Merry Forums of My Merry Christmas - Blogs http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php Christmas news and features including The Merry Podcast, year-round Christmas radio and active Christmas forums en Sat, 18 Jul 2015 00:06:20 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mymerrychristmas.com/forum/images/styles/merry/misc/rss.jpg Merry Forums of My Merry Christmas - Blogs http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php Goodnight, Christmas http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=827 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:22:40 GMT As we are now heading into the final week and a half of January, my trees are still up and turned on, decorations are still out. It feels hallow that they are still up, but I need to get healthy again before everything comes down. I love my trees,... As we are now heading into the final week and a half of January, my trees are still up and turned on, decorations are still out. It feels hallow that they are still up, but I need to get healthy again before everything comes down. I love my trees, they still look just as beautiful as they did when they went up right after Thanksgiving, but as with the decor the time has come.

This past holiday season was a break from are usual holiday seasons, as we had to deal with the sudden loss of our cat Sidney, and my son's depression from losing Sidney who was his best friend. It threw everything into a loop, and we didn't even finish decorating until Christmas Eve, just a few hours before our guest showed up.

I feel like I missed the holiday season this year, and everything that goes with it. The shopping didn't get started until Dec. 16, we started and finished on that one day, 13 hours in the mall. We usually are 95% done by December 1, so that goes into the mix of the "lost" holiday season.

To me Christmas is about the little things, the joy of going to the stores and oooooing and ahhing over their decor and seeing things we would love to add. Seeing the lights around town. Watching our favorite movies and shows.

I am already looking forward to the holiday season 2015, and the little things that go with it.

The smell of tinsel garland being warmed by a C7 lightbulb, it is such a great Christmas scent.
Those festive commercials, the planning, the happiness and joy. I just want to be able to fully enjoy it. We are even going to try to make a Christmas visit to NYC this year, I have always wanted to go there. I cannot wait until later this year.

Christmas 2014, you were a fun but seemingly overlooked holiday to us. You snuck up on us before we realized it. You were beautiful, as you usually are, but I feel it is finally time to put you to bed. we loved you and you're music, and your warm lights in the cold nights did bring out the smiles.


Goodnight, Christmas sleep well my friend, I cannot wait to see you again. ]]> xmas365 http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=827 Happy New Year http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=825 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:31:20 GMT
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I just wanted to take out time today to wish every a very Merry Christmas I hope your Christmas was a great as mine.

I am at the office. There is nothing going on right now and it's very quiet. I think everyone has a combination Christmas and New Year's hangover.

I am on my company's calendar putting in for my Thanksgiving and Christmas vacation right now before anyone else even thinks about it.

This Christmas was the best ever! Despite the fact that I sprained my ankle on Christmas Eve, ever spent Christmas Eve in the hospital, not fun. I was able to make my Christmas dinner and side dishes. I don't know what happened but everyone raved about how delicious everything was at dinner and after dinner for 3 hours while we sat around opening presents, eating pumpkin pie and drinking gallons of coffee.

The next day they all called or sent me a text letting me know how great the food was.

Now here is my problem how am I ever going to re-created the Christmas dinner of 2014! I am going to review what I did and I'll let you know 2 seconds from now when Christmas comes to town how great the Christmas dinner of 2015 turns out.

Merry Christmas and Happy 2015 ]]> bigbearfla58 http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=825 Santa Track 2014 - Hour 46 - RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=824 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:55:10 GMT Santa Track 2014 - Hour 46


Children's Hour (For the Kid In All of Us!)

Santa Track 2014 Hour 46 � RJD

Captain Kangraroo - Merry Merry Christmas

Dennis the Menace (Phillip Fox) - When Christmas Comes Around

Gene Autry � Santa�s Comin� in a Whirlybird

Anne Lloyd & The Sandpipers - When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter

Gracie Fields - Christmas in Fairyland

Adam Faith - Lonely Pup in a Christmas Shop

Alan Reed & Mae Questel - The Story of Santa's Kewtee Bear

Rosemary Clooney - Little Red Riding Hood's Christmas Tree

Peter Pan Pop Singers & Orchestra - Mr. Reindeer

The Kids at Santa Claus' Christmas Party - Jolly Ol' St. Nicholas

Max Bygraves & Childrens Chorus - Do You Love Old Santa Claus

Kids Sing'n - Must Be Santa

Annabella & The Rubinos - I Wanna Go To Santa's House.

The Murk Family - Baby Brother

Bob Smith - Howdy Doody's Christmas Party - side 4

Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse - It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

The Caroleers - Who's That Up on the Roof

Lopez & His Orchestra (vocal by Lopezians with Denis Bellabio & Eddie O'Conner) - Whistlin' Otto (The Baby Reindeer)

Gayla Peevey - 77 Santas

The Skunks & Rene Hall - Smitty's Xmas Toy Piano

Rene Hall - Smitty's Toy Piano ]]> RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=824 Santa Track 2014 - Hour 39 - RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=823 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:51:42 GMT Santa Track 2014 - Hour 39 Sounds Classic Decastro Sisters � Snowbound for Christmas Alma Cogan - Christmas Cards Santa Track 2014 - Hour 39


Sounds Classic


Decastro Sisters � Snowbound for Christmas

Alma Cogan - Christmas Cards

Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra (Rita Hayes vocal) - I'd Like to Find You in My Stocking

Valerie Masters - Christmas Calling

Gloria Lynne with Earl May Trio- On Christmas Day

Nick Lowe - Christmas Can't Be Far Away

Ron Sexsmith - Something to Hold on To (This Christmas)

Jon McLaughlin - Merry Merry Christmas Everyone

Gabriela Anders - Our First Christmas

Juliette (with the Jimmy Dale Singers & Orchestra) - Scarlet Ribbons.

The King Family - The Holiday of Love

Robert Goulet - This Christmas I Spend With You

Li�l Richard � What�s Christmas

The Ken Belding Trio � Button Up Your Overcoat

The Anita Kerr Singers � Christmas is the Day

The Voices of Christmas - It�s Christmas Time Again

Bill Doggett � Santa Claus is Coming to Town ]]> RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=823 Santa Track 2014 - Hour 22 - RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=822 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:49:16 GMT Santa Track 2014 - Hour 22


Santa's Launch


Gene Autry - Santa Santa Santa

Milton Delugg - Hooray for Santa Claus

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Santa's on His Way

Jimmy Boyd - Reindeer Rock

Johnny Farnham - The Ringing Reindeer

The Audition Studio Orchestra - Santa Claus is Flying Through the Sky

Didi Pop - Make Santa Happy Tonight

The Golden Orchestra - Little Stowaway on Santa's Sleigh

Lorne Greene - Night Before

Michael Landon (Little Joe) - Santa Got Lost in Texas

Terry Anderson & The O.A.K Team - Santa Had A Wreck

Reverend Horton Heat - Santa On The Roof

Eleven Hundred Springs - Orale! Santa Claus

Lillian Briggs with O.B. Masingill & His
Orchestra � Rock �n� Roll-Y Poly Santa Claus

Billy Childish - Dear Santa Claus

Shawn Amos - Santa Claus is Gonna Make it Right

Billy Eckstine - Christmas Eve

Blackmore's Night - Christmas Eve

Tommy Steele - Must Be Santa

Gene Autry & Rosemary Clooney - The Night Before Christmas Song

Los Straitjackets - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer ]]> RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=822 Santa Track 2014 - Hour 17 - RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=821 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:46:32 GMT Santa Track 2014 Hour 17


Old Time Radio

"The Christmas Story" / "The Big Little Jesus" - The Cast of Dragnet - Original Air Date: December 22, 1953

"Night Before The Night Before Christmas" - Roy Rogers Radio Show - Original Air Date: December 25, 1952

 ]]> RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=821 2014 Santa Track Hour # 12 - RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=820 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:38:32 GMT 2014 Santa Track Hour # 12 - RadioJonD RJD goes Traditional...Sort of Bess Rogers - Little Saint Nick Asylum Street Spankers - Red Nosed Reindeer Blues NRBQ � The Christmas Song 2014 Santa Track Hour # 12 - RadioJonD

RJD goes Traditional...Sort of


Bess Rogers - Little Saint Nick

Asylum Street Spankers - Red Nosed Reindeer Blues

NRBQ � The Christmas Song

Jason Johnson & His Rockin� Guitar

Hasil Adkins � Blue Christmas

Bill Haley & His Comets - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Diplomats of Solid Sound - Let it Snow

Marike Jager � Frosty The Snowman

Billy Idol - Winter Wonderland

The Gypsy Hombres - Here Comes Santa Claus

The Three Bings - We Three Bings

Joseph Spence - Santa Claus is Comin� to Town

Harry the Hipster � Medley: Deck the Halls, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Jingle Bells, White Christmas

The Archies - Up on the Housetop

The Campbell Brothers - Little Drummer Boy
Roger Pilon - Noel Blanc

Rusty McCarthy & Perry White � God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Ralph Flanagan � Sleigh Ride ]]> RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=820 Christmas Countdown - 2014 http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=817 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:09:18 GMT
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Evening all. Here is a picture of the tree. It's not the best photo but I'll take one in better lighting soon.

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Your tree looks wonderfull ]]> trackrebel http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=817 Special Post, Day 4, November 11, 2014 http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=814 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 05:33:22 GMT Special Post Day #4


"So the legend of Saint Nicholas is a lovely and delectable myth, the last living relic of the vanishing world of dreams. The fairies are gone. No little children or maidens watch any longer through the ardent summer nights to catch some echo of the songs. The witches are gone...Santa Claus alone still lingers with us. For Heaven's sake, let us keep him as long as we can.
There are some excellent people who are scrupulous about deceiving their children with such legendary nonsense. They are mistaken. The children learn to see soon enough, too clearly and too well, or to think they do. Ah, leave them at least one thrill of passionate mystery that may linger with them when the years begin to grow too plain and dull and bare. After all, in this universe of ignorance, anything may be true, even our dreams."-Gamaliel Bradford 1925

We are now two days away from the most magical time of the year, a time we all look forward to starting December 26 the year before. As our friend Ballcoach so eloquently put it, "Santa Claus is real."
In this season we have been looking forward to, I am a little hesitant to go through it as I usually do. My oldest is 9 years old, and I worry that this may be the last year that Santa Claus may exist for him. He was very skeptical last year, and a lot of questions were beginning to come. He would ask very vague questions, and we would answer how we could without ruining it for him. He wants to believe, you can see it, but I have a feeling that peer pressure is getting to him, and we will be telling him the everything sooner rather than later.

So this year let the magic flow, let Santa be the big guy to the children for as long as you can. This magic from my youth has made me such a lover of Christmas throughout my life that I want my kids to have that same feeling that I still get, the smile I get as Christmas gets closer. That feeling that fills your heart during this time of year. The warm smiles from strangers. The anticipation of Christmas morning that makes it so hard to fall asleep, and wakes you up before the sun comes up. Christmastime is nearly upon us, the build up of the season is culminating, get the decorations out, get the lights out. Make some cookies, and eat them as Santa would. Most of all share it with your loved ones.

Make the most of this season, enjoy it, and try not to let it go too fast. I look forward to celebrating this time of year with all of you again. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. ]]> xmas365 http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=814 Facing Anti-Christmas Feelings http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=813 Sat, 08 Nov 2014 14:51:51 GMT I'm not one of those who buys in much to the hysteria of the war on Christmas. But I do get concerned with the growing sentiment that is anti-Christmas.

My wife says it could be that since I've turned 50 I have become a lot more sensitive to the attitudes and attributes of younger generations.

She is a pre-school teacher and she loves kids. This week she was transporting a large van load of five year old children who delighted in singing Christmas songs. They took their spontaneous Christmas spirit and together they sang a simple song of Christmas back in the classroom.

Unlike my wife, who delighted in this little pre-season display of merriment, the two other teachers, both considerably younger, did not.

In fact, they made an effort to get the kids to sing something else, saying, "It's too early to sing Christmas songs!"

My wife was aghast. Who shuts up a five year old when singing?

A five year old! An age group prone to singing Christmas year round, anyway.

Of course, a conversation ensured but Sandy was genuinely taken back by the hostility of the attitude against Christmas.

These were Christian women, by the way. One, an unmarried student and the other a mid-30s mother.

What is happening?

It's media, folks. The media harps and harps and harps on Christmas too early.

Look at what you see about Christmas in America in the media. Do a Google search of news posted in late October and early November. The anti-Christmas sentiment is outrageous.

Then take a look at what is happening in the UK. This week the media is celebrating the release of annual Christmas commercials. Department stores, grocery stores and even manufacturers compete for "who has the best Christmas commercial" in the UK and folks there look forward to it as a tradition.

It is fascinating to see these contrasts.

But I worry about the sharp attitude of those who don't like the early Christmas. Read the editorials. They seethe.

No, it's not me being an old man.

It's folks who just don't understand Christmas in the first place.

And there are many of them. ]]> Jeff Westover http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=813 Dear Santa: Nobody Cares Who You Are http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=812 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:52:33 GMT Nearly 18 months ago we interviewed Mick Foley on the Merry Podcast about a movie project he was involved in titled I am Santa Claus, a documentary showing what some guys who portray Santa are like when they aren�t playing Santa. That movie is... Nearly 18 months ago we interviewed Mick Foley on the Merry Podcast about a movie project he was involved in titled I am Santa Claus, a documentary showing what some guys who portray Santa are like when they aren�t playing Santa.

That movie is now finished and making the rounds at film festivals.

In the course of the past year and a half a steady stream of professional Santas have made their way to pay homage at the altar of Mick Foley and only now, after the movie has come out and has been seen by a few, are they raising the alarm.

The movie shows guys whose only commonality is their resemblance to Santa Claus � chubby, bearded, white hair, etc. From there they diverge wildly. One is gay, one gets drunk, etc.

In the interview for the podcast I asked Foley if he was prepared for a possible negative backlash from the movie for showing these things. Foley was diplomatic and admitted that maybe the movie topic wasn�t for everyone.

As the Santa world has wrapped itself up in Mick Foley the past 18 months and the inevitable reaction has ensued � worse than I anticipated, by the way � it was inevitable that several from the Santa world would email me to ask �Mr. Westover, why don�t you care?�

Well, I will tell you.

First of all, Santa: nobody cares who you are.

That�s a lesson you never learn.

It has been by sad experience that we have seen a few within the Santa community that can never get past the point that what people love most is the character of Santa Claus � not the guy inside playing him.

I�ve often wondered that about the people inside the Goofy costume at Disneyland. Millions of people get their pictures taken on vacation with these characters and they never know the soul within.

At Disney, great care is taken to train these people how to act and how to provide the experience Disney guests expect. They are shown how to set themselves aside in order to make that happen.

In the world of Santa there are schools but honestly not everyone gets training on how to be Santa. In fact, sadly, some think they can just dye the hair, grow the beard and put on the suit and people will think they are Santa Claus.

Some pull it off for a while but the cracks inevitably show. No, not that Santa leans this way or that way politically, and not because Santa picks his nose or is in other ways human. The cracks come when the guy in the suit acts more like himself and less like the charitable character of Santa.

Second, when it comes to Santa, regular folks want the vanilla milkshake. They don�t care about anything special about the guy inside. They just want the picture, the memory and the experience. Hold the relish. Leave off the cherry. No frills. Just give me the goods.

They just want Santa.

So, to answer your question, no, I�m not upset about Mick Foley�s movie.

I�m not going to waste my time seeing the movie. I learned enough from the preview and from talking with Foley that the project was not for me.

And I�m not holding my breath that the reaction from the Christmas community overall about the movie will be anything different than my own.

People just don�t care.

And why?

Because they didn�t care, really, when the other Santa documentaries came out either. They Wore the Red Suit was a good movie and I enjoyed it.

But the Santa-loving world didn�t see it, won�t see it, and likely won�t ever see it.

They won�t see much of Foley�s movie either.

And that�s because the guy inside doesn�t matter.

He�s supposed to disappear. He�s suppose to serve silently. Anonymously.

He�s supposed to be Santa.

I�ve spent a lot of time over the past couple of decades defending Santa. And as I have come to know many within the Santa community I have come to respect so many who put on that suit and serve their communities.

But as my hair has turned white, and my beard has grown, I too, being a big guy, have taken on the image of Santa, albeit without the intention of ever putting a child on my knee. I just look like the guy � naturally.

And I�ll tell you: the occasional reaction I get � from the people waving at me from passing cars (which just delights my teenage children) � to the now-and-then child who approaches me in public and says, �Hi Santa!� � well, it scares me to death.

It scares me because I feel a deep sense of responsibility.

I have come to love Santa like few people ever do and that, I suppose, has to do with the fact that I work Christmas 365 days a year, I�ve studied and continue to study Christmas and Santa history far more than a normal adult, and that Santa still lives and has a presence in my home and family even though my children are far beyond the age of belief in Santa.

Santa is just a sacred thing to me.

I wouldn�t dream of ever being Santa. I couldn�t pull it off and do it justice. I admit I cannot do what so many of these guys in the red suit do.

I don�t have the skills and I honestly believe it takes real skills to be Santa Claus.

In a way, those are the same reasons I won�t see Foley�s movie.

I know the guys he�s talking about are going to let me down, that I�ll likely get upset, that I�ll probably shoot off my mouth about it and shake my fist at the sky over it.

And in the end, that�s wrong. Let Foley have his movie. His movie isn't about Santa -- it is about a few guys who sometimes play Santa.

Maybe his point is that they pull it off in spite of themselves.

When you see Santa this year just shake his hand, look him in the eye, and say thank you.

Don�t worry about his politics. Don�t concern yourself with his sexuality. Leave alone any thoughts of how the guy inside thinks, acts, feels or opines.

Watch how he is Santa. And then thank him for rising above himself in the service of others.

The real St. Nicholas worked in the dark of night under the cloak of disguise. His concerns were only for others.

He didn�t need a movie. He didn�t work lines. He just got the job done.

There are real lessons in that. ]]> Jeff Westover http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=812 This Christmas Will Be Different http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=808 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:36:24 GMT I can't get around this feeling.

I more than hinted at it in the current episode of the Merry Podcast. But as the days go by and I see the headlines and watch the news, I just cannot escape it. Something about this Christmas will be different.

I have no hard evidence. In fact, the signs are pointing to a "better" Christmas than we have experienced the last couple of years, if you listen to the economic forecasters.

The tabulated results of our annual Christmas survey are coming in and while we're still a week or more away before I can release those results I don't really need to see them. This is just something I feel and I don't think the survey is going to support it.

As I go about the busy work preparing for another season my routine has not changed. I'm having a great time preparing for the season ahead. I so look forward to all we're doing and all we have planned.

But something is different. Something is up.

I'm not pessimistic by nature. I am a big believer in my fellow man. I have every reason to think that way, and much of that comes from the generosity and good will I witness season after season here on MMC.

I see dark clouds and I have a deep sense of foreboding.

I pray I'm wrong. I hope these are just the mindless rumblings of a worried father concerned for the future for his children.

Aside from the headlines I see weird things happening I haven't seen before.

It takes six servers to operate the sites of the Merry Network. On each of them especially over the course of the past month we have seen epic attempts to hack the sites.

I don't understand it. We don't sell anything. We don't even store sensitive information. Yes, on this site and others we have usernames and passwords. But we don't store credit card data, we don't ask for private information, and there is nothing over real monetary value in what we do online. There is no hidden treasures locked up in our databases.

Usually you can tell what a hacker wants by what they target. Login pages are notorious for hacker activity.

But lately I'm seeing attempts to intrude and take control through any part of the website they can find.

I'm certain these are bots and not humans. A human could come to our site and see that we don't sell anything or deal in commerce. A bot can't. A bot just wants to take control of the server for nefarious purposes.

And that concerns me. If they are doing this to our humble servers what are they doing elsewhere.

Home Depot just reported a breach. Ebay has been down all day to day. Facebook was again offline for a while. These are giant corporate structures with busy, complex websites staffed by thousands of engineers who know what they are doing.

Apple, of course, is in the news because of the releases of explicit photos of celebrities. They claim their system wasn't breached but that each of these celebrities accounts were hacked because they used bad passwords.

That doesn't wash with me. That's just poor design.

When a bot or a hacked tries guessing schemes to get into an account you can easily see those efforts. Apple bears some great responsibility for this event.

What I'm saying is that there are some nasty attempts to hijack computer networks, even in our blessed little world.

I've never seen it at this level. It is relentless, costly and destructive. If they do get through...well, frankly, I don't think we could afford to come back.

Now that's not pessimism. That's just the way it is, folks.

Maybe this is all part of the annual build up to the 9/11 anniversary.

But I wonder if we won't be looking back on Christmas 2014 some day the way we look back on Christmas 2001.

I can never forget that season. It was a heart ripper.

It was different.

Different in a way I think this Christmas might be as well. ]]> Jeff Westover http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=808 2014 Summer Again! http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=806 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:44:56 GMT 2014 Summer Again! (Annual Summer Soundtack)

Replicated with substitutions & omissions at Rdio. -

2014 Summer Again!


CD-1

Happy To Have You Here/On with the Show - from YouTube
Drivin' Around - The Raspberries
A Love For You - Paul McCartney
Fine And Dandy - Kaiser George & The H-Risers
Gee Baby - The Hot Spots
Fade Away - Elaine Summers
Happy Birthday - Itchyworms
Faraway Spaceman Blues - Fabienne DelSol
I Love You #19 - Rick Altzer
You're A Wonderful One - The Trends
(You Ain't) Hittin' On Nothing - Irma Thomas
Candy - The Astors
Teacher Gimme Back - Young Jessie
Let It All Hang Out - Hombres
Season of the Wich - The Stone Coyotes
Let the Big Dog Eat - Sauce Boss
Ride Your Pony - Paul Revere & The Raiders
She's About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet
Hillbilly Soul And A Rockabilly Mind - The Texas Maverics
Keep It If You Want It - Shcocking Blue
Do The Dootz - Evan Johns & The H. Bombs
Everyday Girls - The Montesas
In Paradise - The Cookies
Magic of Our Summer Love - The Tymes
Ode To Murgatroyd - Banana Blender Surprise
Still Time - YouTube


CD-2

Buttered Popcorn - YouTube
Bang The Drum (Exclusive Version) - Todd Rundgren
Hook & Sling - Cookin' On 3 Burners
Starlit Summer Sky - Marshall Crenshaw
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
Day By Day - The Four Freshmen
I Gotta Dream On - Herman's Hermits
Let The Good Times Roll - Helen Humes
Buzz Buzz Buzz - Little Isidore & The Inquisitors
The Wailer - The Wailers
The Laurie Song - Lolas
Shut Up and Dance - Aerosmith
Wipeout - Gary Hoey & Donavon Frankenreiter
It's Not About What I Want (It's What You Got) - The Woggles
Outside Chance - The Turtles
Pipe Dreams - Jimmy Beck Orchestra
Whole Lotta Love - Dread Zeppelin
Hard To Handle - Tony Joe White
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
Right Place Wrong Time - Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies
9 to 5 Jive - Steelism
Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock-n-Roll - Long John Baldry
Dance Little sister - The Rolling Stones
We're Coming In Loaded - Elvis Presley
Thank You For Being A Friend - Andrew Gold
Party's Over - The Raspberries
Please Replace Speaker on Post - YouTube


https://www.facebook.com/RadioJonD/music_playlists ]]> RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=806 Summer Soundtrack - 2012 http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=805 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:42:01 GMT Summer Soundtrack - 2012 CD-1 Summertime Tunes 2012 Coffee Bar Ad Good Morning Good Coffee - The Muffs Coffee In The Pot - Supergrass Johnny Woke Up (exercpt) - The Amazing Adventures of Johnny 45 rpm from Kiddie Records Zip A Dee Doo Dah... Summer Soundtrack - 2012

CD-1 Summertime Tunes 2012

Coffee Bar Ad
Good Morning Good Coffee - The Muffs
Coffee In The Pot - Supergrass
Johnny Woke Up (exercpt) - The Amazing Adventures of Johnny 45 rpm from Kiddie Records
Zip A Dee Doo Dah (Song of the South) - The Hollies
Just A Little Bit - The Kaisers
I Like It - Gerry & The Pacemakers
Wild About My Lovin' - Imelda May
Boom Boom Boom - Sleepy LaBeef
Medley - Willie & The Poor Boys
Medley (Take It Off The Top) - Dixie Dregs
Rockin' Robin - The Riverieras
Rockin' All Over The World - John Fogerty
Rockin' 'Round The World - Country Joe & The Fish
One World - Keith Sykes
Hair of the Dog - Guns N' Roses
Day Tripper - The Beatles
Bossa Nova Baby - Tippie & The Clovers
Soul Bosa Nova - Quincy Jones & His Orchestra
The Beat Goes On/Soul Bossa Nova - Emile-Claire Barlow
With A Girl Like You - The Ravers
My Precious Love (A Woman's World) - Desmond Dekker
Johnny's Summer's Day Nap (exercpt) - The Amazing Adventures of Johnny 45 rpm from Kiddie Records
Deep Purple - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

CD-2 Summertime Tunes 2012

Pack Trip (exercpt) - Songs of the National Parks - 33 1/3 LP narrated by Thurl Ravenscroft
Country Boys in a City Alley - Paul Burch
Anniversary Song - Cowboy Junkies
Middle of Love - Ron Sexsmith
Love is the Drug - Roxy Music
Heart-O-Matic Love - Bo Diddley
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher - Jimmy Barnes
Hey Sugarfoot - Jerry Jackson
Sugarfoot - Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Sugar Pit - Chris Webster & Tracy Walton
She Puts The Sugar On - Tim Carrol
lSugar Sugar - The Archies
She's A Yum Yum - Bill Kirchen
Valleri - Davy Jones
Valerie - Steve Winwood
Valerie - Marshall Crenshaw
Listen To The Music - Candi Staton
Sing A Song - Earth Wind & Fire
Sexy Ways - Pretty WaysJ
immy's Rude Mood - Jimmy Thackery
Johnny Sleepy (exercpt) - The Amazing Adventures of Johnny 45 rpm from Kiddie Records
Deep Purple - Spike Jones

CD-3 Summertime Tunes 2012

Everything's Archie - The Archies
Sugar Sugar - (Mark Pistel Remix) The Archies
Give It Up - LCD Soundsystem
Bongo Bongo - Steve Miller Band
Woman From Tokyo - Deep Purple
Circle Sky - (Live Version) - The Monkees
Ditty Diego War Chant - The Monkees
Oh What A Night - The Monkees
December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - Four Seasons
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams
Shing-A-Ling - Desmond Dekker
The Hamburger Song - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
Can You Feel It - ? & The Mysterians
You Feel The Same Way Too - The Rankin Family
You Make Me Feel So Good - The McCoys
Shake Some Action - Eric 'Roscoe' Ambel
Shake A Tail Feather - Andre Williams & The Sadies
Shakin' Shakin' Shakes - Los Lobos
Shake Your Hips - LouAnn Barton
All A Dream (exercpt) - The Amazing Adventures of Johnny 45 rpm from Kiddie Records
Deep Purple - The Shadows ]]> RadioJonD http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=805 Yearning For Christmas of Yesterday http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=802 Wed, 14 May 2014 03:31:29 GMT As I am close to entering middle agedness, the thoughts of my childhood are so distant and impossible sometimes. If I could go back in time to one point of my life and relive it would definitely be a Christmas in the early eighties. I look back... As I am close to entering middle agedness, the thoughts of my childhood are so distant and impossible sometimes.
If I could go back in time to one point of my life and relive it would definitely be a Christmas in the early eighties.
I look back at that time and all I see is a conglomerate of memories of those wonderful Christmases.
I cannot recall a single Christmas as an individual memory, there was always the tree, it was in a different spot each year, there was the waking up in the pre-dawn hours. I know I got from Santa one year "Donkey Kong" for the Atari 2600, another a slot car race set, and yet another a model train set, but what years I don't know.
The thought of reliving one of those years with my mother alive, my father sober, and my parents together would be the biggest Christmas present anyone could get, my eyes fill with tears just thinking of that. The gifts under the tree would be a fun moment but to feel the love of my long lost parents would just be a beautiful moment.

What is it about Christmas that makes those memories feel so Rockwellian? It seems so perfect looking back now, nothing was ever wrong on Christmas when you were a kid. Now as an adult, it is do we have the money? Do the kids have the same amount of gifts? (God forbid if you screw that one up) Will work let me have the time off? Too many things to worry about now. I love the season for so many things, but the magic of childhood cannot be replaced.

Just one more time, 24 hours, that is it. Let me feel that one last time. All that is left is those memories now, and the only way to return is through my dreams, which have happened often lately. Why after all these years have I come to dwell on this?

Christmas past, don't forget me. ]]> xmas365 http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/blog.php?b=802