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“No Cheese” Festive Playlist: Mark Murphy, James Brown, Jose James, Minnie Riperton & More

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Love the holidays but hate the cheesy music that goes with it? We curated a festive Spotify playlist that’ll class up your Christmas dinner. Starting off with Mark Murphy’s classic, My Favorite Things”¦ Happy Christmas to you and yours! xx

  1. Mark Murphy ”“ My Favorite Things
  2. The Jazz Crusaders ”“ New Time Shuffle
  3. Dee Dee Bridgewater ”“ All Of Me
  4. James Brown ”“ Sunny
  5. Rodriguez ”“ Can’t Get Away – Bonus Track
  6. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan ”“ Close The Door
  7. Mark Murphy ”“ Why Don’t You Do Right
  8. Nick Waterhouse ”“ Well It’s Fine
  9. George Benson ”“ Sideman
  10. John Coltrane ”“ Giant Steps
  11. D’Angelo ”“ Betray My Heart
  12. Jose James ”“ Trouble
  13. Ruth Brown ”“ I Don’t Know
  14. Charmaine Burnette ”“ Am I the Same Girl
  15. Aretha Franklin ”“ One Step Ahead – Remastered
  16. Minnie Riperton ”“ Baby, This Love I Have
  17. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan ”“ What Am I Missing?
  18. Myron & E ”“ On Broadway
  19. The Gap Band ”“ Outstanding – Original 12″ Mix
  20. The Five Corners Quintet ”“ Three Corners – Nicola Conte’s Sahib Samba Version
  21. The Internet ”“ Dontcha
  22. Jungle ”“ Drops
  23. The Crusaders ”“ Street Life – Single Edit
  24. Slave ”“ Just A Touch of Love
  25. Terri Walker ”“ Feel Right
  26. Jungle ”“ Time
  27. Sbtrkt ”“ Everybody Knows

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Michael Barron Profile Image_ThumbnailMichael is Melting Butter’s NYC-based music contributor. He’s a music-obsessed guy who spends much of his time digging for the freshest, undiscovered musical talent and rediscovering old gems from the past. His eclectic musical influences are rooted in his hometown London ”“ Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Patrick Forge & Norman Jay – but also span the world to the likes of J Dilla, Lefto, Stones Throw Records, Theo Parrish, DJ Kon and DJ Spinna. Follow Michael on SoundCloud.Listen to Michael’s monthly playlists here.

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