The Yule Log From Hell

The Yule Log From Hell 2022 - Episode 1 - Snow Shopping

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

 

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The Yule Log From Hell 2021 - Episode 6 - Respect the Classics, Man!

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!!!!

 

1. The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Johnny Mathis/David Foster
2. Silent Night – Rick Wakeman
3. White Christmas – The Statues
4. Jingle Bells – Jack Jones
5. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) – Robbie Williams
6. Winter Wonderland – Colbie Caillat
7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Tony Motolla
8. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Eddie Rabbit
9. Joy To The World – Percy Faith and his Orchestra
10. I’ll Be Home For Christmas – The Hyssongs
11. Let It Snow – The Blenders
12. Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer – The Baseballs
13. O Holy Night - Classical Eleqtronik
14. Silver Bells – Love and Theft
15. Blue Christmas – REO Speedwagon
16. My Little Drum – Vince Guaraldi Trio
17. Frosty The Snowman – Steve “Lips” Kudlow/Bumblefoot/Chris Chaney/Kenny Arnoff
18. Here Comes Santa Claus – Kitty Wells & the Jordanaires
19. Jingle Bell Rock – Daryl Hall & John Oats
20. I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – September Foster
21. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – The Asylum Street Spankers
22. We Wish You A Merry Christmas – The New American Guitar Ensemble
23. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Hampton String Quartet
24. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Carl Riseley
25. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Spike Jones & his City Slickers (George Rock – Vocals)
26. O Little Town Of Bethlehem – Lenny LeBlanc
27. Last Christmas – Slap Of Reality
28. My Favorite Things – Dick Shawn
29. Do You Hear What I Hear – Jack Brokensha Quartet
30. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Newsboys
31. Away In A Manger – The AIX All-Stars (Laurence Juber/Jim Cox/Leland Sklar/Steve Forman/John Ferarro)
32. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing - 101 Strings
33. Deck The Halls – Jackie Wilson
34. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Josh Groban
35. Ave Maria – Brave Combo
36. Brotherly Love (adaptation of Greensleeves) – Paul Revere & The Raiders
37. Do They Know It’s Christmas – Awful Sparks and Jake Eliot
38. Chipmunk Song – The Whales
39. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – Cledus T. Judd
40. Nuttin’ For Christmas – Ricky Zahnd/The Blue Jeaners/Tony Matolla Orch/Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett
41. All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) – Mimi Hines/Ray Martin’s Orchestra
42. Christmas Island – Jackie Gleason
43. Merry Christmas EveryOne – The Milk Race
44. Merry Christmas Everybody - REM
45. Carol Of The Bells – Fox Senior High School Honor Choir
46. Christmas Alphabet – The McGuire Sisters
47. Christmas (baby please come home) - Laurie Cameron
48. Christmas Wrapping – Bella Thorne
49. Dominick the Donkey – Doug Kershaw
50. Driving Home For Christmas – Lounge Club 66
51. Fairytale of New York – KT Tunstall/Ed Hardcourt
52. Feliz Navidad – The Fab Four
53. Happy Xmas (early mix) – John Lennon/Yoko Ono
54. I Believe In Father Christmas – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
55. Must Be Santa – Alma Corgan
56. Mary’s Boy Child – Harry Belafonte
57. Merry Christmas Darling - Cashmere
58. River - Basix
59. Santa Baby – Mimi Hines/Ray Martin AHO
60. This Christmas – Harry Connick Jr./Branford Marsalis
61. Wonderful Christmastime – Dweezil Zappa
62. Another Auld Lang Syne – Jamie Conway
63. Mistletoe and Holly – Frank Sinatra
64. Christmas Time Is Here (2020 Droz Remix) – Vince Guaraldi Trio
65. ‘Zat You, Santa Claus – Buster Poindexter & His Banshees Of Blue
66. 12 Days Of Christmas – John Denver & The Muppets
67. Father Christmas – The Vacancies
68. Holly Jolly Christmas – Jerry Garcia
69. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - The High Spirits of Holy Spirit School (Whitehall, OH)
70. It’s Christmas All Over The World – Sammy Davis Jr.
71. Little Saint Nick (Alternate Version) – The Beach Boys
72. Marshmallow World (live) – Dean Martin/Frank Sinatra
73. ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – The Sugarplum Fairy
74. Medley from The Nutcracker – The Tiffany Strings
75. O Tannenbaum – Aretha Franklin/Dan Nimmer (piano)
76. Please Come Home For Christmas – Jim Matthews, M.D. “The Singing Surgeon”
77. Silver and Gold – Vanessa Williams
78. Snowfall – Geroge Garrabedian
79. (There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays – The Chippers
80. We Need A Little Christmas – The Monterwy Brass/Mary Louise/The Michael Brothers
81. Whatever Happened To Christmas – Aimee Mann
82. Where Are You Christmas – The Piano Guys/Sara Schmidt
83. You’re A Mean One Mr Grinch – Sixpence None The Richer
84. I Wonder As I Wander – Derric Johnson’s Vocal Orchestra
85. Huron Carol – Sultans of Sting/Crystal Shawanda
86. Ding Dong Merrily On High - Dordán
87. Patapan – Barbara Higbie
88. Wexford Carol – Yo Yo Ma/Allison Krauss
89. Someday at Christmas - Vibraphonic
90. My Grown-Up Christmas List – Donny Osmond
91. Mele Kalikimaka – Hawaiian Island Guys
92. Up On The Housetop – Jack Nezzro
93. We Wish You The Merriest – Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby/Fred Warring & The Pennsylvanians
94. Mary Did You Know – The Singing Contractors
95. I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas – A Great Big World
96. Happy Holiday – The Snowmen
97. Christmas Waltz – Royal Court Brass
98. Christmas In Hollis – Thunderbirds Are Now
99. I Saw Three Ships – The International Staff Band Of The Salvation Army

100) Sleigh Ride – Boston Pops Orchestra (Keith Lockhart – conductor)

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The Yule Log From Hell 2021 - Episode 5 - Fashionably Late

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.

1. Happy Christmas Little Friend – Cast of Cinderella (B’way) – Rebecca Luker 1961-2020
2. Silent Night – Leslie West – 1945-2020
3. Song For a Winter’s night – Tony Rice – 1951-2020
4. Little Drummer Boy – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Alto Reed (sax) 1948-2020
5. Christmas 2020 message – Dawn Wells – 1938-2020
6. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Gerry & The Pacemakers – Gerry Mardsen 1942-2021
   
7. O Holy Night – Hank Crawford – Howard Johnson (sax) 1941-2021
8. Silent Night – Phil Spector 1939-2021
9. Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy – Leon Breeden and the North Texas State Lab Band w/Sammy Nestico 1924-2021
10. You Are My Christmas – Dolly Parton/Randy Parton 1953-2021
11. Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Point of Grace – Don Moffet (sax) 1952-2021
12. Baking Cookies – Kirstie Alley/Cloris Leachman 1926-2021
13. Scrooge – Cicely Tyson 1924-2021
14. Naughty Naughty Santa – Big Boy Pete & Hilton Valentine 1943-2020
15. Merry Christmas – Betty Lou Gerson/Dustin Diamond 1977-2021
16. Humbug – Dan Stevens/Christopher Plummer 1929-2021
17. Bright Little Star – Supremes – Mary Wilson 1944-2021
18. One Winter Night – Charles Berthoud/Jim Stinnett 1955-2021
19. What Child Is This – Chick Corea 1941-2021
20. 1987 Swatch Commercial – The Fat Boys – Markie Dee 1968-2021
21. Bald Head Jesus (liberation) – Bunny Wailer 1947-2021
22. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Michael Stanley 1948-2021
23. Christmas Camel (live) – Procol Harum – Alan Cartwright (bass) 1945-2021
24. Walz of the Flowers – Weiner Philharmonic – James Levine (conductor) 1943-2021
25. Santa’s coming – Carmel Quinn 1925-2021
26. Put A Bow On It – Taylor Dee 1987-2021 w/Shots Fired
27. Sleigh Ride – Bill Augustine/Malcolm Cecil 1937-2021
28. Friday Night Dinner Christmas Tree – Paul Ritter
29. Let It Snow – John Pizzarelli – Andy Fusco (alto sax) 1948-2021
30. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer – DMX 1970-2021
31. Christmas Every Day – Rusty Young 1946-2021
32. It’s Christmas Time – Bay City Rollers – Les McKeown 1955-2021
33. My Favorite Things – We Five – Jerry Burgan 1945-2021
34. Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Martina McBride – Al Schmidt (engineer) 1930-2021
35. I Know What I Want For Christmas – George Strait – Charlie Black (composer) 1949-2021
36. Let The Bells Ring – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Anita Lane 1960-2021
37. The Little White Cloud – Johnny Crawford 1946-2021
38. This Season Will Never Grow Old – Anne Murray – Tommy West 1942-2021
39. Merry Christmas Mama – Lloyd Price 1933-2021
40. Merry Christmas Baby – Otis Redding – Roger Hawkins (drums) 1945-2021
41. ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – Gavin McLeod 1931-2021
42. Wake Up, It’s Christmas Morning – BJ Thomas 1942-2021
43. Winter Holiday – New York Philharmonic (Skitch Henderson – Conductor) – Morris Arnold Lang (percussion) 1931-2021
44. While You Were Sleeping – Casting Crowns – Andy Williams (drums) 1972-2021
45. Christmas Time Is Coming – Byron Berline Band/Legacy Grass – Byron Berline 1944-2021
46. Yo Gabba Gabba Holiday Show w/Biz Markie 1964-2021
47. Kentucky Homemade Christmas – Kenny Rogers – Clarence McDonald (piano) 1944-2021
48. A Christmas Card – Jackie Mason 1928-2021
49. Ronco Gift Center – Ron Popeil 1935-2021
50. Let The Wind Blow - Paul Cotton 1943-2021
51. Christmas Tyme (The Perfect Time For Love) – Kool and the Gang – Dennis Thomas (vox/sax) 1951-2021
52. Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer – Bay Area All Stars – Bob Ringwald (piano/vox) 1940-2021
53. On Grafton Street – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/Nanci Griffith 1953-2021
54. Christmas Is – Tom T Hall 1936-2021
55. What Child Is This – Everly Brothers/ Boys Town Choir and the Boys Town organ – Don Everly 1937-2021
56. Merry Christmas – Brian Travers (UB40) 1959-2021
57. Three Little Pennies – Doug Stone – Kim Tribble (composer) 1951-2021
58. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year – Lee “scratch” Perry 1936-2021
59. Santa & Buddy – Will Farrell/Ed Asner 1929-2021
60. Not Tonight Santa – Girls Aloud - Sarah Harding (vox) 1981-2021
61. Christmas Everywhere – Rickie Lee & the Muttz – Ricky Lee Reynolds 1948-2021
62. Memphis in Winter – Michael Chapman 1941-2021
63. ‘Twas The Night Before Xmas – Norm MacDonald 1959-2021
64. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Jane Powell 1929-2021
65. Christmas is Coming (Take 1) – Vince Guaraldi Trio – Colin Bailey 1934-2021
66. Let It Snow – Patsy Cline/Ferlin Husky – Bob Moore (bass) 1932-2021
67. Last Christmas – Pee Wee Ellis 1941-2021
68. It Christmas Time – Status Quo – Alan Lancaster (guitar) 1949-2021
69. Daddy’s Drinking Up Our Christmas – Commander Cody (George Frayne) 1944-2021
70. ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble – Chris Deane (narrator/arranger)
71. Go Tell It/Wonderful Child – James Fortune & FIYA/Lisa Knowles/Shawn McLemore  1967-2021
72. December (I Dreamed Of Christmas – George Michael – Deon Estus (bass) 1956-2021
73. Wexford Carol – The Chieftans/Nanci Griffith – Paddy Molony (pipes) 1938-2021
74. Holiday Commercial – Alan Hawkshaw 1937-2021
75. Christmas Children - David Collings, Richard Beaumont, & Karen Scargill - Leslie Bricusse (composer) 1931-2021
76. Christmas In America – Jay & The Americans – Jay Black 1938-2021
77. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Pat Martino 1944-2021
78. The Christmas Song – The Gap Band – Ronnie Wilson 1948-2021
79. December Snow – The Moody Blues - Graeme Edge (drums) 1941-2021
80. I Don’t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You – Margo Guryan 1937-2021
81. Little Drummer Boy – The Tokens – Phillip Margo 1942-2021
82. Snowbound – Barbara Streisand – Dave Fishberg (composer) 1933-2021
83. Merry Christmas! – Will Ryan 1949-2021
84. Merry Christmas – Big Big Train – David Longdon (vox) 1965-2021
85. (Because) It’s Christmas Time – Chicago - Billy Hinsche (composer) 1951-2021
86. The First Noel – Bambi Niles/Joanne Shenandoah (vox) 1959-2021
87. Jingle Bell Rock – Eddie Mekka 1952-2021
88. Christmas Lullaby – Bill Staines 1947-2021
89. Winter Funky Land – Bootsy Collins/Macy Gray – Melvin Parker (drums) 1944-2021
90. Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer – Buddy Merrill 1936-2021
91. Taxi X’Mas (excerpt) – Sly and Robbie – Robbie Shakespeare (bass) 1953-2021
92. Snowfall – The Monkees – Mike Nesmith 1942-2021
93. Ave Maria – Il Divo – Carlos Marin 1968-2021

Rest In Peace

© 2021 While-U-Were-Out Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2021 - Episode 4 - Down For The Count

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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The Yule Log From Hell 2021 - Episode 3 - Writer‘s Block

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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The Yule Log From Hell 2021 - Episode 2 - Northern-ish Exposure

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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The Yule Log From Hell 2021 - Episode 1 - Back In The Black!

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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The Yule Log From Hell 2020 - Episode 6 - Family Getaway

As we put a lid on year 27 of The Yule Log from Hell, I'd love to send a quick word of thanks to our supporters

The Best Radio You Have Never Heard

Bootleg Xmas

Roxanne's Charm Academy

Bill Donnelly

Robert Powell

FaLaLaLaLa.com

A special word of thanks to my greatest supporters to Corin and Amanda for their help with the playlist, their inspiration and their unwavering support these past 27 years.

 

And finally to all of the listeners and supporters for without you....I'd be doing this for myself.

 

Happy Christmas

Happy Hanukah

Happy Kwanzaa

Happy Festivus

or whatever you happen to be celebrating (or not) this holiday season. Let's hope that 2021 is safe and sane.

 

Happy Xmas!

Keith, Corin & Amanda

 

1) It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Matt Cusson

2) Christmas Time Is Here – Josh Groban/Tony Bennett

3) Christmas Everyday – David Archileta

4) Jingle Bells – Bach Scholar

5) Mistletoe – Colbie Caillat

6) My Kind of Present – Meghan Trainor

7) Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter – Ingrid Michaelson

8) I need You Christmas – Jonas Brothers

9) Beethoven Christmas Music – Azahar Ensemble

10) Reggie The Christmas Hampster- Jingle Burgers

11) How ‘bout a Hand for Mrs. Claus – Idina Menzel/Ariana Grande

12) Kwanzaa – The Headhunters

13) Holiday Light – Wow Wow Wubbzy

14) The Christmas Song – Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello

15) The Wexford Carole – Allison Krazuse/Yo Yo Ma

16) I’m Getting Pissed for Christmas – Peter and the Test Tube Babies

17) ‘Tis the Damn Season – Taylor Swift

18) Frosty The Snowman – Fiona Apple

19) Ladies, It’s Cold Outside – Ladies

20) Kiss You This Christmas – Why Don’t We

21) Season of Love - 98°

22) The Elf on the Shelf is Watching You – Antler Wound

23) Today In Bethlehem - Mazowsze Slask

24) Stars Were Gleaming – John Schmidt

25) Santa’s Surprise – Santa’s Toy Shop

26) Wonderful Peace – Jerry Garcia

27) Hard Candy Christmas – Cha-Cha & Uni

28) Merry Christmas To All The World – Jean Beauvoir

29) Christmas Spirit – Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

30) Christmas Night In Harlem – Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra (Vox by Johnny Mercer/Jack Teagarden)

31) White Christmas – Michael Bublé/Bing Crosby

32) Hurry Home For Christmas – Fanfare Orchestra

33) Last Christmas – The Floppotron

34) Christmas Medley – Andy Gonzales Y Sus Amigos

35) The Road To Christmas – Derek Ryan

36) Mistletoe Bough – Helena Mace

37) Sleighbell Bop – The Holidays

38) Holiday Rap – Miker ‘G’ & Deejay Sven

39) New Yeeres Gift – Chip Davis

40) Thirty-Two Feet and Eight Little Tails – Gene Autry

41) Totally Christmas – Kristian Sensini

42) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Alan Jackson

43) Love When It’s Christmas – Shaggy

44) Coming Home For Christmas – Angelo Kelly & Family

45) So This Is Christmas – Pat Travers

46) Hauoli Maka Hiki Hou! (Happy New Year!) Genoa Keawe’s Polynesians w/Johnny Almeida’s Hawaiians

47) Christmas Day – Rachel Goldstar

48) Christmas Kitten – Janet Konkle

49) Make It To Christmas – Alessia Cara

50) More Holiness Give Me – Camille Nelson/Kimberly Knighton/Britney Holman

51) Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord – Frank Ferrari

52) I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In – Emilia Morton/Christopher Watson/Tenebrae/James Sherlock

53) O Tannenbaum – IQ

54) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Spotnicks

55) Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella – The Everly Brothers

56) Christmas Conga – Cyndi Lauper

57) Fairytale of New York – 3JS/Lori Lieberman

58) (The Toys Gave A Party for) Poppa Santa Claus – The Andrew Sisters/Bing Crosby

59) It All Comes Down To Christmas – Matthew Broderick/Maya Rudolph/Andy Walken/ Chris Diamantopoulos/Ensemble of “A Christmas Story – LIVE”

60) Going Home To Ireland for Christmas – Ilsa Grant

61) An Anthem For Christmas (Hark! Hear You Not A Cheerful Voice) - Berkeley Chamber Singers/Alden Gilchrist

62) The Christmas Song – Katherine Penfold/Miles Black

63) Hungover Boxing Day – The Gasoline Brothers

64) Away In A Manger – Jeffery Phillip Nelson

65) The Little Fusion Drummer Boy – Bongolong

66) Christmas Story – VineSong

67) Riu Riu Chiu – Tingstad & Rumbel

68) Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown? Jackie DeShannon

69) Nuttin’ For Christmas – Stan Freeberg

70) Star of the East – Judy Garland

71) Only If You Were Here – Isaac Hayes

72) Lit’l Boy (Christ In The Temple) – Thomas Young

73) Another Lonely Christmas Eve – Ben Folds

74) Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – The Wurzels

75) El Santo Niño – The Winter Harp Ensemble

76) I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Will Kennedy’s Stereo Orchestra

77) Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light/Closing Poem - Air Force Academy Cadet Choir/Jack Webb

78) Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra

79) Christmas Swing – Django Reinhardt

80) And The Bells Rang – The Golddiggers

81) The Great Snow Man – Bob Luman

82) It’s Not Christmas (In My House) – The Refreshments

83) Kriss Kringle – Jon Kennedy

84) Jingle Bell Rock - The Reigning Sound

85) The Twelve Days of Cowboy Christmas – Riders in the Sky

86) Christmas On The Prairie/Cowboy Carol - Michael Landon/Roger Wagner Chorale and Orchestra

87) Happy New Year – Sasha & Davy

88) Ox and Donkey – The Glad Singers

89) Carol for Another Christmas – Henry Mancini

90) Waltz of the Flowers – Freddy Martin and his Orchestra

91) All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth – Oliver Jones

92) Wonderful Christmastime – Billy Sherwood/Patrick Moraz

93) Candle Song – Jon Anderson

94) In The Bleak Midwinter – Chris Squire’s Swiss Choir

95) Christmas Time in L.A. – Chante Moore

96) Carol Of The Bells – California Guitar Trio

97) Even Santa Needs a Break – Bowling For Soup

98) Red Cheeks and White Whiskers – Blue Baron and His Orchestra/The Blue Notes

99) She’s Right On Time – Keith Droz

100) Sleigh Ride – The Musigals

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The Yule Log From Hell 2020 - Episode 5b - Heavenly Bodies - Part 2

Part 2

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. 

 

47) Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – Stephen Pearcy/Tracii Guns/Billy Sheehan/Gregg Bissonette/Bruce Kulick 1953-2020

48) Merry Christmas from Tucker Inn – Marge Redmond 1924-2020

49) Kissless Christmas – Chris Trousdale 1985-2020

50) Merry Christmas Baby – Bonnie Pointer 1950-2020

51) Winter’s Here – Hugh Fraser 1958-2020

52) A Christmas Wish From Me To You – Vera Lynn 1917-2020

53) I Miss You Most At Christmas Time – Benny Mardones 1946-2020

54) Mr Pepper (from “two and a half men”) – Charlie Sheen/John Cryer/Holland Taylor/Carl Reiner 1922-2020

55) Christmas Love Song - Kurt Reichenbach – Johnny Mandel (composer) 1925-2020

56) What A Wonderful World – Nick Cordero 1978-2020

57) Glory, Glory – Catherine Howe – Ennio Morricone (composer) 1928-2020

58) Christmas Time Down South – Charlie Daniels 1936-2020

59) Jingle Bells – Diana Krall – Joe Pocaro (percussion) 1930-2020

60) Santa Baby – Naya Rivera 1987-2020

61) Wintersong – Judy Dyble 1949-2020

62) Scientology Christmas Stories – Shopping – Kelly Preston 1962-2020

63) Swingin’ Home For Christmas – The Tractors – Jaime Oldaker (drums) 1951-2020

64) Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer – Donald Trump/Regis Philbin 1931-2020

65) The Night Before Christmas – Wilford Brimley 1934-2020

66) Home Through The Night – Brent Carver 1951-2020

67) Blizzard of ’98 – The Ready Set w/Cady Groves 1989-2020

68) You Gotta Love Christmas – Trini Lopez 1937-2020

69) Greensleeves – Julian Bream 1933-2020

70) Jingle Jangle - Ron Frangipane 1944-2020

71) Christmas Katie – Widespread Panic – Todd Nance (drums) 1962-2020

72) O Christmas Tree - Doro Pesch/Michael Schenker/Tony Franklin/Frankie Banali 1951-2020

73) Merry Christmas Everybody – Ian Mitchell 1958-2020

74) White Christmas/Jingle Bells – Annie Cordy 1928-2020

75) Christmas Always – Kool & The Gang – Ronald Bell 1951-2020

76) Christmas Feeking Ska – Toots & the Maytals – Toots Hibbert 1942-2020

77) What Do The Lonely Do On Christmas – The Emotions – Pamela Hutchinson 1958-2020

78) Christmas Tears – The Four Season - Tommy Devito 1928-2020

79) Little Drummer Boy – Johnny Cash – W.S. “Fluke” Holland (drums) 1935-2020

80) Best Christmas Ever/The Most Wonderful Time Of the Year – Helen Reddy 1941

81) Christmas Carol – Mac Davis 1942-2020

82) Joy To The World – Steve Lukather/Eddie Van Halen 1955-2020

83) Prince of Peace – Johnny Nash 1940-2020

84) Vengan – Doreen Montalvo 1963-2020

85) Christmas Time Baby – Spencer Davis 1939-2020

86) Christmas Is Nothing (Without You) – Tony Lewis 1957-2020

87) Jingle Bell Rock – Jerry Jeff Walker 1942-2020

88) Merry Christmas Baby – Les Paul/Lou Pallo 1934-2020

89) Feliz Navidad – Billy Joe Shaver 1939-2020

90) Last Christmas – Sean Connery 1930-2020

91) All I Want For Christmas Is You – Nikki McKibbin 1978-2020

92) Did You Know – Ken Hensley 1945-2020

93) The “alternative” Santa Claus (from “Jeopardy”) – Alex Trebek 1940-2020

94) NYC and the Holidays – Norm Crosby 1927-2020

95) At Christmas – Des O’Connor 1932-2020

96) Heal The World – Michael Jackson – Bruce Swedien (engineer) 1934-2020

97) Lenny & Squiggy’s Christmas Carol – Michael McKeon/David Lander 1947-2020

98) I Love Christmas – Larry Chance & The Earls – Bobby Coleman d.2020

99) One Of Those Christmas Days – Third Eye Blind – Jason Slater (bass) 1971-2020

100) Christmas In My Home Town – Charlie Pride 1934-2020

Rest In Peace

© 2020 While-U-Were-Out Productions 

The Yule Log From Hell 2020 - Episode 5a - Heavenly Bodies - Part 1

PART 1

This show pays tribute to those artists we have lost over the past year. We have dispensed with our usual format and is presented without any interruptions.

 

1) December – Earth, Wind & Fire – Allee Willis (songwriter) 1947-2019

2) We Need A Little Christmas – Andrea McArdle – Jerry Herman (songwriter) 1931-2019

3) Christmas Time Is Here (2020 Droz remix) – Vince Guaraldi Trio/choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church/Peter Robbins/Chris Shea – Lee Mendelson (songwriter) 1933-2019

4) Dear Father Christmas – Neil Innes 1944-2019

5) Jack’s In The House – Jack Sheldon 1931-2019

6) Merry Christmas Baby – Little Feat – Marty Grebb (sax) 1946-2020

7) Christmas Wishes – Anne Murray – Nick Blagona (engineer) 1945-2020

8) Yulesville – Edd “kookie” Byrnes 1932-2020

9) Gingerbread Man – Jimmy Heath 1926-2020

10) Christmas in Heaven – Monty Python – Terry Jones (songwriter) 1942-2020

11) The Snows of Winter – The Kingston Trio – Bob Shane 1934-2020

12) May You Always – Harry Harrison 1930-2020

13) Excepts from “A Christmas Carol” – Tal Bachman/Orson Bean 1928-2020

14) White Christmas – Robert Conrad 1935-2020

15) Silent Night – Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Joseph Shabala 1940-2020

16) It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Willie Nelson – Paul English (drums) 1932-2020

17) Miracle on Third Street-Believing in Santa – The cast of “Recess” – Jason Davis (Mikey Blumberg) 1984-2020

18) Merry Christmas Everyone (the eggnog song) – Jon Jon Christensen 1943-2020

19) Flowers in December – Mazzy Star – David Roback 1958-2020

20) Christmas Toy – Nick Apollo Forte 1938-2020

21) I’ll Be Home For Christmas – McCoy Tyner 1938-2020

22) Christmas Greeting – Max Von Sydow 1929-2020

23) Christmas All Over The World – Sheena Easton – Keith Olsen (producer) 1945-2020

24) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Mal Sharpe 1936-2020

25) It’s Christmas Once Again – Kenny Rogers 1938-2020

26) O Come All Ye Faithful – Art Garfunkel – Eric Weissberg (guitar) 1939-2020

27) “Daybreak” from Three Decembers – Jake Heggie – Terrence McNally (author/playwright) 1938-2020

28) Christmas In Love – Alan Merrill 1951-2020

29) Greensleeves – Cyrus Chestnut – Wallace Roney (trumpet) 1960-2020

30) Text Me Merry Christmas – Kristen Bell/Straight No Chaser – Adam Schlesinger (Composer) 1967-2020

31) Christmas Medley – Elis Marsalis Jr. 1934-2020

32) Let’s Share Christmas – John Pizzarelli– Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar) 1926-2020

33) The Gift of Giving – Bill Withers 1938-2020

34) Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Ben E. King/Rita Saunders – Ben Elliott (engineer) 1952-2020

35) Christmas In Prison – John Prine 1946-2020

36) Santa’s workshop – The Smurfs – Danny Goldman (Brainy Smurf) 1939-2020

37) It’s Christmas Again (excerpt) – Max Roach – Lee Konitz (sax) 1927-2020

38) Do You Hear What I Hear – Derek Jones 1984-2020

39) Christmas Eve (Kodia’s Theme) – The Stalter Brothers – Harold Reid 1939-2020

40) I’ve Fallen In Love With A Snowman – Millie Small 1946-2020

41) Christmas – Brian Howe 1953-2020

42) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Little Richard 1932-2020

43) A Christmas To Remember – Betty Wright 1953-2020

44) The History of Festivus – Jason Alexander/Michael Richards/Jerry Stiller 1927-2020

45) The True Story Of Christmas – Fred Willard 1933-2020

46) Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) – Miles Davis – Jimmy Cobb (drums) 1929-2020

Rest in Peace

© 2020 While-U-Were-Out Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2020 - Episode 4 - S'now Kiddin'

1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Hidden Cameras

2) That’s What I Want For Christmas – Lindsay Crosby

3) Nothing Rhymes with Christmas – Ana Gasteyer

4) Give A Goody For Christmas – Frank Milano

5) Joyeux Nöel (The Christmas Song) – Garou

6) Douce Nuit – Friar Alessandro

7) Pour Nöel – Les Djinns/60 French Girls

8) Fantasy On A French Carol – Hal Leonard Concert Band

9) River – Shawn Colvin

10) Fa La La – Justin Bieber/Boyz II Men

 

11) Santa Tell Me – Pentatonix

12) Santa To The Moon – Sonny Cole

13) Hey Hey Santa – The Swingin’ Medallions

14) Santa Bring Me A Girl – Ray Burden

15) I’ll Be Your Santa – Rufus Thomas

16) I Am Santa Claus – Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas

17) ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? – Banu Gibson & The New Orleans Hot Jazz

18) The Fat Man – Gary Duncan’s Quicksilver 96

19) When The Fat Man Tries The Chimney On For Size – Rodney Crowell

20) Here Comes Santa Claus – Elvis Presley/LeAnn Rimes

 

21) Winter Wonderland – Darlene Love

22) Snow – Loreena McKenna

23) The Snow Is Falling – Ray Charles

24) Christmas Snow – Michael Burks

25) Blow Thou Winter Wind – Bob Crosby’s Bobcats

26) Snow Outside My Window – Nils

27) Winter Weather – Jo Stafford

28) Cold Weather – Kate Rusby

29) It’s Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas – Dana Stovall

30) I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – September Foster

 

31) Sleigh Ride – Oliver Jones

 

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The Yule Log From Hell 2020 - Episode 3 - There She Blows!!!!

1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Paul Anka

2) O Come All Ye Faithful/O Little Town of Bethlehem – Milwaukee Gas Light Co. Quartet

3) Another Rock & Roll Christmas – Gary Glitter

4) Is It Christmas Yet? – Ernie Haas & Signature Sound

5) Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday – Reckless Sleepers

6) Santa Baby – Perfect Project

7) Words From A Spanish Carol/Carol of the Birds – Art Garfunkel/Amy Grant

8) The Christmas Game – The Popcorn Rebellion

9) Christmas Here, Christmas There – Ray Pettis

10) Ring the Bells – Santda McCracken

 

11) Hanukkah Song – Adam Sandler

12) Chanukkah Oh Chanukkah – Shir Soul

13) For The Light – Ari Goldwag

14) Chanukkah Rock of Ages – Aish dot Com

15) Puppy for Hanukkah – Daveed Digs

16) Deck The Halls – Middle Ages

17) Christmas Lights – Kasim Sulton

18) Christmas Rhapsody – Midnight String Quartet

19) I Believe In Father Christmas – U2

20) Last Christmas – Emilia Clark

 

21) I Wish It Was Christmas Today – Horatio Sanz/Jimmy Fallon/Chris Katan/Tracy Morgan/Ariana Grande

22) Feels Like Christmas – The Wag

23) Can’t Wait Till Christmas Day – Vince Vance and the Valiants

24) Can’t Wait For Christmas – The Tweenies

25) I Can Hardly Wait For Christmas – The O’Jays

26) (Don’t Wait Till) The Night Before Christmas – Eddie Duchin and his Orchestra (Stanley Worth – Vocals)

27) I Tant Wait Till Quithmuth – Mel Blanc

28) Don’t Wanna Wait Till Christmas – The Ping Pongs

29) (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag – Black Prairie/Sallie Ford

30) Waiting For Christmas – John Legend

 

31) Sleigh Ride – Jess and the Bandits

 

© 2020 While-U-Were-Out Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2020 - Episode 2 - Technical Difficulties

1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – The Ball Brothers

2) Christmas Time – Dimitri Vegas/Like Mike

3) Perfect Christmas – The Farmer Band

4) Christmas Is Just Around The Corner – Thomas Anders

5) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Librivox

6) Deck The Halls – Percy Faith And His Orchestra

7) You’re All I Want For Christmas – Brook Benton/Caro Emerald

8) Let’s Light The Christmas Tree – Ruby Wright

9) O Holy Night – Phyllis Curtin/Andre’ Kostalonitz/St. Killian Boys Choir

10) Christmas Is Coming – David Benoit

 

Wishful Thinking:

11) Driving Home For Christmas – Beacons

12) Going Home For Christmas – Tim Livingston

13) Home For The Holidays – The dB’s

14) It’s Close To Christmas (And I’m So Far From Home) – Bellamy Brothers

15) 2000 Miles – Train

16) Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) Robbie William/Bryan Adams

17) Long Road Home – Sheryl Crow

18) Out On The Road For Christmas – Red Simpson

19) Going Home (A Christmas Time Polka) – Walter Ostanek & His Band

20) Home For The Holidays – The Happy Racers

 

21) Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney

22) Silent Night – Scary Pockets

23) What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? – Zooey Daschanel/Joseph Gordon-Levitt

24) Adeste Fideles – The Jokers

25) Jingle Bells – The Surfrajettes

26 (Merry Christmas) We Must Be Having One – Tammy Wynette

27) Wish You Were Here – The Brobecks

28) Monster Holiday – Lon Chaney

29) I Don’t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You – Claudine Longet

30) Hello Christmas – Dion/Amy Grant

 

31) Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes

 

© 2020 While-U-Were-Out Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2020 - Episode 1 - Friday's Canceled???

Welcome to the 2020 edition of THE YULE LOG FROM HELL!!!

Let's make the world YULE again!!!

 

1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year/Skating – Megan Hitly

2) Great Christmas (Part 1) – Erroll Garner

3) This Christmas – Michael Lington / Vince Gill

4) Calypso Christmas – Forever Plaid

5) It’s Christmas Time Again (Spend, Spend, Spend!) – Little Charlie & the Night Cats

6) Holiday Of Love – King Family Singers

7) All I Want For Christmas (Is World Peace) – Timbuk 3

8) All I Want For Christmas – Jon Seaman

9) Merry Christmas Darling – Leslie Odum Jr.

10) Christmas Where We Are – Dolly Parton / Billy Ray Cyrus

 

I Found It On The Internet:

11) What’s This – Nathan Sharp – natewantstobattle.com

12) Feliz Navidad – First to Eleven – firstToEleven.com

13) The First Noel – The Hound + The Fox / Haley Johnson – foxandhoundmusic.com

14) Wonderful Christmastime – Harry Styles

15) All I Want For Christmas Is You – Against The Current – ATCofficial.com

16) Blue Christmas – Anabella Silva – Youtube

17) Run, Run Rudolph – Brock & Sgro – brockandsgro.com

18) Josie Jo – It Feels Like Christmas – Youtube: Just Josie Jo

19) Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) – Little Mix – Youtube

20) White Christmas – September Foster – Reverbnation/IG/Soundcloud @septemberfoster

 

21) Hairy Christmas – Home Free

22) The Night Before The Night Before Christmas – The Bobs

23) I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Scott & Ryceejo / Eclipse 6

24) Mission: Jingle Bells – VoicePlay

25) Christmas In The Air/Sing We Now Of Christmas – Derric Johnson’s Vocal Orchestra

26) I Know Christmas – Rockapella

27) It’s Christmas All Over Town – Manhattan Skyline Quartet

28) Winter Wonderland – Manhattan Transfer

29) Christmas Eve, Sarajevo 12/24 – BYU Vocal Point

30) Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season – Straight No Chaser

 

31) Sleigh Ride – Meghan Trainor

 

©2020 While-U-Were-Out Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2019 - Episode 6 - The Chosen One

We here at YLFH would like to thank you for making year #26 a rousing success. This has been a labor of love from the beginning and it’s nice to know that I can share this with you all. The Holidays are a special time and it warms my heart to know that people are enjoying the fruits of my labor. I know that the set lists get a little wacky sometimes. But that that’s what YLFH is all about. If you want to listen to Michael Buble’ and Mariah Carey you can turn on the radio. If you want to hear something different then this is our little holiday music home away from home.

I’d like to send a special word of thanks to all the people who help support the show.

The Best Radio You Have Never Heard podcast

Roxanne’s Charm Academy

Bootleg Xmas

FaLaLaLaLa.com

 

And a special thanks to our show supporters

Bill Donnelly

Dave Walker

Rob Cisneros

 

I am deeply gratified to all the support and shares I get.

Also a very special special thanks to my wife, Corin & my daughter, Amanda for picking up the reins on Episode 4 and for their unwavering support for the last 20+ years. I could not have done all of this without them.

Finally thanks to all of you for listening. We hope you have enjoyed our little ditty of a podcast. It’s a butt-ton of work and there are certainly times that I don’t think I will make it through but somehow we always manage. As long as you keep listening, I’ll keep podcasting.

All of us at YLFH would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah (or is it Hanukkah?), Happy Kwanza, Happy Festivus or whatever you celebrate (or not) this Holiday season. I’ll be back in 2020. I’m gonna keep doing this until I get it right! Until then….Let’s Make America YULE Again! (and the rest of the world too!).

 

Happy Holidays,

Keith, Corin & Amanda

1) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – City Harbor

2) The Mistletoe Kiss – KeyNotes

3) Up On The Housetop – Mark Baldwin

4) Christmas Come Twice A Year – The Hollytones

5) The Angels and the Shepherds – The Seattle Girls Choir

6) Toy Packaging – Sara Groves

7) Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Rick Strickland

8) Pretty Paper – Roy Orbison

9) Winter Wonderland – The Andrew Sisters w/Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians

10) The Twelve Days of Christmas – Ray Conniff

11) Ten Thousand Joys – Rachel West Kramer

12) Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer – Domenico Savino

13) I’ll Be Missing You (Under The Mistletoe) – Bonnie Guitar

14) My Favorite Things – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

16) Christmas Is My Favorite Holiday – King Virtue

17) Christmas Is Here To Stay – Bing Crosby

18) Christmas Time In Tinsel Town – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

19) White Christmas – Vince Vance & The Valiants

20) Driving Home for Christmas – Michael Ball

21) Heading Home For The Holidays – The Irish Decedents

22) The Christmas Traveler – The Irish Rovers

23) Out On the Road For Christmas – Red Simpson

24) The Little Road To Bethlehem – Aled Jones

25) Jingling Brass – Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass

26) A Savior From On High – The Cathedral Choir and Schola

27) ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – Mr. Carson (Jim Carter)

28) A Christmas Song (String Quartet Version) – Elizabeth Chan

29) White Christmas (Spankox remix) – Elvis Presley

30) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Ella Fitzgerald

31) When I Look Back On Christmas – Davy Jones

32) Hark!, The Herald Angels Sing – The Fab Four

33) Snowflake – Fancy

34) Patapan – Julie Andrews

35) The Happiest Christmas Tree – Nat King Cole

36) Christmas Dreaming A Little Early – Frank Sinatra

37) A Winter Romance – Dean Martin

38) A Kiss For Christmas – Sammy Davis Jr

39) Carol Of The Bells – David Arkenstone

40) Christmas Time – Lunsford & Reed

41) Baby’s Got A Present – Lucas Hodge

42) Santa Boogie – Sugar Chile Robinson

43) Christmas Kiss – Boys Next Door

44) Ski Party – The Hondells

45) Christmas Rhapsody – Midnight String Quartet

46) Just Like Christmas – Low

47) Must Be Santa – Bryan Adams

48) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Tsunami Bomb

49) Not Tonight Santa – Girls Aloud

50) Secret Santa – Ana Gasteyer / Maya Rudolph

51) Ole Santa – Might Blue Kings

52) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – US Air Force Airmen of Note

53) Up On The Housetop – Jackson 5

54) Here Comes Santa Claus – Fireside Singers

55) The Man With The Bag – Renee Fleming

56) The Man With All The Toys – Knight & Doble

57) Away In A Manger – Susie & Allie

58) O Christmas Tree – Jack Jerzzo & Friends

59) Skating – Norman Brown

60) Christmas Time Is Here – Josh Groban / Tony Bennett

61) Russian Dance – The 5 Browns

62) Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies – Daryl Runswick

63) Waltz of the Flowers – Modern Mandolin Quartet

64) Ring Out Wild Bells – Huddersgeld Choral Society

65) Victor Young Medley – Spike Jones

66) Merry Christmas Baby – Dodie Stevens

67) May Christmas Bring You Happiness (1991 remix) – Luther Vandross

68) Snow Queen – Elton John / Kiki Dee

69) I Saw Three Ships – Percy Faith

70) Candle Song – Jon Anderson

71) O Come All Ye Faithful – Trevor Rabin

72) Run With The Fox – Jon Davison

73) Frosty The Snowman – Hampton String Quartet

74) Jingle Bells of the Ages – The Three Weissmen

75) A Star Wars Chanukah – Six13

76) Sevion – Felicia Sloin

77) A One Direction Hanukkah – MJE

78) Candles (Light It Up) – Erez Cohen

79) Blessing of the Candles (Brochot) – Moishe Oysher

80) (I’m Spending) Hanukkah In Santa Monica – Tom Lehrer

81) Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah – Kelly Moreland, Keith Murdock & The Denver Celebrity Choir

82) Christmas Waltz – The Going Thing

83) Christmas Rush – David Phelps

84) Five Minutes ‘till Christmas – Mikki Free

85) Once In Royal David’s City – The Somerset Strings

86) Go Tell It On The Mountain – Johnny Nash

87) Greensleeves – Herman Apple Ses Curillions et ses Percussion

88) Kettenjodler – Ranten Quartet

89) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Merle Evans Circus Band

90) It’s Christmas All Over Town – Manhattan Barbershop Quartet

91) Kyrie Creator Pater Increate – Baroru Kabatkova

92) Cool Yule – Bette Midler

93) A Holiday Song – Starflyer 59

94) Christmas Isn’t Christmas Until You Get Here – Kylie Minogue

95) This Christmas – The Overtones

96) Someday At Christmas – Pearl Jam

97) Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – The Polyphonic Spree

98) I Believe In Father Christmas – Greg Lake / Ian Anderson

99) Nutrocker – Barry Holben

100) Sleigh Ride – Bing Crosby w/the Royal Philharmonic

© 2019 While-U-Were-Out Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2019 - Episode 5 - A Wonderful Life

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. 

 

1) Hotel Christmas – Ray Sawyer – 1937-2018

2) WWF Christmas 1990 – Bobby “the brain” Heenan / “Mean” Gene Okerland – 1942-2019

3) Santa Claus Boogie – The Tractors – Steve Ripley – 1950-2019

4) Daryl of the Bells – Capatain & Tennille – Daryl Dragon – 1942-2019

5) Les Trois Cloches – Ben Keith / Neil Young / Pegi Young – 1952-2019

6) Merry Axemas – Ice Nine Kills – Shane Bisnett (gtr) – 1987-2019

7) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlmen – Stephen Alcorn – Allan R Pearlman (creator of the ARP) – 1925-2019

8) O Holy Night – Joe Long Sound – Clydie King (vox) – 1943-2019

9) I Wanna Be Wrapped Up In Your Arms – The Stylistics – Chris Valdala (sax) – 1948-2019

10) Blue Christmas – Ace Cannon – Reggie Young (gtr) – 1936-2019

11) Park Avenue Christmas – Kaye Ballard – 1925-2019

12) Let It Snow – Jamie Callum – Michael Legrand (conductor/arranger) – 1932-2019

13) One Gift – Michael McDonald / James Ingram – 1952-2019

14) You Just Gotta Love Christmas – Peter Cetera – Joe Hardy (mixer) – 1952-2019

15) I Like Life – Kenneth More / Albert Finney – 1936-2019

16) Angels We Have Heard On High – The Monkees – Peter Tork – 1942-2019

17) Irish Carol – Julie Andrews – Andre Previn (conductor) – 1929-2019

18) McDades Commercial 1980 – Jed Allan – 1935-2019

19) Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – The Partridge Family – Hal Blaine (drums) – 1929

20) Blue X-mas – Bob Dorough – Jeff Andrews (bass) – 1960-2019

21) Silent Night – Dick Dale – 1937-2019

22) Christmas Wish – Andre William a/k/a Rudibaker – 1936-2019

23) The Day The “Conducator” Died (An Xmas Song) – Scott Walker – 1943-2019

24) We Are Santa’s Elves – Santa’s Elves – Maury Laws (composer) – 1923-2019

25) White Christmas – Earl Thomas Conley – 1941-2019

26) Stille Nacht – Karen Carpenter / Georgia Engel – 1948-2019

27) Song Of Christmas – Jack De Mello – 1916-2019

28) Beautiful Star of Bethlehem – John Starling – 1940-2019

29) Ol’ St. Nicholas – Doris Day – 1922-2019

30) Santa Claus Is Coming – The Dramatics – Willie Ford – 1950-2019

31) That Old Christmas Moon – Leon Redbone – 1949-2019

32) I’m Mad At The Fat Man – Dave Ray / Tony Glover – 1939-2019

33) Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant – Dr. John – 1941-2019

34) Santa Is Back in Town – Lil’ Band Of Gold w/Paul “lil’ Buck” Sinegal – 1944-2019

35) Holiday – Quicksilver Messenger Service – Gary Duncan – 1946-2019

36) Holy Shit, It’s Christmas – Red Peters – Arte Johnson (composer) – 1929-2019

37) Presente de Natal – Joao Gilberto – 1931-2019

38) A New Deal For Christmas – Reid Shelton/Sandy Faison/Andrea McArdle/Raymond Thorne/Ensemble – Martin Charnin (lyricist) – 1934-2019

39) Jolly To The Core – The Decedents – Cameron Boyce – 1999-2019

40) Spirit Of The Great Heart – Johnny Clegg – 1953-2019

41) Christmas Gumbo – Art Neville – 1937-2019

42) Mickey’s Merry Christmas Party (part 1) – Ensemble – Russi Taylor (voice of Minnie Mouse) – 1944-2019

43) Christmasey – Brian Wilson – Nikki Wonder (gtr/vox) – 1960-2019

44) I Won’t Be Home For Christmas – Canned Heat – Larry Taylor (bass) – 1942-2019

45) Snow Don’t Fall – Kenny Roby / Neal Casal – 1968-2019

46) Jesus Is All I Had – Donnie Fritts – 1942-2019

47) This Christmas – Brian Courney / Gene Moore – LeShawn Daniels (producer) – 1977-2019

48) I’ll Be Home For Christmas – O’Neill Brothers – Jimmy Johnson (producer) – 1943-2019

49) Twas The Night Before Christmas – Carol Lynley – 1942-2019

50) My Christmas Tree – The Temptations – Clay McMurray (producer) – 1953-2019

51) Rock Around The Christmas Tree – Daniel Johnston – 1961-2019

52) Christmas Celebration – Weezer – Rick Ocasek (producer) – 1944-2019

53) I wonder As I Wander – Peter Paul & Mary – Mary Travers – 1936-2019

54) Hold On To Jesus’ Hand – King Baptist Church Mass Choir – Yonrico Scott (drums) – 1955-2019

55) Kaolju XI (Italian) – BBC Symphony Orchestra (Dave Zinman-conductor) – Christopher Rouse (composer) – 1949-2019

56) This Christmastide – Jessye Norman – 1945-2019

57) Nothing For Me – The Muffs – Kim Shattuck (bass/vox) – 1963-2019

58) Do You Hear What I Hear? – Diahann Carol – 1935-2019

59) Fozziewigs Party – Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem – Vinnie Bell (gtr/banjo) – 1932-2019

60) We Free Kings – Ginger Baker’s Air Force – Ginger Baker – 1939-2019

61) A Wild-eyed Christmas Night – 38 Special – Larry Junstrom (gtr) – 1949-2019

62) All I Want For Christmas Is You – SNSD – Sulli – 1994-2019

63) Merry Christmas, Happy New Year – The Chambers Brothers – George “pop” Chambers – 1931-2019

64) Christmas Joy – The Ventures (Don Wilson-vox) – Gerry McGee (gtr) – 1937-2019

65) It’s Christmas Eve – Leann Rimes – Ed Cherney (engineer) – 1950-2019

66) Santa Gotta Get Some – Little Feat – Paul Barrere (gtr) – 1949-2019

67) Navidad – Top Gigio (Guiseppe Mazzullo) – Maria Perego (creator) – 1923-2019

68) Hark The Herald Angels Sing – Flying Nun Chorus – Shelley Morris (Sister Sixto) – 1936-2019

69) I Hate Christmas – Oscar The Grouch – Caroll Spinney – 1933-2019

70) Merry Christmas Baby – Mark Zaretsky / Guitar George Baker – 1938-2019

71) It Must’ve Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted) – Roxette – Marie Fredrickson – 1958-2019

72) Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep – Diana Krall – Emil Richards (percussion) – 1932-2019

73) Sleigh Ride – Eddie Daniels – Dave Samuels (marimba) – 1948-2019

 

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The Yule Log From Hell 2019 - Episode 4 - Teacher's Holiday Lament

Compiled by C & A Droz

Edited and Produced by K Droz

1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Sam Hurley

2) Close Your Mouth (It’s Christmas) – The Free Design

3) Let’s Unite The Whole World for Christmas – James Brown

4) Twinkle Little Christmas Lights – JD McPherson

5) Santa Tell Me – Ariana Grande

6) Snowfall – The Monkees

7) I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – Doris Day

8) Silver Bells – Bing Crosby/Carol Richards

9) Skaters Waltz – Bob Crosby and his Orchestra

10) Like It’s Christmas – The Jonas Brothers

 

11) I’ll Be Home For Christmas – David Archuleta

12) The Christmas Song – James Taylor

13) Please Come Home For Christmas – John Legend

14) Mele Kalikimaka – Kacey Musgraves

15) Christmas Always – Kool & The Gang

16) White Christmas – Lauren Daigle

17) Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) – Train

18) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Rick Springfield

19) Let There Be Peace on Earth – Voices of Liberty

20) Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus)

 

21) The Science of the Season – Ludwig von Drake

22) The Christmas Waltz – Leslie Odom Jr.

23) Little Saint Nick – John Denver & the Muppets

24) I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas – A Great Big World

25) Fall In Love With Me On Christmas – Josh Kelly

26) I Have An Ugly Christmas Tree – Oh, Hush!

27) The Christmas Song – The Partridge Family (Shirley Jones – Lead vox)

28) A Hymn To Christmas – The Hollywood Pops Orchestra & Chorus (Sid Feller – Conductor)

29) It’s Christmas Time – Macklemore

30) The Trolley Song / Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Andrea McArdle

 

31) Sleigh Ride – Brett Eldredge

 

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The Yule Log From Hell 2019 - Episode 3 - Neither Rain Nor Snow

1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Matt Dusk

2) Christmas in my Heart – June Winters

3) White Christmas – Michael Buble/Bing Crosby

4) The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot – Temporary Hero

5) Let Love Live After Christmas – Linda Lou Shriver

6) The Holly and the Ivy – Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series

7) Snowbound – Ramsey Lewis Trio

8) All Wrapped Up For Christmas – Tracy Lawrence

9) In The Bleak Midwinter – Rick Wakeman

10) All I Want For Christmas Is You – Love Raptor

 

11) Baby, It’s Cold Outside – WT Special/Pink Nasty

12) Snowfall – Dan Fogelberg

13) I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – Kristen Korb

14)Snowball Polka – Li’l Wally & The Harmony Boys

15) Let It Snow – Peter Cetera

16) Jingle Bells – Viva Acoustica

17) Marshmallow World – Seth McFarlane

18) My Favorite Things – Barbara Streisand

19) River – Lyambiko

20) Happy Holidays – Bing Crosby/Marjorie Wilson

 

21) Barbershop Christmas 2019 – The Minonaires

22) Elf On A Shelf – Michael D’Amour & The Love Dealers

23) When The Elf Comes To Town – The Roundheads

24) Elvin Elf – Freddy Cole

25) Santa’s Little Helpers – The Pipsqueaks

26) Elf Ears Roasting on an Open Fire – Brandon M Davis

27) I Like The Elves – Rae Ann Perez

28) The Elves Strike – Antsy McClain & the Trailer Park Troubadours

29) Elfs Lament – Barenaked Ladies

30) What Would Santa Say??? (2019 Remaster) – While-U-Were-Out

 

31) Sleigh Ride – Stephen Bennett

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The Yule Log From Hell 2019 - Episode 2 - Under The Weather

1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Mona Lisa Twins

2) Christmas in Florida – John A. McGee/Hank Swain/The Sun Maids

3) Christmas Doll – Jim Eanes

4) Christmas on Her Mind – Bobby Sherman

5) Christmas Night Medley – The Boston Pops – John Williams (conductor)

6) Let It Snow – Stephen Bishop

7) What Will Santa Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin’) – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra/Wynton Marsalis/Catherine Russell

8)The Christmas Train – Chantal Kreviazuk/Salvador Maida

9) I Believe In Father Christmas – Robbie Williams

10) Like It’s Christmas – Jonas Brothers

 

11) Dance Mr. Snowman – The Crew Cuts

12) Snowman – Barenaked Ladies

13) Walking in the Air With The Snowman – Fred Simon

14) Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? – Holiday Music Orchestra

15) Where Did My Snowman Go? – Rex Allen

16) The Snowman Polka – Mexicalli Brass

17) Snow-man Rock – Big Bud

18) I’m Gonna Build My Snowman Better Than Yours – Lovely Eggs

19) The Great Snowman – The Geezinlaw Brothers & Chubby

20) Frosty The Snowman – Jimmy Durante

 

21) Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – HomeFree

22) Somebody Stole My Christmas – Lefty Dizz

23) Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry) – Marion Worth

24) One More Christmas – The Mavericks

25) It’s Bad To Have The Blues at Christmastime – Charlie Daniels

26) Last Christmas – Aloe Blac

27) Santa Claus Won’t Come This Year – Charlie Stewart

28) Christmas and the Single Mom – The Olympics

29) That Was The Worst Christmas Ever – Sufjan Stevens

30) Christmas Lights – Coldplay

 

31) Sleigh Ride – US Army Blues (SGM Cristal Rheams vox)

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The Yule Log From Hell 2019 - Episode 1 - Puking Christmas

1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Idina Menzel

2) Joyful, Joyful – Pentatonix/Jazmine Sullivan

3) I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Lea Michele/Jonathan Groff

4) Santa Claus, Santa Claus – Keb Mo

5) Millennial Christmas – BJ Ryan

6) This Christmas – Ne-Yo

7) Christmas Time Is Here – Dave Chamblis Horns

8) Jingle Bells – Dionne Warwick/John Rich/Oak Ridge Boys/Ricky Scaggs

9) Meet Me In The Middle (In The Snow) – Bryann Stanley/SlimMan

10) Silver Bells – Steve Perry

 

RIP – Hal Blaine 1929-2019

11) Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer – The Crystals

12) Santa Claus is Surfin’ to Town – Soupy Sales

13) Jingle Bell Rock – Gary Lewis & the Playboys

14) It Must Be Getting Close to Christmas – Glen Campbell

15) Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas – John Denver

16) Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) – Darlene Love

17) Do You Hear What I Hear – The Carpenters

18) Little Saint Nick – Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem

19) Christmas Is Coming – Miss Piggy & Friends

20) Merry Christmas, Darling – The Carpenters w/the Royal Philharmonic

 

21) Donner & Blitzen – Rob Halford

22) Down Home Christmas – Oak Ridge Boys

23) We Three Kings – Johnathan Butler

24) Christmas Lights – Ingrid Michaelson

25) Fantasie de Noel – Isthmus Brass

26) Christmas Time’s a-Comin’ – Dolly Parton

27) Joy To The World (live) – Mariah Carey

28) Christmas Morning – Paul Michael Troudeau

29) Antroru Naal – KS Chitra

30) Christmas Don’t Be Late (the Chipmunk Song) – The Singing Contractors

 

31) Sleigh Ride – Chicago

 

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