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Date: December 21, 2024
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: Winter / Christmas
Birthday Calendar
Dec 15 – Jerry Wallace – born in 1928
– Cindy Birdsong (Supremes) – age 85
– Dave Clark – age 85
Dec 16 – Tony Hicks (Hollies) – age 79
Dec 17 – Eddie Kendricks (Temptations) – born in 1939
Dec 18 – Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) – age 81
Dec 19 – Zal Yanovsky (Lovin’ Spoonful) – born in 1944
Dec 20 – Kim Weston – age 85
– Anita Ward – age 67 or 68
Dec 21 – Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) – born in 1946
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
What song is this a parody of? (The song “Surfin’ Santa” by Lord Douglas Byron began to play.)
(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)
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
· a glossary of terms is below the playlist
6-7pm
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
Cold, Cold Winter – The Pixies Three (1963, #79)
I’m Gonna' Be Warm This Winter – Connie Francis (1962, peaked at #18 in early 1963)
* Sometimes In Winter – Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969, the b-side of And When I Die)
* Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) – Mountain (from their 1971 album, Nantucket Sleighride)
Snow Man – Diane Ray (1963, did not chart)
Where Did My Snowman Go – Molly Bee (1954)
Winter’s Here – Robin Ward (1964, bubbled under at #123)
Winterwood – Don McLean (1971, from his American Pie album)
* Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Al Hirt & Ann-Margret (from their 1964 album Beauty And The Beard)
Warm Baby – The New Colony Six (from their 1967 album Colonization. The song was written by John Sebastian and had been on the Lovin’ Spoonful album Daydream in 1966.)
Snowflakes And Teardrops – The Angels (1964, the b-side of Wow Wow Wee)
You’re All I Want For Christmas – Brook Benton (1963, #3 on the Christmas chart)
All I Want For Christmas Is You – Carla Thomas (1963, b-side of Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas)
Christmas Time Is Here Again – The Flirtations (1968, did not chart)
The Christmas Blues – Dean Martin (1953)
7-8pm
In The Misty Moonlight – Jerry Wallace (1964, #19)
Everybody’s Got The Right To Love – The Supremes (1970, #21)
Glad All Over – The Dave Clark Five (1964, #6, their first Hot 100 hit)
The Air That I Breathe – The Hollies (1974, #6)
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) – The Temptations (1971, #1 for two weeks, #1 R&B for three weeks)
Paint It, Black – The Rolling Stones (1966, #1 for two weeks)
Darling Be Home Soon – The Lovin’ Spoonful (1967, #15)
It Takes Two – Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston (1967, #14)
Ring My Bell – Anita Ward (1979, #1 for two weeks, #1 R&B for five weeks)
Warmth Of The Sun – The Beach Boys (1974, b-side of Surfin’ USA)
One Toke Over The Line – Brewer & Shipley (1971, #10, with Jerry Garcia on steel guitar. Played this evening in memory of Mike Brewer, who passed away on Dec 17.)
* I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing – The New Seekers (1971, peaked at #7 in early 1972)
* California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & The Papas (1966, #4, their first Hot 100 entry)
8-9pm
Merry Christmas, Baby – Otis Redding (1968, #9 on the Christmas chart)
A Surfer’s Christmas List – The Surfaris (1963, did not chart)
Santa Done Got Hip – The Marquees (1959, dnc)
Mambo Santa Mambo – The Enchanters (1957, dnc)
Merry Twist-mas – The Marcels (1961, dnc)
(I Want A) Rock And Roll Guitar – Johnny Preston (1960, dnc)
Christmas In Jail – The Youngsters (1956, dnc)
Long Lonely Winter – The Chips (1965, dnc)
Winter Weather – Ronny & The Daytonas (1966, dnc)
A Hazy Shade Of Winter – Simon & Garfunkel (1966, #13)
It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It’s Spring) – Felice Taylor (1967, #42, written & produced by Barry White)
Surfin’ Santa – Lord Douglas Byron (1964, dnc)
Mrs. Santa Claus – Nat King Cole (1953)
* Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives (1964, #13 on the Christmas chart)
Goodnight My Baby – The Kingston Trio (1960, dnc)
Donde Esta Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?) – Augie Rios (1958, #47)
Presents For Christmas – Solomon Burke (1966, dnc)
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve – The Orioles (1950)
CLOSING THEME: Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Trivia Answer
“Surfin’ Santa” was a takeoff of “Alley-Oop”. Both songs involved the handiwork of Gary S. Paxton in one way or another.
Congratulations to Andy from Caroline, for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!
Also, congratulations to Jane from Ithaca for being the 5th caller at a different point in the show, when we gave away a gift certificate to Bickering Twins!
dnc = did not chart
nr = not released as a single at the time
AC = Billboard’s chart for “Adult Contemporary” records
BB = Billboard Magazine, which publishes the Hot 100 chart (previously known as the Top 100), along with several other charts
Bubbling Under = songs that were ranked but fell below the top 100
C&W = Billboard’s chart for “Country & Western” records
R&B = Billboard’s chart for “Rhythm & Blues” records
RRHOF = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
RS500 = Rolling Stone Magazine’s ranked list of the top 500 singles of all-time
Host Next Week (Dec 28): Gregory James celebrating his 7-year anniversary as a Rockin’ Remnants host
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