As this list for jamming beneath the mistletoe came together, it became clear that much of this Christmas music seems to have been drenched in rowdy egg nog . They literally slosh and stagger in a time of hair and rebellion. These are the carolers who would fight for their right to Christmas party.
Not all the songs came from the era of kissing and rocking the holidays away. You don’t have to listen long to tell that the times have changed. We are the target audience labeled Christmas Yet To Come.
But wait! A C.A.R.E. package just dropped in. It doesn’t say Amazon anywhere on it. Strange sounds tinkle like bells and bottles of Christmas cheer from beyond.
A 60s Santa goes on a Christmas Eve bender in “Santa Came Home Drunk.” Johnny Preston doesn’t want an assault weapon under the tree, he wants a guitar! The Sonics find Santa! The Damned seek a Sanity Clause!
Elvis for Christmas is the dream of poor forgotten Debbie Dabney. A jive-talking Sunset Strip parking lot attendant swings it Daddy-oh, Smegma celebrates 1983, and The Turtles cut the first track about sidewalk surfing in 1963, shortly after the debut of the Little Drummer Boy.
But I digress. Detroit Junior, Little Esther Phillips, and Miles Davis represent the 60s in a sleigh-tilting counterbalance to the 80s whims of They Might Be Giants, Captain Sensible, and Klark Kent. Johnny and John come to us from a foxhole in Viet Nam, James Brown orders Santa Claus Into the Ghetto.
There are more stories on the podcast, so hitch up the hot tub open sleigh and hear how loud the 60s and 80s revelers still sound. Happy everything, lively and quick, from Professor Mikey and Old School!
🎸Clyde Lasley and the Cadillac Baby Specials. 🎅🏼Santa Came Home Drunk (1960) Johnny Preston. I Want a Rock and Roll 🎸 Guitar (1960) The Sonics. Santa Claus (1965)👿 The Damned. There Ain’t No Sanity Claus (1980) Debbie Dabney. I Want to Spend Christmas with Elvis (1956) 💇♂️Edd “Kookie” Byrnes. Yulesville (1959) 🎄(1988) Smegma. Happy Holidays (1983)The Turtles. 🐢🐢Santa and the Sidewalk Surfer (1963) Detroit Junior. Christmas Day (1960)🗓 They Might Be Giants. 🐼Santa’s Beard (1988) Esther Phillips. Far Away Christmas Blues (1951) Miles Davis, Bob Dorough. 💙Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern)(1962) Captain Sensible. One Christmas🧑🏻🎄Catalogue (1984)James Brown.🎅🏽 Santa Claus Go Straight to the 🏚Ghetto (1968) Johnny & Jon. 🚁Christmas in Vietnam (1966)👓Klark Kent (Stewart Copeland). Yo Ho Ho (1980) Graham Parker, Nona Hendryx. Soul Christmas (1994)🎹🎄
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