The Alt Root Top Ten For December 9, 2020

Originally recorded in 1934, “Winter Wonderland” serves as a holiday song in the northern hemisphere. The track gets a seasonal makeover as a surf song in the hands of Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets, landing in the #1 spot on the weekly Top Ten for Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Dallas Moore makes an Outlaw Country wish to send to Santa looking for some “Honky Tonk Holidaze” to stretch across the promised 12 days while The 40 Acre Mule see a red streak in the sky exclaiming “The Big Man’s Back in Town”. A half a century has passed since Dave Mason released his seminal album Alone Together. For the anniversary, the album gets reimagined by the man on the cover when Dave Mason releases Alone Together Again, on the list this week with “Only You Know and I Know”. Offering the title track to their upcoming (03-26-21) release, Fretland ask “Do You Think of Me” while Lucero keep love in mind when the offer the title track to their upcoming (01-29-20) release, When You Found Me. Clarksdale, Mississippi native Bluesman Christone ‘Kingfish” Ingram sings of the “Ghost from Christmas Past” while Jim Bachmann is joined by Kayla Ray for the single “Hate to See You Go” and This Frontier Needs Heroes offers a DIY on hit songwriting with “Dumb It Down” from his upcoming (01-22-20) release, Go With the Flow. For the legions of musicians sitting within the same four walls for the past ten months, The Ballroom Thieves share a seasonal sentiment with “(anywhere but) Home for the Holidays” on the weekly Top Ten for Wednesday, December 9, 2020.
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the alt root top ten for the week:

01
Winter Wonderland– Nick Lowe, Los Straitjackets (single available on Yep Roc Records)
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Winter Wonderland– Nick Lowe, Los Straitjackets (single available on Yep Roc Records)
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02
Honky Tonk Holidaze – Dallas Moore (single available on Sol Records)
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Honky Tonk Holidaze – Dallas Moore (single available on Sol Records)
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03
Only You Know and I Know – Dave Mason (from the album Alone Together Again available on BMG)
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Only You Know and I Know – Dave Mason (from the album Alone Together Again available on BMG)
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04
The Big Man’s Back in Town – The 40 Acre Mule (single available on State Fair Records)
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The Big Man’s Back in Town – The 40 Acre Mule (single available on State Fair Records)
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05
Do You Think of Me – Fretland (from the album Do You Think of Me available as a self-release)
Do You Think of Me by Fretland will be available on March 26, 2021
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Do You Think of Me – Fretland (from the album Do You Think of Me available as a self-release)
Do You Think of Me by Fretland will be available on March 26, 2021
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06
When You Found Me – Lucero (from the album When You Found Me available on Liberty & Lament Records)
When You Found Me by Lucero will be available on January 29, 2021
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When You Found Me – Lucero (from the album When You Found Me available on Liberty & Lament Records)
When You Found Me by Lucero will be available on January 29, 2021
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07
Ghost from Christmas Past – Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram (single available on Alligator Records)
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Ghost from Christmas Past – Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram (single available on Alligator Records)
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08
Dumb It Down – This Frontier Needs Heroes (from the album Go With the Flow available as a self-release)
When You Found Me by Lucero will be available on January 29, 2021
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Dumb It Down – This Frontier Needs Heroes (from the album Go With the Flow available as a self-release)
When You Found Me by Lucero will be available on January 29, 2021
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09
Hate to See You Go featuring Kayla Ray – Jim Bachmann (single available on Ripsnort Records)
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Hate to See You Go featuring Kayla Ray – Jim Bachmann (single available on Ripsnort Records)
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10
(anywhere but) Home for the Holidays – The Ballroom Thieves (single available on Nettwerk Records)
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(anywhere but) Home for the Holidays – The Ballroom Thieves (single available on Nettwerk Records)
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