[Flick Lives]

One of my favorites from the 80’s; Run DMC’s “Christmastime in Hollis”. This song also is heard in another 80’s Classic, “Die Hard”.

http://youtu.be/OR07r0ZMFb8

[SaraJohnson]

I would say something really nasty to you, but I won’t.

In before the Zot.

[PrinterEagle]

Three from Stan Freberg:

Nuthin’ For Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwYEpnWC0lc

Green Chri$tma$
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5IXlfJSEi4

Christmas Dragnet / Yulenet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1vJ4sXetw4

[dfwgator]

Weird Al Yankovic - Christmas At Ground Zero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039p6xqutU

[Fiji Hill]

Here are a few

• Santa Claus Is On His Way--Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra (1941)

• Rock and Roly Poly Santa Claus--Lillian Briggs (1955)

• I Saw Mommy Do the Mambo (With You Know Who)--Jimmy Boyd (1953)

• Santa Claus Meets the Purple People Eater--Sheb Wooley (1958)

• Santa and the Satellite--Buchanan & Goodman (1957)

• Elvis for Xmas--Mad Milo (1956)

• I Want to Spend Christmas With Elvis--Marlene Paula (1956)

• Santa and the Touchables--Dickie Goodman (1961)

• I'm Going to Lasso Santa Claus--Brenda Lee (1956)

• Santa Claus for President--Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra (1947)

[CtBigPat]

You want silly? I give you silly!!!

Rusty Chevrolet

ding fries are done

Bob Rivers - 12 Pains Of Christmas

Bob Rivers - Wreck The Malls

It's the Most Fattening Time of the Year

[jocon307]

Missing Dominick the Christmas Donkey, are you? Well, that makes one of us.

Maybe Kathy can work some of these silly tunes into the Canteen this weekend or next.

[TBP]

Here you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Sv0DniGmI

[Fiji Hill]

Just about everyone has heard Eartha Kitt's 1953 recording "Santa Baby." Here is the follow-on, which is not heard as often, from 1954.

This Year's Santa Baby

[Fiji Hill]

Santa, Teach Me to Dance--Debbie & the Darnells (1962)

[Fiji Hill]

Dig That Crazy Santa Claus--Oscar McLollie & The Honey Jumpers (1954)

[Fiji Hill]

Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus--Tennessee Ernie Ford (1951)

[Fiji Hill]

Boogie Woogie Santa Claus--Mabel Scott (1949)

[To Hell With Poverty]

Lots of great links in this thread!

[To Hell With Poverty]

I don’t listen to broadcast radio anymore, just Internet stations now. There’s one called 181.fm that has a ton of Christmas channels. Christmas fun and Christmas kids are probably two good sources.

I hate to say it, but commercial radio is driven by market demand. Guess it’s a sad state of affairs that there isn’t room for silliness around Christmas these days. Of course, with the current lack of CHRIST it’s no mystery that a lot of joy has gone out of the season.

[doug from upland]

Perhaps this might be enjoyable —
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx2dSjzZF3I

[hoagy62]

I got one...a Bob Rivers 'Twisted Christmas" tune...

The Restroom Door Said 'Gentlemen'

[Rodamala]

A couple of years ago my brother told me how a radio disc jockey he was listening to around the holidays announced that he would finally play Chistmas songs after not doing so well into the season.

The change of heart? The disc jockey announced that he hadn't said it to anyone but he was refusing to play any Christmas songs, until a listener called in and requested Weird Al's Christmas at Ground Zero. Well someone made that call.

[a fool in paradise]

>>along with All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, All the chipmunk songs, Grandma got run over (thank goodness), basically anything silly.

Those Chipmunks did a record 10 years later with Canned Heat in 1968

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g45i9RFvHss

[Squawk 8888]

My personal favourite is Santa Baby performed by Pink Martini,

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