Event Recap Chat with Duke Allen about Christmas Flipsides and Flops

[e_xander]

Most of my favorite Christmas songs are of that vintage vibe

 

[Jeff Westover]

I'm going to send this to my wife, for kicks.

 

[SBellsRikki]

Ohhhh @e_xander I knew I'd like you. that's awesome

 

[Jeff Westover]

@SBellsRikki you radio people are all alike...

 

[Duke Allen]

I played this a few years ago on one of the radio hours, after playing a MAE WEST record. Brings new meaning to Johnny singing, "I don't want this old baby for Christmas!"

 

[SBellsRikki]

We sure are... @Jeff Westover

 

[Jeff Westover]

LOL

 

[e_xander]

Which is also the reason I absolutely enjoy @Duke Allen and @MerryCarey's hours when Tracking Santa on Kringle Radio

 

[MerryCarey]

That was Mae West's "Santa Baby." She was what, 77 when she recorded that?

 

[SBellsRikki]

bwha ha ha ha...

 

[Duke Allen]

Johnny Preston’s big hit was “Running Bear,” a teenage-tragedy song that hit #1 in 1960. His next two singles charted fairly high, then the fourth became a top-40 hit in Britain…and the fifth died: “New Baby for Christmas.” Nice enough record, but it didn’t have enough beat for a dance tune, and it didn’t have enough “story” to resonate with the teen audience, like "Running Bear" did.

 

[MerryCarey]

@e_xander we enjoy your hours, too.

 

[Jeff Westover]

Preston had a Del Shannon vibe...or maybe it's the other way around

 

[Duke Allen]

Mae West would HIT you if you broached how old she was when she made that record. It's from the LP "Wild Christmas," recorded in 1966.

 

[MerryCarey]

I don't have that queued up, but I could find it on YouTube, if anyone's curious.

 

[SBellsRikki]

Uh-oh, I may be related to Mae West then when age is brought up.

 

[Jeff Westover]

 

[MerryCarey]

Thanks, Jeff. "Awwwm, the reindeers is comin' ..."

 

[Jeff Westover]

Good grief...

 

[Jeff Westover]

How many have made mileage on that song...