Fruition multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Mimi Naja has curated a Spotify playlist of some of her favorite alternative Christmas songs and uncommon renditions of Holiday classics that you likely won’t hear on your local Holiday station. So stoke the fire, spike the eggnog, and let’s dance.
Naja’s curated playlist features 21 often-overlooked holiday tunes from artists including Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Stevie Wonder, Ike & Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell, Chuck Berry, and more. The playlist comes as Naja’s answer to all of the overplayed Christmas songs that tend to turn a lot of people off of holiday music after hearing the same songs on the radio, in the grocery store, and at office parties all month long.
“Sometimes I like to get sentimental with the sappy holiday/religious songs, say, if I’m singing along with my mom,” Naja tells Live For Live Music. “On the other hand, I’d prefer to get funky and soulful with it with this collection of mostly secular tunes. Mom will still get down.”
Listen to Mimi Naja’s “L4LM Xmas” playlist and check out a full tracklisting below:
Mimi Naja – L4LM Xmas Playlist
Catch Mimi Naja at Denver Comes Alive 2023 on Friday, January 13th and Saturday, January 14th at Denver, CO’s Mission Ballroom. Naja is due to perform alongside Bridget Law (Elephant Revival), Lindsay Lou, Megan Letts (Mama Magnolia), Emma Rose (Big Richard), and Michelle Pietrafitta (Banshee Tree) as bluegrass supergroup WinterWonderWomen.
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On Saturday, January 14th, funk and soul styles will lead the way as Lettuce, The Word (featuring Robert Randolph, John Medeski, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, and Kevin Lloyd), The Main Squeeze with Pulp Friction, Super Sonic Shorties, and more take the Denver Comes Alive stage. Check out the full lineup below. Tickets are now on sale here.
[Originally published December 2019]