:: Season's Freakings ::

Hooray for the season, endless fount of thematic weirdness! Enjoy your holidays, and let me know if your relatives were disturbed.

In this episode: A plus D, Asylum Street Spankers, Carolyn Mark, Continentals, Dean Martin, Divide & Kreate, Eels, Emperor Penguin, Enchanters, Esquivel, Flat Duo Jets, George Kuo, George S. Irving, Harry Connick Jr., Jaymz Bee & the Royal Jelly Orchestra, Los Lobos, Los Straitjackets, Mark Mothersbaugh, My Morning Jacket, Ren & Stimpy, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Blue Hawaiians, The Bobs, The Evaporators, The Granville Williams Orchestra, The LeeVees, The Loud Family, The Pogues, The Three Weissmen, The Toadies, The Wave Benders, They Might Be Giants, Toenut, Toothpaste 2000

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Baby, It’s Cold Outside

   Asylum Street Spankers

   Only Christina and Wammo could do it this way

3. BREAK

4. Song For The Girl With Two Of Everything

   Carolyn Mark

   At one time with Neko Case in The Corn Sisters

5. Have Yourself A Quiet Little Christmas

   The Blue Hawaiians

   Les Baxter wishes you some tiki cheer

6. The Happy Elf

   Harry Connick, Jr.

   Because I’m a sucker for the New Orleans beat

7. The Inexcelsis Polka

   Continentals

   Must have polka!

8. Who Are You?

   The Evaporators

   Inexcusably from Canadia

9. BREAK

10. We Wish You A Hairy Chestwig

    Ren & Stimpy

    Merry Yaksmass to all of you.

11. Heat Miser

    George S. Irving

    A classic, yes

12. Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix)

    Dean Martin

    Dan vs. Dean

13. Carolina Christmas

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    It’s what Xmas in Xarolina is like.

14. BREAK

15. Jingle Jane

    Divide & Kreate

    Not the mash-up I would have expected, but good

16. Sleigh Ride

    Jaymz Bee & the Royal Jelly Orchestra

    Orchestral twang twist

17. Jingle Bell Rock

    Los Straitjackets

    Lucha libre on guitar!

18. It Just Wouldn’t Be Christmas

    The Loud Family

    Slippery and twisting

19. BREAK

20. Santacide

    The Toadies

    Isn’t this menacing?

21. 7-Eleven Christmas

    Toothpaste 2000

    24-Hour Holiday Cheer

22. Exotic Xmas (Home For The Holograms)

    Emperor Penguin

    Weird Jingle!

23. Xmas Curtain

    My Morning Jacket

    Howling lonely holidays

24. BREAK

25. Schlepp The Halls With Loaves Of Hallah

    The Three Weissmen

    Strange how klezmer this melody sounds now

26. Give Da Jew Girl Toys

    A plus D

    Hey, Trio!

27. Goyim Friends

    The LeeVees

    AKA Guster

28. Fifty Kilowatt Tree

    The Bobs

    We have quite a few of these around our neighborhood.

29. BREAK

30. Lonely Little Elf

    Toenut

    Like a gift-wrapped broken mirror

31. Christmas Is Going To The Dogs

    Eels

    Wouldn’t you enjoy spending the holidays with E?

32. Sun Valley Ski Run

    Esquivel

    Going out to Millard, who is not editing video

33. Fireside Ki Ho’alu

    George Kuo

    Beaches and firelight

34. BREAK

35. Zat You, Santa Claus?

    Asylum Street Spankers

    Nobody handles the voodoo like they do

36. Santa Claus Is Skaing To Town

    The Granville Williams Orchestra

    Pick it up, pick it up!

37. Mambo Santa Mambo

    Enchanters

    Afro-cuban!

38. Rudolph The Manic Reindeer

    Los Lobos

    Norteña!

39. BREAK

40. Fairytale Of New York

    The Pogues

    Shane’s Dentist!

41. Deck The Halls

    The Wave Benders

    Halls decked but fast

42. Santa’s Beard

    They Might Be Giants

    Once a year, my friend puts on a red suit

43. Hot Christmas

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    More from the Zippers

44. Jingle Bells

    Flat Duo Jets

    Doesn’t get more straightforward than that

45. BREAK

46. Happy Woodchopper

    Mark Mothersbaugh

    Mutato Everyone!

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Baby, It’s Cold Outside

   Asylum Street Spankers

   Only Christina and Wammo could do it this way

3. BREAK

4. Song For The Girl With Two Of Everything

   Carolyn Mark

   At one time with Neko Case in The Corn Sisters

5. Have Yourself A Quiet Little Christmas

   The Blue Hawaiians

   Les Baxter wishes you some tiki cheer

6. The Happy Elf

   Harry Connick, Jr.

   Because I’m a sucker for the New Orleans beat

7. The Inexcelsis Polka

   Continentals

   Must have polka!

8. Who Are You?

   The Evaporators

   Inexcusably from Canadia

9. BREAK

10. We Wish You A Hairy Chestwig

    Ren & Stimpy

    Merry Yaksmass to all of you.

11. Heat Miser

    George S. Irving

    A classic, yes

12. Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix)

    Dean Martin

    Dan vs. Dean

13. Carolina Christmas

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    It’s what Xmas in Xarolina is like.

14. BREAK

15. Jingle Jane

    Divide & Kreate

    Not the mash-up I would have expected, but good

16. Sleigh Ride

    Jaymz Bee & the Royal Jelly Orchestra

    Orchestral twang twist

17. Jingle Bell Rock

    Los Straitjackets

    Lucha libre on guitar!

18. It Just Wouldn’t Be Christmas

    The Loud Family

    Slippery and twisting

19. BREAK

20. Santacide

    The Toadies

    Isn’t this menacing?

21. 7-Eleven Christmas

    Toothpaste 2000

    24-Hour Holiday Cheer

22. Exotic Xmas (Home For The Holograms)

    Emperor Penguin

    Weird Jingle!

23. Xmas Curtain

    My Morning Jacket

    Howling lonely holidays

24. BREAK

25. Schlepp The Halls With Loaves Of Hallah

    The Three Weissmen

    Strange how klezmer this melody sounds now

26. Give Da Jew Girl Toys

    A plus D

    Hey, Trio!

27. Goyim Friends

    The LeeVees

    AKA Guster

28. Fifty Kilowatt Tree

    The Bobs

    We have quite a few of these around our neighborhood.

29. BREAK

30. Lonely Little Elf

    Toenut

    Like a gift-wrapped broken mirror

31. Christmas Is Going To The Dogs

    Eels

    Wouldn’t you enjoy spending the holidays with E?

32. Sun Valley Ski Run

    Esquivel

    Going out to Millard, who is not editing video

33. Fireside Ki Ho’alu

    George Kuo

    Beaches and firelight

34. BREAK

35. Zat You, Santa Claus?

    Asylum Street Spankers

    Nobody handles the voodoo like they do

36. Santa Claus Is Skaing To Town

    The Granville Williams Orchestra

    Pick it up, pick it up!

37. Mambo Santa Mambo

    Enchanters

    Afro-cuban!

38. Rudolph The Manic Reindeer

    Los Lobos

    Norteña!

39. BREAK

40. Fairytale Of New York

    The Pogues

    Shane’s Dentist!

41. Deck The Halls

    The Wave Benders

    Halls decked but fast

42. Santa’s Beard

    They Might Be Giants

    Once a year, my friend puts on a red suit

43. Hot Christmas

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    More from the Zippers

44. Jingle Bells

    Flat Duo Jets

    Doesn’t get more straightforward than that

45. BREAK

46. Happy Woodchopper

    Mark Mothersbaugh

    Mutato Everyone!

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1. Song
   Artist

2. How Do You Spell Channukkah?

   The LeeVees

   Yes, good question.

3. BREAK

4. Señor Santa Es El Monstruo

   Atomic 7

   Another great song, and song title, by Atomic 7

5. Christmas in Las Vegas

   Los Straitjackets

   Viva Los Straitjackets!

6. Baby It’s Cold Outside

   Asylum Street Spankers

   The Spanx, merry spanxmas

7. BREAK

8. Jingle Bells

   Dan The Automator / Dean Martin

   Combo deluxe

9. Christmas With The Devil

   Spinal Tap

   Gotta play this one

10. Mambo Santa Mambo

    Enchanters

    Sounds old, doesn’t it?

11. Parking Lot (reprise)

    New Gravity

    recorded live at the Sports Page, Satellite Beach, 8/16/2008

12. BREAK

13. Six O’Clock News

    New Gravity

    recorded live at the Sports Page, Satellite Beach, 8/16/2008

14. Malabar

    New Gravity

    recorded live at the Sports Page, Satellite Beach, 8/16/2008

15. BREAK

16. Crazy Lady

    New Gravity

    recorded live at the Sports Page, Satellite Beach, 8/16/2008

17. Petals On The Rose

    New Gravity

    recorded live at the Sports Page, Satellite Beach, 8/16/2008

18. BREAK

19. White Christmas

    Esquivel

    The Magic Mexican will also give us a Blue Christmas

20. Blue Christmas

    Bright Eyes

    Oh so mopey

21. White Christmas

    Ringo Starr

    WTF, Ringo? Reggae?

22. BREAK

23. Blue Christmas

    Asylum Street Spankers

    Yes, TWICE in a show

24. White Christmas

    Goldfinger

    Short, sweet

25. Blue Christmas

    Harry Connick Jr.

    So classy

26. BREAK

27. White Christmas

    Butch Thompson

    Piano style

28. Blue Christmas

    The Brian Setzer Orchestra

    Don’t forget, there’s some cool Stray Cats reissues out

29. White Christmas

    Jaymz Bee + the Royal Jelly Orchestra

    The big big sound – let’s play some Esquivel next

30. BREAK

31. Blue Christmas

    Esquivel

    More zuzu moozic as promised

32. White Christmas

    Melissa Manchester

    Hmmm.

33. Blue Christmas

    Collective Soul

34. BREAK

35. White Christmas

    Vic Chesnutt

    What’s up with the accent?

36. Blue Christmas

    The Blue Hawaiians

    Nice Bali Hai reference, going out to the Librarian

37. White Christmas

    Miss Frenchie

    Chop it up!

38. BREAK

39. Blue Christmas

    Frantic Flintsones

    Naughty naughty version

40. White Christmas

    Roberto Perera

    Tropical and jazzy

41. BREAK

42. Blue Christmas

    Low

    Good one to end the night.