Here’s this week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during tonight’s radio show.

Did you know the late Shirley Temple’s daughter once played bass for the Melvins?

Free, legal downloads: A song from the forthcoming Protomartyr record, two sets of Magnolia Electric Co. & Songs: Ohia paying tribute to Jason Molina live in Chicago, something brand new by Pink Skull, an EP of instrumental pieces to compliment the excellent documentary Medora, the debut of Stomatopod and a 2013 demo by Basic Cable.

Finally, here’s (the unedited version of) the incredible DJ Moneyshot tribute to Public Enemy’s “It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” that you heard during hour three.

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Cheap Time – Slow Variety – Exit Smiles – [N]
Melvins – Boris – Bullhead – RIP Shirley Temple.
Speedy Ortiz – Everything’s Bigger – Real Hair – [N]
Howlin Rain – Wild Life – Wild Life – Improvised around a Paul McCartney tune.
Death Of Samantha – Simple As That – If Memory Serves Us Well – Classic songs re-recorded. – [N]
Banque Allemande – Stadt Des Lichts – Eins, Zwei
Fake Limbs – Nosebleed At The Oxbow – The Power Of Patrician Upbringing – [N]

Protomartyr – Scum, Rise! – Under Color Of Official Right – Forthcoming.
The Magnolia Electric Co. – The Dark Don’t Hide It – Live at The Hideout – Tim Midyett of Silkworm/Bottomless Pit on vocals.
Pink Skull – Mutant Comfort – Huitlacoche
No Monster Club – I Wanna Be Brainwashed – Foie Gras
Bobby Emmett & Patrick Keeler – Rusty Kicked Out – The Sixth Man – From the soundtrack to the documentary “Medora.”
Stomatopod – Pay The Price – .mp3 – http://stomatopod.bandcamp.com
Basic Cable – Blonde Ambition – Demo 2013

Fucked Up – A Slanted Tone – David Comes To Life
The Memories – Dream About You – American Summer – [N]
Heavy Winged – The Hum Of The Universe – Fields Within FIelds
Bleeding Rainbow – See Thru – 45 – Local. – [N]
Total Control – Scene From A Marriage – 7″ – Australian. Shares a member with Eddy Current Suppression Ring.
Pontiak – Ghosts – Innocence – [N]

DJ Moneyshot – Solid Steel + The Hour Of Chaos (Clean) – Solid Steel Radio Show – A 25th anniversary tribute to Public Enemy’s “It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.”

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Epicycle – Undeground – You’re Not Gonna Get It: 1978-81 – [N]
The Rutabega – 44 – These Knotty Lines
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – Austerity Blues – Fuck Off, Get Free, We Pour Light On Everything – [N]
The Heavy Bombers – Fordham Show – S/T
Damien Jurado – Return To Maraqopa – Brothers & Sisters Of The Eternal Sun – [N]
BKO – Desert Wind – Dirtmusic – Chris Brokaw, Chris Eckman & Hugo Race.
Grass Is Green – Sammy So-Sick – Vacation Vinnie – [N]

First Base – You Can Come Over – S/T – [N]
Life Coach – Alphawaves – Alphawaves
Figure Study – Interaction – S/T – [N]
Tar – Play To Win – 1988-1995 – Singles, compilation tracks and unreleased material.
Slushy – Pocket – 45 – [N]
Cellular Chaos – Adviser – Adviser
Eastern Anchors – James The Viking – Drunken Arts & Pure Science

Red Fang – Blood Like Cream – Whales & Leeches – [N]
Miss Chain & The Broken Heels – Calcutta – The Dawn
Man Man – Born Tight – On Oni Pond – [N]
Crush Kill Destroy – Walter Mondale – Metric Midnight
The Yolks – Pretty Thing – 45 – Willie Dixon song. – [N]
Bardo Pond – From The Sky – Cypher Documents I – Serious jam.
The Fluid – Hooked – Roadmouth

Solger – Raping Dead Nuns – Codex 1980
Patrick Cowley – Journey Home – School Daze – [N]
Chuck Johnson – Ransom Street Blues – Crows In The Basilica
Victory & Associates – The End Of Memory – Better Luck Next Life – [N]
Pain Jerk – Hello America (excerpt) – Live At The No Fun Fest 2007 – Mixed with “Selected Messages From The Badger Theater Answering Machine, 1993-1994” & “Emily Likes TV.”

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Wake up! Here you’ll find all the Christmas Stories recorded exclusively for the 2013 edition of my 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show on WPRB. I’ve posted them in the order they originally aired during the marathon.

Please click on the links provided and support these musicians, artists and talented individuals who were so kind to tape remarkable original pieces for the show. Follow them on Twitter! Like them on Facebook! Buy their records and books! Watch their movies and TV shows! Support their events!

2012’s Christmas Stories can be enjoyed here. 2011’s Christmas Stories are here.

Rick Rizzo – Shut It Down

Shut It Down

Rick Rizzo is a founding member of Eleventh Dream Day, who celebrate 30 years as one of America’s finest, most consistent rock institutions in 2014.

My Bloody Christmastime – Christmas Ain’t Like Christmas Anymore

Three talented friends assembled under the MBC moniker to record this Kitty Wells cover.

Jeff Zeigler is a musician and record-maker who lives in Philadelphia and enjoys soup dumplings and dense sonic landscapes.

Mikele Edwards, a longtime Philly resident and member of Arc in Round, has most recently formed a new group called Myrrias.

Mary Lattimore is a harpist based in Philadelphia and is currently working on a Lattimore/Zeigler Duo record to be released sometime in 2014.

Sadie Dupuis – X Actually (demo)

Sadie Dupuis is the guitarist and singer in Speedy Ortiz, as well as a Massachusetts-based writer. Two many beers is too many beers to write a biographical blurb.

Speedy Ortiz are also on the Facebook and inexplicably, the LiveJournal.

Modern Hut – Jingle Bells

Playing “extreme loner folk” with a 2013 album on Don Giovanni Records titled “Genetic Treasure,” Modern Hut for this recording is Joe Steinhardt with guitar solo assistance from and backing vocals by Screaming Females’ Marissa Paternoster.

Glenn Mercer – Blue Christmas

Blue Christmas

The first of two covers recorded by Glenn Mercer of The Feelies for this year’s marathon is a re-working of a song made famous by Elvis Presley.

Screaming Females – I Got A [ ] For Christmas

I Got A…

Brief story: I received a call during the show on Christmas Eve from Marissa of Screaming Females. She and Jarrett of this tremendous New Jersey trio had been listening in and were inspired. They wanted to know if they could record a song on the spot and if they did, would I would be interested in playing it? The answer to both questions was an easy “yes” and this cleaned-up rendition of a Nerf Herder song arrived in my inbox a couple hours later. It rules. – JS

Screaming Females are recording a live album later this month at The Hideout in Chicago, due for subsequent release on Don Giovanni Records.

Josh Kantor – Christmastime Is Here

Christmastime Is Here

Since 2003, Josh Kantor has had his dream job, which is playing the organ for Boston Red Sox games at Fenway Park. He plays organ, piano, and accordion in the Baseball Project, the Split Squad, and Jim’s Big Ego. He has played organ on ESPN and at Boston Symphony Hall on multiple occasions. In 2013 he performed with members of R.E.M., Blondie, the Plimsouls, the Posies, Bad Company, the Silos, and Drivin’ ‘N’ Cryin’, and with the Dream Syndicate, the Fleshtones, the So So Glos, Chuck Prophet, Ben Gibbard, Jon Langford, Erin McKeown, Jon Wurster, Robyn Hitchcock, Susan Cowsill, Joseph Arthur, G.E. Smith, Joan Osborne, Trombone Shorty, Paula Cole, and a bunch of other folks. Josh takes song requests (and replies to feedback) via Twitter during Red Sox home games.

Minibeast – Thing For Xmas

Minibeast Xmas

Minibeast is the musical creation of Peter Prescott (Mission Of Burma, Volcano Suns, Kustomized, Peer Group). Minibeast combines surf, psych, punk, easy listening, 60’s children’s music, and soundtrack influences to create instrumental soundscapes.

Stephen Sowley – Christmas Story

Stephen Sowley is much nicer than he appears when he’s on stage with his band, Fake Limbs. He used to write about records in a couple places. He has a blog but it’s weird and embarrassing so, forget all that. He once sent Tom Scharpling a YouTube clip advertising ICP’s “The Gathering Of The Juggalos.” He lives in Chicago, he has a wonderful partner, two cats, a bike, a debilitating taco addiction and occasionally Steve Albini will make him lunch. He doesn’t do the namedropping thing as much as this bio implies.

Because it is mentioned in Stephen’s story, here’s Bert and Ernie’s “Gift of the Magi” for reference. – JS

Jon Daly and Nick Thorburn – Surfin’ Santa

Comedian and actor Jon Daly can be seen on Amazon’s Betas, Comedy Central’s Kroll Show and in the motion picture The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty.

Nick Thorburn is a member of the band Islands. Their most recent album is 2013’s “Ski Mask.”

Jes Skolnik – Christmas Story

Jes Skolnik plays in the band Split Feet and writes on music, politics and the personal ramifications of culture for The Media, and other cultural institutions you might have heard of. They’re currently working on organizing Fed Up Fest, a queercore fest in Chicago, with some other fine folks, and analyzing romantic comedies to death at Killed By Romcoms. (They’re also hitched to Stephen Sowley, who also contributed to this program.)

Plywood – Old Toy Trains

Mason Pitzel plays baritone guitar and bass in the rock band These Estates, and plays the Beyer M81 in the smaller-format rock band Plywood. He’s from Regina, Canada and is about six feet tall.

The Greenberg Family Workshop – G&A Silent Night / Holiday Door To Door / Jingle Bells Georgia / Holiday Marimba / I Love M&Ms / Greenberg Bells / See The Snow / Under Blankets – 2013 Christmas Stories

Greenberg Family

Mark, Ann-Marie, Georgia, August, and Frankie Greenberg make art and music at the Greenberg Family Workshop. In their spare time they laugh, eat sandwiches, and shovel snow. Future plans include making more artwork, music, and animation and saving up for a snow blower.

In addition I should add that Mark Greenberg was a member of The Coctails and presently runs Mayfair Workshop, a custom music composing and music supervision service. – JS

David Nagler – Wenceslas Meditations

Wenceslas Meditations

David Nagler is the founder and frontperson of New York metropolitan area pop group Nova Social. He is the guitarist and keyboardist for Wesley Stace’s Cabinet of Wonders variety show, he arranged a Welsh men’s choir for Jon Langford’s Skull Orchard, and he has toured, recorded and/or performed with Mark Eitzel, Tanya Donelly, The System, Chris Mills and more.

The most effortlessly talented dude I know? Quite possibly. – JS

Kyle Glide – An Extreme Snowtuber Who Used To Manage David Sedaris At The Time Of The Santaland Diaries

Kyle Glide

Kyle Glide is one of the top-ranked extreme snowtubers in the world. A native of Glens Falls, NY, he prides himself on his mastery of the slopes as well as increasing the brand awareness of Nantucket Nectars and Oikos Greek Yogurt, his two sponsors. He was assisted in telling this story by Gregg Gethard, a writer who lives in Philadelphia.

Doug Gillard/David Gillard – Jingle Bells With Dad

Doug Gillard

Doug Gillard is a songwriter/guitarist/solo artist/mutli-instrumentalist who is/has been a member of…Guided By Voices, Nada Surf, Death Of Samantha, Bambi Kino, Lifeguards and Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard. He’s a sometime Mascott collaborator, a sometime Sally Crewe collaborator, and we haven’t yet mentioned Cobra Verde, Children’s Crusade, My Dad Is Dead, Gem and The Oranges Band. That doesn’t even include his work as an occasional music producer, occasional soundtrack recorder and as an ex-college radio DJ. Phew.

Therese Mahler and Amedeo Turturro – Let Them Know It’s An All Talk Christmas

All Talk is a podcast made up of the mic break that transitions between the early Sunday morning WFMU programs of Therese Mahler and Amedeo Turturro. This “mini-episode” of All Talk is non-canonical, recorded especially for the marathon.

Clay Cole and Sleepy Volcano – Christmas In Oakland

Rebecca Clay Cole plays keyboards in bands with her friends, such as The Minders, Wild Flag, and Telekinesis. She records her own music as Clay Cole, and believes in music, magic, science, and the next good time.

This song was originally performed by Advanced Base.

Edith Frost with James Dering – O Little Town of Bethlehem

Edith Frost can be found on her website and/or Twitter.

James Dering hosts the Better Piano podcast.

Since Edith didn’t mention the albums she released on Drag City, I will! – JS

David Hill (produced by Cameron Fleming) – Gift of the Magi(cian)

David Hill

David Hill writes and performs sketch comedy with both The Charlies and the UCB house team Ripley. He is a regular contributor to Grantland and his writing has appeared in such places as McSweeneys, New York Magazine and The New York Times. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two kids. Keep up with him on Tumblr or Twitter.

Kyle Whelliston – The Year I Ran The Marathon

The Year I Ran The Marathon

Kyle Whelliston is a DJ on CHIRP Radio where he hosts Foxbase Gamma. He was the founder of the Mid-Majority and is a systems analyst and information designer who presently resides Chicago’s Logan Square.

Seth Herzog – Wrong House

Wrong House

Seth Herzog is a popular New York City comedian, who is currently a regular sketch performer and the resident comedian for “Late NIght with Jimmy Fallon.” He’s also about to be the co-host of Nat Geo’s new comedy/science show “Duck Quacks Don’t Echo.” He’s also been a regular commentator on VH1 for the last nine years, and has had some memorable parts on NBC’s “30 Rock,” Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show” & “Stella” CBS’s “Love Monkey,” and E!’s “Number 1 Single.” On the big screen, you may have seen him in “Role Models,” “Prime,” “The Baxter” “The Ten,” “In the Weeds,” and “Safe Men.” He’s the producer and host of the popular long-running downtown New York comedy showcase Sweet. This year, he’s appeared on the new season of Comedy Central’s “John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show” and was a pop culture satirist for E! News and is a part of Jimmy Fallon’s “Clean Cut Comedy” Tour.

Wild Carnation – The Praise of Christmas (To Drive the Cold Winter Away)

Brenda Sauter (The Feelies, Speed the Plough, The Trypes), Richard Barnes, Christopher O’Donovan and Anne Hopkins are Wild Carnation. Feel free to befriend the band on Facebook.

The first two verses of this song were written by Tom Durfey (1653-1723). It was recorded by combining vocals, pump organ, sleigh bells, drum, Roland keyboard, acoustic guitar, electric EBow guitar and a mandola.

The Rutabega – Every Time A Bell Rings, An Angel Falls Apart

South Bend, Indiana’s Joshua Wayne Hensley has been writing, recording, and birthing quirky sad-bastard songs under The Rutabega moniker since early 2002. In 2011 Joshua joined forces with multi-instrumentalist Garth Mason, and The Rutabega evolved into a bona fide Carp Rock power-duo (minus the blues, plus the creepy). Their newest album “Brother The Lights Don’t Work,” is the culmination of two+ years of sweaty rock shows, plasma sales, and tears. This eight song LP is available on vinyl, CD, and as a download through the band’s Bandcamp site.

Betsy Herbert – Santa’s Creepy

Betsy Herbert is a writer living in Philadelphia with her partner and her dog. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University. She’s had a short story published in Philadelphia City Paper.

She is working on a novel — along with other short stories, screenplays, plays, fiction and non-fiction. She also loves to make radio pieces. And, she has a new Soundcloud account.

Glenn Mercer – White Christmas

Blue Christmas

The second of the two covers recorded by Glenn Mercer of The Feelies for this year’s marathon is a re-working of a tune written by Irving Berlin.

Rick Rizzo – Christmas Eve 1988

In addition to the original song posted near the top of this lengthy post, Rick Rizzo of Eleventh Dream Day also recorded a spoken word piece for the marathon.

Joel R.L. Phelps – And In Come The New Born Kings

Joel Phelps is a member of The Downer Trio, who released the incredible album “Gala” on 12XU last year. He also plays with the group Thine and is a Recovery Facilitator at Vancouver Coastal Health. Joel is the only artist to record a “Christmas Story” for the show each of the last three years. Many demos and new recordings of his have been posted on Soundcloud.

Carmine MacKaye (with Amy Farina) – Christmastime Is Over

Christmastime Is Over

Carmine lives with his family in Washington DC, and works for Ms. Anderson’s Kindergarten at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School.

Wow. That’s it! Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone. Thank you for your support during the show’s 25th-annual installment. You made my holidays exceptionally special and I’m deeply honored that I could be the soundtrack to yours.

Warmly,

Jon Solomon
103.3 fm WPRB

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Engineered 1/4/14.

Speedy Ortiz web site

Tiger Tank / Plough / American Horror / Oxygal / Everything’s Bigger / Curling

Engineered 1/4/14.

Grass Is Green web site

Spore / Scattering Ram / Big Dog Tee Shirt Birthday Weekend / Vacation 2.0 / Sammy So-Sick

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Savages – Husbands – Silence Yourself – Bonus hour: “Best of 2013 (part three).”
Father Yod & The Spirit Of 76 – Godmen – The Source Family OST
Telekensis – Power Lines – Dormarion
Fire Exit – Time Wall – 45 – 1978.
Califone – Movie Music Kills A Kiss – Stitches
Potty Mouth – The Spins – Hell Bent
Lame Drivers – We R Notified – Flexi-Book Ep

Oozing Wound – New York Bands – Retrash
Mikal Cronin – Change – MCII
Saltland – Unholy – I Thought It Was Us But It Was All Of Us
Wire – As We Go – Change Becomes Us
Chris Forsyth – Solar Motel, Part I – Solar Motel
His Electro Blue Voice – Kidult – Sub Pop 1000 – [C]
Iceage – You’re Nothing – You’re Nothing

Grass Is Green – Live on WPRB – 21:24 – http://grassisgreen.bandcamp.com

Speedy Ortiz – Live on WPRB – 19:20 – http://speedyortiz.bandcamp.com

Sweet Talk – Fade Away – Flash Of Light – [N]
The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries – Get Them Young – In The Pond
Leather Strip – Don’t Leave Me – Teenage Demos – 1982-1986 recordings. – [N]
Edsel – Perched Like A Parasite – 45
No Other – D.S.S.N. – I Believe In Wener Herzog – Local. – [N]
Hush Arbors – Breath – Split 45 with Key Demo
Sneaky Pinks – Puke Pudding – I’m Punk – [N]

Risk/Reward – Addle Me – S/T – [N]
Jack Rose – Calais To Dover – I Do Play Rock & Roll
Max & Mara – Unseen – Less Ness – [N]

“Best of 2013 (part two)”

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Obits – Taste The Diff – Bed & Bugs
Speedy Ortiz – Plough – Major Arcana
Man…Or Astroman? – Codebreaker 78 – Defcon 5…4…3…2…1
Bottomless Pit – Fleece – Shade Perennial
Counter Intuits – Study Hall Art – Sheets Of Hits
Thalia Zedek Band – Want You To Know – Via
Parquet Courts – You’ve Got Me Wonderin Now – Tally All The Things You Broke

Pissed Jeans – Cathouse – Honeys
Yo La Tengo – Ohm – Fade
M. Said & Les Remaja – Temasah Ria – Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock From Singapore & Malaysia 1964-1970
White Hills – Forever In Space (Enlightened) – So You Are…So You’ll Be
Xex – Heartbeat – Xex:Change – 1981.
The Grifters – Cinder / Wonder – Possible Obstructed View – Live.
OBN IIIs – Damned To Obscurity – Live At WFMU

TV Colours – Lost Highway – Purple Skies, Toxic River
Waxahatchee – Blue Pt. II – Cerulean Salt
Roomrunner – Weird – Ideal Cities
Run The Jewels – 36″ Chain (clean) – Adult Swim Singles Program 2013
White Fence – Baxter Corner – Live In San Francisco
Girls Against Boys – Fade Out – The Ghost List
Yi! – Just Quit Punk – Punk Memories 7″

The Hussy – I Told You So – Pagan Hiss
Songs: Ohia – Farewell Transmission (demo) – The Magnolia Electric Co. 10th Anniversary Edition
Algebra Suicide – Tuesday Tastes Good – Feminine Squared
Polvo – Some Songs – Siberia
Native Cats – Scratch Act – Dallas
Sidi Toure – Mali – Alafia
Protomartyr – Jumbo’s – No Passion All Technique

Mudhoney – The Only Son Of The Widow From Nain – Vanishing Point
Implodes – Bottom Of A Well – Recurring Drawing
Eleventh Dream Day – Thinking Out Loud – New Moodio
Informatics – Hungry Pets – Dance To A Dangerous Beat – 1981.
Kurt Vile – KV Crimes – Wakin On A Pretty Daze
100 Flowers – I Don’t Own My Own Heart – S/T
Fake Limbs – Hairwrecker – The Power Of Partrician Upbringing

The Oblivians – Pinball Song – Desperation
White Manna – Solar Returns – Dune Worship

“Best of 2013 (part one)” playlist is here!

“Best of 2013 (part one)”

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Superchunk – FOH – I Hate Music
Ilaiyaraaja featuring P.Susheela – Poo Poo Kkum – Ilectro
Rodan – Before The Train – Fifteen Quiet Years – Live at Lounge Ax.
Radiator Hospital – Our Song – Something Wild
Kinski – Long Term Exit Strategy – Cozy Moments
Lonnie Holley – Looking For All (All Rendered Truth) – Just Before Music
Terry Malts – Human Race – Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere

Survival – Tragedy Of The Mind – S/T
Los Microwaves – Radio Heart – Life After Breakfast – 1981.
Purling Hiss – Waters On Mars – Waters On Mars
The Coup – The Magic Clap – Sorry To Bother You
Taking Pictures – Streaming Out – 2113 – The Chicago trio’s “lost” second record.
The Rutabega – The Shaman – Brother The Lights Don’t Work
Banque Allemande – Schwarz Vor Schwarzer Wand – Willst du Chinese Sein

Ooga Boogas – A Night To Remember – S/T
X-Ray Pop – Alcool Gloups – Pirate! The Dark Side Of The X
Joel R.L. Phelps & The Downer Trio – Goldentown – Gala
California X – Sucker – S/T
Plaided – It Is Over Toni – Playdate – Austrian duo.
The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries – Blonde On Blood – Mass. Grave
Primitive Hearts – Won’t Wait Around – High & Tight

Coliseum – Fuzzbang – Sister Faith
Cave – Sweaty Fingers – Threace
Q4U – Boring – Q1: Deluxe Edition 1980-1983 – Icelandic.
Okkervil River – Down Down The Deep River – The Silver Gymnasium
Spider Bags – Teenage Eyes – Singles
William Onyeabor – Good Name – Who Is William Onyeabor?
Thee Oh Sees – I Come From The Mountain – Floating Coffin

Obnox – By Myself – Corrupt Free Enterprise
15.60.75 – Jimmy Bell – Jimmy Bell’s Still In Town – 1976.

“Best of 2013 (part two)” next week!

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Noah Vail – Jon Solomon’s Christmas Eve Marathon – .mp3 – Happy Holidays! Let’s Marathon!

The Sonics – Santa Claus – Merry Christmas
Cold Margarine Dwarves – NSAnta – Hotel Noel AAC
The Puddle – Christmas In The Country (Live 1985) – Hedgehog Hill
Ages – Still! – Arbor Christmas: Volume 14
Rick Rizzo – Shut It Down – 2013 Christmas Stories – Rick Rizzo is a member of Eleventh Dream Day, one of America’s finest rock and roll institutions.
Mike Watt – First Noel – Comfort & Joy
Agoraphobic Nosebleed – Eyes Like Two Pissholes In The Snow/Hung By The Chimney With Care/Santa’s Got A Brand New Bag – A Joyful Noise

Missile Toads – If The Elves Were United – Xmas Punk Brew – In the style of Sham 69!
Glockenbass – For Unto Us A Child Is Born – Familyre’s Messiah – Part 1
Me And The Horse I Rode In On – Driving Home For Christmas (The Anti-Christmas Song) – .mp3
The Poets Of Rhythm – Santa’s Got A Bag Of Soul – The Anthology 1992-2003
Positive No – Noel, Noel – .mp3
The King Of Jingaling – Christmas 1985 – 2012 Christmas Stories – Visit falalalala.com!
Quintron & Miss Pussycat – Silent Night / Jingle Bell Rock – Psych-Out Christmas
The Normals & The Skinnies – White Christmas – 45

The Successful Failures – Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) – Snow Day (Take It Easy) – Split Lp with Taggart.
OCnotes – Sunday Service On Christmas Day – Food-$$-Booze-Xmas
Captain Jean Luc Picard – Let It Snow! – .mp3
Tinker Taylor + Jingle Horse – Frosty The Snowman – 2013 Christmas Stories – Live in Burlington, Vermont – 2004.
Lilys – Good King Wenceslas – Festivus 2
Coco Motion – Christmastime – .mp3 – Coco from The Ettes.
Air Mack – D-E-C-E-M-B-E-R – WorkShoppe

Jukebox Zeros – Hooray For Santa Claus – Holidaze
The Pretty Greens – When Krampus Calls – .mp3
The Dudley Corporation – Just Like Christmas – .mp3 – Low cover.
Ethan Sandler – Tournament Of Kings – 2011 Christmas Stories
Bob Searles – Keith Karabin Christmas – .mp3
Mojocronic – Lou Christmas (Without You) – Santastic 8
Mighty Sparrow – Post Card To Sparrow – Eddie G.’s “Spend Xmas With Eddie G!”
Kindergarden Hazing Ritual – You’re A Mean One Mister Grinch – Christmasasaurus Vol. 5

The Business – Step Into Christmas – Bollocks To Christmas
Maurice Pooby – Dusty The Christmas Dustbuster – .mp3
The Rosebuds – When It’s Cold – Christmas Tree Island
Dave Damm – Book Report Christmas, 1988 – Arbor Christmas: Volume 14
Bugs & Rats – Me & Santa – Me & Santa
My Bloody Christmastime – Christmas Ain’t Like Christmas Anymore – 2013 Christmas Stories – A Kitty Wells tune performed by Jeff Ziegler, Mary Lattimore and Mikele Edwards.
Trummors – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Xmas Hits!
On The Job – Merry Christmas & Short Cropped Hair – Cashing In On Christmas Volume 5

Angry Snowmans – Festive – Black Coal For Rotten Children – In the style of the Circle Jerks!
Creem Circus – Glamorous Xmas – .mp3
Mattington Bennettar – Mall Krampus – Pittsburgh Vs. Seasonal Depression
Ernest Hare – Santa Claus Hides In The Phonograph – Voices Of Christmas Past
The Mants – All I Want For Christmas (Is Some Human Teeth) – The Mants
The ‘Mericans featuring Mary Bee – White Christmas – A Merry ‘Merican Christmas
Harvey Milk – Greensleeves – Red-Headed Stepchild Of The Flagpole Christmas Album

Further with The Summer Hits – Christmas Has Been Cancelled Due To Lack Of Interest – Chimes At Christmas
Mabel Mafuqa – Jubulani Xmas – Eddie G’s Xmas 2000 #19
The Gizmos – Hark! The Herald Angel Sings – Go To Purdue: Live 1979
Mascott & Dave Derby – This Christmastime – A Very Magistery Christmas
Emotional – I Wanna Be Your Dradle – Gnartivity Scene
Albert Locke – Drunkard’s Child – Eddie G’s Xmas 99
Cliffie Stone – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Non-Breakable Xmas Party
Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians Of The British Empire – A Poundland Christmas – Christmas 1979

Norick Eve – Midnight Mass Hysteria – Arbor Christmas: Volume 14
Bob Doto – Silent Night – A Reveler Sings The Holy Days – Ex-S PRCSS!
Denque Fever – Little Drummer Boy – .mp3
Moor Hound – Blizzard of ’95 – The Holidays Don’t Have To Be So Rotten Vol. 4
Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz) – X Actually (demo) – 2013 Christmas Stories – Speedy Ortiz put out one of 2013’s best records. Buy it!
Mercaptan – Linus & Lucifer – Let Nothing You Dismay
Ultra Death Men – The 12 Days Of C-Mas – Christmasasaurus Vol. 5

The Wailers – She’s Coming Home – Merry Christmas
Fredericks – Deck The Halls – Christmas Rappin’
The Novenas – This Gift – 2012 Christmas Stories
Trio Of Madness – Merry Christmas From Trio Of Madness – Happy Freakin’ Holidays Volume 5
The Book-Burners – “Alone At Christmas” – Join The Triumph Of Disguise
Lakookala – XOXMAS Cool James – Pittsburgh Vs. Seasonal Depression
Tom Angelripper – Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht – Ich Glaub Nicht An Den Wailhnac – [R]

Dead Moon – Christmas Rush – It’s Finally Christmas – [R]
Can – Silent Night – .mp3 – [R]
Ghostface Killah – Ghostface Christmas – Ghostdeini The Great – [R]
Modern Hut – Jingle Bells – 2013 Christmas Stories – Joe from Don Giovanni Records, assisted by Marissa of Screaming Females!
Chasia Segal – Latke Cooking Demonstration – A Taste Of Chanukah – [R]
Scrawl – Do You Hear What I Hear – The Gift – [R]
The Ergs – We’re Going To Have A DEVO Christmas – .mp3 – [R]

The Vandals – Oi To The World – Oi To The World – [R]
Nate Ruth – Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) – .mp3 – [R]
Beck – The Little Drum Machine Boy – Just Say Noel – [R]
Sonic Youth – Santa Doesn’t Cop Out On Dope – Just Say Noel – [R]
Faye McKay – 12 Daze Of Christmas – .mp3 – [R]
The Bigger Lovers – For Christ’s Sake – This Affair Never Happened… – [R]
AC/DC – Mistress For Christmas – .mp3 – [R]

Angry Snowmans – Lights Up – S/T – [R]
Frank Cosmo – Merry Christmas – Trojan Christmas Box – [R]
Killdozer – Oh Little Town Of Deathlehem – Hardcore Holiday – [R]
Glenn Mercer – Blue Christmas – 2013 Christmas Stories – He of The Feelies!
DJ John – The Christmas Massacre Of Charlie Brown – Santastic 8 – [R]
ScreamerClauz – 12 Days Of Ax-mess – .mp3 – [R]
Shonen Knife – Sweet Christmas – 45 – [R]

Screaming Females – I’ve Got A Boner For Christmas – .mp3 – Nerf Herder cover. Just recorded!
Half Man Half Biscuit – It’s Cliched To Be Cynical At Christmas – .mp3 – [R]
Butterbeans & Sue – Papa Ain’t No Santa Claus – The Golden Groups – [R]
Josh Kantor – Christmastime Is Here – 2013 Christmas Stories – Josh plays the organ for the Boston Red Sox and for many a fine band.
King Mistletoe – The SEPTA Santa – .mp3 – [R]
Run-DMC – Christmas In Hollis – Christmas Rappin’ – [R]
Essential Logic – Do You Believe In Christmas? – Fanfare In The Garden – [R]

Taggart – Christmas Vacation – Snow Day (Take It Easy) – Split record with The Successful Failures.
The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York – New Wave Christmas – [R]
David Hill – Dave’s Story – 2012 Christmas Stories – Produced by Cameron Fleming.
Quad City DJs, The 69 Boyz and K-Nock – What You Want For Christmas – All Star Christmas
Yo La Tengo – It’s Christmas Time – Merry Christmas From Yo La Tengo
T.Rex – Free Xmas Flexi – T.Rexmas!
The Galaxies – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Merry Christmas

The Dickies – Silent Night – Punk Rock Christmas
Garth & Nikki – Garth & Nikki’s One-take Christmas! – Garth & Nikki’s One-take Christmas!
Minibeast – A Minibeast Christmas – 2013 Christmas Stories – Minibeast is Peter Prescott of Volcano Suns / Mission Of Burma!
Killer Mike – A Christmas Grind – Crunk & Disorderly
The Abyss Collection – The 12 Days Of Christmas – The Bill Clinton Years
Magazzini Criminali – Honolulu 25 Dicembre 1990 – Chantons Noel
Maddog Surrender – All I Want For Christmas Is The Stanley Cup – Cashing In On Christmas Volume 5

Michael Lynch – Donde Esta Santa Claus – Michael Lynch Xmas Songs: 2009-11
Jonathan Kane – The Little Drummer Boy – The Little Drummer Boy
Stephen Sowley – Christmas Story – 2013 Christmas Stories – Stephen Sowley fronts Fake Limbs and is a man about town.
Drew O’Doherty – Christmas Or Columbus – Starts
Air Mack – Trident Of The Mer-Mack – WorkShoppe – Would see.
Viv Albertine – Home Sweet Home (At Christmas) – Home Sweet Home (At Christmas)
Christmas – O Holy Night – .mp3

The Seltzers – Must Be Santa – Vital Music flexi
Universal Robot Band – Disco Christmas – 12″
Charles Rice Goff – Lights – Noel Porter’s Holiday Collection
Brewer – The Holly & The Ivy – A Familyre Christmas – Volume 5
Califone – On The Steeple With The Shakes (X-Mas Tigers) – Sometimes Good Weather Follows Bad
Cannibals – Christmas Rock N Roll – S/T
Henry Rollins – Twas The Night Before Christmas – Lump Of Coal – [R]

MHz – Secret Santa – Surprise Package
Bone Crusher – Guess Who’s Comin To Town – Crunk & Disorderly
Jon Daly & Nick Thorburn – Surfin Santa – 2013 Christmas Stories – Jon Daly is an actor and comedian. You’ve seen him on “Betas” and “Kroll Show.” Nick is in the band Islands.
Ergo Phizmiz – Jungle Bulls – Turkey Party
Misc. “S” – Merry Christmas For Godzilla – .mp3 – [R]
Evil Weiner – All Around The World – .mp3
Swingin’ Neckbreakers – Santa Claus Ain’t Comin’ This Year – .mp3

SEXBOY – All I Want For Christmas Is – SEXMAS
Martin Atkins & The Chicago Industrial League – An Industrial Christmas Carol – An Industrial Christmas Carol
William S. Burroughs / Kurt Cobain – The “Priest” They Called Him – Cd5
Charles Bradley (featuring The Gossip Queens) – Every Day Is Christmas (When I’m Lovin’ You) – Rob’s 2013 Christmas CD
Bicentennial Bear – All I Want For Christmas (Is An Afghan Whigs Reunion) – Shut Down December Radio

Hoggle’s Jewelry – It’s Christmas All Over (Again) – Arbor Records Christmas Volume 1
Jes Skolnik – Holiday Story – 2013 Christmas Stories – Jes is a talented writer and a member of the band Split Feet.
Cigarbox Planetarium – 2007 Holiday Glee Discus – 2007 Holiday Glee Discus
Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites – This Christmas (I Just Want To Be Left Alone) – This Christmas (I Just Want To Be Left Alone)
Pimpdaddysupreme – Express The Halls With Bounce And Mojo (XXXmas Clean Mix) – Santastic 7: It’s A Wonderful Mash
sUPEREDS – Christmas – .mp3 – [R]
The Wailers – Christmas Spirit?? – Merry Christmas

Couch Flambeau – Santa Claus Skips Cudahy – I Did A Power Slide In The Taco Stand
Brian & Chris – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Chorizo Mix) – Cdr
HE5 – Jingle Bells / In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Merry Christmas Psychedelic Sound
Octa#grape – As Long As I Forget – A Familyre Christmas – Volume 5 – [R]
Jonti – Christmas Worm – .mp3
Bruce Cockburn & Lou Reed – Cry Of A Tiny Babe – Live
Nosferatu D2 – It’s Christmastime (For God’s Sake) – We’re Gonna Walk Around This City…

Likers – I Didn’t Get What I Wanted (But I Got You) – Xmas Single – [R]
Jon & Nicole – Holiday Surprise – 2003 Marathon excerpt
Rob Kennedy – Bob’s Christmas Mash-Up – Bob’s Christmas Mash-Up – [R]
Plywood – Old Toy Trains (Roger Miller) – 2013 Christmas Stories – Plywood is a band from Saskatchewan.
Dogmatics – Xmas Time (It Sure Doesn’t Feel Like It) – A Midnight Christmas Mess – [R]
The Sw!ms – I Know What Donnie Jeffcoat’s Getting For X-Mas – Festooned
Ramma Lamma – Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme – 45

Centro-Matic – Fuselage (It’s Starting To Look Like Christmas Once Again) – Electric Ornaments
Maurice Copeland – How We Got Our Christmas Customs – Singer Education & Training Products-Sound Filmstrip Presentation
Nazir Ali/Nahid Akhtar/Mehnaz – Happy Chrismis – “Life Is Dance”
Christopher Williams – Christmas Story – 2012 Christmas Stories
Satyr/Elfheim – Black Friday – Pittsburgh Vs. Seasonal Depression
GANG – Little Drummer Boy – Cdr
The Sonics – The Village Idiot – Merry Christmas

The BellRays – Merry Xmas Baby – Eddie G’s Screamin’ Xmas – [R]
The Greenberg Family Workshop – G&A Silent Night / Holiday Door To Door / Jingle Bells Georgia / Holiday Marimba / I Love M&Ms / Greenberg Bells / See The Snow / Under Blankets – 2013 Christmas Stories – Mark Greenberg was a member of The Coctails and runs the Mayfair Workshop. Here he’s joined by his family!
Galaxy 500 – Listen, The Snow Is Falling – This Is Our Music – [R]
Big Star – Jesus Christ – Christmas Time – [R]
Mark Lanegan – Burn The Flames – Dark Mark Does Christmas 2012
Screaming Lord Such & The Xmas Creeps – Creepy Christmas Party – .mp3
Selloutica – Enter Snowman – .mp3 – [R]

Hateful – Merry Christmas Everybody – Cashing In On Christmas Volume 2
Eric Haltmeier – ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – .mp3
Doreen Allen – Spacey Santa’s Space Ship – Rob’s 2013 Christmas CD – [R]
Will Oldham & The Anomoanon – Jingle Bells – Email Christmas Card – [R]
Matthew Callan – Eggbert – 2012 Christmas Stories
X-Ray Pop – Beton Christmas – Xmas Pop Cassette
Shanon & The Clams – All I Want For Christmas Is You – 7″

Haywood – Get Out Your Christmas – Model For A Monument – [R]
David Nagler – Wenceslas Meditations – 2013 Christmas Stories – The most effortlessly talented dude I know? Quite possibly.
Wooden Shjips – O Tannenbaum – .mp3
The Mountain Goats – Merry Christmas From The Family – Live – [R]
Game Theory – Child’s Xmas Saving The Whales – True Gamesters
Frances Quinlan – Run Run Rudolph – Fran & Pete Have Their Way With Christmas
Frightened Rabbit – It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop – It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop

The Galaxies – Please Come Home For Christmas – Merry Christmas
Kyle Glide – An Extreme Snowtuber Who Used To Manage David Sedaris At The Time Of The Santaland Diaries – 2013 Christmas Stories – From the mind of Gregg Gethard.
Divide & Kreate – No Sleep Til Christmas (Beastie Boys vs. Wham!) – Santastic 8
Jesu – Christmas – Christmas EP
Joseph Spence – Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town – Living On The Hallelujah Side
Hands & Knees – James Brown Died On Christmas Day – Shut Down December Radio
King Diamond – No Presents – 12″ – [R]

Sloppy Seconds – Hooray For Santa Claus – Lonely Christmas – [R]
Doug Gillard & David Gillard – Jingle Bells With Dad – 2013 Christmas Stories
AKIM & The Teddy Vann Production Company – Santa Claus Is A Black Man – A John Waters Christmas – [R]
Silkworm – In The Bleak Midwinter – Split 7″ with Engine Kid – [R]
The Free Design – Close Your Mouth (It’s Christmas) – MOJO’s Festive Fifteen – [R]
Reigning Sound – If Christmas Can’t Bring You Home – Dreamland With The Pop Snowflakes – [R]
Crucial Youth – Santa Claus Is Coming (And You’re On His List) – The My Pal God Holiday Record – [R]

Sufjan Stevens – Come On! Let’s Boogie To The Elf Dance! – Christmas – [R]
Therese Mahler & Amedeo Turturro – Let Them Know It’s An All Talk Christmas – 2013 Christmas Stories
P.S. Tail, Esq. – Jingle Rock Bell – I’m Taking You With Me…For Xmas! – [R]
Spinal Tap – Christmas With The Devil – Break Like The Wind – [R]
Lord Buckley – Scrooge – .mp3 – [R]
Stiv Bators – It’s Cold Outside – L.A. Confidental
The Stocking Stuffers – Santa’s Gonna Get His Head Kicked In Tonight – .mp3 – In the style of The Rezillos.

Lindstrom – Little Drummer Boy – Little Drummer Boy

Clay Cole & Sleepy Volcano – Christmas In Oakland – 2013 Christmas Stories – Hey! It is Rebecca Cole of Wild Flag/Telekinesis!

The Chrisfits – Christmas Eve – .mp3 – ALL-MISFITS-INSPIRED SET!
Angry Snowmans – Last Christmas – Angry Snowmans
The Chrisfits – Astro Tidings – .mp3
Angry Snowmans – Horror Christmas – What We Do Is Festive
The Manischefits – Hanukkah – .mp3
Great Whyte Lyin’ Snake – I Killed Santa Today – .mp3
Angry Snowmans – 20 Lights – What We Do Is Festive
The Chrisfits – Yuletide Business – .mp3
FROSTBITE – We Are 12/25 – FROSTBITE V
Angry Snowmans – I Turned Into A Nutcracker – Black Coal For Rotten Children

Edith Frost with James Dering – O Little Town Of Bethlehem – 2013 Christmas Stories – One of the lovelier voices around.

The Sonics – Don’t Believe In Christmas – Merry Christmas
Wayne Butane – A Very Special Christmas – .mp3 – [R]
Tom Scharpling & Philly Boy Roy – Philly Boy’s Roy Twas The Night Before Christmas – The Best Of The Best Of The Best Show – [R]
Low – Just Like Christmas – Christmas – [R]
Oswald 5-O – Christmas – Nothing To Prove – [R]
Twin Peaks cast – The Twelve Days Of Christmas – KROQ Acoustic Christmas – [R]
Atom & His Package – What WE Do On Christmas – The My Pal God Holiday Record – [R]

David Hill (produced by Cameron Fleming) – Gift Of The Magi(cian) – 2013 Christmas Stories

The Fall – Happy Holiday – Behind The Counter
The Fall – No Xmas For John Quays – The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
The Fall – Christmastide – Levitate
The Fall – Jingle Bell Rock – The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
The Fall – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
The Fall – Blue Christmas – Live 2011
The Fall – (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas – (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas
The Fall – Xmas With Simon – High Tension Line
The Fall – No Xmas For John Quays – The Fall Box Set 1976-2007
The Fall – Happy Holiday (promo mix) – Middle Class Revolt

Kyle Whelliston – The Year I Ran The Marathon – 2013 Christmas Stories – For more on Kyle there’s always http://whelliston.com.

The Snaildartha 6 – Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail – Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail

Seth Herzog – Wrong House – 2013 Christmas Stories

The Wailers – Maybe This Year – Merry Christmas
James Brown – Let’s Make Christmas Mean Something This Year (Pts 1 & 2) – Shut Down December Radio – [R]
The Pork Dudes – My Mother Gave Me A Gun For Christmas (Waltz version) – Kum Kleen – [R]
Tom Lehrer – A Christmas Carol – An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer – [R]
DJ Tripp – Just Like Rudolph – Santastic 8
George Korein & The Spleen – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – .mp3 – [R]
Slade – Merry Christmas Everybody – The Best Christmas Album In The World…Ever! – [R]

Wild Carnation – The Praise Of Christmas (To Drive The Cold Winter Away) – 2013 Christmas Stories – http://www.wildcarnation.com

Missile Toads – Santa’s A Boozer – Xmas Punk Brew – In the style of the Dead Boys. – [R]
Fishbone – Slick Nick, You Devil You – It’s A Wonderful Life – [R]
San Andreas Fault – Sugar Plum – .mp3 – [R]
Ted Pauly – Christmas Eve, Molly Pitcher – Bits, Bobs – [R]
Irwin Chusid – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – .mp3
Hefner – The Little Baby Hefner’s Xmas Song For Holland – VPRO Christmas Special
The Galaxies – Christmas Eve – Merry Christmas

The Rutabega – Every Time A Bell Rings, An Angel Falls Apart – 2013 Christmas Stories
Betsy Herbert – Santa Is Creepy – 2013 Christmas Stories
Glenn Mercer – White Christmas – 2013 Christmas Stories
Rick Rizzo – Christmas Eve 1988 – 2013 Christmas Stories
Joel R.L. Phelps – And In Come The New Born Kings – 2013 Christmas Stories
Carmine MacKaye (with Amy Farina) – Christmastime Is Over – 2013 Christmas Stories

Creamers – Bob Kringle – Happy Birthday Baby Jesus – Volume 2
Hybrid Kids – We Three Kings – Claws
The Little Places – This Year We’re Having Christmas On Your Birthday – December
Cold Chillin’ Juice Crew – Cold Chillin’ Christmas – Winter Warnerland
Vince Guaraldi Trio – Christmas Time Is Here – A Charlie Brown Christmas
Superchunk – Night Of The Chill Blue – December 7″
The Humpers – Run, Run Rudolph – Happy Birthday Baby Jesus

The Law – What Did Santa Claus Bring You For Christmas – The My Pal God Holiday Record – RIP Charlie Chesterman.
Silkworm – Merry Christmas – The My Pal God Holiday Record

The Wailers – The Christmas Song – Merry Christmas

Thank you.