Rockin' Remnants
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Date: December 24, 2016
Host: Jan Hunsinger and Kim Vaughan
Feature: Christmas and Winter
Birthday Calendar
Dec 21 – Carla Thomas – age 74
– Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) – born in 1946
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)
Pictures Of Matchstick Men – Status Quo (#12 - 1968: in honor of guitarist Rick Parfitt, who passed away today; although only a one-hit wonder band in the USA, Status Quo has had an over 50 year career in the UK!)
![Image result for status quo pictures of matchstick men](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/POMM_cover.jpg/220px-POMM_cover.jpg)
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Johnny Cash
Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come – Jimmie Rodgers
* Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee ("Little Miss Dynamite" was only 14 years old when she recorded this perennial Christmas favorite; it has sold over 25 million copies)
I Want A Rock And Roll Guitar – Johnny Preston
Santa, Teach Me To Dance – Debbie & the Darnells
You’re All I Want For Christmas – Brook Benton
Dreidel – Don McLean (#21 - 1973: in honor of the first day of Hanukkah)
![Image result for don mclean dreidel](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lPHQiZ5Zzwk/maxresdefault.jpg)
O Holy Night – The Orioles (early Christmas doo-wop)
The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas – Allen Sherman
[45 Corner] – If It Doesn’t Snow On Christmas – Gene Autry (flip side of the 45 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1949)
I’m Gonna Build A Snowman – Diane Ray
Snowflakes And Teardrops – The Angels
Cold, Cold Winter – The Pixies Three
All Winter Long – Linda Laurie
Winter Weather – Ronny & the Daytonas
* Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys
White Christmas – The Drifters (Clyde McPhatter on lead vocals)
We Need a Little Christmas – New Christy Minstrels
Christmas Won’t Be The Same This Year – Jackson Five
* New York’s A Lonely Town – The Tradewinds (#32 - 1965: surf sound pop from the group out of Providence, R.I.)
![Image result for tradewinds new york's a lonely town](https://123oclock4oclockrock.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/tradewinds-jumping-with-logo.jpg)
The Christmas Blues – Dean Martin
![Image result for dean martin the christmas blues](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/5143gf3q%2BEL.jpg)
Mister Scrooge – The Orchids
* Blue Christmas – Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles
![Image result for patti labelle and the bluebelles christmas](https://img1.etsystatic.com/051/0/9788679/il_340x270.683861133_qqm4.jpg)
Ol’ Saint Nicholas – Doris Day
It’s Christmas Once Again – Frankie Lymon
Carol Of The Bells – Johnny Mathis
![Image result for carol of the bells johnny mathis](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b2/Album_Johnny_Mathis_-_Merry_Christmas_cover.jpeg)
Shake Hands With Santa Claus – Louis Prima
![Image result for shake hands with santa claus louis prima](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9OdNrX4tpfA/hqdefault.jpg)
* Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
( featuring the classic Phil Spector Wall of Sound)
![A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81XXQf7343L._SX466_.jpg)
Christmas In Jail – The Youngsters
Christmas Shopping – Buck Owens
* Snoopy’s Christmas – The Royal Guardsmen
* A Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives
![Image result for burl ives holly jolly christmas](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/Have_a_Holly_Jolly_Christmas_cover.jpg)
* Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano
Here Comes Santa Claus – Elvis Presley
Go Tell It On The Mountain – Bobby Darin
Silver Bells – Jim Reeves
Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy – Buck Owens
![Related image](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51dKmNarZNL.jpg)
Mrs. Santa Claus – Nat King Cole
Mambo Santa Mambo – The Enchanters
![Image result for mambo santa mambo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZudJvlhaKtU/hqdefault.jpg)
Jingle Bells – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Mistletoe And Holly – Jack Jones
‘Zat You, Santa Claus – Louis Armstrong & the Commanders
Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers – The Crystals
We Wanna See Santa Claus Do The Mambo – Big John Greer
Merry Christmas Baby – Otis Redding
A Warm Little Home On The Hill – Stevie Wonder
All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth – Spike Jones & his City Slickers
![Image result for spike jones all i want for christmas](https://tnaron.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/spike-jones-xmas-spectacular.jpeg)
Give Love On Christmas Day – Jackson Five
Silent Night – The Temptations
Deck The Halls – Jackie Wilson
I Wish You A Merry Christmas – Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva
Prize Winner
Congratulations to Pam from Moravia, for calling in and winning 5 guest passes to Island Health and Fitness!
Host Next Week (Dec 31): John Rudan with a spotlight on 45s
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