ADVENTURES IN CERPTSLAND VOLUME EIGHTY-SEVEN A - HANG YOUR BALLS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE

 

1. A ROUND ABOUT CHRISTMAS - The Kingston Trio
2. MERRY OLD PHILOSOPHER #1 - Eddie Lawrence
3. HANG YOUR BALLS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE - Kay Martin & Her Body Guards
4. CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME) - Darlene Love
5. BLUE CHRISTMAS - Brenda Lee
6. SUZY SNOWFLAKE - Rosemary Clooney
7. IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE FISHMEN - The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
8. HOLIDAY SEASON - Kay Thompson
9. 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - Perry Como
10. CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA (EP. 46) - OH BE JOYFUL RADIO HOUR (12/19/13)
11. I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FOR XMAS (BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRAP IT) - Kay Martin
12. SLEIGH RIDE - The Ronettes
13. SNOW - Rosemary Clooney
14. CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS - RUN-D.M.C.
15. COMFORT AND JOY - Simon & Garfunkel
16. CHRISTMAS WILL BE JUST ANOTHER LONELY DAY - Brenda Lee
17. SANTA CLAUS IS NO SAINT - The Saint (12/24/50)
18. WINTER WEATHER - Squirrel Nut Zippers
19. CHRISTMAS GREETING FROM STEVIE WONDER
20. CHRISTMAS ALL OVER AGAIN - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
21. GRANDPA'S CHRISTMAS CARDS - Vic & Sade (6/1/39)
22. JINGLE BELL ROCK - Bobby Helms
23. HAVE YOURSELF A SCARY LITTLE SOLSTICE - The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
24. UP ON THE HOUSETOP - David Seville & The Chipmunks
25. A MESSAGE FROM THE KING - Bob Rivers Comedy Corp.
26. SANTA LOOKED A LOT LIKE DADDY - Buck Owens
27. RUSTY CHEVROLET - Da Yoopers
28. MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING - The Carpenters
29. CHRISTMAS LULLABY - Cary Grant
30. 13 SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS - Boris Karloff
31. CHRISTMAS STORY - Burl Ives
32. SANTA CLAUS AND HIS OLD LADY - Cheech & Chong
33. CHARLES LAUGHTON AS SANTA - George Burns, Gracie Allen, Elsa Lanchester & Charles Laughton
34. WHITE CHRISTMAS - Korla Pandit
35. THE COWBOYS' CHRISTMAS BALL - William Lawrence Chittenden
36. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN - Varsity Records
37. THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS RECORD - The Beatles
38. HELLO CHRISTMAS 1973 - Hello Cheeky (12/25/73) 
39. WINTER WONDERLAND - Johnny Mathis
40. A YULETIDE MESSAGE TO ALL OUR PALS - The Eurythmics
41. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS - Rik Mayall
42. JINGLE BELLS  (GOLDWATER FOR PRESIDENT) - Gene Hoover Trio
43. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FAMILY - Jill Sobule
44. CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA (EP. 133) - Oh Be Joyful Radio Hour
45. LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW - Vaughn Monroe
46. CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE - Vince Guaraldi Trio
47. CHRISTMAS WRAPPING - The Waitresses
48. I YUST GO NUTS AT CHRISTMAS - Yogi Yorgesson
49. CHRISTMAS IN THE TARDIS - Colin Baker & Bonnie Langford
50. IT'S ABSOLUTELY CHRISTMASTIME - Kay Thompson
51. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU - Delta Goodrem and Olivia Newton-John

.The name for this year's Christmas Cerpts was taken from stripper Kay Martin's Christmas Album "I KNOW WHAT HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS (BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRAP IT!).  Three guesses what she's talking about.  And no, your first guess is wrong.  But one of the songs on the album is "HANG YOUR BALLS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE" and you will here that and many others herein.

As with all Cerpts in recent years, this one has old favourites and new shizzle.  There are also some old favourites by people we lost in 2025 i.e. Jill Sobule's Cerpts-Award-Winning Christmas song "MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FAMILY" and Bob Rivers' "A MESSAGE FROM THE KING".  My mother's favourite Christmas album by The Kingston Trio is well represented this year as is the greatest Christmas song ever:  Darlene Love's "CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME).  Lovely yuletide songs from the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society makes sure the tentacles will be hanging on the tree while a couple Christmas old time radio shows are sprinkled throughout.  Also, the popularity of previous Cerpts that have themed radio show/podcast episodes is continued herein starting with The "OH BE JOYFUL RADIO HOUR".  And all the Beatles' yearly Christmas messages to their fans appear (as well as a Christmas message to the Eurythmics fan club)!  Now, moving on to the 2nd volume of Christmas Cerpts Cheer . . .