#5 of your worst is actually by John Lenin (intentional
mis-spelling)
I have been on a college radio station for a long time and play some Christmas (and related) music—some good ones
Irish Rovers—Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (BETTER
than Elmo and Patsy)
Rash of Stabbings—A Christmas Song (Providence RI band:
“No jingle bells in my heart, no Frosty...because Christ was
born and crucified, that’s the meaning”. It’s on YouTube)
Stan Freberg—Christmas Dragnet, Green Chri$tma$, and
I’m getting Nuttin’ For Christmas. The middle one is
about the commercializiation, and “(we forget) whose
birthday we’re celebrating”.
The Wombles—Wombling Merry Christmas. Little known in US;
a spinoff of some children’s books about little furry critters who clean up litter, etc. Rockin’ tune done by
Mike Batt. Catchy tune, great riff, sax etc. All day long we will be wombling in the snow, we wish you a wombling
Merry Christmas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JhVkWNHaU4&ob=av3e
James Brown—Let’s Make Christmas Mean Something This Year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se-OiVPEiPY
Waiting up for “Sanny claw”, the Godfather of Soul gives thanks to God...number one... Screamin’ soul.
almost forgot
Tom Lehrer I’m spending Hannukah in Santa Monica
(wearing sandals, lighting candles by the sea)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSCmZU0eFJg