PART 1: Space Christmas – Shonen Knife; Feliz Navidad – El Vez; José Van Haliano – Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano vs. Van Halen) – Bill McClintock; Santa’s Gonna Shut ‘Em Down – The Untamed Youth; Christmas All Over Again – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; Christmas Day – Detroit Junior; Sock It to Me, Santa – Bob Seger & the Last Heard; What Christmas Means to Me – Stevie Wonder; Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights) – JD McPherson; Linus & Lucy – Gone Native; Hurray for Santa Claus – The Fleshtones
PART 2: The Christians and the Pagans – Dar Williams; Rock’n’Roll Winter – Wizzard; Christmas Bop – Marc Bolan; Christmas on Riverside Drive – August Darnell; I Want an Alien for Christmas – Fountains of Wayne; Christmas Here (Could Never Be Like That) – Wednesday Week; On Comet – The Point; AC/LeeC – Dirty Deeds Around the Christmas Tree – Bill McClintock; Jingle Bells – Dolph Chaney; Gloria (in Excelsis Deo) – The Tryfles; Mr. Santa Claus – Nathaniel Mayer; The Man With the Bag – Kay Starr; My Mom and Santa Claus – George Jones; Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – The 4 Seasons
PART 3: Ring Out, Solstice Bells (1978 version) – Jethro Tull; Christmas Kisses – Ray Anthony; There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays – Perry Como; Jingle Bells – Patti Page; The Nutcracker Suite – Les Brown & His Band of Renown; Papa Noel – Brenda Lee; A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle) – The Echelons; She’s Coming Home – The Wailers; Christmas Day – Ral Donner; St. Stephen’s Day Murders – The Chieftains w/Elvis Costello; O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) – Jackie Wilson; Do You Hear What I Hear? – Jim Nabors; Silent Night – Eva Cassidy; River – Joni Mitchell; The Bells of St. Mary – The Tokens; Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth (long version) – Bing Crosby & David Bowie; O Holy Night – Tiny Tim; Jesus Christ – Big Star
PART 4: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – NRBQ; Christmas Wish – NRBQ; Pretty Paper – Roy Orbison; What Child Is This? – Ray Charles; The Hallelujah Chorus – Donnie Iris & the Cruisers; Merry Christmas Baby – The Poets; Merry Christmas Baby – Otis Redding; Christmas at the Airport – Nick Lowe; Welcome Christmas – From How the Grinch Stole Christmas; The Lord’s Bright Blessing – From Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol; Merry Christmas Darling – The Carpenters; Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry; Santa’s Helper – Joe Poovey; Must Be Santa – Gone Native; Little Drummer Boy (Up the Khyber) – Hoodoo Gurus; Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson; I Wish You a Merry Christmas – Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva; Santa Teach Me to Dance – Debbie & the Darnels; Merry Christmas – The Cameos; We Need a Little Christmas – The New Christy Minstrels
PART 5: It’s Christmas Time – The Qualities; Jingle Bells – The Singing Dogs; Christmas of Love – Little Isidore & the Inquisitors; Snoopy’s Christmas – The Royal Guardsmen; Dominick the Donkey – Lou Monte; Little Saint Nick (Alternate Take) – The Beach Boys; Don’t Be a Jerk (It’s Christmas) – SpongeBob SquarePants; Swiss Colony Beef Log – Eric Cartman; Father Christmas – The Kinks; Santa Does – The Mavericks; Last Minute Rush – Cheepskates; The Most Wonderful Day of the Year – From Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer; We’re a Couple of Misfits – From Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Jingle Jingle Jingle – From Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer; A Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Burl Ives; Santa Claus – The Sonics; Thanks for Christmas – The Three Wise Men (XTC); Here Comes Santa Claus – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans; Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes
PART 6: Fairytale of New York – The Pogues w/Kirsty MacColl; Christmas Morning – The Smithereens; Santa Claus Is Back in Town – Elvis Presley; Run Rudolph Run – Chuck Berry; Do You Hear What I Hear/You Really Got Me – Bobby Lloyd Hicks & the Skeletons; Step Into Christmas – Elton John; Christmas Day With Me – Laura Vale & the Vipertones; DJ Play a Christmas Song – Cher; Nutrocker – Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas – Carla Thomas; Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms; Merry Xmas Everybody – Slade; Marshmallow World – Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra; A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn’t So) – The Flaming Lips; The Bells of St. Mary – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans; It’s Christmas Time – Marvin & Johnny; Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
… is the hostess of Franorama 2.0, most Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. Eastern Time on Cygnus Radio. So what’s a genre? I just throw everything against a wall and see what sticks. Rock’n’roll, garage, punk, soul (especially Northern), rockabilly, real country, cheesy goofball stuff – no matter what generation, if it has a heart and soul, it has a home here.