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The Yule Log From Hell - an eclectic mix of Holiday classics (and not so classics)...Not to be confused with that other Yule Log site. Check us out on socal media @yulelogfromhell
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Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Well it’s hard to believe it but here we are! The Christmas Day Spectacular!!!!! This closes out year #30. Yes….30 YEARS!!!!! If you told me 30yrs ago that I would still be doing this I probably would have said that you were nuts. To use the cliché “labor of love” would not do it justice. This has been a musical journey of epic proportions. Some would call it insanity. That’s ok. I created YLFH as an alternative to the same old crap that’s being played on the local radio stations and even satellite. I’ve always strived to offer some unique holiday tunes. I hope you have enjoyed listening as much as I have putting all of this together for y’all.
None of this would ever be possible without the support of my family (Corin & Amanda) as well as all of my friends and supporters and all the blogs and trade pages and all of the folks who share in my obsession….yes it’s an obsession. Might as well lean into it.
I dunno what the future of YLFH is. I still believe I got a few more years in me. I’ll just keep doing it until you stop listening or I run out of tunes (which ever comes first).
Until we meet again –
Merry Christmas
Happy Hannukah (however it’s spelled)
Happy Kwanza
Happy Festivus
Or whatever you celebrate (or not) this time of the year.
Thanks for listening!
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Diana Ross
- Early One Christmas Morning – Bruce Cockburn
- Cold December Nights – Boyz II Men
- Arrolito de Navidad – Gloria Estafan
- Theres A New Kid In Town – Kathy Matea
- Have Yourself A Merry Christmas – Carnie & Wendy Wilson
- Away In A Manger Medley – Glen Campbell
- Honky Tonk Christmas – Alan Jackson
- There’s Another Santa Claus – Bob River’s Twisted Christmas
- Silent Night – All Day Long
- Glade Jul – Elisabeth Andreasson
- Till The Season Comes – Vince Gill
- We’re Going Shopping – Ren & Stimpy (Billy West)
- The Season of Love – 4Him
- Christmas Eve – Tatsuru Yamashista
- Christmas Dreaming – Harry Connick Jr
- Making Christmas – Danny Elfman
- Be With You This Christmas – Myk Perez
- Once in Royal David’s City – Vienna Boys Choir
- The Snow’s Already Falling – OSTY
- A Christmas Carol – BBC Singers
- Jesu, Mein Feude – Mottoten Choir
- Donner & Blitzen – Thor
- The Story Of Christmas – Roy Rogers/Dale Evans
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing – Dick Freymuth
- My Favorite Things – Kenny Burrell
- Christmas Time Is Here – Issiah J. Thompson
- Glad Christmas Comes – Elica Carthy/John Body
- Winter Wonderland – Greg Chako/Kei Mesuda Trio
- Nutcracker Suite: Marche – Caroline Fischer
- Ring the Bells On Christmas – Larry Carlton
- Star Carol – Voces Boraeles
- Sometime Every Christmas – Michael W. Smith
- Skaters Waltz – The Carolleers
- God Bless Us Everyone – Georgia Boys Choir
- Snow – David Foster/Katherine McPhee
- The Secret Of Christmas – Vocal Majority
- Lavdate Dominum – Hauser
- Christmas Island – Joel Peterson
- How Do I Wrap My Heart For Christmas – The Ranch Hands
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Jimmy Barnes
- Oh Christmas Tree – Marcus Anderson
- Oh My Christmas Tree – My Morning Jacket
- Yes, Jesus Loves Me – Bobby Hill
- Merry Christmas – Lotocha
- Gesu Bambino – Jeroen Van Veen
- Good King Wenceslas – Adam Shulman
- The Green Trees of Winter – Will Ackerman
- Christmas Party for 2 – Brandy
- I Want A Present for Christmas – Doc’s Big Boy Orchestra/JB Summers
- Christmas Snow – Papik/Ely Bruna
- The Four Seasons: Winter I: Allegro – Atlanta Symphony (Robert Shaw – conductor)
- Merry Merry Christmas – Espoo Big Band/Ruthie Foster
- Corpus Christi Carol – Libera
- Ve a Nevar – Vazquez Sounds
- Everyone’s a Kid At Christmas Time – Sugarbeats
- Oh Tannenbaum – Barbara Dannerlien
- Jingle Bell Rock – Akiko
- Süber die Glocken nei Klingen – Lucienne Renardin Vary
- A Christmas Jig/Mouth of the Tobique Ree – Yo Yo Ma/Natalie McAllister
- Christmas On Riverside Drive – August Darnell
- C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S – Voices of Walter Schumann
- Follow That Star – The Cast of The Waltons
- Snowbound – Wayne King
- A Present Just For Me – Vibraphonic
- Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming – Patricia Wilde
- The Christmas Tree – David Rose
- The Office Party – Jim Backus
- Frankincense and Myrrh – Yul Brenner
- Steppin’ Out With Rudolph – The 6th Dimension
- Ole Tex Kringle – Tex Ritter
- Wonderful Christmastime – Chicago/Dolly Parton
- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – The Wrecking Crew
- Jingle Jangle – The Blue Hawaiians
- Christmas Lullaby – Bob Sirois
- Winter Eclipse – Beta Radio
- Don’t Let Me Spend Christmas Alone – Mitch Murder/Santell
- Love Came Down On Christmas – Tenebrae
- Christmas In My Hometown – Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day – Vibra Corporation
- Forgot It Was Christmas – The Downtown Fiction
- Maybe This Christmas – Tyler Shaw
- Blue Christmas Lights – Chris Hillman/Herb Peterson
- Santa Claus is Back in Town – Tom Gaebel
- Nutty Ol’ Nick – Babi Floyd
- How Can Santa Come to Puerto Rico – Steve Allen/Ricky Vera
- Christmas Bells – Border Brass
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem – Thurlow Spur & the Spurlows
- Winter Carnival – Army of Stars Orchestra
- Happy New Year – Lightning Hopkins
- What Are You Doing New Years Eve – Frankie Valli
- 3 Hours ‘til New Years – Sia
- A Handful Of Happy New Years – Living Strings
- Happy Xmas – Derek Van Eaton
- Christmas Comes But Once A Year – Joe Bonamassa
- In The Bleak Midwinter – Gentri
- Let’s Sing A Song For Christmas – Dennis James
- Mary’s Boy Child – Bob Dale
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Boston Pops/Tanglewood Chorus
- Sleigh Ride – Duke Pearson
© 2023 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Welcome to The Yule Log From Hell’s special surprise Christmas Eve penultimate spectacular! The show has been extended for your listening pleasure and is presented without interruption. Happy (almost) Christmas from all of us at YLFH!
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – The Ball Brothers
- Petit Papa Nöel – Tino Rossi
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Dennis Burnside
- Come And Spend Christmas With Me – Bryan G. Harlan
- Les Angnes Dans nos Compagnes/O Tannenbaum/Bel Are Que Adore – Swingle Singers
- Christmas Bells On the Bayou – The Sundogs
- Do You Hear What I Hear? – The Joy Strings
- If Angels Sang a Shepherds Birth – Craig Duncan
- Ox and Donkey – Glad Singers
- Christmas with a Capital “C” – Go Fish
- Some Children See Him – Cathy Fleck
- Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming) – Melanie Thorton
- The Snowflake Song – Monterey Brass
- Welcome Season – Mael
- Our Christmas Wish For You – The Mailbooz
- It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Tim Dakolo
- Christmas Alphabet – The London Sound 70 Orchestra and Chorus
- White Christmas – Hadda Brooks
- Blue Christmas – Low
- Christmas Cards – Tenille Townes
- Christmas Day: A Choral Fantasy – Baptist Hour Choir
- The Christmas Song – Les Paul/Mary Ford
- Holly Jolly Christmas – Gary Lewis
- What Child Is This? – Lewis Ross
- The Little Drummer Boy – Linder Eder
- Christmas Day Ida Moanin’ – John McCatcheon
- Agnus Dei – Luciano Pavarotti
- Follow The Shepherd Home – Mindy Smith
- Mixed Notes – George Fenton
- 12 Days Of Christmas – Mr. Ray and the Little Sunshine Kids
- Katy’s Christmas Card – John Schneider
- O Bambino – Ed Sullivan
- Greatest Gift Of All – Andy Tielman
- December Lights – Andre Rien
- Apparently It’s Christmas – Canadia
- Once As I Remember – Annapolis Chorale
- Tonight’s Christmas Eve – Ed McCardy and the Harvesters
- Ring Out Wild Bells – Huddersfield Choral Society
- She Stared At Him All Night – Aaron Watson
- Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
- Cool Yule – Ballard C. Boyd
- A Winter Romance – Beegie Adair
- After The Holidays – Andrea Marovicci
- I Believe In Christmas – Andrea McArdle
- I’ve Got The Christmas Spirit – Don Cornell
- His Favorite Christmas – Capitol Lights
- The Infant King – Kings College Choir of Cambridge
- Christmas Eve at the Front – Homophonic Records c.1914-1917
- Happy X-mas (War Is Over) – The Boxmasters
- Sleigh Ride – Katie Epworth
© 2023 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
This week we pay tribute to those we have lost over the past year. We have dispensed with our usual show format in order to bring your this special episode in memorium.
1) (Christmas Ain’t Christmas) Without the Ones You Love – O’Jays – Tom Bell (TSOP Arranger) 1943-2022
2) Insomnia Last Christmas - Faithless & Calippo Vs Wham – Maxi Jazz (DJ) 1957-2022
3) Merry Christmas Baby – Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson 1939-2022
4) Snow Falls Softly at Night – Mackfive - Mack Goldsbury (Sax) 1946-2022
5) Jesus Christ Was An Only Child – Modest Mouse - Jeremiah Green (drums/percussion) 1977-2022
6) Christmas In New York – Pointer Sisters - Anita Pointer 1948-2022
7) The 12 Days of Christmas (sort of) – Donny Osmond / Adam Rich 1968-2023
8) A Magic Christmas – Blue Magic - Keith Beaton (vox) 1950-2023
9) Amazing Grace – Jeff Beck 1944-2023
10) Silent Night - Lisa Marie Presley 1968-2023
11) X’mas Day In The Next Life - Yukihiro Takahashi 1952-2023
12) Silent Night – Stephen Stills/Graham Nash/David Crosby 1941-2023
13) Christmas Cracker – Top Topham - Anthony Topham (gtr) 1947-2023
14) Magic Christmas – Michael Dyke - Dean Daughtry (kb) 1946-2023
15) Holidays with the Adams Family – John Astin/Yvonne de Carlo/Jackie Coogan/Ken Weatherwax/Lisa Loring (Wednesday Addams) 1958-2023
16) The Christmas Song – The Temptations/Smokey Robinson - Barret Strong (producer) 1941-2023
17) Christmas with Laverne & Shirley – Penny Marshall/Cindy Williams 1947-2023
18) Good Swing Wenceslas – Count Basie Orchestra - Butch Miles (drums) 1944-2022
19) A Christmas Story – The Battle of the Lamp – Darren McGavin/Melinda Dillon 1939-2022
20) The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle – Burt Bacharach 1928-2023
21) Adeste Fidelis – Tuba Christmas - Roger Bobo (tuba) 1938-2023
22) Millie Pulled A Piston On Santa – De La Soul - Trugoy the Dove (David Jolicoeur – Rapper) 1968-2023
23) The 24 Days of Christmas - "Bolivia" – Rachel Welch 1940-2023
24) Children’s Christmas Carol - Stella Stevens 1938-2023
25) Give All the Children Christmas - Chuck Jackson 1937-2023
26) Go Santa Go - Al Bonaguidi/Tom Whitlock 1954-2023
27) River – Rober Downey Jr. - Jeff Young (piano) 1955-2023
28) Blue Xmas (to whom it may concern) Miles Davis - Wayne Shorter (sax) 1933-2023
29) Moonlight, Mistletoe & You – Keb Mo - Steve Mackey (bass) 1966-2023
30) Silver Bells – John Prine - David Lindley (gtr) 1944-2023
31) Hard Candy Christmas – Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood - Michael Rhodes (bass) 1953-2023
32) Christmas Time Again – Lynard Skynard - Gary Rossington (gtr) 1951-2023
33) I Want the Batman for Christmas - Robert Haimer 1954-2023
34) The Joy of Christmas - Lauren Caldwell/Bobby Caldwell 1951-2023
35) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - Ryiuichi Sakamoto 1952-2023
36) Winter Snow - Ahmad Jamal 1930-2023
37) Happy Holidays – Manhattan Transfer - Ralph Humphrey (drums) 1944-2023
38) Christmas Is The Spookyest Time Of All – Dame Edna - Barry Humphries 1934-2023
39) Dear Santa (final thought) - Jerry Springer 1944-2023
40) A Christmas Scherzo – Film Scor Orchestra (Constantino Martínez-Orts – conductor) - Don Sebesky (arranger) 1937-2023
41) Song For A Winter’s Night - Gordon Lightfoot 1938-2023
42) Christmastime in America - Doug Maxwell/James Lewis (vox) 1960-2023
43) Merry Christmas Baby – Ike & Tina Turner 1939-2023
44) Christmas Time Is Here – Commadores - Sheldon Reynolds (composer) 1959-2023
46) Christmas Vacation – Mavis Staples - Cynthia Weil (lyricist) 1940-2023
47) Thanksgiving – George Winston 1949-2023
48) Commander Tom Christmas Show - Tom Jolls 1933-2023
49) Family & Holidays - Pat Cooper 1929-2023
50) A Christmas Story - Pat Robertson 1930-2023
51) Gonna Eat For Christmas – Rosie O’Donnell/Gloria Estefan - Olbin Burgos (drums) 1974-2023
52) Countdown to Christmas - Sharon Lawrence/Treat Williams 1951-2023
54) Bag’s Christmas Ding Dong – Georgina Hale/John Hasler/Glenda Jackson 1936-2023
55) Merry Christmas Bells (aka Seasonal Pleasures) - Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick 1924-2023
56) 21st Century Christmas – Cliff Richard - Mo Foster (bass) 1944-2023
57) Christmasland - Tony Bennett 1926-2023
58) Kidnap the Sandy Claws – Danny Elfman/Catherine O’hara/Paul Reubens 1952-2023
59) Christmas Must Be Tonight – The Band - Robbie Robertson (gtr/vox) 1943-2023
60) I Thank You For Your Love - Sandy Bainum – Tom Jones (composer) 1928-2023
61) The First Snowfall – Carpenters – Jerry Moss (A&M Records founder) 1935-2023
62) We Three Kings - David Benoit – Bob Feldman (bass) 1940-2023
63) Christmas 1974 - The Circuit Symphony - Bernie Marsden (vox) 1951-2023
64) Santa Stole Thanksgiving – Jimmy Buffet 1946-2023
65) Snoopy’s Christmas – Smash Mouth - Steve Harwell (vox) 1967-2023
66) I Love Christmas – The Earls - Larry Chance (vox) 1940-2023
67) A Child is Born - Thad Jones/Mel Lewis – Richard Davis (bass) 1930-2023
68) O Holy Night - Mylon LeFerve 1944-2023
69) Home For The Holidays – The Association - Terry Kirkman (vox) 1939-2023
70) NCIS – A Christmas Miracle for Ducky – Brian Deitzen/Mark Harmon/Sean Murray/Michael Weatherly/David MCallum 1933-2023
71) Blue Christmas – Buck Trent 1938-2023
72) Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Barry Manilow/Suzzane Sommers 1946-2023
73) Away In A Manger – Carla Bley 1936-2023
74) Christmas Love - Dwight Twilley 1951-2023
75) All I Want For Christmas, Dear Is You - Steve Riley 1956-2023
76) Christmas Tyme Is The Perfect Time For Love – Kool & The Gang - George Brown (drums) 1949-2023
77) Christmas Is Being With You - written by Joanna Pascale /Melissa Gilstrap/Larry McKenna 1937-2023
78) Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses - Mars Williams (sax) 1955-2023
79) Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love - Fanita James (backing vox) 1938-2023
80) Fudge Family Christmas - Sid & Marty Krofft 1937-2023
81) Fairytale of New York – The Pogues – Shane MacGowen 1957-2023
82) Ring The Bells, It's Christmas Time - Myles Goodwyn 1948-2023
83) I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day – Denny Laine – 1944-2023
84) Archie Bunker's Place - Christmas Eve Dinner – Carrol O’Connor/Denise Miller/Danielle Brisbois/Richar McKenzie – Norman Lear (show creator) 1922-2023
85) The Man With All The Toys – Brian Wilson - Jeffrey Foskett (gtr/vox) 1956-2023
86) Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Holiday gifts – Adam Samberg/Melissa Fumero/Andre Braugher 1962-2023
87) Mission Bell – Tiny Tim – Colin Burgess (drums) 1946-2023
88) I Believe in You – Sinéad O’Connor 1966-2023
© 2023 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Steve Mackey / Jennifer Lopez
2) Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Vicent Lopez & His Orchestra
3) The Wassil Song – Rayem Kir
4) Christmas Forever – Freddie Jackson
5) Joyous Christmas – The Beneficial Singers
6) Feliz Navidad – Tom Scott
7) Deck The Halls – Ted Nugent
8) The First Noel – Peter Hoffman
9) Carol of the Bells – Phantom Planet
10) Christmas Dirtbag – Wheatus
Boy Band Holidaze:
11) Someday at Christmas – Jackson 5
12) Old Fashioned Christmas – The Osmonds
13) I Have A Dream – Westlife
14) Beautiful Christmas – Big Time Rush
15) This Christmas – Menudo
16) Season of Love - 98°
17) I Need You For Christmas – Jonas Brothers
18) This One’s for the Children – NKOTB
19) I Never Knew the Meaning of Christmas – N*Sync
20) Last Christmas – Backstreet Boys
Worst Xmas Song...EVER!:
21) Must Be Santa – Bob Dylan
22) Have a Cheeky Christmas – Cheeky Girls
23) Christmas Shoes – FM Static
24) Baby, It’s Cold Outside – John Legend / Kelly Clarkson
25) Christmas Conga – Cyndi Lauper
26) Wonderful Christmastime – Billy Sherwood / Patrick Moraz
27) Do They Know It’s Christmas? – The Cast of Glee
28) Christmas Saves The Year – 21 Pilots
29) Spin Me a Christmas – Aqua
30) All I Want for Christmas is You – Celtic Thunder
31) Sleigh Ride – Urban Bossa Club
© 2023 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Thomas Rhett
2) The Night Before Christmas – Basil Rathbone
3) Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’ – Bill Murray
4) Nothing Like Christmas – Holiday Mixtape
5) It’s The Time of the Year – The Chi-Lites
6) I Saw Three Ships – Medwyn Goodall
7) Merry Christmas Everybody – Mostly Autumn
8) Jesu Blebet Mein Freunde – Lise Davidsen
9) What Is A Santa Claus – Stan Kenton
10) Christmas Isn’t Christmas – Bon Jovi
8 Crazy Nights:
11) Deck The Halls – The Klezmonauts
12) Elton Johnukkah – Six13
13) Channukah Guy – The Goldbergs
14) Light Your Candles – Chanukkah Rhythm & Blues Review
15) Light – Lisa Loeb
16) Chanukkah Lights – Techlet Ensemble
17) Eight Days of Hannukah – Cindy Paley
18) Candlelight 2020 – Maccabeats
19) Chanukkah is Here – Zusha
20) Chinese Food On Christmas – Brendon Walker
Silly Holiday:
21) (I’m Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica – Tom Lehrer
22) Leroy The Redneck Reindeer – Joe Diffie
23) Pancho Claus – ElVez
24) Father Christmas Please Don’t Touch Me – The Goodies
25) Another Beatles Christmas Record – The Beatles
26) Blue Christmas – Seymore Swine & The Squealers
27) Sled Zeppelin – Bob Rivers
28) I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas – The Paincakes
29) Camouflage & Christmas Lights – The Robertson Family
30) Let’s Have A Merry Christmas – Ross Bagdasarian
31) Sleigh Ride – September Foster
© 2023 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Dave Monk
2) Christine The Christmas Tree – Big Jon Arthyr & The “No School Today” Cast
3) Christmas Song – SoulStance
4) All I Want for Christmas – Vic & Nick
5) King of Kings – The Priests
6) Get Behind Me, Santa – Sufjan Stevens
7) The Man Who Would Be Santa – Vertical Horizon
8) 365 Days – Cass Eager & The Mo’ Debleys
9) Santa Claus Rides a Strawberry Roan – Jim Lowe & Dreambusters
10) Christmas Time All Over (again) – Goo Goo Dolls
Xmas in Da’ Hood:
11) This Christmas – The Dogg Pound / Chris Starr
12) Santa Never Goes to the Ghetto – Yellowman
13) Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto – Seersucker
14) The Little (ghetto) Drummer Boy – Kirk Whalum
15) Christmas Night In Harlem – Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra w/Johnny Mercer & Jack Teagarden (vocals)
16) Hark The Herald Angels Sing – Boys Choir of Harlem
17) Chillin’ at Christmastime – The Superions
18) The Santa Rap – Eileen Weiss
19) Santa Rap – Bo Diddley
20) Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer – DMX / DJ Suede / The Remix God
Disco Xmas!!!:
21) Joyful Spirit – Salsoul Orchestra
22) Happy Christmas – X-mas Band
23) Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Disco Belles
24) Disco Christmas in Hamsterland – Parry Gripp
25) Santa’s Disco – The Superions
26) Disco Santa Claus – Raindolls
27) Santa Claus is Disco’n to Town – Max Fagen
28) It’s My Party – Disco Bee
29) Last Christmas (Snow Shaker Remix) – BTH
30) Holiday Rap – MC Miker & DJ Sven
31) Sleigh Ride – Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
©2023 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Welcome to The Yule Log From Hell 2023 - Now in our 30th year!!!!
1) The Most Wonderful Time of The Year – Stephan Kumar Trio
2) On A Christmas Tree – Debroy Somers and his Orchestra (Dan Donovan – Vox)
3) Good King Wenceslas – Aled Jones / BBC Welsh Chorus (John Higgins Thomas – director)
4) I Dreamt That I Was Santa Claus – Lu Ann Sims
5) Groovy Christmas – Chipper
6) Twistin’ Bells – Santo & Johnny
7) Christmas Time’s a-Comin’ – Oak Ridge Boys
8) Snowflake – Jim Reeves
9) Silent Night – Hayden Quartet
10) Christmas Ain’t Christmas Without You – Cher
Baby, It’s Cold Outside:
11) Winter Paradise – Destiny’s Child
12) Winter Wonderland – Greg Cole / Chuck Rhodes
13) Footprints in the Snow – Roger Miller
14) Hibernation Day – Jars of Clay
15) Warm December – Julie London
16) Gates of December – Wizards of Winter
17) Wizards in Winter – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
18) Winter Lullaby – Mason Williams
19) In the Bleak Midwinter (live) – Pee Wee Williams
20) Baby It’s Cold Outside – Lady A(ntabellum)
Weird Xmas:
21) Christmas At the Zoo – Flaming Lips
22) It’s Christmas Crime – Tuxedo Bandido
23) Sunshine of Your Santa – Marc Maben
24) James Brown Died on Christmas Day – Hands & Knees
25) XmasPloitation (Santa’s Badass Revenge) – Mojo Chronic
26) My Christmas Tree’s Got Balls – Arthur Kill and the Pollutants
27) Grandma Got Run Over by A Reindeer – Family Force 5
28) How I Love Those Christmas Songs – Country Squirrels
29) Bionic Santa – Chris Hill
30) We Wish You the Merriest – Seth McFarlane / Liz Gillies
31) Sleigh Ride – Phoenix Chorale
© 2023 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Well folks....We have finally arrived at our final episode putting YLFH 2022 (year 29) in the bag! It has been a real blast bringing all of the holiday classics (and not-so-classics) to you and yours this holiday season. I hope you have enjoyed listening to these shows as much as I have making them. There is a lot of work that goes into each show but in the end it is totally worth it. I love the holidays and I love sharing my eclectic (and sometimes erratic) holiday music collection with all of you. We will be back for year next year! You can count on that.
This show happens with so much support and there are not enough words to express my gratitude to all of you for continuing to listening and supporting the show. Special thanks to my FB peeps at Bootleg Xmas (@bootlegxmas - http://bootlegxmas.hmcnally.com/) and Bill Donnelly for their shout outs and shares. Thanks to my friends and family for their support of my insanity. The biggest word of thanks to my 2 greatest supporters Corin & Amanda. Without them I would never have the time to put these shows together.
Here's hoping for you and yours to have a healthy, happy, prosperous Holiday season (whichever one you do...or not) as well as a Happy New Year! Let's hope 2023 doesn't suck!
Happy Merry (and all that other stuff)
Keith Droz (podcaster general)
www.yulelogfromhell.com
Episode 7 – One Last Take!
This show has been extended for your listening pleasure and is presented without any interruption
1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Toni Braxton
2) Skating (#3 Take 7) – Vince Guaraldi Trio
3) The Skater’s Waltz (in Swingtime) – Bob Crosby Orchestra
4) It Happened In Sun Valley – Sun Valley Trio
5) The Ski Song (Slalom) – David Caroll And His Orchestra
6) Christmas Carol – Skip Ewing
7) Winter Skin – Jars of Clay
8) Winter Nocturne – Buddy Cole
9) It May Be Winter Outside – S Connection
10) Winter Weather – Jimbo Mathus
11) Winter Jam – The Underground Project
12) Winter Wonderland – Macy Gray
13) Carol Of The Bells – Lifescapes
14) Christmas 1915 – Celtic Thunder
15) The Bushes of Jerusalem – Tommy Sands
16) The Little Drummer Boy – Trace Adkins/Kenny Arnoff
17) The Rebel Jesus/Skyline Jig – The Chieftains/Jackson Browne
18) Jesus, Oh, What a Wonderful Child – Gladys Knight
19) When Jesus Wept (canon) – Berkeley Chamber Singers
20) Happy Birthday, Jesus Christ – Robbie Williams
21) Jesus Stays Me Joy – Cusco
22) Prince of Peace – Johnny Nash
23) Christmas Is You And Me – Don Ho/Nikka Costa
24) It’s Christmas And I Wonder Where I Am – The Bob and Tom Band
25) I’m Walking Backwards for Christmas – The Goons
26) The Night Before Christmas – Stan Freberg
27) Merry Christmas My Ass – All Time Low
28) Christmas at the Drive-In – Cathryn Lacey
29) Santa Eats Little Kids – Dan Hart
30) Santa and the Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooly
31) Two Hanukah Songs – Jim Self/Hollywood Tubas
32) Ocho Kandelikas – Idina Menzel
33) Noël "Trois Anges Sont Venus Ce Soir" (Christmas "Three Angels We've Seen This Night") - Les Djinns Singers With Orchestra Directed By Paul Bonneau
34) The Mrs Saved Christmas – Aloe Blacc
35) The Sound of Christmas – Julie Andrews
36) Christmas in My Hometown – Kate Smith
37) The First Christmas – Perry Como
38) Morning Has Broken – Neil Diamond
39) The Twelve Days of Christmas - Noel Stevens Woodwind Quintette With Harpsichord
40) Marshmallow World – The Taylors
41) Tijuana Christmas – Tijuana Voices
42) Christmas in Connecticut With You – Steve Tyrell
43) Here’s To The New Year – Slade
44) Six Days After Christmas (Happy New Year) – Cliff Richard
45) Happy New Year – Sasha & Davy
46) What Are You Doing New Years Eve? – Mary Margret O’Hara
47) River – Sixpence None The Richer
48) It’s Christmas Time Again – Bonnie Lou
49) Main Title from “It’s A Wonderful Life (Dimitri Tiomkin) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – David Newman, conductor
50) Christmas Auld Lang Syne – Marc Anthony
51) Santa Claus Rock – TJ All Stars
52) A Winter Snowscape – Jethro Tull
53) Wonderful Peace – Jerry Garcia
54) Cradle Hymm – The Cathedral Choir & Scola, Dale Adelmann, dir/Patrick A. Scott & Jack Mitchener, Organ
55) Special Delivery – Mike Douglas
56) Snowfall – Alan Copeland
57) Home For The Holidays – The Association
58) Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
59) The Christmas Song – The Boxmasters
60) Sleigh Ride – The Mistletones
© 2022 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Episode 6 - Working on Xmas Eve!
2022 Christmas Extravaganza!!!!!....part 1
This show has been extended for your listening pleasure and is presented without any interruption
1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Weri Scala
2) Peach X’mas – Kano Kaori
3) All I Want For Christmas (is my two front teeth) – London Sound 70
4) O Little Town Polka – Ghostly Trio
5) Peace – George Winston
6) I Believe In Christmas Eve – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
7) (Let’s Take A) Holiday – Honeys
8) James Brown Died On Christmas Day – Hands and Knees
9) Christmas in Heaven – James Brown
10) Santa’s Got A Brand New Bag – Gary Walker and the Boogie Kings
11) (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag – Black Prairie/Sallie Ford
12) It’s Christmas Once Again – Jimmie Rodgers
13) O Come All Ye Faithful – Elvis Presley
14) Silent Night – Lisa Marie Presley
15) Christ is Born – The Carpenters
16) Merry Christmas Darling – September Foster
17) Don’t Believe in Christmas – Woggles
18) I Don’t Believe in Santa – Methadone Cocktail
19) Why Don’t You Believe In Me – Sounds of Blackness
20) I Believe In Father Christmas – Tony Hadley
21) Old Ribbons and Bows – Sharon Kay King
22) Scarlet Ribbons – Michael Crawford
23) Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – The Jokers
24) I Told Santa I Want You – The Surf Boys
25) Surfin’ Drummer Boy – The Malibooz
26) Christmas Passacaglia – David Tanenbaum
27) Merry Christmas Anyway – 3JS
28) A Merry Christmas at Grandma’s – The Andrew Sisters/Danny Kaye
29) Grandma Cut The Christmas Cheese – Phil Olson/Paul Olson
30) The Bathing Suit That Grandma Otter Wore – Jerry Nelson/Marilyn Sokol
31) Christmas Is A Time That Will Never Change – Johnny Desmond
32) A Wonderful Time Up There – Alvin Stardust
33) It’s The Happiest Time Of The Year – Lenny Farrow/Gene Harbin
34) The Happiest Christmas – Petula Clark
35) The Happiest Christmas Tree – Nat King Cole
36) Hang Your Balls On the Christmas Tree – Kay Martin & Her Body Guards
37) Christmas Balls – John Flynn
38) Child Of Love – The Imperials
39) Christmas Star – John Williams
40) Spirit Of The Season – Alan Silvestri
41) Stealing Christmas – Danny Elfman
42) Oogie Boogie’s Song (Demo) – Danny Elfman
43) Christmas Is Glowing – Robert Way Chorus & Orchestra
44) Holiday For Strings – New York Voices
45) Love Is Christmas – Sara Bareilles
46) I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – Jose James
47) Love When It’s Christmas – Shaggy
48) Coldcut’s Xmas Break – Coldcut
49) Christmas Is A Feeling In Your Heart – Love Colony featuring Six
50) Holiday Rap – Miker ‘G’ & Deejay Sven
51) It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Lew White
52) Deck The Halls With Boughs of Holly – Percy Faith
53) Frosty The Snowman – Ray Conniff
54) Carol Of The Bells – The Philadelphia Orchestra
55) We Need A Little Christmas – Philadelphia Mummers All Star Christmas Ensemble
56) Jingle Bell Rock – Reigning Sound
57) Baby’s First Christmas – Connie Francis
58) Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year) – Frank Sinatra
59) The Christmas Party – Stan Boreson
60) Sleigh Ride – Garth Brooks
© 2022 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
We pay tribute to those we lost over the past year. We have dispensed with our usual show format and is presented without interruption.
Episode 5 – Pointing Headstones
1) On Christmas Day – Magnum - Butch Samolewicz (bass) 1957-2021
2) Toyland – Sally Anne Howes 1930-2021
3) Good King Wenceslas – Robin le Mesuier – 1953-2021
4) Christmas Sermon – Desmond Tutu 1931-2021
5) Date With The Angels – Betty White 1922 – 2021
6) Ace Hardware Holiday Commercial 1991 – John Madden 1936-2021
7) Christmas Medley – Mickey Mouse Club – Tiffany Hale 1975-2021
8) Join Me for Christmas - Bruce A. Barrett/Wayne Kenyon/Carol Topitzer/Rohn Lawrence (guitar) 1960-2021
9) We Three Kings – Nick Colionne 1966-2022
10) Christmas Memories – Barbara Streisand – Marilyn Bergman (composer) 1928-2022
11) Frosty The Snowman – The Ronettes – Ronnie Spector 1943-2022
12) Let It Snow – The Dixie Cups – Rosa Lee Hawks d. 2021
13) My Birthday Comes On Christmas – Dallas Frazier 1939-2022
14) Wilbur the Christmas Mouse – Ralph & Red – Ralph Emery – 1933-2022
15) Run Run Rudolph – Meat Loaf 1947-2022
16) The Christmas Tree – Louie Anderson 1953-2022
17) Winter Wonderland – The Ventures – Don Wilson (guitar) 1933-2022
18) Christmastime is Here – Vince Guaraldi Trio/Eric Shea/Peter Robbins (voice of Charlie Brown) 1956-2022
19) Come Home For Christmas – The Platters – Sonny Turner (vocals) 1939-2022
20) WKRP Ghost of Christmas Future – Gordon Jump/Howard Hesseman 1940-2022
21) This Christmas – Jerry Tolve 1962-2022
22) Christmas Can Kill You – Dark Mark – Mark Lanegan (vocals) 1964-2022
23) Santa Baby – Sally Kellerman 1937-2022
24) Three Wise Men In A Caravan – Terry Shaw/Sandy Nelson (drums) 1938-2022
25) Keep Christmas With You – Cast of Sesame Street – Emilio Delgado 1940-2022
26) We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Willie Nelson – Bobbie Nelson (piano) 1931-2022
27) The Polar Express – William Hurt 1950-2022
28) His Majesty Is Coming – The In Crowd – Barry Bailey (guitar) 1948-2022
29) Xmas Medley SNL – Foo Fighters – Taylor Hawkins (drums) 1972-2022
30) White Christmas – The Wanted – Tom Parker (vocals) 1988-2022
31) It’s Christmas – Joe Messina 1928-2022
32) A Philadelphia Christmas – Bobby Rydell 1942-2022
33) A Festivus Poem – Gilbert Gottfried 1955-2022
34) The Little Drummer Boy – The Tokens – Billy Reid (vocals) 1946-2022
35) Sleigh Ride – Tom Harrel – Charnett Moffett (bass) 1967-2022
36) Just What I Wanted – Buddy Hackett/Debera Clinger/Robert Morse 1931-2022
37) Christmas Angel – Susan Jacks 1948-2022
38) Beautiful Star of Bethlehem – The Judds – Naomi Judd 1946-2022
39) Honky Tonk Christmas – Mickey Gilley 1936-2022
40) Merry Christmas – Blind Boys of Alabama – Ben Moore (vocals) 1941-2022
41) Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head – The Trapp Family Singers – Rosemarie Trapp 1929-2022
42) Cheermeister Games – James Horner/Vangelis 1943-2022
43) Run With The Fox – Chris Squire – Alan White (drums) 1949-2022
44) Christmas Must Be Tonight – Ronnie Hawkins 1935-2022
45) 12 Days Of Christmas – Black Midi – Dave Smith (inventor of midi technology) 1950-2022
46) Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart for Christmas – Julee Cruise 1956-2022
47) Buddy the Elf Meeting Dad – Will Farrell/James Caan 1940-2022
48) The Sopranos Sings Christmas Carols - Vincent Curatola/Joseph Gannascoli/Tony Sirico 1942-2022
49) Bob Cratchit’s Family – George C. Scott/Edward Woodward/Susannah York/David Warner 1941-2022
50) Happy Xmas – Arisa il Volo/Stacy Francis/Paul Sorvino 1939-2022
51) Square Pegs Christmas – Sarah Jessica Parker/Tony Dow 1945-2022
52) Oh Christmas Tree (Garfield Christmas) – Pat Harrington Jr/Julie Payne/David Lander/Pat Carroll 1927-2022
53) Holiday Greetings From The Dodgers – Vin Scully 1927-2022
54) I Think You Might Like It – John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John 1948-2022
55) Christmas Gift – Margie Joseph – Lamont Dozier (composer) 1941-2022
56) Here Comes Santa Claus – Bob B Sox and the Blue Jeans – Bill Pittman (guitar) 1920-2022
57) Bright Little Star – Sonny Eclipse – Kal David (Voice of Sonny Eclipse) 1943-2022
58) Must’ve Been Ol’ Santa Claus – Harry Connick Jr. – Dan Miller (trumpet) 1969-2022
59) I Love My Santa Claus - Llandudno Monkey Man – Jerry Allison (composer of “Peggy Sue”) 1939-2022
60) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Joey DeFrancesco 1971-2022
61) Jingle Bells – Jimmy Smith – Creed Taylor (producer) 1929-2022
62) Christmas Message 1957 – Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
63) Merry Christmas Baby – Ramsey Lewis 1935-2022
64) My Favorite Things – Barry Manilow – Mike Lang (piano) 1941-2022
65) I Won’t Decorate Your Christmas Tree – Loretta Lynn 1932-2022
66) Christmas Wish – Judy Tenuta 1949-2022
67) Christmas Song – Ronnie Cuber
68) Emmanuel – Janis Ian – Brooks Arthur (producer) 1936-2022
69) We Need A Little Christmas – Frankie Michaels/Angela Lansbury 1925-2022
70) Blue Christmas – Robert Gordon 1947-2022
71) I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Carly Simon/Lucy Simon 1940-2022
72) Twas The Night Before Christmas – Leslie Jordan 1955-2022
73) Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives – Jules Bass (director/producer) 1935-2022
74) I Can’t Have A Merry Christmas – Jerry Lee Lewis 1935-2022
75) Run Run Rudolph – Aaron Carter 1987-2022
76) Just Like Christmas – Low – Mimi Parker (vocals/drums) 1967-2022
77) Christmas in Dixie – Alabama – Jeff Cook (vocals/guitar) 1949-2022
78) O Holy Night – Batman – Kevin Conroy (voice of Batman) 1955-2022
79) The Christmas Sweater – Michael Buble – Gene Cipriano (baritone sax) 1928-2022
80) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Good King Wenceslas – Danny Kalb 1942-2022
81) Coventry Carol – Christine McVie 1943-2022
82) Christmas Medley – Cast of Sesame Street – Bob McGrath 1932-2022
83) Christmas Traditions – Cloris Leachman/Kirstie Alley 1951-2022
84) Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas – Staples Singers – Jim Stewart (founder of Stax Records) 1930-2022
85) Jingle Bells – Moog Machine – Herb Deutsch (co-inventor of Moog) 1932-2022
86) Christmas Vacation Medley - Angelo Badalamenti (conductor/composer) 1937-2022
87) It’s Christmas Time Again – Shirley Eikhard 1955-2022
88) Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me – Charlie Gracie 1936-2022
89) The Christmas Song – Clyde Brown (d.2022)
90) Christmas Medley – Springdale HS Jazz Ensemble w/Stan Mark (d.2022)
Rest In Peace
© 2022 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Episode 4 – Xmas Reboot!
1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
2) Troika – Keith Emerson
3) I Believe In Father Christmas – Greg Lake
4) Nutrocker – Carl Palmer
5) Good Christian Men Rejoice – Mr. Jack Daniels’ Original Silver Cornet Band
6) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Sammy Kaye
7) Christmas Like A Lullaby – John Denver
8) Feliz Navidad – Billy Joe Shaver/Flaco Jimenez
9) Happy Holidays/That Holiday Feeling – Darren Criss
10) Det Kimer na til Julefest – Tygve Seim/Andreas Utem
Garage Sale Finds
11) Christmas In Dixie – Shelley S. Abbot
12) Rudolph Drank The Moonshine – Mountain Jug Boys
13) Tiny Little Christmas – Cartoon Johnny
14) Messiah Medley – Steve Green
15) Once As I Remember – Annapolis Chorale
16) Christmas to Remember – The Navy Gals
17) Little Drummer Boy – Rory Campbell & Friends
18) Do You Hear What I Hear? – Christmas Pan Flutes
19) Kana Kaloka/Here Comes Santa Claus – Na-Leo
20) Christmas Day I’ Da Mornin’/I Saw Three Ships – Pamela Bruer
Slow Jam The Holidays
21) Mistletoe Jam (Everybody Kiss Somebody) – Luther Vandross
22) What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? – Emotions
23) This Christmas – Whispers
24) I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Vanessa Williams
25) Purple Snowflakes – Marvin Gaye
26) What The Hell Child Is This??? – Chef (Isaac Hayes)
27) All I Want For Christmas – Angela Winbush
28) Merry Christmas Darling – Chicago/Bebe Winins
29) December – Clare Teal
30) Dick In A Box – The Lonely Island
31) Sleigh Ride – Jo Dee Messina
© 2022 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Episode 3 – Fat (Man) Shaming
1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Accent/Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
2) I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – Art Lund
3) Keeping Christmas – Jim Ameche
4) ChristmasVille – Rosie Flores
5) Christmas For Everyone – St. Winifred’s School Choir
6) Halleluia!!! – Montreal Sound
7) The 12 Days Of Christmas – Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
8) Jingle Bell Rock / Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
9) An Olde English Christmas Medley – London Cello Sound / Geoffrey Simon
10) Christmas Day – Chris Tomlan/We The Kingdom
The Fat Man!!!!
11) The Fat Man’s Coming – David Byrne
12) Santa Doesn’t Count On Dope – Martin Mull
13) Fat Old Man – Vic Mulkey & the Blue Veins
14) Fat Daddy – Paul “Fat Daddy” Johnson
15) Fat Jolly Man – Tony Sacco
16) Santa’s Just A Happy Fat Fart – Swamp Dogg
17) Funny Little Fat Guy – Dianna Corcoran/Adam Brad
18) Too Fat For The Chimney – Jerry Colona
19) Ol’ Fatso – Augie Rios
20) The Fatman – Quicksilver Messenger Service
Inappropriate Holiday!
21) That Holiday Feeling – Steve & Eydie
22) Back Door Santa – B.B. King/John Popper
23) I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus – Kip Adotta
24) Walking ‘round In Women’s Underwear – Bob Rivers
25) Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo – Cowboy Timmy (Trey Parker)
26) Butch The Gay Santa Claus – Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
27) Fairytale of New York – The Pogues/Kristy MacColl
28) Santa & His Old Lady – Cheech & Chong
29) Santa Baby – Mae West
30) Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Dean Martin/The Golddiggers
31) Sleigh Ride – Maria Emrik
© 2022 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus
2) Christmas Everywhere – Fran Alexandre
3) Christmas is Everyday – Junkyards Saints
4) Christmas Waltz – Oscar Peterson
5) Come On Ring Those Bells – Ivan Parker
6) It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way – Jim Croce
7) Christmas Song Cha-Cha – Hugo Winterhalter
8) Christmas Must Mean Something More – Taylor Swift
9) Oh Thou Joyful Day – Lutheran Hour Choir
10) Old Memories on Christmas – Alicia Keys
Dusting Off The 78's
11) That Christmas Feeling – Perry Como
12) Adeste Fideles – Bing Crosby
13) I Don’t Want To Be Lonely On Christmas – Al Russell and his Do-Re-Mi Trio
14) Christmas Chimes – Chris Chapman
15) Bah! Humbug! – Bob Corley
16) I Want Eddie Fisher For Christmas Betty Johnson
17) Bobby’s Christmas Song – Bobby Gregory and his Cactus Cowboys
18) We Three Kings of Orient Are – Mario Lanza
19) Santa’s Surprise – Music Hall Drama Group and Orchestra
20) Jingle Bells – Glenn Miller
Haters Gotta Hate...
21) Little Drummer Boy – Jessica Simpson / Ashlee Simpson
22) Happy Xmas (war is over) – Maroon 5
23) Do They Know It’s Christmas – The Cast of “Glee”
24) Baby It’s Cold Outside – John Travolta / Olivia Newton-John
25) Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
26) Santa Baby – Perfect Project
27) Christmas Shoes – NewSong
28) Christmas Don’t Be Late – Capsela
29) Christmas Wrapping – Summer Camp
30) All I Want For Christmas Is You – Papik / Fabio Tullo
31) Sleigh Ride - Astrocolor
© 2022 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Welcome to the 2022 Yule Log From Hell!!!!!!!
Episode 1 - Snow Shopping
1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Pentatonix
2) Merry Christmas Everybody – Maggie Reilly
3) I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day – Celtic Thunder
4) One More Happy Christmas – The Kelly Family
5) Mistletoe and Wine – Gregorian / Amelia Brightman
6) Mary’s Boy Child – Andre Rieu / Johan Straus Orchestra
7) Bring On Christmas Day – Joss Stone
8) White Christmas – Calum Scott
9) Yuletide Throwdown – Blondie / Fab Five Freddy
10) Christmas In My Soul / Christmas Time – Norah Jones
Christmas Around The World
11) Christmas All Over the World – The Stargazers (UK)
12) Here Comes Santa Claus – Parawisat Bunday Group (Bali)
13) Veite, Ascendemus – Slovenia Chamber Choir (Slovenia)
14) Fonkelende Sterren – Herbert (Holland)
15) O seliga Weihnachtszeit – Helmut Stapff (Germany)
16) Sleep, Little Jesus – Madrid Concert Orchestra and Chorus (Spain)
17) While Shepherds Watch Their Flock By Night – Carol Service in a Coventry Church (England)
18) 赤花 の トナカイ – Uchida Yuki (Japan)
19) Christmas In L.A. – Olivia Rox (USA)
20) Christmas In America – Jay & the Americans (USA)
A Family Affair
21) Wonderful Christmastime – The Estafan Family
22) When Christmas Comes To Town – Andrea Bocelli / Mateo Bocelli / Virginia Bocelli
23) Carol Of The Bells – 5 Browns
24) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – The Partridge Family
25) The Bells Of Christmas – The Sinatra Family
26) The First Family of Christmas – Bing Crosby
27) Hey Santa! – Carnie & Wendy Wilson
28) O Holy Night – The Judds
29) There’s No Christmas Without You – Kirk Franklin & the Family
30) You Are My Christmas – Dolly Parton / Randy Parton
31) Sleigh Ride – Lindsey Stirling
© 2022 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Saturday Dec 25, 2021
Saturday Dec 25, 2021
Welcome to our Christmas Day Holiday Music Extraviganza!!!! The show has been extended for your Yuletide listening pleasure and is presented without any interruption (I mean it this time).
And now a word from our sponsor.....ME!
Greetings from Sedona, AZ where me and the fam are taking some much needed time off. It's been a crazy year and by some miracle we are all still vertical (good thing because the alternative would really suck!). Year #28 of YLFH is in the books. I want to thank everyone for hanging with us this season. Hopefully we were able to brighten up your holiday a little. These podcasts are a labor of love (and sometimes insanity). I am blessed that I can do this. And even though I am cussing up a storm while assembling all of this I am that proud of the results as well.
Thanks to all of my friends, family and supporters for continuing to encourage me to keep this going. Especially my 2 biggest supporters....Amanda & Corin!
Let's hope that 2022 doesn't suck! This much I know....The Yule Log From Hell will return for year #29!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas
Happy Hanukkah (however you spell it)
Happy Kwanza
Happy Festivus
and Happy whatever you celebrate (or don't) this time of year!
Thank you again for making YLFH 2021 a rousing success!
See you in 2022!!!!
- The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Johnny Mathis/David Foster
- Silent Night – Rick Wakeman
- White Christmas – The Statues
- Jingle Bells – Jack Jones
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) – Robbie Williams
- Winter Wonderland – Colbie Caillat
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Tony Motolla
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Eddie Rabbit
- Joy To The World – Percy Faith and his Orchestra
- I’ll Be Home For Christmas – The Hyssongs
- Let It Snow – The Blenders
- Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer – The Baseballs
- O Holy Night - Classical Eleqtronik
- Silver Bells – Love and Theft
- Blue Christmas – REO Speedwagon
- My Little Drum – Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Frosty The Snowman – Steve “Lips” Kudlow/Bumblefoot/Chris Chaney/Kenny Arnoff
- Here Comes Santa Claus – Kitty Wells & the Jordanaires
- Jingle Bell Rock – Daryl Hall & John Oats
- I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – September Foster
- Baby, It’s Cold Outside – The Asylum Street Spankers
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas – The New American Guitar Ensemble
- It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Hampton String Quartet
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Carl Riseley
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Spike Jones & his City Slickers (George Rock – Vocals)
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem – Lenny LeBlanc
- Last Christmas – Slap Of Reality
- My Favorite Things – Dick Shawn
- Do You Hear What I Hear – Jack Brokensha Quartet
- All I Want For Christmas Is You – Newsboys
- Away In A Manger – The AIX All-Stars (Laurence Juber/Jim Cox/Leland Sklar/Steve Forman/John Ferarro)
- Hark, The Herald Angels Sing - 101 Strings
- Deck The Halls – Jackie Wilson
- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Josh Groban
- Ave Maria – Brave Combo
- Brotherly Love (adaptation of Greensleeves) – Paul Revere & The Raiders
- Do They Know It’s Christmas – Awful Sparks and Jake Eliot
- Chipmunk Song – The Whales
- Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – Cledus T. Judd
- Nuttin’ For Christmas – Ricky Zahnd/The Blue Jeaners/Tony Matolla Orch/Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett
- All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) – Mimi Hines/Ray Martin’s Orchestra
- Christmas Island – Jackie Gleason
- Merry Christmas EveryOne – The Milk Race
- Merry Christmas Everybody - REM
- Carol Of The Bells – Fox Senior High School Honor Choir
- Christmas Alphabet – The McGuire Sisters
- Christmas (baby please come home) - Laurie Cameron
- Christmas Wrapping – Bella Thorne
- Dominick the Donkey – Doug Kershaw
- Driving Home For Christmas – Lounge Club 66
- Fairytale of New York – KT Tunstall/Ed Hardcourt
- Feliz Navidad – The Fab Four
- Happy Xmas (early mix) – John Lennon/Yoko Ono
- I Believe In Father Christmas – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Must Be Santa – Alma Corgan
- Mary’s Boy Child – Harry Belafonte
- Merry Christmas Darling - Cashmere
- River - Basix
- Santa Baby – Mimi Hines/Ray Martin AHO
- This Christmas – Harry Connick Jr./Branford Marsalis
- Wonderful Christmastime – Dweezil Zappa
- Another Auld Lang Syne – Jamie Conway
- Mistletoe and Holly – Frank Sinatra
- Christmas Time Is Here (2020 Droz Remix) – Vince Guaraldi Trio
- ‘Zat You, Santa Claus – Buster Poindexter & His Banshees Of Blue
- 12 Days Of Christmas – John Denver & The Muppets
- Father Christmas – The Vacancies
- Holly Jolly Christmas – Jerry Garcia
- I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - The High Spirits of Holy Spirit School (Whitehall, OH)
- It’s Christmas All Over The World – Sammy Davis Jr.
- Little Saint Nick (Alternate Version) – The Beach Boys
- Marshmallow World (live) – Dean Martin/Frank Sinatra
- ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – The Sugarplum Fairy
- Medley from The Nutcracker – The Tiffany Strings
- O Tannenbaum – Aretha Franklin/Dan Nimmer (piano)
- Please Come Home For Christmas – Jim Matthews, M.D. “The Singing Surgeon”
- Silver and Gold – Vanessa Williams
- Snowfall – Geroge Garrabedian
- (There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays – The Chippers
- We Need A Little Christmas – The Monterwy Brass/Mary Louise/The Michael Brothers
- Whatever Happened To Christmas – Aimee Mann
- Where Are You Christmas – The Piano Guys/Sara Schmidt
- You’re A Mean One Mr Grinch – Sixpence None The Richer
- I Wonder As I Wander – Derric Johnson’s Vocal Orchestra
- Huron Carol – Sultans of Sting/Crystal Shawanda
- Ding Dong Merrily On High - Dordán
- Patapan – Barbara Higbie
- Wexford Carol – Yo Yo Ma/Allison Krauss
- Someday at Christmas - Vibraphonic
- My Grown-Up Christmas List – Donny Osmond
- Mele Kalikimaka – Hawaiian Island Guys
- Up On The Housetop – Jack Nezzro
- We Wish You The Merriest – Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby/Fred Warring & The Pennsylvanians
- Mary Did You Know – The Singing Contractors
- I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas – A Great Big World
- Happy Holiday – The Snowmen
- Christmas Waltz – Royal Court Brass
- Christmas In Hollis – Thunderbirds Are Now
- I Saw Three Ships – The International Staff Band Of The Salvation Army
100) Sleigh Ride – Boston Pops Orchestra (Keith Lockhart – conductor)
© 2021 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
For this episode we pay tribute to those we have lost over the past year. We have dispensed with our usual format and this show is presented without any interruptions.
- Happy Christmas Little Friend – Cast of Cinderella (B’way) – Rebecca Luker 1961-2020
- Silent Night – Leslie West – 1945-2020
- Song For a Winter’s night – Tony Rice – 1951-2020
- Little Drummer Boy – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Alto Reed (sax) 1948-2020
- Christmas 2020 message – Dawn Wells – 1938-2020
- All I Want For Christmas Is You – Gerry & The Pacemakers – Gerry Mardsen 1942-2021
- O Holy Night – Hank Crawford – Howard Johnson (sax) 1941-2021
- Silent Night – Phil Spector 1939-2021
- Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy – Leon Breeden and the North Texas State Lab Band w/Sammy Nestico 1924-2021
- You Are My Christmas – Dolly Parton/Randy Parton 1953-2021
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Point of Grace – Don Moffet (sax) 1952-2021
- Baking Cookies – Kirstie Alley/Cloris Leachman 1926-2021
- Scrooge – Cicely Tyson 1924-2021
- Naughty Naughty Santa – Big Boy Pete & Hilton Valentine 1943-2020
- Merry Christmas – Betty Lou Gerson/Dustin Diamond 1977-2021
- Humbug – Dan Stevens/Christopher Plummer 1929-2021
- Bright Little Star – Supremes – Mary Wilson 1944-2021
- One Winter Night – Charles Berthoud/Jim Stinnett 1955-2021
- What Child Is This – Chick Corea 1941-2021
- 1987 Swatch Commercial – The Fat Boys – Markie Dee 1968-2021
- Bald Head Jesus (liberation) – Bunny Wailer 1947-2021
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Michael Stanley 1948-2021
- Christmas Camel (live) – Procol Harum – Alan Cartwright (bass) 1945-2021
- Walz of the Flowers – Weiner Philharmonic – James Levine (conductor) 1943-2021
- Santa’s coming – Carmel Quinn 1925-2021
- Put A Bow On It – Taylor Dee 1987-2021 w/Shots Fired
- Sleigh Ride – Bill Augustine/Malcolm Cecil 1937-2021
- Friday Night Dinner Christmas Tree – Paul Ritter
- Let It Snow – John Pizzarelli – Andy Fusco (alto sax) 1948-2021
- Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer – DMX 1970-2021
- Christmas Every Day – Rusty Young 1946-2021
- It’s Christmas Time – Bay City Rollers – Les McKeown 1955-2021
- My Favorite Things – We Five – Jerry Burgan 1945-2021
- Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Martina McBride – Al Schmidt (engineer) 1930-2021
- I Know What I Want For Christmas – George Strait – Charlie Black (composer) 1949-2021
- Let The Bells Ring – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Anita Lane 1960-2021
- The Little White Cloud – Johnny Crawford 1946-2021
- This Season Will Never Grow Old – Anne Murray – Tommy West 1942-2021
- Merry Christmas Mama – Lloyd Price 1933-2021
- Merry Christmas Baby – Otis Redding – Roger Hawkins (drums) 1945-2021
- ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – Gavin McLeod 1931-2021
- Wake Up, It’s Christmas Morning – BJ Thomas 1942-2021
- Winter Holiday – New York Philharmonic (Skitch Henderson – Conductor) – Morris Arnold Lang (percussion) 1931-2021
- While You Were Sleeping – Casting Crowns – Andy Williams (drums) 1972-2021
- Christmas Time Is Coming – Byron Berline Band/Legacy Grass – Byron Berline 1944-2021
- Yo Gabba Gabba Holiday Show w/Biz Markie 1964-2021
- Kentucky Homemade Christmas – Kenny Rogers – Clarence McDonald (piano) 1944-2021
- A Christmas Card – Jackie Mason 1928-2021
- Ronco Gift Center – Ron Popeil 1935-2021
- Let The Wind Blow - Paul Cotton 1943-2021
- Christmas Tyme (The Perfect Time For Love) – Kool and the Gang – Dennis Thomas (vox/sax) 1951-2021
- Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer – Bay Area All Stars – Bob Ringwald (piano/vox) 1940-2021
- On Grafton Street – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/Nanci Griffith 1953-2021
- Christmas Is – Tom T Hall 1936-2021
- What Child Is This – Everly Brothers/ Boys Town Choir and the Boys Town organ – Don Everly 1937-2021
- Merry Christmas – Brian Travers (UB40) 1959-2021
- Three Little Pennies – Doug Stone – Kim Tribble (composer) 1951-2021
- Merry Christmas, Happy New Year – Lee “scratch” Perry 1936-2021
- Santa & Buddy – Will Farrell/Ed Asner 1929-2021
- Not Tonight Santa – Girls Aloud - Sarah Harding (vox) 1981-2021
- Christmas Everywhere – Rickie Lee & the Muttz – Ricky Lee Reynolds 1948-2021
- Memphis in Winter – Michael Chapman 1941-2021
- ‘Twas The Night Before Xmas – Norm MacDonald 1959-2021
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Jane Powell 1929-2021
- Christmas is Coming (Take 1) – Vince Guaraldi Trio – Colin Bailey 1934-2021
- Let It Snow – Patsy Cline/Ferlin Husky – Bob Moore (bass) 1932-2021
- Last Christmas – Pee Wee Ellis 1941-2021
- It Christmas Time – Status Quo – Alan Lancaster (guitar) 1949-2021
- Daddy’s Drinking Up Our Christmas – Commander Cody (George Frayne) 1944-2021
- ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble – Chris Deane (narrator/arranger)
- Go Tell It/Wonderful Child – James Fortune & FIYA/Lisa Knowles/Shawn McLemore 1967-2021
- December (I Dreamed Of Christmas – George Michael – Deon Estus (bass) 1956-2021
- Wexford Carol – The Chieftans/Nanci Griffith – Paddy Molony (pipes) 1938-2021
- Holiday Commercial – Alan Hawkshaw 1937-2021
- Christmas Children - David Collings, Richard Beaumont, & Karen Scargill - Leslie Bricusse (composer) 1931-2021
- Christmas In America – Jay & The Americans – Jay Black 1938-2021
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Pat Martino 1944-2021
- The Christmas Song – The Gap Band – Ronnie Wilson 1948-2021
- December Snow – The Moody Blues - Graeme Edge (drums) 1941-2021
- I Don’t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You – Margo Guryan 1937-2021
- Little Drummer Boy – The Tokens – Phillip Margo 1942-2021
- Snowbound – Barbara Streisand – Dave Fishberg (composer) 1933-2021
- Merry Christmas! – Will Ryan 1949-2021
- Merry Christmas – Big Big Train – David Longdon (vox) 1965-2021
- (Because) It’s Christmas Time – Chicago - Billy Hinsche (composer) 1951-2021
- The First Noel – Bambi Niles/Joanne Shenandoah (vox) 1959-2021
- Jingle Bell Rock – Eddie Mekka 1952-2021
- Christmas Lullaby – Bill Staines 1947-2021
- Winter Funky Land – Bootsy Collins/Macy Gray – Melvin Parker (drums) 1944-2021
- Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer – Buddy Merrill 1936-2021
- Taxi X’Mas (excerpt) – Sly and Robbie – Robbie Shakespeare (bass) 1953-2021
- Snowfall – The Monkees – Mike Nesmith 1942-2021
- Ave Maria – Il Divo – Carlos Marin 1968-2021
Rest In Peace
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Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Episode 4 – Down for the Count
1) It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus
2) It Sucks Being Sick On Christmas – Andy Bashford
3) The Day Santa Was Sick – Line Material
4) The Year Without A Santa Claus (excerpt) – Boris Karlof
5) The Christmas Song – The Ravonettes
6) Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis – Tom Waites
7) That Was The Worst Christmas Ever – Sufjan Stevens
8) The Worst Darn Weather In Years – Leroy Holmes Singers
9) Calling In Sick At Christmas – Harley and the Hoggbites
10) This Xmas (I’ll Burn It To The Ground) – Set It Off
What in the hell is that??????
11) Jesus Wants To Spend Christmas With You – Rick Strickland
12) Miz Fogarty’s Christmas Cake – Rosalie Sorrels
13) 12 Drugs Of Christmas – Mushroom Tabernacle Choir
14) Monster Christmas Mash – Dracula
15) Christmas Medley – Irwin The Disco Duck w/the Wibble Wabble Singers and Orchestra
16) I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – General Motors Chorus
17) This Christmas – Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo
18) Christmas Today – Hep Stars
19) Merry Christmas Mom and Dad – L’il Wally
20) Deck The Hall – 90mins of Christmas Music from Radio Shack
Let’s Talk Turkey
21) Ho Ho Ho (Who’d Be A Turkey at Christmas – Elton John
22) Fatten up The Turkey – Dave Hole
23) Turkey Stomp – HotKnives
24) Turkey Stomp – The Living End
25) Turkey – Jazz Christmas
26) The Turkey Song (I’ve Been Invited For Christmas) – Gift Of Christmas Players
27) Christmas Turkey Blues – Arrogant Worms
28) Christmas Tree – Dustin the Turkey
29) Türkçe Hristiyan Noel İlahisi - Dünyamız Şaşkındı
30) Turkey Lurkey Time – Cast of “Promises, Promises” (1997 City Center revival)
31) Sleigh Ride – Bing Crosby w/the London Symphony Orchestra
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Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Episode 3 – Writer’s Block
Something Old:
1) It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Minecraft Note Block (Deebri Media)
2) The Night Before Christmas – Ken Stanley and the Pubsters
3) Please, Santa Claus I’d Like A Drum – Music Masters Orchestra
4) Why Can’t Every Day Be Like Christmas – The Peaches
5) Indian Christmas Carol – Klaudt Indian Family
6) The Santa Song – Jud Strunk
7) Christmas Shopping – Buck Owens
8) The Little Drummer Boy – Burl Ives
9) I Want A Goat For Christmas – The Wilder Brothers
10) The Christmas Waltz – Jan Garber and his Orchestra (Bob Grabeau – Vox)
Something New:
11) Merry Christmas – Ed Sheering
12) One More Sleep – Leona Lewis
13) A Baby Just Like You – Alejandro Fuentes
14) Christmas Rendezvous – Mike Goudreau Band & Danny Roy
15) Happy Xmas (war is over) – The Dark Tenor
16) Only Santa Knows – Delta Goodrem
17) Around the Christmas Tree – G. Love & Special Sauce
18) 12 Days of Christmas – Ye Brandished Privateers
19) Christmas Next To You – Ray Val
20) The More You Give (The More You’ll Have) – Michael Bublé
Something “Borrowed”:
21) Wonderful Christmas Drive to Hollis – DJ Schmoli
22) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – The Fab Four
23) Lonely This Christmas – Mud
24) Me & Mrs. Claus – Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas
25) Blue Christmas – Andrea Corr / Ronnie Wood
26) Lonesome Christmas – Eric Clapton
27) Baby It’s Cold Outside (Mulato Beat Remix) – Louis Armstrong / Velma Middleton
28) 12 Days of Christmas – The Moog Machine
29) Nuttin’ For Christmas – Stan Freberg / Daws Butler
30) L’enfant au Tambour – Martin Levac
31) Sleigh Ride – Gary Barlo
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Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Episode 2 - Northern-ish Exposure
1) It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Brian Free & Assurance
2) All those Christmas Cliches – Darren Criss
3) The Wind, The Sand, and the Star – Andy Williams
4) Three Wise Men, Wise Men Three – Jim Nabors
5) Follow That Star – Gene Miller
6) Carol of the Bells – North Central High School (Indiana) Chorus
7) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – John Norton
8) Every Time I Feel The Spirit – Rhoda Scott
9) ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – Stamford High School Acapella Choir
10) West Side Chanukah – Six13
Holidays Around The World
11) Christmas All Over The World – Tim McGraw
12) Yorkshire Merry Christmas – Kate Rusby
13) Christmastime in Canada – Wilf Carter
14) Buon Natale – Coro di Alunne della Piccolla Casa San Guiseppe
15) Y Es Una Estrella – Madrid Concert Orchestra & Choir
16) Let’s Go Caroling (Chodźmy kolędować) – Polish American Journal
17) О, рождественская елка (O Tannenbaum) – Ivan Rebroff
18) Glory to You God, Send – German Brass
19) Nöel Blanc – Les Djimas Singers
20) Happy New Year – Abba
Holiday, America Style
21) Hey America – James Brown
22) Christmas in America – Pat Benatar
23) Winter in America – Rene Froger
24) God Bless America This Christmas – Bellamy Brothers
25) An Anthem For Christmas – Berkeley Chamber Singers
26) Rise Up Shepherd – Thomas Young
27) Yes, Virginia There Is A Santa Claus – USAF Band of Mid Airmen
28) Christmas Time Is Here – US Army Blues
29) Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – North American Air Defense Command
30) Xmas Wrapping – Youth of Dead America
31Sleigh Ride – America
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Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Welcome to the 2021 edition of THE YULE LOG FROM HELL!!!!!
Let's Make The World YULE Again!
1) It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Jessie James Decker
2) Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones) – Norah Jones
3) White (hot) Christmas – The Jive Aces
4) Merry Christmas Everybody – L.A. Guns
5) Feliz Navidad – Jools Holland / Jose Feliciano
6) Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Robert Palmer / Carnie Wilson
7) Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back – Duke Ellington’s Hot Five (Ozie Ware – vocals)
8) Hoping for Snow – The Vamps
9) ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? – Jon Schneider
10) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Steve Perry
Going Home…
11) Going Home for Christmas – Celtic Thunder / George Donaldson
12) If I Get Home on Christmas Day (Take 3) – Elvis Presley
13) Home - .moe
14) I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Demi Lovato
15) Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) – The Dirt Drifters
16) Home For Christmas – Sofi Bonde
17) Going Home (A Christmas Time Polka) – Walter Ostanek and his Band
18) Driving Home For Christmas – Andreas Gablier
19) I Want To Come Home for Christmas – Marvin Gaye
20) There is No Christmas Like A Home Christmas – Lorie Line
It Came From The 80’s...
21) Bring Me a Man (Dear Santa) – Weather Girls
22) 867-5309 (Santa I Got Your Number) – Tommy Tutone
23) What A Merry Christmas That Will Be – Bobby Bare
24) Reggae Christmas – Bryan Adams
25) Christmas Day – Squeeze
26) Feast of Lights – They Might Be Giants
27) It Doesn’t Often Snow At Christmas – Pet Shop Boys
28) Rudolph The Manic Reindeer – Los Lobos
29) Sleigh Ride – Alexander O’Neal
30) Thank God It’s Christmas – Queen
31) Sleigh Ride – Pistol Annies
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