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Artist Track Album Label Comments New Approx. start time
John Cale  Child's Christmas in Wales   Favoriting Paris 1919  Reprise      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Spent  Santa Claus to the Rescue   Favoriting Songs of Drinking & Rebellion  Merge Records      0:02:56 (Pop-up)
Caleb Nichols  Christmas, California   Favoriting Let's Look Back  Kill Rock Stars    *   0:04:28 (Pop-up)
Orange Juice  Holiday Hymn   Favoriting The Glasgow School  Domino Recording Co.      0:07:10 (Pop-up)
Juliana Hatfield  Red Poinsettia   Favoriting Christmas Cactus b/w Red Poinsettia  American Laundromat Records      0:10:18 (Pop-up)
The Wedding Present  Step into Christmas   Favoriting A Lump of Coal  First Warning Records      0:14:00 (Pop-up)
The Aislers Set  Cold Christmas   Favoriting Cold Christmas (Single)  via Bandcamp      0:18:34 (Pop-up)
The Reds, Pinks & Purples  We Won't Come Home at Christmas Time   Favoriting They Only Wanted Your Soul  Slumberland Records      0:21:51 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Winter Wonderland   Favoriting

The Joyous Sounds of Christmas: Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Optigan 

 

 

0:24:57 (Pop-up)
Deep Sea Diver  It's Christmas Time (And I Am Still Alive)   Favoriting It's Christmas Time EP  via Bandcamp  Deep Sea Diver    0:29:42 (Pop-up)
Was (Not Was)  Christmas Time in Motor City   Favoriting Ze Records Xmas Record Reloaded (V/A)  ZE Records      0:33:30 (Pop-up)
Paul F. Tompkins & Dave (Gruber) Allen  Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy   Favoriting The Paul F. Tompkins Christmas Show 2009  MP3      0:37:20 (Pop-up)
Mirror Image  The 12 Days of Christmas   Favoriting Yuletide Disco  Pickwick Records      0:39:36 (Pop-up)
Sir Robert Orange Peel  The Office Christmas Party   Favoriting Office Christmas Party!!!  Metal Postcard Records      0:44:14 (Pop-up)
Ex-Rental  Christmas in the Synthesizer Age   Favoriting Christmas in the Synthesizer Age EP  via Bandcamp      0:47:04 (Pop-up)
Elastica  Gloria   Favoriting Just Say Noel (V/A)  Geffen Records      0:52:48 (Pop-up)
Shonen Knife  Space Christmas   Favoriting A Shonen Knife Christmas Record for You  Rockville, Gasatanka Records      0:56:00 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Winter Wonderland   Favoriting

The Joyous Sounds of Christmas: Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Optigan 

 

 

0:58:47 (Pop-up)
Weehawkwind  Christmas Heat   Favoriting WFMU's War on Christmas (V/A)  WFMU      1:03:13 (Pop-up)
The Rhodes Kids  Santa Loves Rock and Roll Music   Favoriting Rock 'n Rhodes Christmas  General Recording Company      1:09:56 (Pop-up)
Alicja Trout  Joey Ramone for Christmas   Favoriting Joey Ramone for Christmas  via Bandcamp      1:12:01 (Pop-up)
Ramones  Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)   Favoriting Hey Ho Let's Go! Ramones Anthology  Warner Archives / Rhino      1:16:13 (Pop-up)
The Pogues/Kirsty MacColl  Fairytale of New York   Favoriting If I Should Fall from Grace with God  Island Records      1:18:15 (Pop-up)
Mary Margaret O'Hara  Blue Christmas   Favoriting Christmas EP  Koch Records      1:22:45 (Pop-up)
Suddenly, Tammy!  Linus and Lucy   Favoriting Shut Up, It's Christmas (A Suddenly, Tammy! Holiday EP)  Warner Bros.      1:28:01 (Pop-up)
Chris Isaak  Hey Santa!   Favoriting Christmas  Wicked Game / Mailboat Records      1:30:12 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Winter Wonderland   Favoriting

The Joyous Sounds of Christmas: Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Optigan 

 

 

1:32:40 (Pop-up)
Fountains of Wayne  The Man in the Santa Suit   Favoriting I Want an Alien for Christmas  Atlantic Records      1:46:05 (Pop-up)
The Monkees  Mele Kalikimaka   Favoriting Christmas Party  Rhino Records      1:48:55 (Pop-up)
Pom Pom Squad  Last Christmas   Favoriting Simply Having a Wonderful Compilation  Hardly Art Records      1:51:02 (Pop-up)
Dressy Bessy  All the Right Reasons   Favoriting All the Right Reasons ... A Holiday Song  Kindercore Records      1:55:04 (Pop-up)
The Three Wise Men (aka XTC)  Thanks for Christmas   Favoriting New Wave Xmas: Just Can't Get Enough (V/A)  Rhino Records      1:58:31 (Pop-up)
Lisa Prank & Seattle's Little Helpers  All I Want for Christmas (Is to Be with You)   Favoriting Gimme What I Want EP  via Bandcamp      2:01:48 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Winter Wonderland   Favoriting

The Joyous Sounds of Christmas: Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Optigan 

 

 

2:04:21 (Pop-up)
Wooden Shijps  O Tannenbaum   Favoriting Holiday Cassingle  Self-Released      2:09:28 (Pop-up)
Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band  Listen, the Snow Is Falling   Favoriting 7" Single  Capitol Records      2:17:46 (Pop-up)
Yo La Tengo  Santa Claus Goes Modern   Favoriting Merry Christmas from Yo La Tengo  Egon Records      2:20:58 (Pop-up)
Charlelie Couture  Christmas Fever   Favoriting Christmas Wrapping  ZE Records      2:23:26 (Pop-up)
Free Design  Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas)   Favoriting Peanut Butter Wolf Presents Badd Santa: A Stones Throw Records Xmas  Stones Throw Records      2:28:15 (Pop-up)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings  White Christmas   Favoriting It's a Holiday Soul Party  Daptone Records      2:30:50 (Pop-up)
Otis Redding  Merry Christmas Baby   Favoriting 7" Single  ATCO Records      2:32:57 (Pop-up)
Ismael Rivera  Bomba de Navidad   Favoriting Feliz Navidad  Fania Records      2:34:55 (Pop-up)
Johnny Adams  Please Come Home for Christmas   Favoriting Christmas in New Orleans with Johnny Adams  Maison de Soul      2:38:19 (Pop-up)
Houghas Sorowonko  A Groovy Christmas and New Year   Favoriting 7" Single  Voodoo Funk / Academy      2:43:58 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Winter Wonderland   Favoriting

The Joyous Sounds of Christmas: Johnny Largo at the Optigan 

Optigan 

 

 

2:46:49 (Pop-up)
The Jackson 5  Santa Claus Is Coming to Town   Favoriting A Motown Christmas  Motown Records      2:52:33 (Pop-up)
George Harrison  Christmas Greeting   Favoriting         2:56:18 (Pop-up)
Aztec Camera  Hot Club of Christ   Favoriting Yulesville  Warner Bros.      2:55:35 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
alex in san francisco:

hello!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03pm
chinn:

↳ Song: "Child's Christmas in Wales" by "John Cale"
Yes! What a great start to the show. This is one of my all-time comfort albums.
  9:03pm
Robm:

merry christmas fellow listeners
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:08pm
Chris Hiatt:

Hey Wednesday nite crew. Happy, happy.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ Song: "Christmas, California" by "Caleb Nichols"
Hi, Therese and gang. One time, I visited a friend in California this time of year. It was so odd to me to see palm trees with Christmas lights. 🌴
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
Therese:

Happy Merry to you all!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
alex in san francisco:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @9:09
i've learned to love it here for the holidays. palm trees, yes, but also ridiculous rain storms, epic sunrises and sets, and bountiful mushroom foraging!
  9:11pm
Stevel:

You are a gift to us all, Therese. The best of all things to you and yours.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:16pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ alex in san francisco @9:10
Very nice. Our friends in the southern hemisphere have Christmas in summertime. It must be odd to them to have snow and cold at Christmas.
  9:18pm
Colin and Eddie in Durham, England:

I’ve seen the wedding present 18 times and thankfully they never played this
Avatar 9:27pm
Dan S:

↳ Song: "We Won't Come Home at Christmas Time" by "The Red...
With a band name like that, they must be on the spectrum.

Sorry, i couldn't resist. Good song.
  9:29pm
tracy in LA:

whats so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:29pm
evancuts:

The horns during the YLT set on night 8 were out of this world!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:30pm
Ciggy:

Hi Therese...
Good wishes accepted.
Good wishes to you.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:31pm
evancuts:

CJ Camerieri on brass and Mike McGinness on woodwinds
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:32pm
evancuts:

Blue Line Swinger was insane!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:33pm
pgalub:

Saw the YLT/Lambchop night. Thumbs up!
  9:33pm
Marie in Chicago:

Good evening, Therese, and All! Peace and happiness to everyone! Enjoying the show. I guess tomorrow is the solstice so the days will start getting longer after that--yay
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:33pm
Therese:

↳ evancuts @9:32
OMG, I love Blue Line Swinger so much.
  9:34pm
Carmichael:

Freddie Mercury is a natural for this song
Avatar 9:35pm
skrapshak:

↳ Song: "It's Christmas Time (And I Am Still Alive)" by "D...
I think the Artist and Track are swapped in Now Playing...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:35pm
evancuts:

Ira's rabbi took questions about Judiasm from the audience. Rabbi Sugarman. AKA David Cross. Really funny!!!!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:36pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ Song: "It's Christmas Time (And I Am Still Alive)" by "D...
This is a real Christmas song. Jeebus.
  9:37pm
Stevel:

Ooh! Was (Not Was) unheard by me!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:37pm
alex in san francisco:

one of these years i'll come out for the hanukka shows, but they're playing at the fillmore in february!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:38pm
alex in san francisco:

↳ evancuts @9:35
that's incredible
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:39pm
egould:

↳ Song: "It's Christmas Time (And I Am Still Alive)" by "D...
Deep Sea Diver was good. Nice person, too.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:40pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ Song: "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" by "Paul F. To...
Speaking of Mr. Show alums...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:43pm
PigeonsAndRust:

This reminds that there is a whole SalSoul Orchestra Christmas Jollies album
  9:44pm
Andres:

↳ Chris Hiatt @9:40
Thank you. Was bugging me why that name was familiar.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:46pm
PigeonsAndRust:

Legend has it that Mirror Image is still playing the 12 Days of Christmas on some alternate plane, continuously for the past 47 years
  9:47pm
Jenny:

THIS WHOLE SHOW IS THE BEST! Thank you, Therese! Best to you and your listeners! XO
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49pm
Ciggy:

↳ Song: "The Office Christmas Party" by "Sir Robert Orange...
Reminds me of Pigeon-Toed Orange Peel
  9:54pm
Stevel:

Has efd never played Christmas in the Synthesizer Age?
Avatar 9:55pm
laurapanic:

Good afternoon , those with festive questions
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:57pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ laurapanic @9:55
G'day! Happy first day of summer!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:58pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @9:57
Maybe a half-hour premature, but probably close enough.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:58pm
steveo:

↳ Song: "Gloria" by "Elastica"
WOW always did like that song and this one was special
Avatar 9:59pm
Roberto:

↳ Song: "Space Christmas" by "Shonen Knife"
Merry Space Christmas to all!
Avatar 9:59pm
laurapanic:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @9:57
You crazy Americans with your strage season changes. Or maybe WE are the strange ones. Our summer starts 1st December. But hello!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:59pm
egould:

↳ Song: "Space Christmas" by "Shonen Knife"
Ah memories. Love this band.
  10:02pm
Dave V:

Wow what a selection of songs tonite!
  10:02pm
MJ:

Dr. Hooey
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:03pm
Chris Hiatt:

This is one of my favorite holiday sets ever, mainly because I'm not familiar with a lot of it. Always a school day.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:05pm
steveo:

David Was and Don Was
  10:06pm
devlawn:

↳ Song: "The 12 Days of Christmas" by "Mirror Image"
Looking at discogs there are a lot of instrumental disco christmas albums.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:09pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ Song: "Christmas Heat" by "Weehawkwind"
This is incredible. Was this 2018?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:12pm
steveo:

↳ Song: "Christmas Heat" by "Weehawkwind"
Another something special!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:12pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ Song: "Christmas Heat" by "Weehawkwind"
Who played the part of Lemmy, I wonder?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13pm
Therese:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @10:12
Chris M, for sure.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:15pm
steveo:

I miss Chris
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:19pm
Daybreak:

↳ Song: "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" ...
You brought back Joey Ramone!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:21pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ Song: "Fairytale of New York" by "The Pogues/Kirsty MacC...
Aye, RIP.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:22pm
Daybreak:

The rare old Mountain Dew!
Came in 18 to 1!
So happy Christmas!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:22pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @10:21
Aye.
Avatar 10:22pm
Roberto:

↳ Song: "Fairytale of New York" by "The Pogues/Kirsty MacC...
Waiting for it...
Avatar 10:23pm
Roberto:

↳ Roberto @10:22
There it went.
  10:23pm
Colin and Eddie in Durham, England:

YAY
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ Therese @10:13
Ah, nice. Miss him.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
bnowb:

RIP Shane
Merry Christmas.
  10:24pm
Colin and Eddie in Durham, England:

Best thing about Xmas
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24pm
egould:

Dinner time. Thanks Therese! Happy Holidays everyone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24pm
Daybreak:

The people of England have fought over that lyric.
Me myself, I've heard it both ways.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:26pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ egould @10:24
Enjoy your dinner, egould.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:26pm
PigeonsAndRust:

Id like to hear Madalyn Murray O'Hair sing Blue Christmas
  10:28pm
devlawn:

↳ Song: "Blue Christmas" by "Mary Margaret O'Hara"
Now I want to here her sister sing on the SCTV christmas episode.
Avatar 10:31pm
Roberto:

↳ Song: "Linus and Lucy" by "Suddenly, Tammy!"
"Tammy" was one of the artists-in-residence at the summer program my daughter attended in 2011. Irwin came to the end-of-program show!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:32pm
steveo:

↳ Song: "Linus and Lucy" by "Suddenly, Tammy!"
Incredible cover
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:34pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ steveo @10:32
Totally!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:35pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ Song: "Hey Santa!" by "Chris Isaak"
Loved this guy's work in Little Buddha.
  10:37pm
sweetsweetlou:

Hey Theresa! Love the show!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:39pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ Chris Hiatt @10:09
2012, check.
Avatar 10:42pm
Roberto:

"Jungle Stream" sounds like something that might emanate from a monkey.
  10:44pm
Colin and Eddie in Durham, England:

I can’t wait to watch Charlie Brown
  10:44pm
Colin and Eddie in Durham, England:

What? That sounds amazing
  10:46pm
devlawn:

Johnny really milks that ending.
  10:51pm
Colin and Eddie in Durham, England:

I urge everyone to go and watch the trailer for midnight matinee’s Charlie Brown Die Hard. Looks and sounds amazing. Hopefully there’s plenty Vince Guaraldi Trio in it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:59pm
Daybreak:

↳ Song: "Last Christmas" by "Pom Pom Squad"
Ahhh the ....BITCH.
Hard stop ending.
  11:00pm
Glistener MW:

XTC! 🎄 what a delight tuning-in to them
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:02pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ Song: "Thanks for Christmas" by "The Three Wise Men (aka...
What? They did a Christmas song?!
  11:04pm
Glistener MW:

Therese, play this XTC track’s b-side as well! =D — “Countdown to Christmas Party Time”!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:19pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Hmmm ... is this sign for real or a photoshop? Either way, the statement on it is true. www.mastodon.social... "REMINDER: PEOPLE WHO SHOW YOU NEW MUSIC ARE IMPORTANT"
  11:24pm
Andres:

↳ Song: "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" by "Yoko Ono and the...
❤️
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:33pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ Song: "Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas)" by "Free Design"
Yes!
  11:34pm
Marie in Chicago:

Awesome Christmas show, awesome show!
  11:35pm
Glistener MW:

Truly awesome. Thanks, Therese!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:38pm
dave miss:

Great show Therese
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:40pm
Chris Hiatt:

You're killing' it tonite, Therese. Whoa...
  11:55pm
dave:

Thanks Therese!! Merry Christmas!!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:56pm
Chris Hiatt:

What a great bunch of sets. Thanks, Therese!!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:59pm
PigeonsAndRust:

Thanks Therese!! Best wishes to you and yours at this and every time throughout the year
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 12:06am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Thank you, Therese! Safe and happy holidays to you and your kin!
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