Music for Surviving the Holidays

Since our regular posting day falls on Christmas this year and we, like most people are busy handling the insanity of the holidays, we're going to take it easy this week. But! That somehow means you get EXTRA songs this week! Periodically, Rob has put together a Christmas album for his family. Some of the songs were more successful than others. Apparently some people react violently to "Wonderful Christmastime." Who knew? The upshot is that you now get his greatest hits as a special, double-length playlist. Enjoy, and happy holidays! (Note: my family likes cussin'.)

The Christmas Can-Can - Straight No Chaser
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - Bruce Springsteen (I'm from Jersey, it's the law)
Deck Us All With Boston Charlie - Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
Twas the Night Before Christmas - Art Carney
Zat You Santa Claus - Louis Armstrong
Fuck Christmas - Eric Idle
It's So Chic to Be Pregnant at Christmas - Nancy White
Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - Gayle Peevey
Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
Nuttin For Christmas - Stan Freberg
Chipmunks Roasting On an Open Fire - Bob Rivers
The Chimney Song - Bob Rivers
Snow Miser / Heat Miser - Rich Chambers
Walkin' Round In Women's Underwear - Bob Rivers
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Thurl Ravenscroft
Give the Jew Girl Toys - Sarah Silverman
The Night Santa Went Crazy - Weird Al Yankovic
Kidnap the Sandy Claws - Catherine O'Hara, Danny Elfman, and Paul Reubens
Chiron Beta Prime - Jonathan Coulton
Batman Smells (A Rebuttal) - John Anealio
Dominick the Donkey - Lou Monte
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Jack Johnson
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings - Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLachlan
Hanukkah Blessings - Barenaked Ladies
The Atheist Christmas Carol - Vienna Teng
White Wine In the Sun - Tim Minchin
Happy Xmas - John Lennon

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Music for Painting the Cover of the Saturday Evening Post

 
AKA - THE NORMAN ROCKWELL PLAYLIST

Small Town - John Anderson
The Fishin' Hole - Mollie O'Brien
County Fair - The Elms
Easy In the Summertime - Allison Moorer
Right Field - Peter, Paul, & Mary
Going Camping - John Denver & The Muppets
Sweetheart - Jill Sobule
Old Doc Brown - Norma Jean
I'll Be Seeing You - Frank Sinatra
You're In the Army Now - The Jesters
Rosie the Riveter - Suzy Bogguss
Letters From Home - John Michael Montgomery
Changing Times - Chris Rea
Good Old Days - Owsley
It Don't Have to Change - John Legend (featuring the Stephens Family)

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