Sometimes we need a little Christmas.
We played Angela Lansbury's Mame classic "We Need A Little Christmas" on last year's holiday TIRnRR. It happened to be the first show we programmed after I lost my mom on December 9th of 2021. We mustered the will to embrace whatever festive spirit we could manage. Sometimes we need a little...you know.
What that spirit can mean is open to interpretation. I don't tie it to creed. Regardless of your specific faith or spiritual POV, you have the right and privilege to jingle the bells you wanna jingle. Our Christmas wish is that we can all gather under a bright star and believe in something greater. We don't need to believe the same thing. We just need to believe.
Listen: the snow is falling. I believe a little Christmas may be in order.
Sometimes, it's what we need.
Happy Holidays from This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl.
NEXT WEEK: TIRnRR presents OUR PRAYER: Love, Hope, And Holding On. IN TWO WEEKS: on January 1st, it's THE COUNTDOWN!! From this little mutant island of misfit toys, Dana and I wish you the merriest.
This week's show is available as a podcast: The 24th Annual TIRnRR Christmas Show
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TIRnRR # 1160: The 24th Annual This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio Christmas Show
JOHN & YOKO: Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Capitol, The John Lennon Collection)
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LAURIE BIAGINI: Christmas In The Air (single) KELLEY RYAN: It's Not Christmas (Black Vinyl, VA: Yuletunes)
BIBI FARBER WITH THE MICHAEL LYNCH ORCHESTRA: Gonna Ask Santa Claus (single) THE BEATLES: 1963 Christmas Message
THE GEMS: Love For Christmas (MCA, VA: Rockin' Little Christmas)
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THE BEATMAS: Mary's Boy Child (ISBA, Xmas!)
THE BEATLES: 1964 Christmas Message
OTIS REDDING: Merry Christmas Baby (Razor & Tie, VA: Rockin' Christmas)
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE: The Man In The Santa Suit (Virgin, Out-Of-State Plates)
MARVIN GAYE: Purple Snowflakes (Motown, VA: Christmas In The City)
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LISA MYCHOLS & SUPER 8: Santa Please (single) THE RONETTES: Sleigh Ride (Abkco, VA: A Christmas Gift For You)
THE BEATLES: 1965 Christmas Message
SIMON & GARFUNKEL: 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night (Columbia, Old Friends)
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QUINT [FEATURING KAREN BASSETT]: Bows Of Holly (n/a, Yes, It's Christmas)
THE SPONGETONES: Christmas Boy (Vandalay, VA: Hi-Fi Christmas Party Volume 2)
THE BEATLES: 1966 Christmas Message
THE PRETENDERS: 2000 Miles (Rhino, VA: Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Xmas)
CHRISTOPHER GREY: I Can't Sleep On Christmas Eve (Volunteer, VA: Ho Ho Ho Spice)
THE KINKS: Father Christmas (Polygram, VA: A Rock 'n' Roll Christmas)
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TALL POPPY SYNDROME: Come Some Christmas Eve (Or Halloween) [Holiday Mix] (single) THE FLIRTATIONS: Christmas Time Is Here Again (RPM, Sounds Like The Flirtations)
THE BEATLES: 1967 Christmas Message
NEIL YOUNG: Winterlong (Reprise, Decade)
DEAN LANDEW: Holiday Bash (single) --
THE MONKEES: Riu Chiu [TV version] (Rhino, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jonres, Ltd.)
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: Santa's Beard (Rhino, VA: Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Xmas)
DANCE HALL CRASHERS: I Did It For The Toys (MCA, Blue Plate Special)
THE BEATLES: 1968 Christmas Message
THE dB'S: Holiday Spirit (Collectors' Choice Music, VA: Christmas Time Again)
SI CRANSTOUN: Christmas Twist (Ruf, Old School)
THE ROOKS: Christmas (Not Lame, Encore Echoes)
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THE IDEA: It's About That Time (Black Vinyl, VA: Yuletunes)
THE LINDA LINDAS: Groovy Xmas (single) MICHAEL MITSCH: Christmas Crystals (single) GREG GODOVITZ & THE CARPET FROGS: Christmas All Over The World (Bullseye, VA: Takin' Care Of Christmas)
THE BEATLES: 1969 Christmas Message
THE MONTGOMERY CLIFFS: Christmas Lights (RPM, Christmas Stocking Stuffer)
NAT KING COLE: The Christmas Song (EMI, Christmas Favorites)
BIG STAR: Jesus Christ (Collectors' Choice Music, VA: Christmas Time Again)
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GEORGE HARRISON: Ding Dong, Ding Dong (Dark Horse, Dark Horse)
Such a fantastic show! I can't wait to hear your show on Christmas night this year! Mele Kalikimaka. :-)
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