Favoriting Stereophonic Bloop Bleep with Richard J.: Playlist from December 23, 2023 Favoriting

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All vinyl and mostly “oldies” - but with an ever-changing interpretation of what that means. Probably a better outlet for me than constantly texting songs to friends.

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Favoriting December 23, 2023

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Approx. start time
Claudine Longet  I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You   Favoriting I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You / Snow  A&M Records  1967  7"  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Dorothy Collins  Mister Santa   Favoriting Merry Christmas From Coral Records  Coral  1958  LP  0:02:22 (Pop-up)
Oscar The Grouch  I Hate Christmas   Favoriting Merry Christmas From Sesame Street  Children's Television Workshop  1975  LP  0:05:01 (Pop-up)
Hank Thompson  I'd Like To Have An Elephant For Christmas   Favoriting I'd Like To Have An Elephant For Christmas / Mr. & Mrs. Snowman  Capitol Records  1964  7"  0:06:03 (Pop-up)
Gayla Peevey  I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas   Favoriting Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time - Volume VI Christmas  Rhino Records  1985  LP  0:08:22 (Pop-up)
Lord Nelson  Party for Santa Claus   Favoriting Stella / Party For Santa Claus  National Record Company  1963  7"  0:11:13 (Pop-up)
Carla Thomas  Gee Whiz, It's Christmas   Favoriting All I Want For Christmas Is You / Gee Whiz, It's Christmas  Atlantic  1963  7"  0:13:56 (Pop-up)
Baby Washington  White Christmas   Favoriting White Christmas / Silent Night  Sue Records Inc.  1966  7"  0:18:08 (Pop-up)
The Poets  Merry Christmas Baby   Favoriting Rockin' Christmas The 60's  Rhino Records  1984  LP  0:21:05 (Pop-up)
Tennessee Ernie  A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus   Favoriting Christmas Dinner / A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus  Capitol Records  1951  7"  0:23:21 (Pop-up)
Barry Gordon  I Like Christmas (I Like It, I Like It)   Favoriting I Like Christmas (I Like It, I Like It) / Zoomah, The Santa Claus From Mars  MGM Records  1956  7"  0:25:07 (Pop-up)
Dancer, Prancer, And Nervous: The Singing Reindeer  The Happy Reindeer   Favoriting The Happy Reindeer / Dancer's Waltz  Capitol Records  1959  7"  0:27:42 (Pop-up)
Gene Autry And The Pinafores  If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas   Favoriting Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer / If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas  Columbia  1952  7"  0:30:06 (Pop-up)
Marvin & The Chirps  I'll Miss You This Xmas   Favoriting Sixteen Tons / I'll Miss You This Xmas  Tip Top Records  1955  7"  0:32:48 (Pop-up)
The Stridells  I Remember Christmas   Favoriting Mix It Up / I Remember Christmas  Curtom  1970  7"  0:35:30 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Joe Loco Quintet 

White Christmas   Favoriting

White Christmas / Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer 

Columbia 

1955 

7" 

0:39:07 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Donley  Santa! Don't Pass Me By   Favoriting Think It Over / Santa! Don't Pass Me By  Chess  1963  7"  0:40:23 (Pop-up)
Norman T. Washington  It's Christmas Time Again   Favoriting It's Christmas Time Again / If I Could See You  GAS  1970  7"  0:42:35 (Pop-up)
Christine Hunter  Santa, Bring Me Ringo   Favoriting Santa, Bring Me Ringo / Where Were You Daddy? (When Santa Got Stuck In The Chimney Chute)  Roulette  1964  7"  0:45:40 (Pop-up)
Dora Bryan  All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle   Favoriting All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle / If I Were A Fairy  Fontana  1963  7"  0:48:10 (Pop-up)
Marlene Paula  I Want To Spend Christmas With Elvis   Favoriting I Want To Spend Christmas With Elvis / Once More It's Xmas  Regent  1956  7"  0:50:46 (Pop-up)
Betty Johnson  I Want Eddie Fisher For Christmas   Favoriting I Want Eddie Fisher For Christmas / Show Me  New-Disc  1954  7"  0:52:59 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Carlos Malcolm & Friends 

Joy To The World   Favoriting

Christmas Reggae: Merry Christmas From Carlos Malcolm & Friends 

HM Records 

1971 

LP 

0:55:34 (Pop-up)
The Marquees  Santa Done Got Hip   Favoriting Cool Yule  Rhino Records  1986  LP  0:56:44 (Pop-up)
John (Santa) Claus  Here Comes Santa Claus   Favoriting Here Comes Santa Claus / The First Noel  Royale    7"  0:58:47 (Pop-up)
Wendy Burton  17 Million Bicycles   Favoriting Mommy's Daddy, Daddy's Daddy And Santa Claus / 17 Million Bicycles  Columbia  1962  7"  1:01:10 (Pop-up)
The Soul Stirrers  Christmas Bells Are Ringing   Favoriting Christmas Means Love / Christmas Bells Are Ringing  Checker  1968  7"  1:03:27 (Pop-up)
The Temptations  Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer   Favoriting Silent Night / Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer  Gordy  1968  7"  1:05:38 (Pop-up)
Mitch Miller & The Gang  Must Be Santa   Favoriting Must Be Santa /Christmas Spirit  Columbia  1960  7"  1:08:34 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Little Bobby Rey And His Band 

Rockin' "J" Bells   Favoriting

Rockin' "J" Bells / Corrido De Auld Lang Syne 

Original Sound Record Co. 

1959 

7" 

1:11:05 (Pop-up)
Kurtis Blow  Christmas Rappin'   Favoriting Daydreamin' / Christmas Rappin'  Mercury  1982  7"  1:13:06 (Pop-up)
Billy Jackson & the Citizen Band  Have A Happy Christmas (T'Was The Night Before Christmas)   Favoriting Have A Happy Christmas (T'Was The Night Before Christmas) / Have A Happy, Happy, Happy Christmas  Partytime Records  1983  12"  1:16:44 (Pop-up)
Sweet Tee  Let The Jingle Bells Rock   Favoriting Christmas Rap  Profile Records  1987  LP  1:23:14 (Pop-up)
Shirley Ellis  You Better Be Good, World   Favoriting You Better Be Good, World / One Sour Note  Congress  1965  7"  1:26:42 (Pop-up)
Millie Small  I've Fallen In Love With A Snowman   Favoriting I've Fallen In Love With A Snowman / Bring It On Home To Me  Atlantic  1965  7"  1:29:30 (Pop-up)
Nat King Cole  The Happiest Christmas Tree   Favoriting Buon Natale / The Happiest Christmas Tree  Capitol Records  1959  7"  1:31:36 (Pop-up)
Lisa Miller  Loneliest Christmas Tree   Favoriting Love Is / Loneliest Christmas Tree  Canterbury  1967  7"  1:33:38 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Byron Lee And The Dragonaires 

Silver Bells   Favoriting

Christmas Party Time with Byron Lee And The Dragonaires 

Dynamic Sounds 

 

LP 

1:35:38 (Pop-up)
Margaret Whiting And Jimmy Wakely  Christmas Candy   Favoriting Silver Bells / Christmas Candy  Capitol Records    7"  1:37:49 (Pop-up)
Cabbage Patch Kids  Christmas Hoop-De-Do   Favoriting A Cabbage Patch Christmas  Parker Brothers Music  1984  LP  1:40:27 (Pop-up)
The Melodeers  Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer   Favoriting Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer / Wishing Is For Fools  Studio  1960  7"  1:42:52 (Pop-up)
Kenny And Corky  Suzy Snowflake   Favoriting Nuttin' For Christmas / Suzy Snowflake  Bigtop  1959  7"  1:45:10 (Pop-up)
Charles Page & The Starlites  Merry Christmas Tonight   Favoriting Merry Christmas Tonight / Christmas In My Heart  Goldband Records  1964  7"  1:46:37 (Pop-up)
Alton Ellis  Christmas Coming   Favoriting Christmas Coming  Studio One    7"  1:49:05 (Pop-up)
The Staple Singers  Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas   Favoriting Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas  Stax  1970  7"  1:51:26 (Pop-up)
Bob Morrison  Santa Mouse   Favoriting Santa Mouse / It's Christmas  Columbia  1966  7"  1:53:52 (Pop-up)
Patti Page  Boogie Woogie Santa Claus   Favoriting The Tennessee Waltz / Boogie Woogie Santa Claus  Mercury  1950  7"  1:56:11 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Charlie Parker 

White Christmas   Favoriting

Mr. Santa's Boogie (Santa's Secret) 

Savoy Jazz 

1985 

LP 

1:58:14 (Pop-up)
Gems  Love for Christmas   Favoriting Love For Christmas / All Of It  Chess  1964  7"  2:00:22 (Pop-up)
Skinny Dynamo  Jingle Bells   Favoriting So Long, So Long / Jingle Bells  Excello  1957  7"  2:02:58 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Charles  Christmasville U.S.A.   Favoriting Christmasville U.S.A. / A Little White Mouse Called Steve  Promo Records  1960  7"  2:05:12 (Pop-up)
Toots & The Maytals  Happy Christmas   Favoriting Christmas In The Tropics  Dynamic Sounds  1973  LP  2:06:55 (Pop-up)
The Soul Duo  Just A Sad X-mas   Favoriting Just A Sad X-mas / Can't Nobody Love Me (Like My Baby Do)  Numero Group  2022  7"  2:10:45 (Pop-up)
Don Charles Presents The Singing Dogs  Jingle Bells   Favoriting Jingle Bells / Oh! Susanna  RCA  1975  7"  2:14:21 (Pop-up)
Spike Jones And His City Slickers  Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer   Favoriting Mommy, Won't You Buy A Baby Brother (Or Sister For Me) / Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer  RCA Victor  1950  7"  2:15:58 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
The Rockin' Stockin 

Yulesville U.S.A.   Favoriting

Rockin' Christmas The 50's 

Rhino Records 

1984 

LP 

2:19:24 (Pop-up)
Al (He's The King) Hirt  Hooray For Santa Claus   Favoriting White Christmas / Hooray For Santa Claus  RCA Victor  1964  7"  2:21:42 (Pop-up)
Marguerite Trina  The Rocking Tree   Favoriting The Rocking Tree / The Brat  Bella  1959  7"  2:23:21 (Pop-up)
Little "Mike" Morton  Pee Wee (The Christmas Tree)   Favoriting Pee Wee (The Christmas Tree) / Midnight Hoedown  Esta Records  1955  7"  2:25:33 (Pop-up)
The Marcels  Merry Twist-Mas   Favoriting Merry Twist-Mas / Don't Cry For Me This Christmas  Colpix Records  1961  7"  2:28:14 (Pop-up)
Honey And The Bees  Jing Jing A Ling   Favoriting Cool Yule, Vol. 2  Rhino Records  1988  LP  2:30:04 (Pop-up)
The Falcons  Can This Be Christmas   Favoriting The Best Of Lupine Records  Relic    LP  2:32:32 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Santo & Johnny 

Twistin' Bells   Favoriting

Twistin' Bells / Bullseye! 

Canadian American Records, Ltd. 

1960 

7" 

2:35:15 (Pop-up)
Hopeton Lewis  Happy Christmas   Favoriting Happy Christmas / Lester Sterling Special  Merritone, Dub Store Records  2013  7"  2:36:51 (Pop-up)
Gable Hall School Choir  Reggae Christmas   Favoriting Reggae Christmas / Candy Man  Trojan Records  1972  7"  2:39:34 (Pop-up)
Russ Morgan And His Orchestra  The Mistletoe Kiss   Favoriting The Mistletoe Kiss / Blue Christmas  Decca  1950  7"  2:42:15 (Pop-up)
Ernie Benedict And His Polkateers  The Merry Christmas Polka   Favoriting The Little Toy Village / The Merry Christmas Polka  RCA Victor  1950  7"  2:45:43 (Pop-up)
The O'Jays  Christmas Ain't Christmas, New Years Ain't New Years Without The One You Love   Favoriting Christmas Ain't Christmas, New Years Ain't New Years Without The One You Love / There's Someone Waiting (Back Home)  Neptune Records  1969  7"  2:48:04 (Pop-up)
Gorman Sisters  Daddy Is My Santa Claus   Favoriting Chickery Chick / Daddy Is My Santa Claus  Joy Records  1958  7"  2:50:16 (Pop-up)
Huey `Piano' Smith & The Clowns With Jesse Thomas  T'was The Night Before Christmas   Favoriting Rock and Roll Christmas  Ace Records  1989  LP  2:52:39 (Pop-up)
"Little" Georgie Holiday  Have A Gluey Christmas   Favoriting Have A Gluey Christmas / Clarence The Cross-Eyed Bear  Date  1966  7"  2:57:07 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Les Paul 

Jingle Bells   Favoriting

Jingle Bells / Silent Night 

Capitol Records 

1951 

7" 

2:59:42 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  6:01pm
Greg g:

Thanks Todd!!
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greg g:

and hello Richard J!
  6:01pm
Mare:

Thanks Todd!! That was awesome to bake to on this pre Christmas weekend!!
  6:02pm
Saltonstall:

George sounds like he’s doing well!
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dale:

claudine?
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dale:

pre-shooting?
  6:04pm
Deecee:

George Steele = Missing Link.
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Pauly from Clifton:

Hey-O, Richard J, folks!
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listener 126464:

Hot for Santa
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Hello, Richard and bog-sitters!
  6:07pm
Mare:

Oh wow!!! Love the songs !! Thank you!!
  6:08pm
glamrock90:

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 🤶
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efd:

Hey Richard! Nice to be hearing you tonight!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:13pm
listener 126464:

Thanks for filling in, Richard! Sounds great.
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herb.nyc:

Hola. These are some fun songs. Thx. I’m telling my family to tune in. (Ugh. They don’t listen to me)
  6:14pm
Sloppy A** MUSCLE:

wow, thot that H. Thomson was sayin' "I'd like to have an Enema for Christmas"! weird
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:19pm
Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Good evening Richard! Digging the tunes while I drink too much coquito.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:21pm
listener 126464:

↳ Jeff formerly from Rahway @6:19
Cheers, Jeff!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:24pm
spodiodi:

greetings, Richard and all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:25pm
Spikey BXL:

Great picks! Hey all
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:28pm
spodiodi:

↳ Song: "I Like Christmas (I Like It, I Like It)" by "Barr...
⭐️
  6:32pm
Sloppy A** MUSCLE:

"Later That Night" from Mother's of Invention album might be (in)approriate, Ricardo?
  6:33pm
Sloppy A** MUSCLE:

↳ Sloppy A** MUSCLE @6:32
"Reuben and the Jets"
  6:44pm
Gainstager Liquid:

is the war between hamas and israel funded by the U.S. neccesary for ....?
  6:51pm
SeanG:

Beatle Christmas!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:51pm
dale:

↳ Song: "All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle" by "Dora Br...
ha ha! this is funtastic!
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greg g:

↳ Gainstager Liquid @6:44
Not necessary at all , Gainstager. Yes, we (especially the Paiestinians) need a Ceasefire Now. www.wbfo.org...
Avatar 6:53pm
RichardJ:

↳ dale @6:03
I quite literally was unaware of this in advance!!! just googled!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:56pm
Dave the Spazz:

Enjoying the show!
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dale:

didn't eddie fisher bang half of hollywood?
  6:57pm
Gainstager Liquid:

powers that be are sitting back with popcorn like mike jackson meme.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:00pm
coelacanth∅:

Happy santamas RichardJ and all
  7:01pm
Gainstager Liquid:

this the soil that birth Jesus
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:02pm
spodiodi:

↳ coelacanth∅ @7:00
aloha, coelaclausę
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coelacanth∅:

greetings santiodi!
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coelacanth∅:

↳ Song: "17 Million Bicycles" by "Wendy Burton"
why didn't *I* think of that?! i could've rigged up the chimney to snag santa and then made a fortune selling toys all year
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dale:

unmistakably mitch!
  7:11pm
Andres:

↳ Song: "Must Be Santa" by "Mitch Miller & The Gang"
So not a Dylan original.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:12pm
dale:

↳ Andres @7:11
ha ha!
  7:13pm
Carmichael:

Heya Richard J and gang. I heard there’s a 3 day weekend?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:13pm
Polly.:

↳ Andres @7:11
the dylan version and vid is awesome!
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coelacanth∅:

↳ Carmichael @7:13
i'm in total not leave the house mode, even put whiskey in my coffee...
i keep forgetting i have to go to work at 11
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Be Now Homeboy:

Somebody say,
Ho Ho Ho ❤️
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dale:

a hippity hop and a ho ho ho.
  7:20pm
Carmichael:

Man coel, that’s brutal. You have no choice but to take the whiskey in to work.
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dale:

↳ Song: "Have A Happy Christmas (T'Was The Night Before Ch...
wait - i know of cletus maggard and the citizen's band. this is weird if a rap version of the group is an offshoot.
  7:22pm
Andres:

↳ Song: "Have A Happy Christmas (T'Was The Night Before Ch...
Living up to the Partytime Records label!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:23pm
Be Now Homeboy:

↳ Song: "Have A Happy Christmas (T'Was The Night Before Ch...
Great show!
hey dale ;)
hey y'all :)
"Have a Happy Happy Christmas"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:35pm
dale:

↳ Be Now Homeboy @7:23
may there be a new bucket hat in your stocking.
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coelacanth∅:

↳ Carmichael @7:20
haha... i may do that!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:43pm
dale:

↳ Song: "Loneliest Christmas Tree" by "Lisa Miller"
who knew parker brothers music was a thing? maybe we can find a hershey's chocolate label too.
  7:58pm
Carmichael:

This sounds like Gary Lewis.
  8:02pm
Hendrix wolfbat:

your show is everything Christmas Wonder joyful amazing, and right when the mouse's Christmas song came on I arrived at a yard that had a Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Christmas display it was ridiculously cosmically awesome I love your show Thank You from One elf to another
  8:13pm
Gainstager Liquid:

listening to this in a cabinet radio/television, on my living room rug
  8:14pm
Gainstager Liquid:

eggnog with candy cane, cheers bloaks
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
coelacanth∅:

↳ Song: "Just A Sad X-mas" by "The Soul Duo"
is this really from 2022??
...where's the autotune, the soulless vocal acrobatics, the whistle register?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
steveo:

Yeah so the singing dogs have a Wikipedia page... that was something for sure. also hi, Good to hear you today; I am enjoying the records 🙂
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listener 126464:

Hooray for Santa Claus!
  8:28pm
midge:

Hope he plays Jingle Cats
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coelacanth∅:

↳ steveo @8:21
as do the beatle barkers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:41pm
listener 126464:

Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets played some festive tunes on CBS Saturday Morning earlier.
Avatar 8:55pm
HyperDose:

Thanks for spreading some holiday cheer, Richard. Usually not one for xmas music outside of choir/orchestral numbers, but this has been so upbeat and fun! 😊
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:56pm
listener 126464:

Thanks and happy holidays, Richard J!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:56pm
steveo:

A Christmas show for the ages... Thank you, Richard
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:57pm
Will thee Sound Guy:

Thank you Richard J, great show
  4:20pm
breb:

Richard this show was outstanding! We've listened to it four times in the last three days
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