Christmas Countdown - 2012

[Seawaters]

It is almost time for Mass (5:00 p.m.), so I will miss at least the first half of Greasy Skillet. I will TRY to get on before it ends!!!

 

[RadioJonD]

~~~ Positive Vibe Wave ~~~ & Retro Cocktail Hour 2012

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Time Sensitive:

Two 2012 Christmas Shows from the Retro Cocktail Hour

http://www.retrococktail.org/listen.html


12/15/2012

Title Artist Album Label

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Andy Williams Snow 3: The Get Easy! Christmas Collection Universal Music 983063
Holiday in a Hurry Dick Schory's New Percussion Ensemble Music for Bang Baaroom and Harp RCA LSP-1866
Jingle Bells Sammy Davis Jr. Christmas with the Rat Pack Capitol 72435
White Christmas Jimmy McGriff Christmas with Jimmy McGriff Collectables 5747
That Holiday Feeling Steve Lawrence / Eydie Gorme That Holiday Feeling! Columbia P-13351
The Bells Are Swinging Sid Bass and his Orchestra With Bells On RCA Camden CAS-501
Christmas Bustle Steve Grey Cool Yule: The Swinging Sound of Christmas Invisible College 003
It Happened in Sun Valley Jo Stafford/The Starlighters/Paul Weston and his Orchestra Ski Trails Columbia CL-910
The Christmas Song Cha Cha Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra Mambo Santa Mambo Rhino 79996
Danse des Mirlitons Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra The King Plays Some Aces RCA LSP-1882
Jingle Bells Mambo Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra Introducing Pete Rugolo/Adventures in Rhythm Collectables 5893
Christmas Eve at Club Bambu Don Tiki Songs from Hot Lava Holiday Show www.dontiki.com
Sleigh Ride Plas Johnson/Joey Altruda Christmas in Hollywood Carell 104
(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag Kay Starr Christmas Cocktails Capitol 52559
Winter Weather The Randy van Horne Singers Sleighride Everest SDBR-1112
Snowfall Ramsey Lewis Christmas for Lovers Verve 1035
Snowfall Cha Cha Billy May and his Orchestra Cha Cha! Capitol ST-1329
Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer The Joe Loco Quintet A Really Swell Christmas Columbia/Legacy 64950
Blue Christmas Esquivel and his Orchestra The Merriest of Christmas Pops RCA LSP-2032
This Is Christmas Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Bah Humduck! OST Immergent 284105
Jingle Bells Bossa Nova Eddie Dunstedter Christmas Candy Capitol ST-2395
Christmas in Rio The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Kevin Mahogany and the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Mahogany Jazz 1225
Winter Wonderland Arthur Lyman Mele Kalikimaka HiFi L-10118
Warm December Julie London Christmas Cocktails Part Two Capitol 21457
Let It Snow Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra A Christmas Cocktail Milan 35820
Shopping Spree J. Rhodes Retro Shopping: Music to Buy Toasters By Ultra Swank 2006
Wild Bells Richard Maltby and his Orchestra/The Honeydreamers The Merriest Time! Sesac AD-35 (45 rpm)
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Russ Case and his Orchestra Dances Wild Vik LX-1085
A Marshmallow World Ray Anthony and his Orchestra Christmas Cocktails Part Three Capitol 24357
My Favorite Things David Snell The Subtle Sound of David Snell Decca SKL-4745
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Ferrante and Teicher Adventure in Carols Westminster WP-6021
Snowbound for Christmas The Jackie Gleason Orchestra Merry Music Christmas Capitol SL-6881
Snow Claudine Longet Something Festive! A&M SP-19003
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Percy Faith and his Orchestra Christmas Melodies Columbia 39471
Deck the Halls Tiki Joe's Ocean Christmas with Tiki Joe's Ocean www.tikijoesocean.com
Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer Vox Bop The Vox Bop Christmas Variety Hour Voxbop 98
Holiday Commercial Alan Hawkshaw Music for TV Dinners: The 60s Scamp 9722
The Christmas Song Mel Torme Snow: The Get Easy! Christmas Collection Universal Music 585146

12/22/2012

Title Artist Album Label

Jingle Bells Esquivel/Brother Cleve's Lush Orchestra Merry Christmas from the Space Age Bachelor Pad Bar/None 083
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo Billy May and his Orchestra/Alvin Stoller Christmas Cocktails Capitol 52559
Happy Holiday Peggy Lee Christmas Cocktails Part Two Capitol 21457
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Esquivel and his Orchestra The Merriest of Christmas Pops RCA LSP-2032
Sleigh Ride Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra Christmas Music Coral CRL-51789
Santa Claus's Party Les Baxter and his Orchestra Merry Christmas To You! Capitol T-9030
Winter Wonderland The Hollyridge Strings Christmas Favorites by the Hollyridge Strings Capitol SM-11830
Let It Snow The Three Suns A Ding Dong Dandy Christmas! RCA LSP-2054
Kringle's Jingle Ken Griffin The Organ Plays at Christmas Columbia LE-10085
Cool Yule Louis Armstrong and the Commanders What a Wonderful Christmas Hip-O 40065
Christmas Night in Harlem The Metropole Orchestra/The Cats and Jammers Raymond Scott: The Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-38 Basta 9097
Baby It's Cold Outside Dean Martin Christmas Cocktails Part Two Capitol 21457
Little Drummer Boy The Soulful Strings The Magic of Christmas Cadet LPS-814
Joy to the World Lalo Schifrin Something Festive! A&M SP-19003
Caroling Caroling Lisa Ono Boas Festas Toshiba-EMI 25192
Exotic Night Martin Denny Exotica Classica Liberty LST-7513
Silent Village Don Tiki Songs from Hot Lava Holiday Show www.dontiki.com
Christmas Island Bob Atcher/The Dinning Sisters Christmas Cocktails Part Two Capitol 21457
White Christmas Esquivel and his Orchestra The Merriest of Christmas Pops RCA LSP-2032
Cha Cha All the Way Capitol Studio Orchestra Christmas Cocktails Capitol 52559
(We Wanna) See Santa Do the Mambo Bill Darnel and the Smith Brothers Mambo Santa Mambo Rhino 79996
Holiday On Skis Al Caiola/Riz Ortolani Sound of Christmas United Artists UAS-6617
I Love the Snow Project: Pimento That's Christmas! Cannibal 04
Girl On a Snowmobile The Barry Gemso Experience Ski Lodge Serenade Siesta 102
Slalom Ennio Morricone Slalom OST Dagored 118
Jingle Bell Rock Lenny Dee Happy Holi-dee Decca DL-4146
The Toy Parade Arthur Norman Orchestra and Chorus n/a Golden Records R518A/B (45 rpm)
The Toy Trumpet The Harmonicats Dolls Dolls Dolls Mercury SRW 16242
Dancer The Leonard Feather-Ralph Burns Orchestra The Swingin' Seasons MGM E-3613
Snowfall The Singers Unlimited Snow 3: The Get Easy! Christmas Collection Universal Music 585146
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Frank Sinatra Christmas with the Rat Pack Capitol 72435
Snowbound Ferrante and Teicher Snowbound Liberty LN-10142
C'mon Santa Let's Have a Ball Kay Martin and her Bodyguards I Know What He Wants for Christmas...But I Don't Know How to Wrap It! Fax 1005
Dig That Crazy Santa Claus Ralph Marterie and his Orchestra/Lola Dee Yule B' Swingin' Hip-O 40117
Yulesville Edd "Kookie" Byrnes We Wish You a Merry Christmas Warner Bros. WS-1337
The Merriest June Christy This Time of Year Collectors Choice 630
Santa Claus and the Doodle-Li-Boop Art Carney A Really Swell Christmas Columbia/Legacy 64950
It's Christmastime (Oh Yeah!) Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra A Christmas Cocktail Milan 35820
The Christmas Song Nat King Cole Christmas Cocktails Part Two Capitol 52559

 

[RadioJonD]

~~~ Positive Vibe Wave ~~~ & Blues Before Sunrise 2012

Time Sensitive: Blues Before Sunrise ran two Christmas shows in 2012!

Each five hour show is archived for a limited time in one hour increments.

http://www.bluesbeforesunrise.org/dropbox.html

Download the December 16 & December 23 shows. One (I forget which) is a repeat of BBS 1996 Christmas show.

THE ANNUAL BBS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – NOW TWO TIMES! ONLY ON BBS!

HOUR 1

MRS. SANTA CLAUS - LESLIE UGGAMS CRAYNE
THE CHRISTMAS SONG - KING COLE TRIO
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - JOE WILLIAMS
OLE SANTA - DINAH WASHINGTON
LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE - NAT ‘KING’ COLE
THE CHRISTMAS SONG (1946 TRIO) - KING COLE TRIO
THE CHRISTMAS SONG (1946 ORCH) - KING COLE TRIO
JINGLE JANGLE JUMP - GLADYS BENTLY / DEXTER GORDON
CHRISTMAS WON’T BE CHRISTMAS - CALVIN BOSTICK
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE - BILLY ECKSTINE
MY STOCKING IS EMPTY - LESLIE UGGAMS CRAYNE
JINGLE BELLS - KING COLE TRIO
CHRISTMAS DATE BOOGIE - BIG JOE TURNER
BEBOP SANTA - BABS GONZALES
CHRISTMAS MORNING - TITUS TURNER
BOOGIE WOOGIE SANTA - LIONEL HAMPTON
WHITE CHRISTMAS - RAVENS
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER - SUGARCHILD ROBINSON

HOUR 2

MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY - CHARLES BROWN
FAR AWAY CHRISTMAS BLUES - LITTLE ESTER & JOHNNY OTIS
BOOGIE WOOGIE SANTA - MABEL SCOTT
CHRISTMAS TIME BLUES - ROY MILTON & HIS SOLID SENDERS
I WANT MY BABY FOR CHRISTMAS - JIMMY LIGGINS
MY EVERYDAY BE CHRISTMAS - LOUIS JORDAN
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - BULLMOOSE JACKSON
MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY - LIONEL HAMPTON
CHRISTMAS BLUES - GATEMOUTH MOORE
IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN - CECIL GANT
CHRISTMAS BLUES - LARRY DARNELL
HELLO SANTA - CECIL GANT
EMPTY STOCKING BLUES - FLOYD DIXON
WHITE CHRISTMAS - BIG MAYBELLE
WHEN WASTHE BABY BORN - SWAN SILVERTONES
DID YOU SPEND CHRISTMAS IN JAIL - REV J. M. GATES
SILENT NIGHT - MAHALIA JACKSON

HOUR 3

CHRIST WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS MORN - FRANKIE ‘HALF-PINT’ JAXON
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR’S BLUES - TAMPA RED
SANTA BRING ME A BRAND NEW WOMAN - BUMBLE BEE SLIM
CHRISTMAS AND NO SANTA CLAUS - BUMBLE BEE SLIM
WRONG WAY TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS - REV EDWARD CLAYBORN
AT THE CHRISTMAS BALL - BESSIE SMITH
AIN’T GONNA LET YOU SEE MY SANTA CLAUS - VICTORIA SPIVEY
COME ALL YE FAITHFUL - BLACK SWAN QUARTET
HOLIDAY MESSAGE - REV HUDSON SHOWER
CHRISTMAS CHIME - ELLE THOMAS & MATTIE
CHRISTMAS EVE BLUES - BUKKA WHITE
SANTA CLAUS - WALTER DAVIS
LET ME HANG MY STOCKING - ROOSEVELT SYKES
CHRISTMAS IN JAIL – AIN’T IT A PAIN - LEROY CARR
CHRISTMAS MORNING BLUES - SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON I

HOUR 4

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION - JESSE THOMAS
SANTA’S MESSIN’ WITH THE KID - EDDIE C. CAMPBELL
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION - B.B. KING
SANTA CLAUS NEEDS SOME LOVIN’ - ALBERT KING
SONNY BOY’S CHRISTMAS BLUES - SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II
SANTA CLAUS - SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II
THE CHRISTMAS SONG - LEE JACKSON
SANTA CLAUS CAME HOME DRUNK - CLYDE LASLEY
HOLIDAY GREETINGS - VARIOUS ARTISTS
MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY - ROBERT NIGHTHAWK
HOWLING FOR MY BABY - HOWLING WOLF
BLUES FOR CHRISTMAS - JOHN LEE HOOKER
REMEMBER LAST CHRISTMAS - GUS JENKINS
LONESOME CHRISTMAS BLUES - LOWELL FULSON
CHRISTMAS BLUES - RALPH WILLIS
SANTA - LIGHTNING HOPKINS
RUN RUN RUDOLPH - CHUCK BERRY
I HEAR JINGLE BELLS - FREDDY KING
LET ME BE YOUR SANTA - CLARENCE GARLOW

HOUR 5

LET’S MAKE CHRISTMAS MERRY BABY - AMOS MILBURN
CHRISTMAS WON’T BE CHRISTMAS - CALVIN BOSTICK
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN’ NEW YEAR’S EVE - BILLY ECKSTINE
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - LOUIS ARMSTRONG
SILENT NIGHT - DINAH WASHINGTON
WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS NIGHT - DAN GRISSOM
WHITE CHRISTMAS - JIMMY SMITH
CHRISTMAS EVE - BILLY ECKSTINE
SILENT NIGHT - RAVENS
CHRISTMAS WITH NO ONE TO LOVE - CHARLES BROWN
BLUE CHRISTMAS - BILLY ECKSTINE
THIS TIME OF YEAR - BROOK BENTON
DIG THAT CRAZY SANTA CLAUS - OSCAR McLOLLIE
SANTA DO THE MAMBO - BIG JOHN GREER
ZAT YOU SANTA CLAUS - LOUIS ARMSTRONG
COOL YULE - LOUIS ARMSTRONG
WHITE CHRISTMAS - SISTER ROSETTA THARPE
MOONDUST - BILL DOGGETT



THE ANNUAL BBS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – NOW TWO TIMES! ONLY ON BBS!

HOUR 1

CHRISTMAS DATE BOOGIE - BIG JOE TURNER
BEBOP SANTA - BABS GONZALES
CHRISTMAS MORNING - TITUS TURNER
BOOGIE WOOGIE SANTA - LIONEL HAMPTON
CHRISTMAS SPIRITS - JULIA LEE
THE CHRISTMAS SONG (1946) - KING COLE TRIO
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - JOE WILLIAMS
OLE SANTA - DINAH WASHINGTON
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE - BILLY ECKSTINE
LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE - NAT KING COLE
WHITE CHRISTMAS - RAVENS
CHRISTMAS BOOGIE - SUGARCHILD ROBINSON
AT THE CHRISTMAS BALL- BESSIE SMITH
PAPA AIN'T NO SANTA CLAUS (AND YOUR MAMA AIN'T NO CHRISTMAS TREE) - BUTTERBEANS & SUSIE
SANTA BRING MY MAN BACK TO ME- OZZY WARE / DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA
COME ALL YE FAITHFUL - BLACK SWAN QUARTET
SLEIGHT RIDE - LLOYD GLENN
JINGLEBELL HOP - JACKSON TRIO

HOUR 2

MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY - CHARLES BROWN
FAR AWAY CHRISTMS BLUES - LITTLE ESTER & JOHNNY OTIS
BOOGIE WOOGIE SANTA - MABLE SCOTT
CHRISTMAS TIME BLUES - ROY MILTON
I WANT MY BABY FOR CHRISTMAS - JIMMY LIGGINS
PIGMEAT MARKUM
MAY EVERY DAY BE CHRISTMAS - LOUIS JORDAN & WILD BILL DAVIS
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - BULLMOOSE JACKSON
CHRISTMAS BLUES - LARRY DARNELL
HELLO SANTA - CECIL GANT
WHITE CHRISTMAS - BIG MAYBELLE
GATE'S CHRISTMAS BLUES - GATEMOUTH MOORE
MERRY CHRISTMAS - LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD
WHEN WAS THE BABY BORN - SWAN SILVERTONES
DEATH MIGHT BE YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT - REV A.W. NIX
SILENT NIGHT - MAHALIA JACKSON
I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS - BILL DOGGETT

HOUR 3

CHRIST WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS MORN - FRANKIE HALF-PINT JAXON
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S BLUES - TAMPA RED
CHRISTMAS & NO SANTA CLAUS - BUMBLE BEE SLIM
WRONG WAY TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS - REV EDWARD CLAYBORN
AIN'T GONNA LET YOU SEE MY SANTA CLAUS - VICTORIA SPIVEY
CHRISTMAS MORNING BLUES - KANSAS CITY KITTY
CHRISTMAS MORNING BLUES SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON I
ON CHRISTMAS DAY - LEADBELLY
CHRISTMAS IN JAIL (AIN'T IT A PAIN) - LEROY CARR & SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
LONESOME CHRISTMAS BLUES - BLIND BLAKE
CHRISTMAS EVE BLUES - BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON
CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS BLUES- CHARLIE JORDAN
CHRISTMAS EVE BLUES - BUKKA WHITE
SANTA CLAUS - WALTER DAVIS
CHRISTMAS TIME BLUES - CASEY BILL WELDON
CHRISTMAS TIME BLUES - B.K. TURNER (THE BLACK ACE)
CHRISTMAS TREE BLUES - CHARLIE JORDAN & VERDIE LEE

HOUR 4

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION JESSE THOMAS
SANTA'S MESSIN' WITH THE KID - EDDIE C.CAMPBELL
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION - B.B.KING
SANTA CLAUS NEEDS SOME LOVIN - ALBERT KING
SANTA CLAUS - SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II
SONNY BOY'S CHRISTMAS BLUES - SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II
THE CHRISTMAS SONG - LEE JACKSON
SANTA CLAUS CAME HOME DRUNK - CLYDE LASLEY
MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY - ROBERT NIGHTHAWK
HOWLING FOR MY BABY - HOWLING WOLF
BLUES FOR CHRISTMAS - JOHN LEE HOOKER
REMEMBER LAST CHRISTMAS - GUS JENKINS
LONESOME CHRISTMAS BLUES PTS I & II - LOWELL FULSON
CHRISTMAS WILLIS - RALPH WILLIS
SANTA - LIGHTNING HOPKINS
MERRY CHRISTMAS - LIGHTNING HOPKINS
CHRISTMAS DAY - DETROIT JUNIOR
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS - PETE MAYS

HOUR 5

LET'S MAKE CHRISTMAS MERRY BABY - AMOS MILBURN
THE CHRISTMAS SONG (1953) - NAT KING COLE
CHRISTMAS WON'T BE CHRISTMAS - CALVIN BOSTICK
SILENT NIGHT - DINAH WASHINGTON
WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS NIGHT - DAN GRISSOM
WHITE CHRISTMAS - JIMMY SMITH
CHRISTMAS EVE - BILLY ECKSTINE
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - LOUIS ARNSTRONG
MR. SANTA BOOGIE - MARSHALL BROTHERS
DIG THAT CRAZY SANTA CLAUS - OSCAR MCLOLLIE & HIS HONEY DRIPPERS
WE WANT TO SEE SANTA DO THE MAMBO - BIG JOHN GREER
IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN - CECIL GANT
CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN - CHARLES BROWN
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR - AMOS MILBURN w/CHARLES BROWN on vocal
CHRISTMAS WITH NO ONE TO LOVE - CHARLES BROWN
RUN RUDOLPH RUN - CHUCK BERRY
I HEAR JINGLE BELLS - FREDDY KING
JINGLE BELLS - BILL DOGGETT
WINTER WONDERLAND - BILL DOGGETT

 

[RadioJonD]

~~~ Positive Vibe Wave ~~~ & Bone Conduction Music Show 2012

From my pal, Thayrone X!

Time sensitive: You have about three weeks to grab BCMS Christmas Extravaganza 2012.

www.thayrone.com/bcms

 

[RadioJonD]

~~~ Positive Vibe Wave ~~~ & The Buddies Lounge 2012

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Buddies Lounge 2012

http://buddieslounge.podomatic.com/

The HOLIDAY JUBILEE for 2012 is HERE!!! Tell your friends!

Playlist (Show 188 - HOLIDAY JUBILEE #1)

• We Wish You The Merriest - Tex Beneke & The Modernaires
• Sun Valley Ski Run - Esquivel
• Sleigh Ride - Jack Jones
• Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Three Suns
• Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - Ralph Martiere
• Holiday On Skis = Al Caiola
• Jingle Bells - Sammy Davis, Jr.
• It Happened In Sun Valley - Randy Van Horne Singers
• Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! - Frank Sinatra
• Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town - Lena Horne
• Joy To The World - Ray Commiff
• Frosty The Snowman - Ella Fitzgerald
• I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
• Baby, It’s Cold Outside - Henry Mancini
• Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season - Andy Williams
• The Christmas Song Cha Cha - Hugo Winterhalter
• The Little Boy That Santa Clause Forgot - Nat King Cole
• We Need A Little Christmas - Percy Faith
• That Holiday Feeling - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
• Deck The Halls - The Glad Singers
• The Holly And The Ivy - Stan Kenton
• Jingle Bell Rock - Herb Alpert & The TJB
• (There Is No Place Like) Home For The Holidays - Perry Como

Playlist (Show 189 - HOLIDAY JUBILEE #2)

• It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Al Hirt
• I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Della Reese
• Here Comes Santa Claus - Esquivel & The Skip-Jacks
• Sleigh Ride - Steve & Eydie
• Ding Dong Dandy Christmas - The Three Suns
• Jingle Bells - Tex Beneke & The Modernaires
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Ira Ironstrings
• I’d Like You For Christmas - Julie London
• I Believe - Frank Sinatra
• Here We Come A-Caroling - The New Christy Minstrels
• Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin
• Baby, It’s Cold Outside - Mel Henke
• Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow! - Ella Fitzgerald
• Happy Holiday - Bing Crosby
• Little Jack Frost, Get Lost - Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee
• Frosty The Snowman - Bing Crosby
• Holiday For Bells - Bert Kaempfert
• We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo - Bill Darnell & Smith Bros
• The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
• Good Time Christmas - Lou Rawls
• Joy - The Glad Singers

Playlist (Show 190 - HOLIDAY JUBILEE #3)

• We Wish You The Merriest - Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby
• Sleigh Ride - Ira Ironstrings
• Baby, It’s Cold Outside - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
• Frosty The Snowman - Esquivel
• Christmas Holiday - Andy Williams
• Good King Wenceslas - Stan Kenton
• Caroling, Caroling - Nat King Cole
• Happy Holidays - Percy Faith
• Warm December - Julie London
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Three Suns
• Here We Come A-Caroling - Tex Beneke
• It Happened In Sun Valley - Tex Beneke
• Here Comes Santa Claus - Ramsey Lewis Trio
• Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
• Jingle Bells Mambo - Pete Rugolo
• Mistletoe And Holly - Jack Jones
• Little Saint Nick - The Hollyridge Strings
• It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
• I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Les Brown
• Gloria - The Glad Singers
• Child Of God - Bobby Darin
• Christmas Night In Harlem - Lester Lanie
• Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald

Here's a bonus mid-week FROM THE VAULT Holiday Jubilee as we play golden age of holiday rock and roll songs from 1950’s and the 1960’s on this episode! Enjoy!

FROM THE VAULT Show 122 (12/24/10) playlist:

• Marshmallow World - Darlene Love
• Frosty The Snowman - The Ventures
• Hey Santa Claus - The Moonglows
• I Want A Beatle For Christmas - The Fans
• Blue Christmas - The Platters
• The Hat I Got For Christmas Is Too Beeg - Mel Blanc
• Christmas Bells - The Justinas
• Limbo Under The Christmas Tree - Classic Four
• A Surfer's Christmas List - The Surfaris
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Crystals
• My Favorite Things - The Supremes
• Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - Oscar McLollie And His Honey Jumpers
• Santa Claus Is Back In Town - Elvis Presley
• I Want To Spend Christmas With Elvis - Marlene Paula
• Marry Christmas - The Cameos
• Twistin’ Bells - Santo & Jonny
• Mary Where is your baby? - Bobby Darin
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
• Merry Twistmas - Jay Matty
• Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys
• Jingle Bell Rock - Chubby Checker
• Department Store Santa Claus - Howard Morris
• Silent Night - Phil Spector
• Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes

 

[xmas365]

When I was a teenager, I loved to do that: sit in the den with only the Christmas lights on and a stack of records on the record player. You do know what a record player is, don't you?

Records are what people use for coasters and bowls now, right? cheesy

We know a woman who takes old vinyl records and turns them into cool looking chip/snack bowls. That might be a scary thought to you RJD. cheesy

 

[Christmasstar]

I LOVE these ideas!

...

This one did come and go too fast. But instead of doing it over, let's start on the next one NOW. We can do that---we're MMC!

Sure! Or we can wander around the neighborhood looking at the lights while singing carols, just to confuse the neighbors!



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almost everyone in the neighbourhood had turned off their Christmas lights so I put more up and made sure they are all on!
Can I come along to sing carols too?

 

[Seawaters]

Uhh, yeah right!

Records are what people use for coasters and bowls now, right? cheesy

We know a woman who takes old vinyl records and turns them into cool looking chip/snack bowls. That might be a scary thought to you RJD. cheesy

 

[Seawaters]

You know it!!!

I LOVE these ideas!



almost everyone in the neighbourhood had turned off their Christmas lights so I put more up and made sure they are all on!
Can I come along to sing carols too?

 

[xmas365]

I even remember 8-track....

Those are what Santa's reindeer leave in the snow when they walk, right? cheesy

 

[RadioJonD]

~~~ Positive Vibe Wave ~~~

Records are what people use for coasters and bowls now, right? cheesy

We know a woman who takes old vinyl records and turns them into cool looking chip/snack bowls. That might be a scary thought to you RJD. cheesy

Scary indeed when folks don't know the value of the vinyl they are repurposing!

Granted, most vinyl found at thrift stores, etc, isn't worth much if anything above the purchase price. However, I did see a photo once of a multi tiered candy dish (?) that someone made from 33 1/3 records and the top record was worth around fifty bucks to record collectors! Seems like I posted that somewhere.

Found it!

That top record may be worth $25.00 to $50.00.

That bottom record isn't that nice! (There is a YouTube of it but don't click on it if you are offended by fowl language; comment section not lyrics.)

 

[xmas365]

Good evening! I just wanted to drop in & say "hello"! We are having a few quiet hours at home! It has been a crazy stretch of running & parties - my recliner felt pretty good. I am starting to hear people talking about taking down Christmas decorations & it's making me sad!! I'm not ready! Mine will stay up for awhile yet.
I hope you are all enjoying the "Between The Holidays" time! We have no plans for NYE but tomorrow night we are going to a dinner/auction where our neighbor who pitches for the San Diego Padres will be the featured speaker. We have a reserved table of 8 with neighbors. It should be a good time!
I hope everyone is doing well!
:whisper:

I hope the Padres will be a better team this year, they are my favorite NL team going back to the days of Tony Gwynn. Who is your neighbor if you don't mind me asking? Enjoy your quiet time.

 

[Christmasstar]

wow, I spent the entire day on and off here and finally read through all the posts! It is so nice to see so many chatting here.
Only a few days left in the year and then we get start fresh again!

It has been snowing lightly all day, not much accumulation, but it looks nice! Will take some pictures in the morning to show you.

 

[jennifer91]

Hey everyone! Just coming to check in and see what's new. Hope you all had a good day!

I am not feeling too hot tonight. I'm really tired and my stomach is bothering me. Hopefully it goes away ASAP because I really want to enjoy NYE this year and it is only two days away.

I will check in with you all later on or in the morning!!

 

[xmas365]

Scary indeed when folks don't know the value of the vinyl they are repurposing!

Granted, most vinyl found at thrift stores, etc, isn't worth much if anything above the purchase price. However, I did see a photo once of a multi tiered candy dish (?) that someone made from 33 1/3 records and the top record was worth around fifty bucks to record collectors! Seems like I posted that somewhere.

No need to worry about that, her husband is a big record collector/dealer.

 

[xmas365]

Hey everyone! Just coming to check in and see what's new. Hope you all had a good day!

I am not feeling too hot tonight. I'm really tired and my stomach is bothering me. Hopefully it goes away ASAP because I really want to enjoy NYE this year and it is only two days away.

I will check in with you all later on or in the morning!!

I hope you are feeling better.

 

[xmastidings]

Xmas Tidings,
I have printed out your post and want to mull it over and get back to you. We are going out of town for a few hours, but I will respond. I might not have an answer per se, but I will have questions, thoughts, musings, etc. that might help you think and make a decision. I won't say do this or do that, but I will try to get some ideas to present.

Thank You!

You've certainly got a dilemma on your hands. We're in sort-of the same boat with Nancy's oldest sister's daughter. She's not living with us, another long story, but we're helping our niece, much to the chagrin of Nancy's mean-spirited, alcoholic sister.

Yours is not an easy situation, but I salute your willingness to help this poor boy. I'd probably support the military entrance idea. It doesn't sound like the mother and step-father are planning to be much help. Good luck!

Thanks Brad, This has me doing alot of soul searching!

I'm going to go with Bradmac and say support the Military option. In the meantime though, I would say have him try it out at home for maybe a couple of days a week to see how it goes. If it works out then he could keep increasing the days he stays there.

Thank you Made, It's a good idea!

I would just let him stay with you for a little while and maybe just encourage the military thing if he is very passionate about going back. Here is my reasoning:

1. I am 21 years old and I still consider myself as a child. I live with my parents, I listen to what they tell me to do, and I am clearly not ready to be on my own yet. If he is only 18, he is in the same boat that I am in there. I still consider him as a kid that needs to rely on other people.
I agree!

2. He obviously has no job nor finances. If he doesn't have you, he doesn't have anyone. He'll be out on the streets or hopping from friend's house to friend's house and that is no way to live. That is very unstable. I know you shouldn't be responsible for that, but it's the way it is. Again, you are right on. This is correct and you are right that we shouldn't have to do this but we do it because we care and the last thing I want to be is another person in his life that doesn't want him...

3. His mother and stepfather sound extremely strict, to the point of almost mistreating him. I don't have children, but I know for a fact that I would never tell them that they are only allowed in certain portion of the home. That is just crazy. And seriously, paying for his own groceries? That just seems wrong to me unless the kid would have been in his upper twenties and is making his own living, paying rent, and can pay them for the groceries. He obviously has no income, so how is he supposed to magically get this money? That is almost encouraging him to steal or get himself into trouble by them asking for him to pay for things with money he doesn't have. I agree again with you! As I was told by his mother, he would be not a family member, not a guest, but a renter... that would have to work his way his way back into being a family member again! But, he has only 7 months to do it regardless and then they are telling him to leave again! "WHAT!!!"

4. You obviously had a huge impact on this boy. If I had a problem with someone's parent, I honestly don't think I would even remember to go apologize to them years later. Obviously your attitude towards him really made him learn the true meaning of respect and I truly think it sounds like he matured a lot because of you.

I am young myself and I know this may be of no value to you, but I really feel bad for this boy. When I was in high school, many of the people that I knew had the same sort of relationships with their parents and stayed with friends on and off. Now while I am in college, these kids are doing nothing with their lives or got themselves in a lot of trouble. I know it isn't your responsibility, but it sounds like he needs a good role model and that he really took to you. As long as he isn't causing any problems in your home, I would just say to let him stay with you. Instead of taking the route of impossibly charging him money, just ask him to help around the house and contribute like I am sure your kids do. Then hopefully in a few months he will be feeling better and going back into the military. Then he can be independent and won't have to rely on you any longer. If he decides not to go back into the military, then you might have to nudge him to get a job and go on his own.

Hope this helps, it's only my opinion.

For your age, I hear alot of maturity in your words....You sound like a truely wonderful person; thank you! And I really appreciate you taking the time to talk to me about this. I like the way you think, for your words ring true in my mind and my heart. For good or worse, I am now in the thick middle part of this and I am soul searching.... see my update below.....

good for you for being willing to help. It certainly is a complicated issue especially with his mom and step dad not wanting to help. I agree with others who support him joing the miltary.
Go with your heart on this one.

Thank you very much, I agree with you!

Xmas Tidings,
My heart goes out to you and to this young man. As a mom, I would say take him in, with a caveat: Lay down the "ground rules" that you and your kids already observe. Let him know how you and your wife run your household, what is expected of each family member, and the behavior and consequences that each is to abide by. Lay it ALL out. Ask him if he is willing to abide by and be held accountable to those expectations. Before you do this, however, think of all the pros and cons--do your own pros and cons and ask him for his pros and cons. I do this A LOT in my classroom (third grade) when we try to make diplomatic decisions.

If I had to make a decision such as this, I would think, "What if this were MY child. What would I want for him?" This is what I think all the time...

I am sure you will do the right thing--the thing that is right for you AND for HIM! But only you and he know what that is. Working together, however, I think you will come to a decision that is the best for both of you. Let your conscience AND your heart guide you.

Please keep us informed. We honestly care.

Thank you Seawaters, from the bottom of my heart!

Thankyou Seawaters, Christmasstar, Jennifer91, Made582 and Bradmac, for all of your thoughts and kind words of wisdom. I need all the help I can get at the moment to help assist and guide me so that I can find myself within myself, for at the moment I am lost in the battle between my feelings and my brain....

As an update:

I had plans today to be at my grandfathers all afternoon, but I started talking with Austin and ended up talking with him and my son for over 4 hours, just us guys.... In our conversation, I asked him, straight forward, "Do you really want to go back home?" he said NO! He wishes to stay with us..... He said he feels like if he goes back home, that they are setting him up for failure and that they would end up asking him to leave again!

I told him that I feel that his only chance at this time is to try to go back into the military (A non constant marching branch where he can earn some money, have a roof over his head, 3 squares a day, clothes, travel and also have a chance to learn a job skill and go back to school).

I have not seen any moves at all from his family, to contact him in a way that tells me or shows me that they really want him back. He said he texted his mother about visiting them, but she has not returned his text messages? I do not know what to believe anymore so tomorrow I am calling the mother again to see if I can speak with them again... In the mean time, my son gave Austin a phone number to a recruiter, we will start looking for some local job somewheres (don't know how this will work out, because he does not drive) and we will start looking into of getting his drivers license...

I'm starting to feel as though my family has been adopted...he told my wife today, that he thinks that I talk to him like a father figure and that I am honest in my words whenever I talk to him, even if they are the painful truths at time....

 

[RadioJonD]

~~~ Positive Vibe Wave ~~~

No need to worry about that, her husband is a big record collector/dealer.

Good! I've got a Jim Nabors record for her, not him, then!

 

[xmas365]

Good evening,

We had a great day at my grandparents Christmas celebration, there was 4 generations of my family there. It was so nice to see everyone. The drive home was treacherous the snow started coming down around 3, and when we left there was 5-6 inches on the ground so we took the long way around instead of going over the mountain. I love seeing my grandparents Christmas decorations, there is so much history in the decorations and ornaments, the ornaments she hand painted, and of course her huge Santa Claus collection. LC loved the ornaments, he is so much like me when it comes to Christmas, I walked him around pointing out some of the ornaments and he had to touch them and he was in awe.

I will be shoveling out tomorrow.

Have a great night!!!

 

[Seawaters]

So funny, RJD!

As a child I was inoculated with a phonograph needle. Plus, growing up I was exposed to high levels of AM static, FM modulation, and all manner of tape hiss.

The warmth of analog flows deeply in my veins! The stark sterility of digital is for sissies!