Holiday music collector Andy Cirzan joins Jim and Greg every Christmas to share his new batch of seasonal tunes. By day, he runs Jam Productions in Chicago, but by night, he searches through record stores, dustbins and basements to find gems for his annual compilation. He shares a few of his favorites during this episode and, as a special bonus, is sharing his mix with Sound Opinions listeners.
Ambassador Record Corp Ensemble, "Donner & Blitzen"
Sonny Boy Williamson I, "Christmas Morning Blues"
Mary White, "Christmas Bells"
Mary Denise Cawley, "The Day That Santa Cried"
Walter "The Crybaby" Stone & the Tradewinds, "Christmas Time Again"
"...the Christmas Holidays Are Over.....and reprise"
Featured Songs:
"Yule Proclamation"
Dick Huemer and Camarata, "O Futuristic Christmas Tree," A Christmas Adventure in Disneyland, Disneyland, 1959
The Free Design, "The Now Sound Of Christmas," The Now Sound of Christmas, U.S. Air Force, 1968
Betty Lloyd, "Snowflakes Pt. 1," Snowflakes (single), Thomas, 1969
Magnus T. Cook, "Snow Bunny," The Second Noel (single), Right Road, 1972
Patty Marie Joy, "Space Age Santa Claus," Space Age Santa Claus (single), Delhi, 1961
"Good King Wenceslas"
Herman Apple, "Promenade en traîneau," Stereo Percussion de Noël, Trans-Canada, 1964
Herman Apple, "Le Père Noël s'en vient," Stereo Percussion de Noël, Trans-Canada, 1964
"Snowkenstein"
Jimmy McGriff, "The Christmas Song," Christmastime, Jell, 1964
Janette Eden, "You Turn Me On (And Light Me Up) Just Like a Christmas Tree," single, North Lake, 1965
Flo Price, "A Simple Little Flying Machine," Christmas 2001: A Space-Age Adventure, Light, 1979
Jimmy McCracklin, "Christmas Time Pt. 1," Christmas Time (single), Art-Tone, 1961
"Winter Wonderland"
Herman Apple, "Quand il neige sur mon pays," Stereo Percussion de Noël, Trans-Canada, 1964
Larry Rivera, "The Legend of the Menehune Santa," Christmas on Kauai, Coco Palms, 1961
Harvie June Van, "Dasher," Natividad (single), Briar International, 1961
J.J. Barnes, "Snow Flake," Got To Get Rid Of You (single), Volt, 1969
Jimmy Jones & His Versatiles, "Christmas Is A Drag," Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party Vol.2, Tramp, 2013
Walter Stone "The Crybaby" and the Tradewinds, "Christmas Time Again," Christmas Time Again (single), Popularity, 1970
"Santa Claus, there's the Signal!"
"Sleigh Bells"
Kraftwerk, "The Telephone Call," Electric Café, EMI, 1986
The Arcade Fire, "The Suburbs," The Suburbs, Merge, 2010
Muse, "United States of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage)," The Resistance, Atco, 2009
Fergie, "Glamorous," The Duchess, A&M, 2006
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