
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