CHRISTMAS TIME: THE dbS & FRIENDS

1.The dB's
Christmas Time

2.The dB's
Home For The Holidays

3.Marshall Crenshaw
(It's Going To Be A) Lonely Christmas

4.Big Star
Jesus Christ

5.The dB's
Holiday Spirit

6.Thad Cockrell And Roman Candle
Christmas Time Is Here

7.Whiskeytown
Houses On The Hill

8.Ted Lyons
The Only Law That Santa Claus Understood

9.Don Dixon
I Saw Three Ships (Live)

10.Wes Lachot
Christmas Is The Only Time

11.Keegan Dewitt And The Sparrows
Christmas Light

12.Ted Lyons
Santa's Moonight Sleighride

13.Catty Harrington
Sha La La

14.Alex Chilton
The Christmas Song
15.Don Dixon
Christmas Is Saturday

16.The dB's
Feliz Navidad

17.Peter Holsapple
O Holy Night

18.Chris Stamey And Cathy Harrington
You're What I Want (For Christmas)

19.Brent Lamert
Silent Nocturne

20.Chris Stamey
It's A Wonderful Life

21.Chris Stamey And Mary Mac
Snow Is Falling

The dB's, Southern-via-New York City jangle-poppers, released the kernel of this collection in the mid-1980s as an EP of holiday covers done up indie-rock style. It has since evolved into a generous various-artists compilation of chestnuts and originals by the band's famous friends, including Marshall Crenshaw, Don Dixon, Big Star, and Whiskeytown, among others. In the crowded field of holiday music, this one stands out as a genuine classic.