Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers – White Christmas

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers singing “White Christmas” from their wonderfully 80s (1984 to be exact) Christmas special.

Elvis Presley & Martina McBride- Blue Christmas

With a bit of audio and video trickery, here’s Martina McBride “joining” Elvis on stage for a duet version of his live holiday classic, “Blue Christmas.”  The track appears on 2008′s The Elvis Presley Christmas Duets, a record mixing classic Elvis tracks with modern day country crooners like Wynonna Judd, Carrie Underwood and Amy Grant. Check out a few more tracks from the record after the jump.
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JD McPherson- Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights)

JD McPherson has gotten into the holiday spirit and released a Christmas single, “Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights).” What are your favorite modern Christmas songs?

Buffy Sainte-Marie – Cod’ine

Buffy Sainte-Marie performing her song “Cod’ine” live in the early 1960s.  Sainte-Marie had become addicted to codeine while recovering from a throat infection and her experiences with the drug became the basis for the song. Listen to versions of the tune by Gram Parsons and Donovan after the jump.
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P.P. Arnold- To Love Somebody

A rare clip of P.P. Arnold performing the Bee Gees’ tune “To Love Somebody” live in 1969.