PART 1: Christmas Time Is Here – The Vince Guaraldi Trio; White Christmas – The Ronettes; Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Mambo – Billy May; Sleigh Ride – The Ventures; Christmas Time’s a-Coming – Bill Monroe; Xmas Twist – The Twistin’ Kings; Do You Hear What I Hear/You Really Got Me – Bobby Lloyd Hicks & the Skeletons; Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – The Jackson 5; Groovy Xmas – The Linda Lindas; Joy to the World – The Butties; Christmas Outta Site (Wonder) – New Mystery Girl; We Need a Little Christmas (From Mame Original Broadway Cast) – Angela Lansbury w/Frankie Michaels, Jane Connell & Sab Shimono; Don’t Believe in Christmas – The Sonics; Christmas Time Is (Coming ‘Round Again) – The Mavericks; Hey Skinny Santa! – JD McPherson; Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Ella Fitzgerald; Soul Christmas – Graham Parker & Nona Hendryx; Christmas Time All Over the World – The Smithereens; Merry Christmas Loopy Lu – The Kaisers; Santa’s Gonna Shut ‘Em Down – The Untamed Youth
PART 2: A Monkey in a Suit (Is Still a Monkey) – Stupidity feat. Keith Streng;; #1 Punk – Richie Parsons; Music & Animals – The Armoires; Something Went Down – The Amplifier Heads feat. Jen D’Angora; Scrooge’s Body Shop – Classic Ruins; Can’t Wait to See You on Christmas – Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn; She’s Coming Home – The Wailers; Sleigh Bell Rock – Three Aces and a Joker; Hey Santa Claus – The Moonglows; Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes; It’s a Happy Holiday – The Sherwoods; Merry Twist-mas – The Marcels; Rockin’ Rudolph – Snuffy & Uniques Forget It – Nadroj & the Wolrats; Run Rudolph Run – Lemmy Kilmister, Dave Grohl & Billy F. Gibbons; Will You Turn Up for Christmas – Irene Peña; I Want an Alien for Christmas – Fountains of Wayne; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Fab Four
PART 3: The Beatles Christmas Record 1963 – The Beatles; That Swingin’ Manger – Frank Sinatra; Santa Claus Is Back in Town – Elvis Presley; Merry Christmas Baby – The Beach Boys; Here Comes Santa Claus – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans; String Lights and Hold On – Blake Jones & the Trike Shop; Must Be Santa – Gone Native; Santa’s Helper – Joe Poovey; Punchbowl Full of Joy – Sonny Columbus & His Del Fuegos; Reindeer Twist – Stupidity feat. Keith Streng; Super Rock Santa – The Fleshtones; The Christmas Tree – The Episodes; It’s Christmas Time Again – The Forty Nineteens; Christmas Here (Could Never Be Like That) – Wednesday Week; Surfin’ Santa Claus – Ty Whitney; Dancin’ With Santa – The Trashmen; One of You (in Every Size) – Marty Robbins; Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano
PART 4: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Mitch Miller; The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Andy Williams; Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms; Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee; Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Have a Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives; The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) – David Seville & the Chipmunks; I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Dean Martin; Shake Hands With Santa Claus – Louis Prima; Do You Hear What I Hear? – Jim Nabors; White Christmas – The Drifters; A Five Pound Box of Money – Pearl Bailey; Jingle Bells – The Singing Dogs; Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson; Good King Wenceslas – Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors; Twistin’ Bells – Santo & Johnny; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Los Straitjackets; Gotta Get Lucky for Xmas – Johnny Rabb; Santa Claus Is Comin’ – Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents; From Me to You – Mae West; Merry Xmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) – The Ramones; Run Rudolph Run – The Outlaws; Snowman, Snowman, Sweet Potato Nose – The Jaynetts; Santa’s Got a Coupe de Ville – The Four Imperials; Mama’s Twistin’ With Santa – Mark Anthony; They Shined Up Rudolph’s Nose – Johnny Horton; Christmas in Suburbia – Librarians With Hickeys; Snowflakes – The Alex Butter Field; See You in December – The Minus 5 Feat. M. Ward & Chuck Prophet
… 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.