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Christmas Songs & Singles. This index lists the essential songs (not all the songs) contained on the albums reviewed in my Christmas section, plus singles, album tracks, or one-hit wonders not otherwise included on those albums. Whenever
possible, the artist's name is linked to my review of the best Christmas album (not necessarily
the only or original album) on which to find the song.
Barring that, the names will be linked to a place where you may buy the song
(usually Amazon).
If there's no link, it means that, to my knowledge, the song is not available
on any CD. Of course, the list will expand as I write more reviews. And, nothing's
perfect - especially me and my crazy list. Please send additions, corrections,
criticisms, and suggestions via email.
- Daddy's Christmas (Albert Brooks, 1974)
Once upon a time, Albert Brooks was the younger, hipper, West Coast edition of Woody Allen. Brooks never
got that famous, and he's certainly not been as prolific (six films in forty-or-so years, not counting
his more frequent acting gigs), but then, he never married his stepdaughter, either. Nearly lost to history,
sadly, are the comedy records Brooks made early in his career. Both were brilliant, and neither has been
reissued on CD. "Daddy's Christmas," released only on 45, is even more obscure - and more twisted.
Every holiday season, one of my favorite moments is hearing Brooks invoke this deathless bit of wisdom
during
his bedtime dialogue with an unsuspecting young actor, "Honey, sometimes I wonder if through sheer
stupidity
children
aren't
just
as
smart
as
any grownup."
- Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas (Commander
Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, 1972)
- Dance Mr. Snowman Dance (Crew Cuts, 1954)
- Dancing With Santa (Trashmen,
1964)
- Dead By Christmas (Hanoi
Rocks, 1981)
- Dead Christmas (Monster
Magnet, 1995)
- Dear Father Christmas (Neil Innes, 1984)
- Dear Mister Santa Claus (Red Sovine, 1950)
- Dear Mr. Claus (Paul
Revere & The Raiders, 1967)
- Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man This Christmas) (Weather
Girls, 1983)
- Dear Santa Have You Had The Measles? (Lael Calloway, 1956)
- December Mourning (Crocodile
Shop, 1987)
- December Will Be Magic Again (Kate
Bush, 1980)
- Deck Five (Saturday's Children, 1966)
- Deck The Halls (I Hate Christmas) (Zebrahead, 1999)
- Deck The Halls (With Boughs Of Holly)
- Deck Us All With Boston Charlie (Lambert
Hendricks & Ross, 1961)
- Department Store Santa (Before Xmas) (Howard
Morris, 1960)
- Detroit Christmas (Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise,
2001)
- Dig That Crazy Santa Claus (Oscar
McLollie & His Honey Jumpers, 1954)
- Ding Dong Bell (Ethiopians,
1968)
- Ding Dong Ding Dong (George
Harrison, 1974)
- Disgrunted Christmas (Local H, 1994)
- Do They Know It's Christmas?
- Do You Believe In Santa Claus? (Billy
May, circa 1958)
- Do You Hear What I Hear?
- How Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown? (Jackie DeShannon, 1969)
- Dominick The Donkey (Lou
Monte, 1960)
- Don't Believe In Christmas
- Pearl Jam (2002)
- Sonics (1965)
Almost since the dawn of recorded Christmas music, a favorite
topic of songwriters has been how much Christmas sucks for them. Never mind that it's the "most
wonderful time of the year" - dude, I am bummed! Here, the Sonics' ferocious lead singer, Gerry
Roslie, expresses his disbelief in the "Happy Holiday" and his displeasure with Santa Claus,
declaiming "I didn't get nothin' last year!" Not only did the "fat boy" not show,
but Roslie got shot down at the dance - "you jerk," sneers his date, "mistletoe doesn't
work!" "Don't Believe In Christmas" was featured on Merry
Christmas From The Sonics, Wailers, Galaxies, a compilation of garage bands from the Pacific
northwest; the LP also includes another of my Top 100 picks, the Wailer's "Christmas Spirit??" Both
songs are also on Rhino's Bummed Out Christmas.
- Don't Cry For Me This Christmas (Marcels,
1961)
- Don't Shoot Me Santa (Killers, 2007)
- Donde Esta Santa Claus?
- Augie
Rios (1953)
- Salas Brothers with The Jaguars (1966)
- Driving Home For Christmas
- Droopy Little Christmas Tree (Benny
Martin, 1963)
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