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Jimmy Barnes
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OLD SAILOR'S XMAS
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Jimmy is from Rockland, ME, where I hope to make my home soon. His website: http://www.realmainemusic.com/
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Billy Fellows
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12 DAYS OF XMAS
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He's been around for ages, but for some reason I've never heard of him. His bio page: http://billyfellows.com/BillyFellows/Bio.html And he has an extensive discography: http://billyfellows.com/BillyFellows/Billy_Fellows_Discography.html
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Michael Lynch
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THAT'S WHAT XMAS IS ALL ABOUT
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Another one I'd never heard of. Apparently I'm not alone, because I could not find him anywhere on the Interweb.
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Music behind DJ:
Los Straightjackets
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GROOVY OLD ST NICOLAS
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The next set is from stuff I've gotten over the years from Fred Argenziano, a long-time listener and friend of WFMU whom I've been trading Xmas stuff with since the 90s. I couldn't contact him in time for the pod post, so I'm making an educated guess when I say he's the former drummer for the band Ed Gein's Car. He lives in brooklyn with his lovely wife Lynn and I think this is him on YouTube (on drums): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkxT_fP4Fkg Thanks Fred, and if you're out there, please get in touch at kbcradio@yahoo.com (that goes for the rest of you, too).
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Red Peters
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HOLY SHIT IT'S XMAS
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Truly tasteless, but a guilty pleasure nonetheless. Here's his website: http://www.redpeters.com/ And a page for his Xmas stuff: http://www.oglio.com/webs/pages/artists/RedPeters_Christmas.shtml
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David Allen Coe
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HERE COMES SANTA
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Bill Engvall
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I'M GETTIN SUED FOR XMAS
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Hot off the Blue collar Comedy Tour, here's his signature riff, 'Here's your Xmas Sign' (after the Commercial). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VuN4P7897k
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Carey Bell
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XMAS TRAIN
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From this album: http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Train/dp/B000QVTMUM
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Bobby Helms
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CAPTAIN SANTA AND THE SPACE PATROL
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It's the flip side of Helm's monster hit, Jingle Bell Rock. Don't believe me? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZr6opp4Dt0
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Faye McKay
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12 DAZE OF XMAS
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Watch her in action here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjFMBsppBVc&feature=related
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Red Peters
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YOU AIN'T GETTIN SHIT
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Stll Tasteless. See above.
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South Park [Mr Mackey]
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CAROL OF THE BELLS
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Here's an all-inclusive medley from South Park: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N9JzP0-faI
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South Park [Satan]
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XMASTIME IN HELL
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Ever wonder why you never see Santa and Satan in the same room? Maybe this will open your eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mii9jjszgp0&feature=player_embedded
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Music behind DJ:
Kustard Kings
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XMAS NIGHT IN HARLEM
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The next set comes to us courtesy of Mark Rosen, of New Paltz, NY. Mark has sent me well over 100 CDs of high quality Xmas stuff in the 10 years or so that I've known him. He's a retired schoolteacher and lives an otherwise peaceful life. But on Xmas Eve, he does a five-hour show on WPDH in Poughkeepsie (which, unfortunatly, is not archived). Check this out: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20101224/COLUMNISTS11/12240304/Christmas-Eve-rocks-on-WPDH It is no exaggeration to say that I owe a lot of my continued obsession with Holiday Hilarity to Mark, since he sends me 43 pounds of it every year. Mark, I'm forever in your debt and I'll get you if it's the last thing I do. You can contact him at Mark45rpm@aol.com. Tell him KBC sent you.
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Girl Trouble
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SIGUE SIGUE XMAS
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A serious mashup. Here's a Wiki about Girl Trouble: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Trouble_(band) And here's more than you could possibly want to know about those other guys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigue_Sigue_Sputnik
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Cheap Trick
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XMAS XMAS
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A Fan Club release for both of their fans. Here's a YouTube of their other Xmas song (which features a particularly disturbing group photo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAEWxUwGxR8 Here's their website: http://www.cheaptrick.com/ Truth is they're one of my all-time favorite bands and it's hard to believe they've been at it for over 35 years and all mainstrem radio can find of theirs to play is "Surrender" and "I Want You to Plotz Me".
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Vibeke
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MISTLETOE KISSING
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She's Vibeke Saugestad and here's her Wiki: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibeke_Saugestad Her MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/vibekesaugestadmusic. And one more for good measure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEkgAFMj9JE
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Friggin A
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MERRY MERRY FRIGGIN XMAS
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A rarity: a Xmas-Baseball song. Friggin A? Here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080113105333AAy47GB
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Big D and the Kids Table
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WICKED HARDCORE XMAS
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Yipes! Another Xmas-Baseball song! and Here is Big D: http://www.bigdandthekidstable.com/
And some more fun YouTube links: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Big+D+%26+kids+Table&aq=f
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Cocktail Slippers
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FATHER XMAS
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Not the Kinks one. Their website: http://www.cocktailslippers.com/
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Paul Bain
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SANTA CLAUS BOOGIE
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From this record: http://www.raucousrecords.com/cds---rock-and-roll_19/have-a-boogie-christmas-rock--n--roll-cd_2736.aspx
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Michael Lynch
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LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
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I like this guy. He's like Weird Al, only electric.
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Vestibules
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XMAS ON ACID
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Their Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vestibules And their website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vestibules
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Colin Clary
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MEOW MEOW
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Colin on Artistwiki: http://artistwiki.com/colin-clary
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Music behind DJ:
Bitch Boys
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JINGLE BELLS
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Lou Russo
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XMAS ARRIVES WITH THE SUN
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from the CD 'Footprints in the Snow' put out by the Staten Island Songwriter's Circle. Here's another from Lou: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miv99OIkiQs
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John Boy and Billy
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GRINCH [Connolly & Sulu]
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Morning radio drive-time jocks operating out of Charlotte, NC. Here's your Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boy_and_Billy and their website: http://www.thebigshow.com/ And some YouTube links: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=john+boy+%26+billy&aq=f
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