Santa's North Pole Radio

Santa spins novelty Christmas records, holiday songs and carols, vintage toy commercials and B-movie Christmas trailers from North Pole Radio, the little station in the corner of his workshop, with a bit of trivia and a corny joke between them. A Stupid Potato show.

In this episode:

1. 0:00 Santa's North Pole Radio on Stupid Potato
2. 0:11 Santa opens episode 4
3. 1:36 Jack Scott - Jingle Bells Slide — Jack Scott was a Canadian-American singer and songwriter who achieved fame for his country music and rockabilly hits during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He received recognition through induction into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.
4. 3:44 Mike Stewart - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1951) — A recording by Mike Stewart and The Sandpipers of the classic Christmas song about Santa's famous reindeer, written by John Marks and Alec Wilder. This 1951 version features orchestral accompaniment arranged by Mitchell Miller.
5. 5:29 Kenny Rogers - Christmas Everyday — Kenny Rogers released his twelfth studio album in 1981, which was also his first Christmas album, titled Christmas Everyday.
6. 9:07 Santa on Silent Night, Holy Night
7. 9:20 Don Baker - Silent Night, Holy Night (1947) — "Silent Night" is a Christmas carol composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber with lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. UNESCO declared it an intangible cultural heritage in 2011, and the song was first recorded in 1905. It has become one of the most recorded Christmas songs with more than 137,000 known recordings.
8. 11:57 Muzak - O Little Town of Bethlehem — "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a Christmas carol written by Phillips Brooks in 1868. In the United States and Canada, it is typically sung to a tune called "St. Louis" composed by Lewis Redner, while in the United Kingdom and Ireland it is sung to "Forest Green," a tune collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams and first published in the 1906 English Hymnal.
9. 14:06 Stanley garage door opener (commercial)
10. 14:48 Will Kennedy's Stereo Orchestra - O Sanctissima — A traditional Latin hymn recorded by Will Kennedy's Stereo Orchestra, released as part of their "Stereo Christmasland" album in 2014. A string-based instrumental arrangement of this classical religious composition.
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12. 17:41 Santa on Green Christmas

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About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.

Santa spins novelty Christmas records, holiday songs and carols, vintage toy commercials and B-movie Christmas trailers from North Pole Radio, the little station in the corner of his workshop, with a bit of trivia and a corny joke between them. A Stupid Potato show.

In this episode:

1. 0:00 Santa's North Pole Radio on Stupid Potato
2. 0:11 Santa opens episode 3
3. 1:36 Phoenix Boys Choir - African Noel — The Phoenix Boys Choir is a choir made up of boys and is located in Phoenix, Arizona.
4. 2:26 Tom Lehrer - A Christmas Carol — Thomas Andrew Lehrer was an American musician and mathematician whose humorous and often political songs became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. His recordings featured witty parodies of popular musical forms, typically composed with original melodies.
5. 4:02 Arizona Cliff Martin - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (1953) — Robert L. May created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1939 as a fictional character who serves as Santa Claus's ninth and youngest reindeer, leading the sleigh on Christmas Eve with his glowing red nose. Though Rudolph faces ridicule as a young reindeer for his distinctive nose, the brightness of it becomes valuable for guiding the team through difficult winter weather. According to Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., Rudolph's story appeals to American children because it represents individuality and special qualities being recognized and approved, embodying the American Dream through the cultural significance of Christmas.
6. 7:00 Santa on Thurlow Spurr - Remember
7. 7:09 Thurlow Spurr - Remember
8. 9:26 Bert Robinson - Christmas Greetings (1989)
9. 9:36 Peter Nero - Christmas Medley — Peter Nero's medley of classic Christmas songs, including the Hallelujah Chorus, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly, and Joy to the World, released in 1970 on A Very Merry Christmas, Volume IV.
10. 14:25 Ting Christmas Bells
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12. 17:03 Santa on Love's What You're Gettin' For Christmas
13. 17:12 Bobby Sherman - Love's What You're Gettin' For Christmas (1970) — A Christmas song recorded by Bobby Sherman and released in 1970 on his Christmas Album. Sherman was a popular teen idol and recording artist during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.

Santa spins novelty Christmas records, holiday songs and carols, vintage toy commercials and B-movie Christmas trailers from North Pole Radio, the little station in the corner of his workshop, with a bit of trivia and a corny joke between them. A Stupid Potato show.

In this episode:

1. 0:00 Santa's North Pole Radio on Stupid Potato
2. 0:10 Santa opens episode 2
3. 1:41 The Choir - Cantique de Noel Part 2 — "O Holy Night" is a sacred song connected to Christmas celebrations that originated from an 1847 French poem called Minuit, chrétiens by Placide Cappeau. Composer Adolphe Adam set this poem to music. John Sullivan Dwight created the well-known English version, making significant changes to the meaning of the original French words.
4. 4:13 Superman Toy (commercial) — A Kellogg's Corn Flakes promotion for a toy flying Superman figure launched with a spring-loaded launcher, available by mail order for one box top and ten cents.
5. 5:15 Give Love On Christmas Day — "Give Love on Christmas Day" is a Christmas song first recorded in 1970 by the Jackson 5 for their Christmas Album. The song was written by The Corporation, a Motown songwriting and producing team, and received critical acclaim when the album was released. The track has since been covered by artists including The Temptations, New Edition, BlackGirl, Yolanda Adams, Ledisi, Coko, and Johnny Gill.
6. 8:12 Santa on I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
7. 8:24 Toby Deane - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (1953) — A novelty Christmas song performed by Toby Deane with Enoch Light and his Orchestra, written by John Rox. The whimsical recording features a child's plea to Santa for an unusual holiday gift.
8. 11:08 Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians - Ring Those Christmas Bells (1951) — A Christmas song composed by Marvin Fisher and performed by Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians. Released in 1951, this holiday classic celebrates the joy and festive spirit of Christmas through its cheerful melody and uplifting message of togetherness.
9. 15:57 Present Co Fine Jewelry (commercial, 1986) — A local television commercial for Present Co, a Rochester, New York Christmas store, that aired on December 21, 1986 during a broadcast of "One Life to Live" on WOKR Channel 13. The spot promoted jewelry and Panasonic electronics including portable stereos and an answering machine.
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11. 16:38 Castles in Air - Have Yourself a Merry Little — "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was written in 1943 by American composers Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane for the MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), where Judy Garland performed it. The song has been covered by numerous artists over the years, including Frank Sinatra.
12. 19:46 Santa on O Little Town of Bethlehem

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About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.

Santa spins novelty Christmas records, holiday songs and carols, vintage toy commercials and B-movie Christmas trailers from North Pole Radio, the little station in the corner of his workshop, with a bit of trivia and a corny joke between them. A Stupid Potato show.

In this episode:

1. 0:00 Santa's North Pole Radio on Stupid Potato
2. 0:10 Santa opens episode 1
3. 1:37 Glenn Miller - Missing Christmas Eve (1944)
4. 2:09 The Ventures - O Christmas Tree — An instrumental recording of the traditional Christmas carol "O Tannenbaum" (O Christmas Tree) by surf rock pioneers The Ventures, released on their 2002 Christmas album.
5. 4:45 Let It Snow — "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" was written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California, during a heatwave. Vaughn Monroe first recorded the song that fall, and it was released just after Thanksgiving, becoming a hit by Christmas.
6. 6:51 Santa on Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
7. 7:10 Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments (commercial) — A 1978 television commercial for Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, promoting their Christmas ornament collection designed to commemorate special occasions and events, featuring both one-time and annually returning dated ornaments.
8. 7:42 Christmas in Camp (1922)
9. 13:57 Choir of Kings College - Adam Lay Ybounden — A medieval English carol traditionally performed by cathedral and college choirs during Christmas services, particularly as part of Nine Lessons and Carols celebrations. This arrangement by the Choir of King's College is a fixture of holiday radio programming.
10. 14:55 Adeste Fideles (1922) — "O Come, All Ye Faithful," also called "Adeste Fideles," is a Christmas carol whose authorship has been credited to several people including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), John Reading (1645–1692), King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656), and unnamed Cistercian monks. The song's earliest printed version appears in a book Wade published, and Stonyhurst College in Lancashire holds a manuscript by Wade from 1751.
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12. 19:02 Santa on White Christmas
13. 19:11 Eddy Arnold - White Christmas — Eddy Arnold recorded this country version of the classic Christmas standard, originally composed by Irving Berlin. Arnold's rendition was first released in November 1950 on RCA Records.

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About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.