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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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Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
SEASONS GREETINGS FROM SEDONA, AZ!
Holy Christmas!!! Year #31 is in the bag! I'm humbled by all of the great feedback I have gotten over the last several years. Just when I think I have done my last show I am encouraged to trudge on. It is a passion of mine. Despite all of massive amount of work it takes to put these shows together. I look forward to it every year!
I cannot do any of this without the love and support of my family (Corin & Amanda) as well as all of you who continue to listen, share and support my meager podcast. I know this is not for everyone and the holiday music landscape is scorched with the same old tired crap we hear on the radio, satellite and streaming day in and day out. My podcast is a respite from all of that fluff. So yes, the musical selection can be quite eclectic and some of my humor may not resonate with everyone but that does not deter me from bringing you a smattering of classic (and not so classic) holiday fare. I will continue to do this as long as there are people who are listening. Or I drop dead....whichever comes first...
I also want to mention some of the blogs and supporters who have been giving me the shout outs and help me build my audience please check out their sites/pages if you love holiday music as much as I do
FaLaLaLaLa.com
I'm sure there are others out there I may have forgotten. Please forgive me....you are no less important. I am grateful for all of your support.
Year #32 is right around the corner so I guess I better get a move on.
Here's hoping you and yours have a happy, healthy, prosperous and safe holiday season (no matter what you celebrate...or not). Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for listening and your unwavering support. See ya next year, Folks and LET'S MAKE THE WORLD YULE AGAIN!!!!
1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Pete Jolly
2) The Bebop Santa Claus – Bubs Gonzalas/Lloyd Williams
3) Gently Whirls Down The Snow – Blue Diamonds
4) Christmas Like A Lullaby – Bob Sirois
5) Christmas At The Airport – Nick Lowe/Los Straightjackets
6) Last Christmas – Jessica Vosk
7) Mistletoe & Wine – Des Proppies
8) Sleep My Little Jesus – Ella Fitzgerald
9) Don’t Save It All For Christmas – Celine Dion
10) Manger Throne – Third Day
11) Christmas Wishes – Christina Manzano
12) När Jul àr När – Anna Järunen
13) In The Bleak Mid-Winter H.73 – Christ Church Cathedral Choir
14) Holiday Season – John Schneider/Tom Wopat
15) Jingle Bell Rock – Michael Mainil/Lisa Rosillo
16) Christmas Waltz – Houston Person/Etta Jones
17) Christmas Is A Time To Love – Maranatha! Music
18) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Mark Laub
19) Must’ve Been The Mistletoe – Barbara Streisand
20) Brazilian Sleigh Bells – Ferrante & Teicher
21) I Wonder As I Wander – Jordan Rudess
22) Merry Christmas Everyone – JJ Little & the Holly Dollies
23) Mele Kalikimaka On Christmas Day – Rodney Beter
24) Carol of The Bells – (Shchedryk Metal) – Joe Thurber
25) Lenny The Christmas Possum – Christmas with Beer
26) Don’t Be A Grinch This Year – Royal Crown Revue
27) Christmas Secret – Enya
28) Alone at Christmas – Holiday Express
29) Santa Won’t You Bring Me – Screaming Santas
30) Little Drummer Boy/Wassail Song/Patapan – Living Trio
31) Let It Snow (somewhere else) – Joey & Rory
32) I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Crystal Lewis
33) Ding Don’t Merriliy on High (the celebrations starting) – Rand Collective
34) Christmas Coming ‘Round Again – Scott McCreery
35) Deck The Halls – Katherine Jenkins
36) Driving Home For Christmas – Lee Kernaghan
37) No One But You – Daniella Ardrade
38) Peace & Good Will – Mark Mothersbaugh
39) Snowfall – John Pizzarelli
40) Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies – David Arkestone
41) Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Don Jause and his 60 Voice Child Choir
42) Green Christmas – London Voices
43) The Worst Time Of The Year – Sharprece and the House of Breaking Glass
44) Happy Xmas – Alanis Morrisette
45) Christmas In Broadway – Franco Micalizzi
46) The Christmas Song – Helen Merril/Mel Torme
47) Jingle Bells – Geoff Love
48) We Need A Little Christmas – Rhonda Burch Moore/Jack Earl
49) RoxBurrghe Carol – Choirs of Southwell Ministry
50) Warm In December – Samara Joy
51) What Christmas Means To Me – Aga Zaryan
52) Jesu, Joy of Mans Desire – Kevin McLeod
53) SnowDrops – Softy/Two Scents
54) Count On Christmas – Bebe Rexhn
55) See Amid The Winter’s Snow – Julie Darling
56) When You Hold Me In Your Arms (It’s Christmas) – Sebastian Arcelus/Stepahie J. Block
57) Greensleeves – Boston Brass
58) The Jolly Fat Man – Calmus Ensemble
59) When A Child is Born – Carl Jass
60) How Far Is It To Bethlehem? – Robert Schultz
61) The Baby Boy – Harry Belafonte
62) Jangle Bells – Lonzo & Oscar
63) Variations on a French Carol – Klakken Ringers
64) River – Venice
65) Office Christmas Party – Goddammit Jeremiah
66) Turn On The Christmas Lights – Humphrey Robertson
67) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Eleventh Hour
68) Christmas Day – Dido
69) Winter (largo) – Alan Loveday/Academy of St Martin-in-the-fields
70) Early Christmas Morning Cyndi Lauper
71) Messiah Oratorio HWV56-Pastorale – Mivala Petru
72) Ave Maria – Olivia Newton-John
73) In A Christmas Mood – Doug Ferony
74) Angles from The Realms Of Glory – Ama Deus Ensemble
75) Sweet Little Jesus Boy – Peabo Bryson
76) The Home Medley – Dave Koz/Jeffery Osbourne
77) Caroling, Caroling – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra/Wynton Marsalis/Danzel Sinclair
78) Maybe This Christmas – For All Those Sleeping
79) The Star Of Bethlehem – Harry McDonough
80) Come Lanlord Fill The Flowing Bowl – Christmas at Home Choir
81) Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah – Kelly Moreland/Keith Murdock
82) For Unto Us A Child Is Born – University Singers CSUN
83) The Boy Who Laughed At Santa Claus – Danny Kaye
84) C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S – The Voices of Walter Schuman
85) Ring The Bells At Christmas – Larry Carlton/Michele Pillar
86) Little Stowaway On Santa’s Sleigh – Sandpipers
87) You’re All I Want For Christmas – Sassa Dag dag
88) Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence – Riuichi Sakamoto
89) Il Est Ne Le Enfant – Louis Van Dijk
90) A La Nanatita Nina – Juan Carlos Quintero
91) I Hope You Like Christmas – Will Yates
92) Wonderful Christmastime – Cale Parks
93) We Need A Little Christmas – Ranch Hands
94) Mr Santa – Sandler & Young
95) O Happy Day – Natasha St-Pier
96) This Is Christmas – Goo Goo Dolls
97) I Want A Present – Angel Band
98) Winter Bourne – Paul McCandless
99) White Christmas – September Foster
100) Sleigh Ride – David Phelps
©2024 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
It's Christmas Eve...What the Hell. Let's squeeze another episode in there. Here's hoping y'all have a wonderful holiday. Don't forget tomorrow's Christmas Day musical extravaganza (shameless plug).
Happy Merry!
1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Lexi Williams
2) I’d Like A Boyfriend for Christmas – Janet Lane
3) Dime el Comino – San Francisco Girls Chorus
4) Come Faithful Ones – Red Nativity
5) Happy Holidays – Suse Hall
6) African Noel – Manfred
7) Christmas Time – Boo Crew Christmas
8) North Pole Bar Exam – Lawrence Savell
9) Dance of the Sugar Plum Faries – Bob Sirios
10) Merry Christmas Happy New Year – Amazing Amar
11) O Christmas Tree – Will Taylor and his Orchestra
12) J’adore Holiday Rhythms – Carol Fox
13) Don’t You Know It’s Christmas (live) – Sarah Connor
14) Christmas Without You – Ava Max
15) Santa’s Second Line – Newbirth Brass Band
16) All I Want For Christmas – Ini Kimoze
17) Little Drummer Girl – Gothard Sisters
18) Christmas Celebration – BB King
19) Pappa Patit Nöel - Alain Morisod
20) Holly Jolly Christmas – Martin Sexton
21) Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees – Orion
22) Blue Christmas – Buddy Emmons
23) Prepare Thyself Zion – Holiday Harmonies from Avon
24) 12 Days of Christmas – Jack Dorsey Big Band
25) We Need A Little Christmas/Happy Xmas/When A Child Is Born – Robert Wolfe
26) Christmas Wreath – Kings of Christmas
27) Let’s Stay Together ‘till After Christmas – Terry Fell & The Fellers
28) Shimmy Down My Chimney – Linni Zaorski
29) Messiah Overture – Philadelphia Orchestra
30) Halleluja – Ted Baxter and his Orchestra
31) Once in Royal Davids City – St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
32) The Last Christmas (we’ve ever spent apart) – Arkells
33) Last Christmas – Hawk Nelson
34) Новорічна – OSTY/Klavdia Petrivna
35) You and Me At Christmas Time – Staci Griesbach
36) Snow Globe – Sarah Reeves
37) Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming – North Texas University Brass Choir
38) Winter Wonderland – Hammond Express
39) Carol Loch Garman (Wexford Carol) – Li Bera
40) Mr Grinch – Project 86
41) That Grinch Is Me – Big Harp George
42) I Am The Grinch – Tyler, The Creator
43) Purple Snowflakes – Gregory Porter
44) Wild With You – Ohno
45) Felicidad – Sally Field
46) Jolly Old St Nicholas – Michael Maxwell
47) Keep The Faith – Jo Dee Messina
48) Santa’s Coming For Us – Sia
49) Christmas Must Be Tonight – Three Bridges
50) Sleigh Ride – The Wiggles
©2024 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
For this episode we pay tribute to those who we have lost over the past year. The show is presented without any interruptions.
1) Brazilian Sleigh Bells – Danbury Brass Band – Alan Raph (Music Director/conductor) 1933-2023
2) Merry Xmas From The Family – Rosie O’Donnel/Dixie Chicks – Laura Lynch (vox/bass) 1959-2023
3) Swiss Christmas – Smothers Brothers – Tom Smothers 1937-2023
4) Consort of Christmas Carols (Throw The Yule Log On, Uncle John/O Little Town of Hackensack/Good King King Looked Out) – PDQ Bach – Professor Peter Schiklele (composer) 1935-2024
5) Footsteps on the Roof – The Shangri-las – Mary Weiss (vox) 1948-2024
6) The Christmas Burglar – Glenn Campbell/Shecky Greene 1926-2024
7) Christmas Holly – Bobby Sherman/David Soul 1943-2024
8) On Christmas Day – Magnum – Tony Clarkin (vox) 1946-2024
9) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Charles Osgood 1933-2024
10) It’s Christmas – Melanie 1947-2024
11) Six Weeks Every Summer (Christmas Every Other Year) – Margo Smith 1939-2024
12) Christmastime is Here – Dean Brown 1955-2024
13) Seasons Greetings From The Spinners – Henry Fambrough 1938-2024
14) Winter – Chita Rivera 1933-2024
15) The Christmas Song – Hinton Battle 1956-2024
16) The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot – Mighty Sparrow – Mitchell Kezin (exec producer) 1963-2024
17) Santa I’m Right Here – Toby Keith 1961-2024
18) Son of Santa – Mojo Nixon 1957-2024
19) Merry Christmas Everyone – Slade – Robert Stasiak (engineer) 1948-2024
20) Come Go With Us – Blackberry Smoke – Brit Turner (vox) 1967-2024
21) This Christmas – Moot Boxie – Robert Heil (TalkBox inventor) 1940-2024
22) That Ol’ Christmas Spirit – Steve Lawrence 1935-2024
23) Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Pointer Sisters – Tim Stevens (bass) 1951-2024
24) Brand New Year – Eric Carmen 1949-2024
25) Peace Train – Cat Stevens – Gerry Conway (drums) 1947-2024
26) Christmas with the Kranks-Running Out On Christmas – Tim Allen/M.Emmet Walsh 1935
27) Christmas Greeting – Louis Gosset Jr. 1936-2024
28) My Heart Is Bethlehem – John Berry – Mark Spiro (producer) 1957-2024
29) Bob Bowie & Bing – SCTV – John Flahtery 1941-2024
30) Do They Know It’s Christmas – Band Aid – Chris Cross (chorus) 1952-2024
31) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – CJ Snare 1959-2024
32) It’s Christmas – Mandisa 1976-2024
33) Early Christmas – Duane Eddy 1938-2024
34) Christmas Time Is Here – Tony Bennett – Bill Holman 1927-2024
35) Rain On Christmas – David Sanborn 1945-2024
36) Buffalo Bill-Have Yourself a Disregarding Christmas – Geena Davis/John Fielder/Dabney Coleman 1932-2024
37) Do You Hear What I Hear - South Highland Presbyterian Church Choir - Dr. William James Dorroh Jr (organist) 1946-2024
38) Joy To The World – Train – Charlie Carlin (bass) 1966-2024
39) Christmas In New Orleans – John Legend – Richard Sherman (composer) 1928-2024
40) Three Winter Carols – Brett Dietz – Stuart Saunders Smith (composer) 1948-2024
41) Skank ‘till Christmas – Selecter – Authur Hendrickson (vox) 1951-2024
42) Song of Winter - Françoise Hardy 1944-2024
43) Hawaiian Santa – Mark James 1940-2024
44) Christmas With Satan – James Chance 1953
45) Santafly – Martin Mull 1943-2024
46) Nutcracker Suite – Brian Setzer Orchestra – Peter Collins (producer) 1941-2024
47) Alf-The Tannerbaums – Max Wright/Andrea Elson/Anne Schedeen/Paul Fusco/Benji Gregory 1978-2024
48) Christmas Bells – Shelley Duvall 1949-2024
49) Tips for not gaining Weight During The Holidays – Richard Simmons 1948-2024
50) Christmas in NYC – Shannen Dorherty 1971-2024
51) Papa Elf – Bob Newhart 1929-2024
52) Baby It’s Cold Outside – Mary Wilson/Duke Fakir 1935-2024
53) Kung Fu Christmas – National Lampoon – Bob Tischler (writer/producer) 1946-2024
54) Christmas 71 – John Mayall 1933-2024
55) Where Are You Christmas – The Nelons – Kelly Nelon Clark 1959-2024/Jason Clark 1974-2024/Amber Nelon Thompson 1989-2024
56) Winter Wonderland – The Zodiacs – Maurice Williams 1938-2024
57) She’s Right On Time – Billy Joel – David Brown (guitar) 1947-2024
59) Christmas In The Heart – Grek Khin 1949-2024
60) Blue Christmas – Jack Russell 1960-2024
61) O Christmas Tree – Russell Malone 1963-2024
62) Let It Snow – James Darren 1936-2024
63) The Christmas Song – Sergio Mendes 1941-2024
64) Cabbage Patch Craze 1983 – Phil Donahue 1935-2024
65) Holiday – Machito – Mario Grillo 1956-2024
66) Yes, Virginia There Really Is A Santa Claus – James Earl Jones 1931-2024
67) J5 Christmas Medley – Jackson 5 – Tito Jackson 1953-2024
68) Jesus Was A Capricorn – Kris Kristofferson 1936-2024
69) Eloise at Christmas-Winter Wonderland – Sofia Vassileva/Gavin Creel 1976-2024
70) Oogie Boogie’s Song – Ken Page (vox) 1954-2024
71) I am Santa Mon – John Amos 1939-2024
72) Santa Claus is Lonely – Johnny Neel 1954-2024
73) No More Shall We Part – Flaming Lips/Nell Smith 2007-2024
74) O Holy Night – Cissy Houston 1933-2024
75) All I Want (For Christmas) Liam Payne 1993-2024
76) Santa Medley – Mitzi Gaynor 1931-2024
77) Another Rock and Roll Christmas – Paul Samson/Paul Di’anno 1958-2024
78) Christmas Day – Jack Jones 1938-2024
79) Run Run Rudolph – Grateful Dead – Phil Lesh (guitar) 1940-2024
80) Santa Baby – Mimi Hines 1933-2024
81) Halleluia Chorus – Quincy Jones 1933-2024
82) My Favorite Things (edit) – John Coltrane – Roy Haynes (drums) 1925-2024
83) Dreaming Of Santa – Standard Music Library – Vic Flick (composer/guitar) 1937-2024
84) I Believe In Father Christmas – Greg Lake – Peter Sinfield (lyricist) 1943-2024
85) It’s Christmas Time – Ella Jenkins 1924-2024
86) Holiday – Bee Gees – Colin Petersen (drums) 1946-2024
87) Don’t Be A Jerk At Christmas – Tom Kenny (voice of Spongebob Squarepants) – Andy Paly (composer) 1951-2024
88) All I Want For Christmas – My Chemical Romance – Bob Bryar (drums) 1979-2024
REST IN PEACE
©2024 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Piano Hands
2) I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – Billie Holiday
3) The Warmest Time of the Year – Donnie Kehr
4) The Man’s Birthday – Baby Fat
5) Make It To Christmas – Jenifer Hudson
6) Glow – Little Big Town
7) Christmas Coupon – Meghan Trainor
8) Blessed – Kelly Clarkson
9) Halleluja Chorus – S.Joel Norman
10 It’s Christmas (a long way from home) – Tower of Power
Sick at Christmas:
11) The Night St. Nick Got Sick – Brett Eldridge
12) I Strung Lights in High Places – Dave Rudolf
13) Sick At Christmas – Goddammit Jeremiah
14) I Got A Cold This Christmas – The Ames Brothers
15) It’s Not Christmas Until Somebody Cries – Carly Rae Jepsen
16) It Sucks Being Sick At Christmas – Andina & Rich
17) Sick At Christmas – Madeline Christmas
18) Christmas Makes Me Sick – Tom Fletcher
19) 12 Days of Sickmas – Sicky Vicky
20) Calling In Sick At Christmas Time – Harley & the Hogbites
Holidays with a Latin Flare:
21) Navidad en mi Puerto Rico – Ezequiel Colón
22) Donde esta Santa Claus? – Matt Dusk
23) Feliz Navidad – Felt Hat String Band
24) El Burrito Sabanero – David Bisbal
25) Rudolph The Red-nosed Mambo – Billy May and his Orchestra
26) Mambo Santa, Mambo – The Enchanters
27)Christmas Song Cha-Cha – Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra
28) Jingle Bells – Celia Cruz
29) Christmas Medley – Robert Perera
30) It’s A Marshmallow World – Sasha Estefan Coppola
31) Sleigh Ride – Avon Holiday Harmonies
© 2024 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Amy Frederick
2) Wonderful Christmas Night – Dan Grissom / Lew Porter
3) On This Christmas Night – Tonic SölFa
4) It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas – Connie Talbot
5) Down In Bethlehem – Bill & Gloria Gaither/Lista Deggs-Charrette
6) The Star – Mariah Carey
7) Christmastime is Here – Mark Kozelek
8) Cool Yule – The Rebel Pebbles
9) Santa’s Coming Home – Cocktail Slippers
10) You Know It’s Christmas – Joe Bonnamassa/Dion
Buy Local:
11) Joy To The World – Northsound
12) Wasn’t That A Mighty Day – Rutgers University Glee Club
13) Ole Pop Reindeer – Tim Dinkins
14) Joyous Christmas Song – Bay High School Choir
15) The Night The Shepherds Heard Angels – The Navy Gals
16) Don’t Intend (to spend Christmas without you) – Nora Aunor
17) The Shepherd Boy and the Christmas Rose – The Recorders
18) The Christmas Song – The Pfeifers
19) The Christmas Spirit – Nelson Pigfoot & The Motivations
20) This Christmas – The Philly Specials
Christmas Chritters:
21) I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas – A Great World
22) We Three Cows – Cowtown Chorus
23) Little White Donkey – Ed Ames
24) Nester The Long-haired Donkey – Hank Snow
25) The 12 Days of Christmas…Hawaiian Style – Webley Edwards
26) Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – Blackfoot
27) Twisted Chipmunk Song – Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas
28) Deck The Halls – Tellie & Moe
29) Crabs for Christmas – David Deboy
30) Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer – Steve Perry
31) Sleigh Ride – NORAD Command Band
© 2024 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Mickey Thomas
2) Nicholas Waltz – Lita Roza
3) Hard Candy Christmas – Staci Griesbach
4) Bring Back Christmas – Latocha
The Wicked We Wanted:
5) Santa, I Got A Bone To Pick With You – Kristen Chenoweth
6) We Wish You The Merriest – Idina Menzel/Josh Gadd
The Wicked We Got:
7) Wit It This Christmas – Ariana Grande
8) Winter Song – Leslie Odum Jr./ Cynthia Erivo
9) Red, White & Blue Christmas – Annie Moses Band
10) Almost Too Early For Christmas – Jimmy Fallon/Dolly Parton
Holiday Instrumentals:
11) Jingle Bells – Jesse Makes Noise
12) Blue Christmas – Grover Washington Jr.
13) Jack Frost, Incorporated – Richard Ellsasser
14) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Ellis Marsalis
15) Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Mistletoe Disco Band
16) The Christmas Song – Music 2000
17) The First Noel – Paul Whitehead and his Orchestra
18) Away In A Manger – The Sounds of Christmas
19) Here We Come A Wassailing – The Starlight Orchestra
20) Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – The Boston Pops – John Williams (conductor)
Tell Me A Story:
21) ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – Wilford Brimley
22) The Christmas Pageant – The Cast of Sesame Street
23) On A One Horse Open Sleigh – Grandma Moses
24) Jesus’ Birth In Bethlehem – Andy Griffith
25) Christmas Bells (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) – Ellie Tissingh
26) Christmas Bells (author unknown) – Kent Delord House Museum
27) Yes Virginia, There Really Is A Santa Claus – US Air Force Band of Mid America
28) How The Grinch Stole Christmas – Boris Karloff
29) Christmas Greeting – Bing Crosby
30) That’s What Christmas Is All About – Eric Shea
31) Sleigh Ride – The Soulful Strings
©2024 While-U-Were-Out Productions
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Welcome to The Yule Log From Hell 2024!!!!!!!!
1) The Wonderful Time Of The Year – Dan + Shay
2) Christmas Is A Time That Will Never Change – Jonny Desmond
3) Jesu Parvule – George Burton / Aryssa Leigh Burns (vox)
4) (Your Just) As Cute As Christmas – Vincent Lopez/Suave Swing Orchestra/Penny Parker (vox)
5) Light You Up Like A Christmas Tree – Jimmy Lewis
6) We Wish You A Cookin’ Christmas – New England Jazz Ensemble
7) May Santa Fill Our Heart – Dennis Day
8) Merry Christmas To You – Jeff Fenholt
9) Christ Was Born (on Christmas Day) – Kim Waters
10) Christmas Time Rhyme – Ben Folds
Interesting Finds:
11) When The River Meets The See – Memphis Ukelele Band
12) Christmas Lullaby – Jam’Addict & MonoCloud
13) Christmas Eve – Tammy
14) White Christmas – Sing Along With Carling
15) Christmas Fantasy – George Wright
16) Listen To The Christmas Bell – Ron Hamilton
17) Christmas Tyme – Yard Trauma
18) Suffer The Children – Victor Buono
19) Mary’s Cradle Song – Joemy Wilson
20) Last Christmas – Tarja
Christmas Around The World:
21) Glade Jul – Kine Therese Ludvigsen
22) Happy Christmas – Cioa Mesquite
23) Happy Christmas – 일기예보
24) Bouree de St. Nicholas – Laura McKenzie
25) Christmas Church Song – Laura Boulton & Ukranians of Canada
26) Cantique de Noel – Enico Caruso
27) O Velhinho (The Old Man) – Joyce
28) Melody of Carols – Kristen Penn/Bradley Thompson
29) Bling Bling Christmas – Silvertones
30) Joy To The World – Parawisata Budaya Group
31) Sleigh Ride – James Hughes
© 2024 While-U-Were-Out Productions
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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