CHRISTMAS and HOLIDAYS Frank Merrill/SATURDAY NIGHT RECORDS 848 Dodge Avenue, #PMB-112 Evanston IL 60202 fmerr4illjr@4gmail.com (REMOVE both of the 4’s) THIS DOCUMENT is designated as: 7j--christmas IMPORTANT: PLEASE ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR ADDRESS ON YOUR ORDER. Not doing so can be dangerous, because I can NEVER assume that your address didn’t change since your prior order. “BOLLOCKS TO CHRISTMAS” [UK secret 126, m- PS] CUTS BY The 4 Skins, Max Splodge, The Business, The Gonads m- 8 THE BOUNCING CZECKS [UK rca 453, m- PS] I’m a little Christmas cracker/the ballad… m- 6 WAYNE BROCK fable 533—wsanta claus has a secret/too late to shed a tear m- 6 rare midt country Fifties; flip not C. CHEEK & TONG PLAYERS [gesundheit 0000] the light before C./(not C.) theme from star crazy m- 4 Visit from St. Nick parody/ CULTURCIDE [(private label no #), m- PS] Santa Claus was my lover/depressed Christmas m- 6 rare Texas 1980 era THE DAMNED [UK big beat 92, m- PS] there ain’t no Sanity Clause/looking at you m- 10 Christmas/REDO MC5 classic (not Christmas) DAVID DeBOY outrageous 21217—crabs for Christmas (vocal/instr) m- 4 midtempo Christmas-and-food!! presumed Maryland record ROSINA DIVA [optimum manufacturing no #] phroomf mono/mono [[vg+ 4]] [[m-, with vg PS 7]] exceedingly COOL, CUTE Christmas kid song!! DENVER DUKE & JEFFREY NULL blue hen 127—a babe, a star, a manger/Christ who came to bethlehem vg+ 4 ms/midt duets, late Fifties RAL DONNER star fire 103 [GREEN WAX, and m- PS] (things that make up) C. day/second miracle (of Christmas) m- 6 MALVEREEN DREW vin 1027—happiest season/Christmas time m- 4 girl midt/ms, 1960? era Louisiana label DUCK’S BREATH [duck’s breath 4502, one-sided PS m-] I’m going out of my mind (it’s Christmas time/I deliver toys m- 5 great novelties! THE DUNCAN SISTERS Duncan-disc K80W 2018 to 2021 [TWO SINGLES] the angel on top of the Xmas tree/dear santy/jolly old fellow +1 m- 5 JIM EANES starday 414—it won’t seem like Christmas/Christmas doll m- wol—a,b 5 midt/mf country Fifties THE ENCHANTERS coral 61916 **BOOT**—mambo santa mambo/bottle u p and go m- 5 midt group, mambo/(not C.) doowop JIMMY ETTA ORCH. Erica no number—C. lullaby/you’ll find santa there m- 4 slow/midt, cute flip, from 60s HI FI featuring DAVID SURKAMP & IAN MATTHERWS sp & s 600 DJ—it’s almost C. stereo/stereo m- 4 fast powerpop – rock, 1981 THE FIVE KEYS [BOOT, aladdin 3113] it’s Christmas time/ m- 6 rare slow R&B 1951 THE FLASHCATS [BOGUS 110981, M- Title Sleeve] the Flashcats Christmas record (Side one, two) m- 7 FLATBUSH straker’s 003—jingle bells woop wham/I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus m- 6 midt reggaes THE FLORIDA BOYS whit’s 2008—beautiful Star of Bethlehem/silent night m- 5 ms/slow acappella male gospel group DEE DEE FORD todd 1049—good morning blues/I just… m- 8 ms (plea to see Santa Claus) TENNESSEE ERNIE [FORD] capitol F1830—Christmas dinner/a rootin’ tootin’ Santa Claus m- 6 midtempos 1951 STUART FOSTER & KAY LANDE caprice 2064—Yacob Strauss/a day… m- 7 midfast Christmas a-side 1960 era? 4 JACKS AND A JILL heart song 104—it’s Christmas time/it’s Christmas again m- 6 ms/slow, 99% a cappella THE 4 SEASONS vee jay 478dj—Santa Claus is coming to town/Christmas tears m- 7 mf/ms, 1962 FRONTIERSMEN crystal 270—Toyland polka/it’s Christmas time again m- 5 midt polka/slow pop, 1950s California GINGERBREAD [UK rca 40499, m- PS] Christmas time/cinnamon m- 5 midt Eurobeat-disco/(instr version) THE GREATER COVINA… pentacle 102—Rudolph vs. the little green men/hobo m- 16 midt kid group/(pop instr.) RARE GREAT WHITE LYIN’ SNAKE [GREEN WAX blank label, m- PS]] Jolly old St. Nicholas/??? m- 8 1990 Rhode Island LALO GUERRERO [L & M 001, m- PS] Pancho Claus/tacos… +1 m- 12 THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS parody/ HOWDY DOODY [RCA EYA-23, VG+ Pic Cover, woc-b] Howdy Doody’s Christmas Party (part 1, 2) vg 5 [RCA EYA-33, vg+ Cover, woc-b] Howdy Doody and Santa Claus (part 1, 2) vg+ 5 HYBRID KIDS [UK cherry red 17, m- PS] happy Christmas (war is over)/holly and ivy m- 7 avant-garde Christmas songs IDIOT SAVANT broken 110287—Xmas is a 4-letter word/5:21 m- 6 midt rock JOE ISAACS and THE CALVARY old homestead 5011—I’ll be home for Christmas/He will keep you (flip not C.) m- 5 bluegrass, midt/mf THE JEWELS///THE CLOVERS [GCREEN WAX, washington hit makers B J M 004] Christmas song///the magic of C. eve m- 4 J. D. KING entity 1284—spouped-up Santa’s sleigh (same both sides) m- 6 midt light rock Los Angeles ‘84 PEGGY KING columbia 40362—I’m gonna put some glue ‘round the Christmas tree/counting sheep m- sol-a, b 5 midt/ms (kid flip) LA FETS & KITTY with SAX KARI BAND REPRO-BOOT apollo 520] Christmas letter/can… m- 5 midt r&b group LANCE tin pan alley 362—honky tonk Santa/don’t be… m- 6 midt song poem pop (early 60s?) LIZ LANDS [T & L201] silent night (part I, II) m- 6 slow; became Motown artist LANSDALE t.t.e.d. 73006—it’s Christmas time/(narration of “twas the night before C.”) it’s Christmas time m- 4 midslow light SOULISH NANCY LaPLANTE eab 1102—Debbie’s last Christmas mono/mono m- wol-one side 10 Lewiston, Maine artist – midt THE LARCHMONT SINGERS crusader 112dj—a Christmas wish/welcome, little stranger m- wol-a 5 slow Christmas songs ANNETTE LARKINS larkins 4958, wol-a, b as DJ copy—Christmas won’t be Christmas/pretty, pretty reindeer m- 6 slow/midt 60s pop, Florida KATHY LA VOIE Anahuac 1146—Christmas time is coming (but…) mono/stereo m- 5 slow, early 70s? LINDA LAWRENCE serena 105—have a happy ho! ho!/the Christmas lady m- coh 6 mf/ms, KID THE LAZY COWGIRLS [bomp! 137, m- PS] sock it to me, Santa/goddamn bottle m- 11 FAST PUNK (flip not Christmas) JO ANN LEAR vanity 584—(a child’s lament) leave my toys alone/let’s all have a Happy New Year vg+ sol-a 6ms/mf, 1950s kid LITTLE BRENDA LEE decca 30107—I’m gonna lasso Santa Claus/Christy Christmas m- 12 1950s pressing [31688, vg PS] this time of the year/Christmas will be just another lonely day m- 5 slow/midt DONNA LEE rr 500—Christmas star stereo/stereo m- 6 last 1960s midt to mf JENNIFER LEE process 170—a Christmas wish/Christmas is o’er m- 5 two recitations with music LUCY LEE regal 101—Santa’s on his way/scale m- 7 midt with light group backing/(midfast about music) LITTLE CORI air way 1301—an oscar to santa/picture of mommy twisting with santa m- 6 midslow/fast, flip with drum-sax-clapping break LONNIE & THE CRISIS relic 532—santa town, u.s.a./bells in the chapel m- 5 great mf/slow group doowops, flip not C. MAGI holiday 101—merry Christmas/ridin’ m- 8 midt, light rock/(not Christmas) rock THE MARSHANS johnson 736—my letter to santa/main man (flip not C.) m- (slight warp, PLAYS OK) wol—b 4 early 60s R&B group ARTHUR MAY [dilemma no #] Kristman Karol/it’s durty m- 10 midfast new wave/(risqué punk not Christmas) JIMMY McCRACKLIN art-tone 826—christmas time, pt. 1/pt. 2 vg+ 5 midt blues MUCUS AND THE BLOODY PHLEGM [christabelle no #] Christmas by myself (was not in his eyes)/I’m gonna sit on Santa’s lap m- 6 slow Alt./midt PHIL NAIFEH [keri no #] this lovely winter day/there won’t be a Xmas m- AUTOGRAPHED a-side 5 ms/slow HOLLY NEAR pacone 6301—little white horses (a Christmas lullaby)Christmas rose vg+ 6 slow/ms THE NEEM omen 2004dj—Santa’s white nose rocket!/let’s turn a hayride into a sleighride m- 7 fast pop Group both sides, 60s THE NEWPORTS crystal ball 129—jingle bells/my… m- 6 mf doowop nearly a cappella THE 90’s [label not stated #1015] halcyon days/lonesome… m- 6 midt light group LABEL “LOOKS HANDMADE” AND VERY COOL, 1989 NANCY NOLTE le cam 704—Christmas tree in heaven/Christmas night m- 5 THE NORMETTES empala 125—Yuletime/His birthday is here m- 6 ms/slow VON NOYES wisdom 112881—will Santa come to shanty town/silent night m- xol-a 6 PRESTON, IDAHO label midt/slow NRBQ [red rooster 4825, m- PS] Christmas wish/jolly old St. Nicholas m- 8 ms/midt, rare TIMMY O’BRIEN rason 1001—just in time for Christmas/I been a good boy m- 6 fast/midt kid 60s OHIO PLAYERS mercury 73753dj—happy holidays (PT I, II) vg+ 5 midslow soul THE O’JAYS neptune 20 dj—(Christmas isn’t Christmas…) without the one you love mono/stereo m- 7 first release of this OL’ 55 [AUSTRALIA mushroom 6587, m- PS] (I want a) rockin’ Christmas/little Saint Nick m- 7 OPTIC SIN [#10101, mm- PS] Christmas time is here again/Christmas without you m- 6 midt/ms THE ORIOLES jubilee 5017—what are you doing new year’s eve/(it’s gonna be a) lonely Christmas m- 7 rare r&b despite 2nd press BLUE lbl ORQUESTRA DE LOS HNOS. LECHUGA [EL SALVADOR dec 1119] jingle bells/Santa Claus llega al pueblo m- 6 Instr’s marimba, etc. HASA (HAZY) ORTEGO swallow 10229—Christmas eve on the big bayou/la veille de Christmas… m- 6 narrations, English/French, Louisiana LITTLE JIMMIE OSMOND [mgm 14328, m- PS] if Santa were my daddy/silent night m- 5 DALLAS PADGETT mars tour 2054—this lovely Christmas day/ county… m- 5 slow storysong/ (late 60s?) THE PAGE BOYS big B 1017—white wonderland/it’s such a happy morning m- 5 midt/mf 60s pop, “seasonal”/Christmas sides MICHEAL PALMER [JAMAICA midnight rock no #] happy merry Xmas/Xmas dub m- 7 midt reggae/version PARKWAY [bab 131, m- PS] maybe next Christmas/take… m- 7 doowop ballad KIRK PATRICK chesterfield 355—the tumbleweed Christmas tale/that silver tree m- wol-a, b 8 narration/midt Western song MILT PATRICK terri-ann 101dj—merry TWISTmas/just a… m- 7 midt r&roll LYNDA PEACE reena 2090—twinkletoes/jingles m- sol-a, b wol-b 6 midt/mf LEE PEER entas 63001—the Christmas elves/the ad man’s Santa m- 8 midt/recitation GAYLA PEEVEY columbia 40106—I want a hippopotamus for Christmas/ vg+ (plays m-) 15 WHY is this so RARE!! POPSIKE many sales! 40182—I wish I was a whisker (on the Easter Bunny’s chin)/three little bunnies m- 6 midt/ms 40364—got a cold in the node for Christmas/the angel in the Christmas play ms/midt m- 7 40602dj—77 Santas/rubberlegs (the knock-kneed monkey) m- 8 flip not Christmas, but great novelty NELSON PENDERGRASS pride 3941—Christy the Christmas tree/Santa comes tonight m- 6 midtempos, Tulsa middle 60s PRESTON PENN accent 1173—little pee wee (Christmas tree)/Santa’s beard m- 6 midtempos, song poem label DINO PERRONE dynamic sound 2004—twinkle toes/because it’s Christmas m- 6 midt/slow, Chicago(?) 60s FRANK PETTY… [U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS EP carib 1163] my Christmas wishes for you/treat her nice… (+2 non-Christmas) m- 6 slow 1963 cuts J. B. PERRY lanor 541—red tinsel/it’s time… m- 6 Louisiana country midt LUCKY PETERESON today 1517—daddy come home for Christmas/florene m- 7 KID, slow/(soul flip mf soul, not Christmas) RAY PETTIS Drexel 911—does it have to be Christmas vg 6 slow/midt pop, calypso flip, THE RARE FIFTIES R&B LABEL from Chicago LOU PEVSNER [#5748, m- PS] merry Christmas to you/happy New Year to you m- 6 slow pop/girl group-backed midt r&roll, Chicago 60s JUDY LYNN PHELPS///MONTAGUE class 218—thanks for Christmas/(narration) thanks for Christmas m- 7 slow kid song///diff. version PHIL DIRT and THE DOZERS [RED WAX (private label) 14918, one-panel PS type insert] Charlie Brown’s Christmas/the Christmas song m- 7 CARL PHLL9PS k-ark 614—fron the manger to the cross/I saw mother… m- sol-b 6 midt traditional country, with steel guitar LARRY PHILLIPSON phillipson 2004—baby sister/s Christmas/give me your love for Christmas m- (a-side AUTOGRAPHED) 10 PETE PIKE [pete pike PP-2 dj] happy birthday, dear Jesus/an old fashioned Christmas m- 7 ms old-school 50s country PINCHERS [JAMAICA supreme no #] imitation Santa/version m- 7 mf light rock – Reggae, 80s PRETTY POLLY PINECONE [tinsel no #] I stole away on Christmas day/Santa’s new bag m- much wol/damage-b 13 ms kid/midt Instru. KIDDIE a-side, flip mf Instru. r&roll drum-organ-guitar (JINGLE BELLS) – saw listing claiming LOU CHRISTIE was hiding in this record… THE PING PONGS Sunkist 102—pinky tail/the things I’d like for Christmas m- 6 CRUDE, midt/slow (early 70s) PINKY & PERKY [UK columbia 4742] I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus/the valley of Christmas trees m- sol-b 6 both midt, “CHIPMUNKS” THE PIRANHAS [UK sire 4046] (I’m gonna get) well anyway/I don’t… m- 7 midt Christmas-related/ THE PIXIE LADY head & kane 777—Santa and his crew (+2 not Christmas) m- 8 midt crude with piano, RARE Indiana early 60s(?) THE PIXIES balboa 007—Santa’s too fat for the hula hoop/kitty kats… m- 12 mf Christmas novelty, cool!/ P J Q [pjq 001, m- Lyrics and info Title Sleeve] Christmas/the love I got m- 7 group +piano (flip not Christmas, midt soulish with horns) PLAN 9 [midnight 4508, m- PS] merry Christmas/white Christmas m- 10 alternative rock POISON IDEA///DAY & GLOVER [PICTURE DISC, tim kerr no #] Santa Claus is back in town///I’m mad at the fat man m- 9 PETE PONTRELLI skyway 101—season’s greetings/there is… m- 7 midslow; includes m- Christmas card with lyrics inside THE POOK FAMILY ribet 102—Richie’s first Christmas/Rochie… m- 7 midt, scarce 1974 JOE POOVEY rural rhythm 503—Christmas filled with cheer/Santa’s helper m- wol-a, b 9 slow song with narration/mf “kid” (really Joe, sped up) POPPA DOMINICK AND THE KIDS gregell 1001—the Christmas party of the eight reindeer/have a Merry m- wol-a 7 midtempos, a-side party type PORGES BAND [boo boo 1400, m- PS] silent night/nothing there but snow m- 7 [P: glam, punk] THE PUNSTERS rosebud 601, m- PS] boardwalk Santa (+3 non-Christmas) m- 9 various NOVELTY cuts DON RALKE CHORUS & ORCHESTRA [stardisc 100, Title Sleeve m-] keep C. in your heart/crackerjack C. m- 4 midt/fast RARE fifties pop RCA VICTOR SP-45-128: “Christmas Greetings from RCA Victor and Groove recording artists”/”New Year’s…” m- 7 sam cooke, peggy march, jack scott, neil sedaka, ann-margaret, bobby bare, charlie rich, skeeter davis +4 RED RIVER DAVE tnt 1017—the night before Christmas, caramba!/when davy crockett met the san antonio rose vg+ wol—a,b 5 CHRISTMAS title is the flip (Tex-Mex narration); other side is a “DOUBLE” ANSWER RECORD R. E. M. [“Christmas ’89 single” no number] good King Wenceslas/academy fight song m-/NO PS 14 [D: “alternative rock”] BOB RIVERS COMEDY CORP [critique 99263, m- PS] the twelve pains of Christmas/ m- 5 THE SANETTES ohn-j 1001—merry Christmas/blessings from above m- 5 slow/midslow, both guy with girl group backing FATHER GUIDO SARDUCCI [warner bros. 49627, m- PS] I won’t be twisting this Christmas/ m- 7 SHARKS [sharks 1011, m- Title Sleeve] Santa Claus is coming to town/I’m electric m- 10 mf/midt METAL, flip not Christmas SHONEN KNIFE [RED WAX, Rockville 6075, with m- PS] space C./C. message ’91 m- 5 new wave; flip has long spoken part, some autobiography JON SPENCER [GREEN WAX subpop 180] big Yule log boogie/Christmas wish m- 10 [D: “art rock”] SPINAL TAP [enigma 1143, m- PS] Christmas with the Devil/(scratch mix) [[m- 14]] [[#1144, PICTURE DISC, m-/NO PS 22]] [D: arena rock] THE SPINNING WIG HATS [UK, FLEXIDISC, lyntone 16828] Christmas in New Zealand (ONE-SIDED) m-/NEVER HAD PS 12 [D: “garage rock”] SQUIRT GUN [BLUE WAX – label/# not specified] blue Christmas [ONE SIDED] m- 9 [D: “power pop”] rare 90s INDIANA LEON STOKES caliboque sound 187 043—C. in the forest/white C. m- 5 rare Savannah GA midtempos, 1980 era? THOSE XCLEAVERS [#3014] little drummer boy/nice legs vg+ 10 [D: new wave – punk rock] the Christmas classic/…”shame about the face…” FRANK WELKER [down the hall in a meeting 6758, and m- Title Sleeve] a totally ridiculous 12 days of Christmas/floppy the easter bunny m- 4 A-side different lyrics and goofy sound effects! SMUGGY WILLIAMS soul staff 106—christmas ‘round the corner/I couldn’t sleep last night m- 9 midt 60s blues Compton CA DICK WILSON silver leaf 101—merry Xmas/I miss all the songs (flip not C.) m- 4 from 1950s, slow crooner style/midt TAPPER ZUKIE [music of the most high 602, m- PS] Archie, the redneck reindeer/viego m- 8 midt reggae/flip not Christmas 1978