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by the way I have been a DJ on a college radio station since 1981 and have been known to play some Christmas stuff (but not jumping the gun). Here's some of the more "interesting" cuts I've played (in addition to these, there's Stan Freberg's comedy cuts GREEN CHRI$TMA$ and CHRISTMAS DRAGNET). Er, at least you won't find these on the all-Christmas stations...:

--"I Found the Brains of Santa Claus Underneath My Bed" (heard on Dr. Demento). "It was in a pickle jar, I wonder if he's dead. Oh they smell like dried up tuna and look more green than red...")

--"Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year". By the Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown. "(spoken)Remember when we were little and you couldn't wait for... Sanny Claus?" A screamin' good time (1966)

--"A Christmas Song" by Rash of Stabbings. Controversial name for this band from Providence (in the 80s) but: "...because Christ was born, then crucified/you know that's the meaning/ No jingle bells in my heart, no Frosty/ Children dreaming, but it's not that way for me/ Well, remember what/The Bible sells/ Don't go by what/ Commercial Christmas sells").

--"Merry Bloody Xmas" by the (Irish) Rovers. Flip side to the (Canadian) Attic Records single "Grandma Got Run Over" (cover of Elmo & Patsy). This one's an original: "Merry Xmas/ To me/ My dog threw up all over the Xmas tree/ They repossed/ Me Color TV/ Oh, merry bloody Xmas/ To me". From the gang that gave you "the loveliest of them all was the unicorn"