A Merry Christmas and best of the season to you, dear partygoers!

Last year, friend of the show (and occasional unwitting musical contributor), David M. dropped by the rumpus room to play a selection of his favourite Christmas songs. Well, Covid put paid to any ideas in that direction so it fell to David, our resident Grinch, to pull together a Christmas mix of his own…

So, once again, please join us in the Yuletide rumpus room. We’ve trimmed the tree with bingle balls, who-floo fluff, and bizel blicks! Amidst the woo hoo boo bricks, dangling pantukas and that pile of panpunas by the beanbag chair, we’ve got a great selection of seasonal sides to make this holiday season go down easy!

So nog that egg and enjoy some holiday cheer!

* The Monkees – “What Would Santa Do?” – Christmas Party, 2018 – 11:47* Carla Thomas – “Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas” – Atlantic single b-side – a-side “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, 1963 – 20:27* Andy Williams – “Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells” – The Williams Brothers Christmas Album, 1969 – 33:11* Little Jimmy Thomas – “Deck the Halls (Fa La La La La)” –Official Records single b/w “Jimmy’s Christmas”, 1964 – 40:25* Linda Laurie – “All Winter Long” – Andie Records single a-side “Stay with Me”, 1959 – 48:30* Otis Redding – “Merry Christmas, Baby” – Atco single a-side “White Christmas”, 1968 – 56:14* Low – “Just Like Christmas” – Christmas EP, 1999 – 1:04:32* Miles Davis and Bob Dorough – “Blue Xmas” – Jingle Bell Jazz, 1962 – 1:11:47* Claudine Longet – “I Don’t Intend to Spend Christmas Without You” – A&M single b/w “Snow”, 1967 – 1:21:56* Sun 60 – “Mary Xmess” – Only, 1993 – 1:36:14* The Christmas Spirit – “Christmas Is My Time of Year” – White Whale single b/w “Will You Still Believe in Me?”, 1968 – 1:42:02* The Bellrays – “Santa Has a Big, Old Bag” – Merry Xmas, Love the Bellrays, 2008 – 1:49:36* The Three Wise Men – “Thanks for Christmas” – Virgin Records single b/w “Countdown to Christmas Party Time”, 1983 – 1:55:47* Burt Bacharach – “The Bell That Wouldn’t Jingle” – Something Festive, 1968 – 2:02:19* Bobby Goldsboro – “Look Around You (It’s Christmas Time)” – United Artists single b/w “A Christmas Wish”, 1968 – 2:09:33* James Brown – “Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto” – A Soulful Christmas, 1968 – 2:15:02* Akim and the Teddy Vann Production Company – “Santa Claus Is a Black Man” – Santa Claus Is a Black Man, 1973 – 2:22:27* Pete Jolly – “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” – Something Festive, 1968 – 2:31:32* Rotary Connection – “Christmas Child” – Peace, 1968 – 2:38:14* The Heavy Blinkers – “Chaplin’s Christmas” – The Heavy Blinkers, 2000 – 2:47:41* Velle Scott – “Merry Christmas” – Santa’s Funk & Soul Christmas Party Vol. 3, 2015 – 2:53:14* No Fun (David M.) – “Christmas Alone (Who’s the Turkey Now?)” – The Next Christmas Day (aka Blacknewchristmaskillerstarmanstar) from The Fezziwig Files: No Fun at Christmas 1975-2015, 2015 – 2:59:01* Amy Helm feat. The Wood Brothers – “Christmas Must Be Tonight” – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC, 2018 – 3:04:37* Sufjan Stevens – “Sister Winter” – Songs for Christmas – Peace: Songs for Christmas, Vol. V, 2006 – 3:14:24

Here is that controversial Christmas-o-meter!

Thanks for listening.

If you’d like your own copy of this year’s holiday mix,