Songs. I don't own a hard copy - that is, vinyl or CD - of these songs, nor do they appear on any Christmas record I still reasonably hope to find. These are the "lost songs," ones that fallen between the cracks in the record industry and, hence, in my voluminous Christmas collection. I'd love to locate them any way possible - hope you can help out! Also, look below to browse the hard-to-find albums I'm trying to locate.

Note that I've already scammed an MP3 copy of the songs marked with an asterick, and at least a few of these may not even exist in a hard format - that is, they were released only as digital downloads. Both sides of the 45's are listed where appropriate.

Albums. Like any hopelessly addicted record collector, I constantly have a number of full-length albums on my "want list," including records I'll review for inclusion in my Christmas section when I obtain them (are you listening, record labels?). Many of them prove tough-to-find, but the ones listed below are the ones I need special help with - rare and/or out-of-print platters that some helpful reader might be willing to part with. If you don't want to sell your copy, perhaps you'd be amenable to swapping some MP3s? Drop me a line...

1. Aimee Mann, Christmas 2005 (SuperEgo CD EP, 2005)
   - may have only been issued as MP3 download
2. Super Deluxe, Bittersweet Noel (self-released CD, 2004)
3. various artists, Blue Blue Christmas (P-Vine CD, 1988)
   - not the Document 2-CD set Blues Blues Christmas (2005)
   
4. various artists, Chilly: The Flagpole Christmas Album (Flagpole CD, 1995)
5. various artists, Red-Headed Stepchild Of The Flagpole Christmas Album (Flagpole CD, 1993)
6. various artists, Soft-Spoken Beatnik Cousin Of The Flagpole Christmas Album (Flagpole CD, 1996)
7. various artists, Y'All Come: Have a Country Christmas (Starday LP, 1960)