Each year, from December 1 through December 25, I post a playlist of some of the most unheralded, unbelievable and underwhelming holiday songs of all time! Here you’ll find past playlists, and links to hear all the songs on YouTube. Enjoy!
Dec. 1: “Christmas At The Playhouse” by Pee-Wee Herman
Dec. 2: “Everybody Loves Christmas” by Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector
Dec. 3: “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Dec. 4: “Loneliest Christmas Tree” by Lisa Miller
Dec. 5: “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” by Star Trek: The Next Generation
Dec. 6: “Frosty the Snowman” by Burt Reynolds
Dec. 7: “Christmas Without Daddy” by Joe Walega and His Happy Hearts
Dec. 8: “Too Fat For The Chimney” by Teresa Brewer
Dec. 9: “Bohemian Chanukah” by Six13
Dec. 10: “Santa Miss Those Missiles” by Reece Shipley
Dec. 11: “Coventry Carol” by Kenny Loggins
Dec. 12: “12 Days of Christmas” by Nahre Sol
Dec. 13: “Miss Hooligan’s Christmas Cake” by Clinton Ford
Dec. 14: “Truckin’ Trees For Christmas” by Red Simpson
Dec. 15: “Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’” by Albert King
Dec. 16: “Wreck The Halls With Boughs of Holly” by The Three Stooges
Dec. 17: “Stick ‘Em Up Santa” by Bobby Salvatore
Dec. 18: “Jingle Bell Jamboree” by Keb’ Mo’
Dec. 19: “DJ Play A Christmas Song” by Cher
Dec. 20: “I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek” by the original Go Go’s
Dec. 21: “Christmas In Herald Square” by Tony Bennett
Dec. 22: “le petit renne au nez rouge” by Daniele et Michele
Dec. 23: “Christmas Eve Can Kill You” by The Everly Brothers
Dec. 24: “Merry Christmas Wish” by NRBQ
Dec. 25: “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl