Once upon a time, Columbia Records asked Miles Davis to record a Christmas song for a compilation album called 'Jingle Bell Jazz'. So Mr. Davis decided to get his Scrooge on, teaming up with Bob Dorough, who provided the vocals and the lyrics. Mr. Dorough was something of a nerdy, aw-shucks performer... he's best known for singing and writing some of the songs from 'Schoolhouse Rock'... but Miles brought out his darker angels. The result was 'Blue Xmas (For Whom It May Concern)'.
No. Not 'Blue Christmas'.
'Blue Xmas'.
Not exactly what Columbia was looking for, with its disdain for the crass consumerism that is Chrismas in America, but to their credit, they did include it on the album. Even used it as the closing song.
It's my kind of Christmas song.
Ho Ho Ho... And folderol.
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