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1. Auld Lang Syne
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Boney M, 1981 ? One last treat for you, since it?s Christmas and all. Happy New Year!
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public date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST - (4 MB Type: MPEG)
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2. Christmas In The Northwest
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Brenda Kutz White, 1985 ? You know, I think that?s it. I?m done. I quit. This has gone too far. I just can?t do it anymore. Not now. Not after this. Anyway, Merry Christmas!
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public date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (7 MB Type: MPEG)
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3. Silent Night
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Tom Waits, 1989 ? Sweet mother of mercy, that voice.
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public date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (5 MB Type: MPEG)
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4. Sleigh Ride
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Mistletoe Disco Band, 1980 ? Christmas and Disco, together at last.
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public date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (3 MB Type: MPEG)
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5. I'm Gonna E-Mail Santa
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Billy Gilman & Rosie O?Donnell, 2000 ? I?m not a violent man, but the first time I heard this song, I was waiting in a long line at Best Buy, and the sound of Billy Gilman?s voice made me want to strangle someone. After the second chorus, I ditched the items I had planned to purchase in the nearest
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public date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (6 MB Type: MPEG)
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6. Little Drummer Boy
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RuPaul, 1993 ? Back to back Drummer Boys! RuPaul doesn?t have as much of an ego about his/her rendition, dropping the definite article ?the?, probably in an effort to appeal to the everyman cross-dressing Christmas caroler. I think it works.
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public date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (4 MB Type: MPEG)
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7. The Little Drummer Boy
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Ringo Starr, 1999 ? Ringo Starr would like to take this opportunity to remind you that he was in the Beatles. Ever heard of them?
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public date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (6 MB Type: MPEG)
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8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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Pebbles & Bamm Bamm, 1965 ? This seems like a pretty bizarre choice of song for a pair of pre-historic toddlers to sing. Especially when you consider that they?re singing about the birth of Jesus, which would be several thousand years in the future. Maybe they heard about it from the Jetsons. Eit
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public date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (2 MB Type: MPEG)
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9. What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)
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C-3PO, R2-D2, and Friends, 1980 ? Good tune or not, you?ve gotta admit it?s a tough question to answer.
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public date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (5 MB Type: MPEG)
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10. Come On Ring Those Bells
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Evie Tornquist, 1977 ? Christmas is all about traditions. For me, as a kid, the Christmas season hadn?t begun until we?d picked up my prodigal sister from the airport, set up the tree, brought out the anglocentric nativity scene, and put on the Evie record. Come to think of it, that?s probably whe
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public date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (4 MB Type: MPEG)
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11. Hurry Home for Christmas
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Robert Goulet, 1969 ? That?s not just a warm sentiment, either. You?d better hurry your jingle-bell-jinglin? ass home or, well, the reindeer won?t come back, or something. No ho-ho. Woah-woah. Until you get here mistletoe will miss a kiss that won?t be kissing. Wait, what?
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public date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (2 MB Type: MPEG)
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12. Frosty The Snowman
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Cindy Brady, 1970 ? Quite possibly the all-time worst interpretation of this particular holiday classic, which is an accomplishment, because it?s not an especially difficult piece of music. There?s something charming about how consistently behind the beat she is, but then again I did just drink a h
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public date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (2 MB Type: MPEG)
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13. Sleigh Ride
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Christmas Accordion, ???? ? I have next to nothing on this one, but who doesn?t love Christmas carols played on an accordion?
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public date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (5 MB Type: MPEG)
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14. The First Noel
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Crash Test Dummies, 1991 ? I might have more to say about this song if I could get past the first 14 seconds. When played back on high-end speakers, Brad Roberts' voice is capable of the fabled brown note, causing people and pets alike to suddenly lose control of their bowels. Which, depending on
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public date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (5 MB Type: MPEG)
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15. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
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The Pointer Sisters, 1987 ? And he?s bringing assless chaps for all the girls and boys.
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public date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (5 MB Type: MPEG)
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16. Alvin's Harmonica
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David Seville & The Chipmunks, 1959 ? You?re almost certainly familiar with the Chipmunks? song where Alvin wants a hula-hoop. This one is different. In this one, Alvin doesn?t want a hula-hoop, he wants a girl chipmunk. He?s not picky ? small, fat, tall ? it doesn?t matter. Luckily, Alvin has a
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public date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (4 MB Type: MPEG)
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17. I Fell Out Of A Christmas Tree
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Little Rita Faye, 1953 ? After her music career didn?t pan out, Little Rita Faye found her calling teaching abstinence-only sex education to pine saplings.
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public date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (5 MB Type: MPEG)
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18. Christmas Shopping
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Buck Owens & His Buckaroos, 1968 ? Leave it to a country singer to tell it like it is about Christmas consumerism. Things haven?t gotten much better since Buck sang this song, but I?d like to think the gifts are a little more interesting these days. A coloring book?
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public date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (2 MB Type: MPEG)
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19. We Need A Little Christmas
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The Golddiggers, 1969 ? There?s a virtual truckload of information on the innermets about The Golddiggers, but I didn?t really read any of it. The gist of it is that they were strategically placed eye-candy on Dean Martin?s variety show in the late 60s. Why strategically placed? Allegedly Dean Ma
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public date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (3 MB Type: MPEG)
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20. Dry Gulch Christmas Rap
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Gospel Bill, 1981-ish ? I couldn?t find a ton of information about this one, but it appears to be from a special christmas episode of an early incarnation of the Gospel Bill Show, in which a dog named Barkamaeus saves the town of Dry Gulch from money-hungry real estate developers by winning an ad-h
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public date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - (6 MB Type: MPEG)
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