Best Xmas/NY songs versions by 60s acts?

[sowhat]

Well, Mark... since your age is not indicated in your profile... who knows?..
BTW, i've recently heard a version of "Jingle bells"... cannot tell you who it was in fact, but it was really awful...

[firstbassman]

Passed the half-century-plus-one mile marker.
Old enough to remember the 60s but not old enough to have done any real damage.
There's a little "bio" on band web site:
www.beltwayrockers.com

[sowhat]

Then you're certainly not!
"Mark grew up (if in fact he has)" - lovely!
BTW, i wonder what's the "most covered" X-mas song? "Rockin' around..."? Or "White Christmas"? Or something else?

[rictified]

I've got you beat by a year Mark, I'll be 53 in March and I did check out your bio, well the photos anyway and thought you were maybe a little younger, late 40's maybe.

[firstbassman]

Thanks for the compliment Bob!
I've been blessed with still having a full head of hair, very little grey and no wrinkles.
Everyone says I don't look my age.
Rock and roll keeps me young I guess!

[royclough]

Good setlist Mark listened to 2 tracks from the 4 on the site both credible versions.

[sowhat]

"...and thought you were maybe a little younger..." yep a nice remark Bob... from the one who looks like somebody in his late 30s...

[firstbassman]

Thanks Roy.
A few disclaimers:
- I did not choose the name of the band.
- Those recordings were done a long time ago when we just started those songs. I was keeping it very simple. My playing has gottten a lot better on each of them.
- We sound a lot better live.
- The setlist we do does not cover my personal favorite styles and genres. I am more of a folkie/bluesy type of a fan with heavy does of Airplane/Dead/Tuna. But it's hard to find many like-minded musicians and harder to get work as a band. So, thus, a little of a compromise.

[sowhat]

Oh yeah, Mark... Beltwayrockers rrrule!