30 Days Out (From Christmas): Rockin’ Stocking 1970s

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Day 22– Don’t know about you, but I spent half of the 1970s still in shock from the 1960s. The one thing you could hold on to was the music – it hadn’t yet gone into the toilet. Musically, what defined the decade of the 1970s? Artists who became famous in the previous decade ruled, of course. Three of the Beatles popped up with holiday songs – one is a classic, one is OK and one is pretty much the worst Christmas single ever, if not one of the worst songs ever committed to vinyl (and CD). Do I need to point them out for you? Here’s a clue: two of them are posted here.

In the Seventies there was also black pop, disco and punk. It was one of those all-inclusive decades. So why am I so paranoid? Anyway, today’s post reflects a little of everything, like the 1970s decade its own bad self.

MP3: “(Gonna Have A) Disco Christmas” by Disco Beat

MP3: “Father Christmas” by the Kinks

MP3: “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Foghat

MP3: Drive Safely PSA by George Harrison

MP3: “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” by George Harrison

MP3: “Thank God It’s Christmas” by Queen

MP3: “Christmas Must Be Tonight” by the Band

MP3: “It May Be Winter Outside” by the Love Unlimited Orchestra

MP3: “Step Into Christmas” by Elton John

MP3: “The Little Drummer Boy” by the Salsoul Orchestra

MP3: “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” by the Mistletoe Disco Band

MP3: “Silent Night” by the Dickies