Rockin' Remnants
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Date: 12-20-14
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: holidays
Playlist
[yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests; all chart information comes from the Billboard Top 100 (for chart dates before/during July 1958) or Billboard Hot 100 (for chart dates during/after Aug 1958) unless otherwise noted]
6-7pm
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
TALK BREAK: Sleigh Ride – The Ventures (1965)
The Christmas Blues – Dean Martin (1953)
* Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love (1963, from the album A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector)
Christmas Country Style – Johnny Tillotson (1964)
Ol’ Saint Nicholas – Doris Day (1949)
White Christmas – The Drifters (1954)
TALK BREAK: What Child Is This – Vince Guaraldi (1965, from the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas)
Little Bright Star – Diana Ross and the Supremes (1965)
* Mistletoe and Holly – Frank Sinatra (1957, co-written by Sinatra along with Doc Stanford and Hank Sanicola
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Ella Fitzgerald (1960)
Silver Bells – Earl Grant (1966)
Winter’s Here – Robin Ward (1964)
TALK BREAK: Snowflakes – The Ventures (1965)
Mister Scrooge – The Orchids (1964)
I Want a Rock and Roll Guitar – Johnny Preston (1959)
Santa, Teach Me to Dance – Debbie and the Darnells (1962)
Mambo Santa Mambo – The Enchanters (1956)
TALK BREAK: Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – The Ventures (1965)
* Happy Holiday – Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme (1964)
I’ll Make Every Day Christmas (For My Woman) – Joe Tex (1967, #15 on the Christmas chart)
Christmas Time Is Here Again – The Flirtations (1968)
TALK BREAK: Merry Christmas Baby – Booker T and the MGs (1966)
The Christmas Song – The Carpenters (1978)
Winter Weather – Ronny and the Daytonas (1966)
Here Comes Santa Claus – Elvis Presley (1957)
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – The Jackson Five (1970, featuring a 12-year-old Michael. The song made it to #1 on the Christmas chart in 1970 and 1971, and #9 in 1973)
Dear Santa – Judy Brown (1961)
* Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Al Hirt and Ann-Margret (1964)
Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday – The Sweet Inspirations (1969)
TALK BREAK: Silver Bells – Booker T and the MGs (1966)
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve – King Curtis (1968, with Duane Allman on guitar and of course King Curtis on sax)
TALK BREAK: Jingle Bells – The Ventures (1965)
White Christmas – Otis Redding (1968)
* Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms (1957)
Soul Santa – Brook Benton (1970)
Happy Xmas (War is Over) – John and Yoko (1971)
TALK BREAK: Skating – Vince Guaraldi (1965, written by Guaraldi for the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas)
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – The Partridge Family (Brenda Lee’s version of this song charted in 1960, 1961, and 1962)
All I Want for Christmas Is You – Carla Thomas (1966, #11 on the Christmas chart)
TALK BREAK: My Little Drum – Vince Guaraldi (1965, from the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas)
* 77 Santas – Gayla Peevey (1955, at age twelve. She recorded this song two years after her biggest hit, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.)
* Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys (1963, #3 on the Christmas chart)
You Trimmed My Christmas Tree – Baby Jane
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry (1957, #70. He had a #1 hit with this song in 1949, and then re-recorded the song on his own label eight years later.)
Christmas for Cowboys – John Denver (1975, #58)
TALK BREAK: The Christmas Song – Vince Guaraldi (1965, from the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas)
We Need a Little Christmas – The New Christy Minstrels (the song was performed by Angela Lansbury in the Broadway musical Mame)
Christmas Shopping – Buck Owens (1968, #5 on the Christmas chart)
It’s Christmas Once Again – Frankie Lymon with Hugo Peretti and his Orchestra (1957)
Christmas in My Home Town – Charley Pride (1970, #11 on the Christmas chart, and #1 on the Country chart. Charley Pride was the most successful black country performer, with 29 songs to hit #1 on the Country chart.)
Jingle Jangle – The Penguins (1955)
TALK BREAK: White Christmas – The Ventures (1965)
Cold Cold Winter – The Pixies Three (1964, #79)
* Christmas in Jail – The Youngsters (1956)
Christmas Is Here Again – Roger Whittaker (1978)
Christmas in Dixie – Alabama (1983, #3 on the Christmas chart. This also charted on the Country chart twice, in 1982 and 1997. This song broke their streak of eight consecutive #1 songs on the Country chart, followed by another twelve more!)
Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas – The Staple Singers (1973, #2 on the Christmas chart)
I Wish You a Merry Christmas – Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva (1963)
A Warm Little Home on the Hill – Stevie Wonder (1978)
9-9:10pm
BONUS: Little Drummer Boy – Lou Rawls (1967, #2 on the Christmas chart)
BONUS: Father Christmas – The Kinks (1977, a catchy tune with aggressive lyrics)
Trivia Winners
Trivia this week was Name That Tune. The songs/artists to be named were:
(1) Winter Weather – Ronny and the Daytonas
(2) Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – The Partridge Family (Luke won)
(3) We Need a Little Christmas (from Mame) – The New Christy Minstrels (after other callers made some incorrect guesses including Lawrence Welk, Lee and Brandee solved it but declined the prize since they are from out-of-town)
(4) It’s Christmas Once Again – Frankie Lymon (Margaret won, after other callers had guessed Judy Garland and Brenda Lee)
Congratulations to Luke from Ithaca AND Margaret from Brooktondale, for each winning a gift certificate to Angry Mom Records!
Host Next Week (Dec 27): John Rudan with a spotlight on 1977
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