TJ has been working overtime tracking down these special Christmas clips, some of them dating back to the 1950’s … just check out this line-up:
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Andy Williams
Do You Hear What I Hear – Bing Crosby
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Perry Como
Sleigh Ride – Johnny Mathis
Jingle Bell Rock / Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee & Eddy Arnold
The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland
The Twelve Days Of Christmas – Mitch Miller & The Gang
Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jimmy Boyd
My Favorite Things – The Supremes
Jingle Bells – Rosemary Clooney & The Lennon Sisters
A Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives
Silent Night – Mahalia Jackson
We Need A Little Christmas – Mitzi Gaynor
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Julie Andrews
Winter Wonderland – Johnny Mathis
Little St. Nick – The Beach Boys
Merry Christmas Darling – Carpenters
Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano
Home For The Holidays – Perry Como
White Christmas – The Drifters
Sleigh Ride – Ronnie Spector
Frosty The Snowman – Ronnie Spector
The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth – The Harry Simeone Chorale / Bing Crosby & David Bowie
A DVD available thru pledges adds the tracks “A Marshmallow World” by Dean Martin, “Happy Holidays” / “It’s The Holiday Season ‘ by Andy Williams with The Williams Brothers and The Osmond Brothers, “Santa Baby” by Eartha Kitt, “The Chipmunk Song” by Alvin and the Chipmunks, “O Come All Ye Faithful” / “Jingle Bells” by Patti Page and Choir, “Carol Of The Bells” by Johnny Mathis and the Young Americans and “White Christmas” / “Caroling, Caroling” / “Silent Night” / “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” by Bing Crosby and Family with Glen Campbell and The Lennon Sisters
A 4 CD Set will also be available thru pledges and donations featuring 100 Classic Christmas Tracks. (This reads like a Who’s Who of Holiday Music)
A 4 CD Set will also be available thru pledges and donations featuring 100 Classic Christmas Tracks. (This reads like a Who’s Who of Holiday Music)
Be sure to check your local listings for airtimes in your area. (The show will be repeated a few more times in December as the holidays draw nearer … but this Saturday Night is the official launch date.)
Various Artists, A Classic Christmas (TJL, 2019)
Volume 1
Various Artists, A Classic Christmas (TJL, 2019)
Volume 1
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Andy Williams
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Julie Andrews
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Harry Belafonte
The Twelve Days of Christmas – Mitch Miller
(There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays – Perry Como
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry
Here We Come A-Caroling – Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Winter Wonderland – Doris Day
Sleigh Ride – Johnny Mathis
Carol of The Bells/Deck The Halls – The Robert Shaw Chorale
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Frank Sinatra
Silent Night – Mahalia Jackson
March Of The Toys – The St. Louis Symphony
Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley
Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano
Pretty Paper – Roy Orbison
Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season – Andy Williams
Snowfall – Tony Bennett
Mary’s Boy Child – Harry Belafonte
It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas – Perry Como & Fontane Sisters
Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jimmy Boyd
Must Be Santa – Mitch Miller
Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairies – Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops
Volume 2
Twelve Days of Christmas – Ray Conniff
I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Doris Day
Frosty The Snowman – Perry Como
Silver Bells – Mitch Miller
Deck The Halls – The Ames Brothers
Jingle Bells – Rosemary Clooney
Christmas Eve in My Hometown – Bobby Vinton
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – The Four Seasons
White Christmas – Darlene Love
Please Come Home For Christmas – Charles Brown
We Need A Little Christmas – Percy Faith
O Little Town Of Bethlehem – Frank Sinatra
Joy To The World – Andy Williams
O Come, All Ye Faithful – Robert Goulet
What Child Is This – John Denver
Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes
Christmas Auld Lang Syne – Bobby Darin
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – The Cadillacs
Twistin’ Bells – Santo & Johnny
Christmas Is – Johnny Maestro & Brooklyn Bridge
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Johnny Mathis
White Christmas – Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Merry Christmas Baby – Charles Brown
Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth- Bing Crosby & David Bowie
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – Elmo & Patsy
Volume 3
Jingle Bells – Ella Fitzgerald
White Christmas – Bing Crosby
My Favorite Things – The Supremes
O Holy Night – Luciano Pavarotti
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
Baby’s First Christmas – Connie Francis
The Little Drummer Boy – Harry Simeone Chorale
Auld Lang Syne – Guy Lombardo
The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
Do You Hear What I Hear – Bing Crosby
Merry Christmas Darling – Carpenters
Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys
The Chipmunk Song – The Chipmunks
Everybody’s Waitin’ For The Man With The Bag – Kay Starr
Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives
Silent Night – Dinah Washington
This Time of Year – Brook Benton
Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Nat King Cole
Silver Bells – Earl Grant
I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Bing Crosby
Snoopy’s Christmas – The Royal Guardsmen
Someday At Christmas – Stevie Wonder
Run Rudolph Run – Chuck Berry
Volume 4
Silver Bells – The Supremes
O Holy Night – The Miracles
After New Years Eve – The Heartbeats
Merry Merry Christmas Baby – Margo Sylvia & The Tune Weavers
That’s What Christmas Means To Me – Stevie Wonder
You’re All I Want For Christmas – Brook Benton
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve – Nancy Wilson
We Wish You A Merry Christmas – The Kingston Trio
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland
Baby It’s Cold Outside – Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting
Driving Home For Christmas – Engelbert Humperdinck
Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas – Carla Thomas
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town- The Miracles
Nuttin’ For Christmas – Barry Gordon
All I Want For Christmas – Spike Jones
The Night Before Christmas – Fred Waring
Christmas Alphabet – The McGuire Sisters
I Like A Sleighride – Peggy Lee
Riu Chiu – The Monkees
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen- Bing Crosby
What Child Is This – The Lettermen
The Christmas Song – Mel Torme
The Christmas Waltz – Pat Boone
The First Noel – Patti Page
Ave Maria – Luciano Pavarotti
It doesn’t get much better than this, folks! Kind of the ultimate Christmas Collection! (kk)
And NEXT Saturday you can catch The Ides Of March at an In-Store Appearance, signing copies of their new “Play On” CD and 2-LP Set … as well as Jim Peterik’s brand new calendar, “Stars And Guitars”
Hi Kent!
On Saturday, November 23rd, from 2 to 4 PM, The Ides will be at the largest and coolest Barbara’s Book Store in Chicagoland in Vernon Hills.
We will be doing a short unplugged set of new songs and some Ides classics as well. Afterwards, we will be signing vinyl and CD copies of our 55th anniversary album “Play On” and my new two year calendar, Jim Peterik’s “Stars & Guitars.”
Be there or be a rombus!!!
Love,
Jimbo
(more Ides below)
On Saturday, November 23rd, from 2 to 4 PM, The Ides will be at the largest and coolest Barbara’s Book Store in Chicagoland in Vernon Hills.
We will be doing a short unplugged set of new songs and some Ides classics as well. Afterwards, we will be signing vinyl and CD copies of our 55th anniversary album “Play On” and my new two year calendar, Jim Peterik’s “Stars & Guitars.”
Be there or be a rombus!!!
Love,
Jimbo
(more Ides below)
By the way, our buddy Sam Tallerico featured an Ides Of March B-Side during last week's salute to B-Sides on his Lost And Found Oldies Show ...
If you hurry, you can still catch the podcast here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/LAFOS/lafos-b-sides-with-primitive-george-november-9-2019/
Monkees Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz will be hitting the road again after the first of the year with their Mike And Micky Show …
Dates announced so far include:
April 3 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
April 4 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
April 7 Sacramento, CA - The Crest Theatre
April 8 San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic
April 10 Riverside, CA - Fox Performing Arts Center
April 11 El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia
April 14 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
April 16 Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre
April 19 San Antonio, TX - The Tobin Center For Performing Arts
April 20 Austin, TX - ACL Live At The Moody Theatre
April 22 Birmingham, AL - Iron City
April 24 Lake Charles, LA - Golden Nugget – Grand Event Center
April 25 Biloxi, MS - IP Casino Resort & Spa
April 26 Nashville, TN - Schermerhorn Symphony Center
In addition, a live album from last year’s tour will also be released by Rhino Records. (Release date is still to be announced)
And check out this set list …
THE MONKEES – THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE
1. “Last Train To Clarksville”
2. “Sunny Girlfriend”
3. “Mary, Mary”
4. “You Told Me”
5. “For Pete’s Sake”
6. “The Door Into Summer”
7. “The Girl I Knew Somewhere”
8. “You Just May Be the One”
9. “Birth Of An Accidental Hipster”
10. “St. Matthew”
11. “Porpoise Song”
12. “Circle Sky”
13. “Me & Magdalena”
14. “Papa Gene’s Blues”
15. “Randy Scouse Git”
16. “Tapioca Tundra”
17. “Take A Giant Step”
18. “Auntie’s Municipal Court”
19. “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone”
20. “Goin’ Down”
21. “Daydream Believer”
22. “Pleasant Valley Sunday”
23. “Listen To The Band”
24. "I’m A Believer” I have to admit that I’m a little bit surprised that Micky and Mike are going out together again … Mike made it pretty clear on the last tour that this would be his last ties to The Monkees … so he must be havin’ fun!!!
And what an eclectic song list … a little bit of everything, including a number of tunes they’ve never performed live before … so VERY cool! (I just tried to preorder the CD thru Amazon but it isn’t even listed there yet … so stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.) kk
And, of course, you can’t talk about The Monkees without mentioning Jimi Hendrix.
(WHAT?!?!?!)
Purely by coincidence, I got copies of two brand new Jimi Hendrix Newsletters within just a few minutes of each other on Tuesday … one from right here in Chicago and another from Germany!
If you’re interested in either, let me know and I’ll pass them along.
And, of course, you can’t talk about The Monkees without mentioning Jimi Hendrix.
(WHAT?!?!?!)
Purely by coincidence, I got copies of two brand new Jimi Hendrix Newsletters within just a few minutes of each other on Tuesday … one from right here in Chicago and another from Germany!
If you’re interested in either, let me know and I’ll pass them along.
Harvey Kubernik just sent me a brand new piece he’s written on Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash … likewise if you’d like me to forward you a copy of that. (kk)
And, speaking of Johnny Cash, Forgotten Hits Regular Frank B sent this link along …
kk:
You can watch this new Johnny Cash documentary, “The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash,” for free here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cMVNtmbwyo
-- Johnny Cash was in the Air Force & sent to Germany
-- Elvis was in the Army & sent to Germany
-- Both started at Sun Records
-- Both left Sun for a major label
-- I think Johnny was sent to Folsom Prison for killing Ida Lupino on Columbo
FB
Frank also sent us this Elvis clip …
And, speaking of Johnny Cash, Forgotten Hits Regular Frank B sent this link along …
kk:
You can watch this new Johnny Cash documentary, “The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash,” for free here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cMVNtmbwyo
-- Johnny Cash was in the Air Force & sent to Germany
-- Elvis was in the Army & sent to Germany
-- Both started at Sun Records
-- Both left Sun for a major label
-- I think Johnny was sent to Folsom Prison for killing Ida Lupino on Columbo
FB
Frank also sent us this Elvis clip …
My friend "WILD BILL" said the only time I sounded good was when I sang in German (and I can sing the German parts.) I guess his thinking was that this way I could only sing one song in the JUKEBOX instead of all of them.
Frank B.
The soundtrack to “G.I. Blues” is one of my absolute Elvis favorites.
I remember my parents packing up all of us kids in the back of the stationwagon … backseat down … all of us in our PJ’s with pillows and blankets and taking us to the drive-in to see it when I was probably all of six or seven years old! We listened to the entire film thru that tiny, tinny speaker hooked to our window. (I saw “A Hard Day’s Night” for the very first time the same way as my Dad was afraid that an inside theater would be overrun with screaming teenage girls!)
I ended up watching the whole movie … and, since my Mom also had the Soundtrack LP, heard it a LOT at home when I was growing up. I love EVERY song on that soundtrack … and, as you can see, this is still a very special childhood memory of mine.
Watching that clip now is both charming and sad. You get to see a very playful Elvis, just back from his stint in the army … but The King Of Rock And Roll … the most revolutionary artist of our time … is essentially singing to a puppet! Talk about your mixed emotions!!!
Singer Joe Dowell covered “Wooded Heart” in 1961 and took it all the way to #1 (doing a spot-on Elvis impersonation in the process. This would have been a sure-fire hit for Elvis had RCA released Elvis’ studio version of this track … but this allowed for the unknown Dowell to enjoy his fifteen minutes of fame instead. (And, by the way, although it would appear to be the case, Joe was NOT a One Hit Wonder … in 1962, his recording of “Little Red Rented Rowboat” made The Top 40 on all three national charts. (When’s the last time you heard THAT one?!?! If ever!!!)
Joe also scored a Top 40 Hit with “The Bridge Of Love” in Music Vendor. (kk)
From Clark Besch …
Man, what I wouldn't give to go back and relive the events you mention in the Sunday WLS Survey “week that was.”
Great stuff.
As to those "Vehicle" videos, they were great! Had no idea Sammy Davis and Tom Jones did the song back when.
Brings up the "answer" record Delores Eiler did in 1970 titled "He Won't Love You." Not sure Jim Peterik had even heard this before I sent to him!
His comment when he heard it in 2015 ...
Ha! When did this come out?
No, I had nada to do with it.
And as Biondi once said, “If her skirt got any shorter she'd have two hairdos to worry about and four cheeks to powder!” Thx for sending!
Jimbo
The soundtrack to “G.I. Blues” is one of my absolute Elvis favorites.
I remember my parents packing up all of us kids in the back of the stationwagon … backseat down … all of us in our PJ’s with pillows and blankets and taking us to the drive-in to see it when I was probably all of six or seven years old! We listened to the entire film thru that tiny, tinny speaker hooked to our window. (I saw “A Hard Day’s Night” for the very first time the same way as my Dad was afraid that an inside theater would be overrun with screaming teenage girls!)
I ended up watching the whole movie … and, since my Mom also had the Soundtrack LP, heard it a LOT at home when I was growing up. I love EVERY song on that soundtrack … and, as you can see, this is still a very special childhood memory of mine.
Watching that clip now is both charming and sad. You get to see a very playful Elvis, just back from his stint in the army … but The King Of Rock And Roll … the most revolutionary artist of our time … is essentially singing to a puppet! Talk about your mixed emotions!!!
Singer Joe Dowell covered “Wooded Heart” in 1961 and took it all the way to #1 (doing a spot-on Elvis impersonation in the process. This would have been a sure-fire hit for Elvis had RCA released Elvis’ studio version of this track … but this allowed for the unknown Dowell to enjoy his fifteen minutes of fame instead. (And, by the way, although it would appear to be the case, Joe was NOT a One Hit Wonder … in 1962, his recording of “Little Red Rented Rowboat” made The Top 40 on all three national charts. (When’s the last time you heard THAT one?!?! If ever!!!)
Joe also scored a Top 40 Hit with “The Bridge Of Love” in Music Vendor. (kk)
From Clark Besch …
Man, what I wouldn't give to go back and relive the events you mention in the Sunday WLS Survey “week that was.”
Great stuff.
As to those "Vehicle" videos, they were great! Had no idea Sammy Davis and Tom Jones did the song back when.
Brings up the "answer" record Delores Eiler did in 1970 titled "He Won't Love You." Not sure Jim Peterik had even heard this before I sent to him!
His comment when he heard it in 2015 ...
Ha! When did this come out?
No, I had nada to do with it.
And as Biondi once said, “If her skirt got any shorter she'd have two hairdos to worry about and four cheeks to powder!” Thx for sending!
Jimbo
OK, now I’ve GOTTA hear it! (lol) kk
Loved Jim Peterik's comments on your Top 3333.
Who woulda guessed MY all-time fave, "Look Through Any Window," would be mentioned by him, too?
As a friend of Alan Gordon, I'm sure his son would love knowing about Jim's affection for Alan's song "Happy Together" as well. I'll let him know.
PF Sloan -- what a talented writer -- and "You baby" a number one on my personal charts in 1966, too.
As to "Hocus Posus" by Focus, a great tune, but so is the follow-up "Sylvia," as well as "House of the King" -- both in my fave 45s:
Been working on the Dick Biondi documentary for Pam Pulice of late. I had thought it was about finished, so I am late to the scene to help. Looks like it will be epic, as Dick himself was.
Here's a couple of snippets for the Ides of March after seeing their contributions to the show ... including Jim Peterik singing "The Pizza Song" -- classic!
Of course, Dick appears in their history video DVD release, but was also there when they were struggling in 1967 for a hit:
And when they hit it big too!
Clark
Clark
Kent,
You posted on FH today the Supremes' SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER. I don't know if you remember or if it charted in Chicago, but I always liked the instrumental version that was out by orchestra leader Bert Kaempfert.
Larry
Nope, never heard this one … but that Supremes song is one of my favorites by them. (What a PERFECT swan song … but how TOTALLY wrong not to have Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong sing on it!!!)
You posted on FH today the Supremes' SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER. I don't know if you remember or if it charted in Chicago, but I always liked the instrumental version that was out by orchestra leader Bert Kaempfert.
Larry
Nope, never heard this one … but that Supremes song is one of my favorites by them. (What a PERFECT swan song … but how TOTALLY wrong not to have Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong sing on it!!!)
Despite 22 Top 40 Hits, you don’t hear a lot of Donna Summer on the radio (no pun intended) these days. Maybe her music was a little bit too much “of its time” … but strong tracks like “Hot Stuff,” “Bad Girls” and “She Works Hard For The Money” more than help to balance out her Disco Porn (“Love To Love You Baby”), rather ironic in hindsight as Donna was a very religious person at heart.
“I Feel Love” reached #4 in both Record World and Cash Box but topped out at #6 in Billboard. Hers in the ONLY version of “MacArthur Park” I can stand to listen to (imagine that!!!), which went all the way to #1 … and she also topped the charts nationally with “Love To Love You Baby,” “Hot Stuff,” “Bad Girls,” “No More Tears” (her duet with Barbra Streisand … now THAT was a classic pairing!) and “On The Radio.”
“I Feel Love,” “Last Dance,” “Heaven Knows,” “Dim All The Lights,” “The Wanderer” and “She Works Hard For The Money” all came close … each one of those records made The Top 5. (kk)
And how about this from Chuck Buell ...
Kent!
Chuck Buell Here!
This actually took me a moment or two to get! And then I did!
But because you've been dealing with so many Numbers with your Gigantic Countdown lately, I am pretty sure you'll get it right away!
CB ( which stands for "Calculating Boy!")
Figure it out? You’re A Winner!!!
(Be sure to call our Prize Hotline at Beechwood 4 - 5789!!!)
BTY ~~
In 1982, a Chicago woman gladly relinquished her 867-5309 number to WLS radio, which logged 22,000 calls in four days. Then a taped message was heard from Tommy Tutone’s founder, Tommy Heath, where he said, “Hi. Thanks for listening to my new song …. By the way, even if your name isn’t Jenny, I still love you anyway.”
Chuck Dah-Buell-Ell-Ess
Chuck Buell Here!
This actually took me a moment or two to get! And then I did!
But because you've been dealing with so many Numbers with your Gigantic Countdown lately, I am pretty sure you'll get it right away!
CB ( which stands for "Calculating Boy!")
Figure it out? You’re A Winner!!!
(Be sure to call our Prize Hotline at Beechwood 4 - 5789!!!)
BTY ~~
In 1982, a Chicago woman gladly relinquished her 867-5309 number to WLS radio, which logged 22,000 calls in four days. Then a taped message was heard from Tommy Tutone’s founder, Tommy Heath, where he said, “Hi. Thanks for listening to my new song …. By the way, even if your name isn’t Jenny, I still love you anyway.”
Chuck Dah-Buell-Ell-Ess
Yeah I heard that that number (in probably every conceivable area code) was being called all over the country! (Perfect gimmick if you think about it!) kk
It still is around here!
You can order a pizza from "Totally 80s Pizza" just north of Denver in Fort Collins, CO at 970 867-5309!
True Confession:
I had to stop at Jewel / Osco tonight to pick up a prescription ...
And while I was waiting for it to be filled, I rearranged their birthday candles to read 867 5309 ... and one of the floor clerks caught me ... walked up and said "Jenny" ... and then walked away. (Too funny! I'll bet he wasn't more than 25 years old!) kk
I had to stop at Jewel / Osco tonight to pick up a prescription ...
And while I was waiting for it to be filled, I rearranged their birthday candles to read 867 5309 ... and one of the floor clerks caught me ... walked up and said "Jenny" ... and then walked away. (Too funny! I'll bet he wasn't more than 25 years old!) kk
And I've got to leave you with just one more chuckle ...
When I heard Chris Carter play this on his Breakfast With The Beatles program the other day on The Beatles Channel, I TOTALLY laughed out loud ... had never heard this clip before. Not quite the thing you'd expect from Paul McCartney ... John Lennon, perhaps ... but not Paul!!! I LOVE it!!!
