Let's see what's on the ole turntable for Hanukkah this evening -
Let's see what's on the ole turntable for Hanukkah this evening -
The Chanukah Song Part 3 Adam Sandler -
Kurstin x Grohl: The Hanukkah Sessions: Night Three -
What wouldn't we do for love ... of latkes!
A Very Jonas Hanukkah Y-Studs x Jonas Brothers -
8 is Great Monty Pickle and Kosha Dillz -
Weinerville Chanukah Special -
I'm still sure you Bunkies have never seen this one
Mayim Bialik and Noa Tishby Light Candles for the Third Night of Hanukkah -
Eight Nights A Week Loudon Wainwright III -
Remember to eat some steamed vegetables or a bran muffin.
Happy Holidays! I'm sure you are just starting to run around doing your holiday shopping. So why not sit back and relax (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack (perhaps, some popcorn,) and a beverage before our special starts, here's our final guest programmer with her favorite Christmas jingles (she was able to produce these within a day - Brava!)
Remember, it's the holidays (there are no bad choices, especially if the guest programmer lives in my house. There also seems to be some duplication between some of the guest programmers)
Jingle Bells Barbra Streisand -
The words and music for this Christmas classic were written by James Lord Pierpont, a popular American composer, in 1857 with the title of One Horse Open Sleigh. Pierpont was a member of a staunch Unitarian Church family, and his father was a minister. It was originally written for a local Sunday school entertainment on Thanksgiving Day in Savannah, Georgia. Its catchy tune was soon taken up by Christmas revelers.
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Darlene Love -
This is a favorite in our home. We'll talk more about it later this holiday season.
The Grinch Tyler the Creator -
This was written and recorded for the classic 1966 Dr. Seuss TV Holiday Special How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Seuss wrote the lyrics and Albert Hague wrote the music. The song appears three times in the special, starting when The Grinch begins crafting his impostor Santa suit. Each time it plays, we hear more about the despicable green guy, who eventually grows a heart. The version played on radio is a combination of the three show uses.
The Christmas Song Nat King Cole -
Mel Torme and Bob Wells were songwriting partners, and used to take turns going over to each others' homes to write songs. One particularly hot July day, Mel drove over to Bob's house in Teluca Lake, California. When he got there he walked into the house, couldn't find Bob, but found a spiral notepad of paper with some words on it: "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide Carols being sung by a choir, folks dressed up like Eskimos." When Mel found Bob, he asked him, "What's this?" and Bob said, "It's so blistering hot here, and thought it would be fun to see if I could write something about a totally different season, the winter season, Christmas season, and see if I could mentally, virtually cool off." Mel said, "Not only have you also cooled me off, but I think you've got a song here!" And the duo wrote the rest of the song in about 35 minutes.
Snowman Sia -
The song is a poignant love song using a snowman as a metaphor for someone she doesn't want to lose or see melt away, as she sings, "I'm Mrs. Snow, 'till death we'll be freezing".
Before you go - Once again, I'm going to play a perennial favorite bonus track (in our house, anyway) - the inspired mash-up of Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You and My Chemical Romance's Welcome To The Black Parade.
In case you've ever wondered what Thom Yorke would sound like singing a Christmas song
This is so perfectly matched that it seems it was written this way. I didn't think this one would work but give it a listen
Okay, maybe you've had enough of Mariah -
We'll end this session with the Mariah Carey/ Marilyn Manson mashup (by the brilliant Bill McClintlock.)
Sweet Dreams.
Demand Euphoria!
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