PART 1: Nothin’ for Christmas – The Reducers; Christmas Day – Detroit Junior; Silent Night – Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns; Sleigh Ride – The Ventures; When the Fat Guy Tries the Chimney On for Size – Rodney Crowell; I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day – Wizzard; All the Gifts I Need – JD McPherson; Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Dion; Swingin’ Drummer Boy – Asleep at the Wheel; Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – Alan Jackson; Charlie Brown Christmas Tree – Lara Herscovich; I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus – Brenda Lee; Christmas Time’s a-Coming – Bill Monroe; Christmas Time’s A-Coming – Buck Owens & His Buckaroos; The Merriest – June Christie; Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano; Christmas Time With You – The Cheepskates; String Lights and Hold On – Blake Jones & the Trike Shop; Winter Valley Song – Fountains of Wayne; Santa Claus Meets the Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley; A Five Pound Box of Money – Pearl Bailey; You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors; I’m Gonna Tell Santa Claus on You – Faron Young; Surfing on Christmas (Santa Won’t You Bring Me Some Waves) – Southern Culture on the Skids; Just to Be With You (This Christmas) – Nick Lowe
PART 2: (I’m Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica – Tom Lehrer; The Hanukkah Song – Adam Sandler; 8 Days (of Hanukkah) – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings; Applesauce vs. Sour Cream – The LeeVees; How do You Spell Hanukkah? – The LeeVees; Festival of Lights – The Minus 5 Feat. Mike Mills; All I Want for Chanukah Is a Ukelele – Alison Faith Levy; It’s Christmas Once Again – Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers; ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? – Louis Armstrong; Boogie Woogie Santa Claus – Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra (vocals: Sonny Parker); Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Wally Gonzales; Sleigh Ride – Combustible Edison; Sleigh Ride – Mitch Miller; I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Dean Martin; Christmastime in the City – Maple Mars; Christmas Present – The Chicks; Jingle Rock – Tommy Lee & the Orbits; We Got the Eggnog If You Got the Whiskey – The Hickoids; Super Rock Santa – The Fleshtones
PART 3: ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? – Buster Poindexter; Santa Does – The Mavericks; Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – The Mavericks; Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band; All Alone on Christmas – Darlene Love w/The E Street Band; Rockin’ Santa Claus – The Moods; Run Rudolph Run – Keith Richards; Forget It – Nadroj & the Wolrats; Very Merry Christmas – Rodney Crowell; Rock and Roll Christmas – Cordell Jackson; Captain Santa Claus (and His Reindeer Space Patrol) – Bobby Helms; Your Christmas Whiskey – The Minus 5; I Want a Boy for Christmas – The Del Vetts; Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – The Harmony Grits; Merry Christmas Loopy Lu – The Kaisers
PART 4: The Christmas Guest – Johnny Cash; Go Tell It on the Mountain – The Blind Boys of Alabama w/Tom Waits; New Born King – Doc Watson; Peace in the Valley – Doc Watson; Silent Night – The Everly Brothers; It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – The Louvin Brothers; Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday – William Bell; It’s Christmas Time – The Five Keys; Just a Lonely Christmas – The Moonglows; Adeste Fideles – The Roches; The Christmas Song – Nat “King” Cole; Winter Wonderland – Aretha Franklin; The Christmas Waltz – Nancy Wilson; This Christmas – Donny Hathaway; Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley; The Bells of Dublin Christmas Eve – The Chieftains; You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Thurl Ravenscroft; Christmas in Jail – The Youngsters; You’re My Christmas Present – The Skyliners
PART 5: Merry Christmas From the Family – Robert Earl Keen; Donde Esta Santa Claus? – El Vez; Winter Wonderland – The Roches; I’ve Got Presents for Santa – Sarah Taylor & Bill Mumy; Someday at Christmas – Stevie Wonder; Old Toy Trains – Roger Miller; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry; They Shined Up Rudolph’s Nose – Johnny Horton; Frosty the Snowman – Jimmy Durante; Feliz Navidad – Asleep at the Wheel; Marshmallow World – The Gravel Pit; Marshmallow World – Darlene Love; Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer – The Cadillacs; Christmas Love – Rotary Connection; Listen to the Bells – Lisa Mychols w/The Wondermints; Frosty the Snowman – The Ronettes; It’s a Happy Holiday – The Sherwoods; Greensleeves – The Scorpions; Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Joey Ramone
… 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.