It’s a double dose of holiday musical oddities this year, as I plumb forgot to release the 2020 edition when it was time. So please enjoy these two new volumes!
As far as the 2020 volume goes, one surprise was finding out that Harvey Danger (the one-hit wonders who did “Flagpole Sitta” in 1997) actually made some great music and deserved a better career than they got. I really like their Christmas song here and hope you do too. I was also pleased to find a nice J-pop song by the wonderful Mariya Takeuchi as well as an unreleased Christmas jam by the English band Gene, a group I used to enjoy playing on my college radio show back in the 90s. Also, if you enjoy the Julia Mattison & Joel Waggoner ditty, I highly recommend all of the hilarious videos on their “adventcarolnder” Instagram account.
01 Santarchy 2020 intro
02 Dum Dum Girls – On Christmas (2014)
03 Scott Weiland – Happy Christmas and Many More (2011)
04 Jellies – Candy Cane Lane (2020)
05 Make Like Monkeys – Christmas Doesn’t Last (2018)
06 Seasons Greetings From Weird Al Yankovic (1987)
07 Arthur Treacher – Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1966)
08 Sheb Wooley – Santa Claus Meets The Purple People Eater (1958)
09 Julia Mattison & Joel Waggoner – Christmas Fondue (2020)
10 Harvey Danger – Sometimes You Have To Work On Christmas (Sometimes) (2004)
11 Tik Tok user slim_shitty – Crabs Intro (2021)
12 David DeBoy – Crabs for Christmas (1981)
13 Kate Nash – I Hate You This Christmas (2013)
14 Kenny Burrell – The Little Drummer Boy (1967)
15 Mariya Takeuchi – Suteki Na Holiday (2001)
16 Ice Choir w Kristin Kontrol – Last Christmas (2013)
17 The Futureheads – Christmas Was Better in the 80’s (2010)
18 Merry Christmas from Peter Capaldi & Doctor Who (2016)
19 Mary Schneider – Yodelling Jingle Bells (2017)
20 Dr. Noose – A Very Gremlin Christmas (2018)
21 Sofia – Shitty Xmas (2020)
22 Gene – Someone For Everyone (1998 unreleased Christmas song)
23 Frank Woehrle – Auld Lang Syne (1990s)
This 2021 volume has all kinds of fun surprises in it. More J-pop, a funky couple of tracks at the end to kick the New Year off right, an ancient Simpsons clip from their Tracey Ullman Show days, heavy metal jocularity from Megadeth, and much more. Enjoy, friends!
01 NBC Friday Night Videos Christmas Special w Whitney Houston & Pebbles (1990)
02 Fast Food Rockers – I Love Christmas (2003)
03 Laurence Made Me Cry – It’s Not You, It’s Christmas (2017)
04 Sparks – Thank God It’s Not Christmas (1974)
05 Merry Christmas from Captain Sensible (1982)
06 Kate Bush – December Will Be Magic Again (1980)
07 Tatsuro Yamashita – Christmas Eve (1983)
08 Tom Cardy – Not Quite Almost Christmas Time (2021)
09 Jim Tews & Mike Polk – Oh Christmas Ale (Tribute to Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Christmas Ale) (2009)
10 Season’s Greetings From Megadeth (1989)
11 Megadeth – Thrashing Through the Snow (2013)
12 King Diamond – No Presents for Christmas (1985)
13 Fascinating Aida – Try Not To Be a Cunt, It’s Christmas (2021)
14 Vincent LaGuardia Gambini – If It Doesn’t Snow For Christmas (1998)
15 Big Freedia – Smoked Out Santa (2020)
16 The Simpsons – The Night Before Christmas (1988)
17 Bev & Bob – Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time
18 Spike Jones & The Bell Sisters – Socko the Smallest Snowball (1952)
19 Vera Lynn – Jolly Jolly Jingle (1952)
20 Paul Winchell – Roly Poly Snowman (1960)
21 Rachel Sweet – Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day (live 1979)
22 Christmas Message from Donnie Wahlberg of NKOTB (1989)
23 Skratch Bastid – Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (2019)
24 The Black On White Affair – Auld Lang Syne (1970)
