Jeff Morris
2018-06-11 11:23:09 UTC
This is the earliest Christmas Dr. Demento Show known to exist. (If anyone
has a copy of 12-25-71 or 12-24-70 please let me know!) Note that there
are many Christmas records throughout the show, but a fair number of
non-Christmas records too. It wasn't until 1975 that he did a full 4-hour
all-Christmas show on KMET.
Also note that there are some "straight" Christmas items included too - some
wouldn't be heard again since they weren't demented enough. On the other
hand, there many be a few here that were *too* demented to be played in
later years!
playlist courtesy of The Dr. Demento Show
The Dr. Demento Show (live on KMET) - December 24, 1972 (6p-10p)
OPENING: Pico And Sepulveda (The Street Song) - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
Poor Little Robin (Walking To Missouri) - Swing & Sway With Sammy Kaye
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons
All Aboard For Disneyland - Gloria Wood
Here Comes Santa Claus (excerpt) - Gene Autry
Futuristic Christmas Tree - Gloria Wood
I Remember Yule - Ogden Nash
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (brief excerpt) - Tiny Tim
Green Chri$tma$ - Stan Freberg
Golden Gridiron Boy - Randy Newman
The Game Plan To Beat Miami - Monday Morning Quarterback
Comin' Down The Chimney - #2 (The MAD Side) - Little Joey
The Chipmunk Song - Canned Heat & The Chipmunks
Silent Night - The Pilgrim Travelers
The Duck's Yas Yas Yas - The Three Peppers
Hold Tight - Fats Waller
Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu - Dicky Doo & The Don'ts
They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV
Christmas Dragnet (Part I) - Stan Freberg w/ Daws Butler & Orchestra
Peter Cottontail (excerpt) - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
White Christmas - The Drifters
Christmas Dragnet (Part II) - Stan Freberg w/ Daws Butler & Orchestra
She Of The Black Coffee Eyes - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
Big Noise from Winnetka - Bob Haggart & Ray Bauduc
Stretchin' Out - Don & Dewey
Pink Champagne - Don & Dewey
Rubber Biscuit - The Chips
You'se A Viper - Rosetta Howard & The Harlem Hamfats
Marijuana Boogie - Lalo Guerrero
Frosty The Snowman - Gene Autry
Snowman, Snowman, Sweet Potato Nose - The Jaynetts
Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope - Martin Mull
Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Clink, Clink, Another Drink - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
By The Beautiful Sea - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Ugga Ugga Boo Ugga Boo Boo Ugga - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd
I Want You For Christmas - Mae Questel [missing final note]
All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
All I Want For Christmas Is A Doodley-Boop - Baby Lee
I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas - Yogi Yorgesson
Santa Claus And The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
I Saw Mommy Doing The Mambo With You Know Who - Jimmy Boyd
Collegiate - Waring's Pennsylvanians
I Got Those Fraternity Blues - Ted Wallace & The Campus Boys
Alma Mammy - Clare Hainlon w/ the Fred Waring orchestra
College Life - Billy Murray
Nincompoops Have All The Fun - Yogi Yorgesson w/ Johnny Duffy & The Scandihoovians
Easy To Say, But So Hard To Do - Wilt Chamberlain
Nina Cocka Nina - The Dinks
There Ain't No Flies On Auntie - The Happiness Boys
May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - Little Jimmy Dickens
Nuttin' For Christmas - Stan Freberg w/ Burglar
Monster's Holiday - Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
Why Don't You Go Home For Christmas - Jim Backus
The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas (single version) - Allan Sherman
Jezebel - Frankie Laine
Light My Fire - Templeton Twins
Animal - The Tokens
Chinese Mule Train - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Hot Nuts - Lil Johnson
They're Red Hot - Robert Johnson
Sarah Sittin In A Shoe Shine Shop - Pearl Trio
She's Got Freckles On Her Butt - Hank Penny
A Christmas Carol (live) - Tom Lehrer
It's Christmas Time Once Again - Brian Hyland
Christmas Night In Harlem - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars
The Night Before Christmas - Louis Armstrong
The Witch's Christmas (Jingle Bones) - Camarata
Mechanical Man - Bent Bolt & The Nuts
Paralyzed - The Legendary Stardust Cowboy
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise - Stan Freberg
#5 It's A Gas - Alfred E. Neuman
#4 Everybody Wants My Fanny - Benny Bell
#3 Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
EXTRA: Santa's Beard - The Beach Boys
EXTRA: Jingle Bells - The Singing Dogs
#2 Christmas Balls - Ben Light & His Surf Club Boys
#1 The Twelve Days Of Christmas - The Mushroom Tab. Choir
CLOSING: Pico And Sepulveda (The Street Song) - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
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has a copy of 12-25-71 or 12-24-70 please let me know!) Note that there
are many Christmas records throughout the show, but a fair number of
non-Christmas records too. It wasn't until 1975 that he did a full 4-hour
all-Christmas show on KMET.
Also note that there are some "straight" Christmas items included too - some
wouldn't be heard again since they weren't demented enough. On the other
hand, there many be a few here that were *too* demented to be played in
later years!
playlist courtesy of The Dr. Demento Show
The Dr. Demento Show (live on KMET) - December 24, 1972 (6p-10p)
OPENING: Pico And Sepulveda (The Street Song) - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
Poor Little Robin (Walking To Missouri) - Swing & Sway With Sammy Kaye
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons
All Aboard For Disneyland - Gloria Wood
Here Comes Santa Claus (excerpt) - Gene Autry
Futuristic Christmas Tree - Gloria Wood
I Remember Yule - Ogden Nash
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (brief excerpt) - Tiny Tim
Green Chri$tma$ - Stan Freberg
Golden Gridiron Boy - Randy Newman
The Game Plan To Beat Miami - Monday Morning Quarterback
Comin' Down The Chimney - #2 (The MAD Side) - Little Joey
The Chipmunk Song - Canned Heat & The Chipmunks
Silent Night - The Pilgrim Travelers
The Duck's Yas Yas Yas - The Three Peppers
Hold Tight - Fats Waller
Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu - Dicky Doo & The Don'ts
They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV
Christmas Dragnet (Part I) - Stan Freberg w/ Daws Butler & Orchestra
Peter Cottontail (excerpt) - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
White Christmas - The Drifters
Christmas Dragnet (Part II) - Stan Freberg w/ Daws Butler & Orchestra
She Of The Black Coffee Eyes - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
Big Noise from Winnetka - Bob Haggart & Ray Bauduc
Stretchin' Out - Don & Dewey
Pink Champagne - Don & Dewey
Rubber Biscuit - The Chips
You'se A Viper - Rosetta Howard & The Harlem Hamfats
Marijuana Boogie - Lalo Guerrero
Frosty The Snowman - Gene Autry
Snowman, Snowman, Sweet Potato Nose - The Jaynetts
Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope - Martin Mull
Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Clink, Clink, Another Drink - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
By The Beautiful Sea - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Ugga Ugga Boo Ugga Boo Boo Ugga - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd
I Want You For Christmas - Mae Questel [missing final note]
All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
All I Want For Christmas Is A Doodley-Boop - Baby Lee
I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas - Yogi Yorgesson
Santa Claus And The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
I Saw Mommy Doing The Mambo With You Know Who - Jimmy Boyd
Collegiate - Waring's Pennsylvanians
I Got Those Fraternity Blues - Ted Wallace & The Campus Boys
Alma Mammy - Clare Hainlon w/ the Fred Waring orchestra
College Life - Billy Murray
Nincompoops Have All The Fun - Yogi Yorgesson w/ Johnny Duffy & The Scandihoovians
Easy To Say, But So Hard To Do - Wilt Chamberlain
Nina Cocka Nina - The Dinks
There Ain't No Flies On Auntie - The Happiness Boys
May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - Little Jimmy Dickens
Nuttin' For Christmas - Stan Freberg w/ Burglar
Monster's Holiday - Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
Why Don't You Go Home For Christmas - Jim Backus
The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas (single version) - Allan Sherman
Jezebel - Frankie Laine
Light My Fire - Templeton Twins
Animal - The Tokens
Chinese Mule Train - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Hot Nuts - Lil Johnson
They're Red Hot - Robert Johnson
Sarah Sittin In A Shoe Shine Shop - Pearl Trio
She's Got Freckles On Her Butt - Hank Penny
A Christmas Carol (live) - Tom Lehrer
It's Christmas Time Once Again - Brian Hyland
Christmas Night In Harlem - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars
The Night Before Christmas - Louis Armstrong
The Witch's Christmas (Jingle Bones) - Camarata
Mechanical Man - Bent Bolt & The Nuts
Paralyzed - The Legendary Stardust Cowboy
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise - Stan Freberg
#5 It's A Gas - Alfred E. Neuman
#4 Everybody Wants My Fanny - Benny Bell
#3 Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
EXTRA: Santa's Beard - The Beach Boys
EXTRA: Jingle Bells - The Singing Dogs
#2 Christmas Balls - Ben Light & His Surf Club Boys
#1 The Twelve Days Of Christmas - The Mushroom Tab. Choir
CLOSING: Pico And Sepulveda (The Street Song) - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
next week: top 50