1-2 pm: Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular: Rock ‘n’ Pop Christmas. In this hour, holiday music collector and expert Andy Cirzan scours record stores, dustbins and basements to find the best and most unique tunes for the season. And each year he treats Sound Opinions listeners to a much-anticipated hour of music and a free mix to download. The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular: Hillbilly Christmas. He treats Sound Opinions listeners to a much-anticipated hour of music and a free mix to download. This year is Hillbilly Christmas. Whether you've been naughty or nice, Sound Opinions has a new sack full of holiday music for you. Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome back record crate explorer and Christmas music aficionado Andy Cirzan for our annual Holiday Spectacular. It's not Christmas morning yet.no peeking under the tree! But don't fear, music collector Andy Cirzan will be back again for the Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular. We'll be able to offer you a free holiday treat, in the form of Andy's special compilation. But that's only available to download for a limited time, so check back in late December. The Sound Opinions Christmas Spectacular 2010. Holiday music collector Andy Cirzan joins Sound Opinions' Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot every Christmas to share his new batch of seasonal tunes. Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular. Whether you've been naughty or nice, Sound Opinions has a new sack full of holiday music for you. Jim and Greg welcome back record crate explorer and Christmas music aficionado Andy Cirzan for our annual Holiday Spectacular. This year, Andy celebrates his 30th season of hunting for Christmas music you'll hear.
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Holiday music collector Andy Cirzan joins Sound Opinions' Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot every Christmas to share his new batch of seasonal tunes. By day he runs Jam Productions in Chicago. By night he searches through record stores, dustbins and basements to find gems for his annual compilation. He shares a few of his favorites during this episode. And as a special bonus, Andy is sharing his mix with Sound Opinions listeners.
Download the 2010 compilation: Yowls & Yodels from the Yule Vortex...further adventures in holiday obscura
This free digital download will be available from December 17, 2010 to January 1, 2011.
SIDE A
The Now Sound of Christmas
Let It Snow - Hermann Apple
Snow Flake - J.J. Barnes
Snowflakes & Frozen Lakes - Baby Pac Man
The Christmas Song (lp version) - Jimmy McGriff
Rock N Roll Christmas - Cordell Jackson
Flying Machine (for Christmas) - Flo Price
You Turn Me On (and Light Me Up) - Janette Eden
Little Pee Wee - Preston Penn
Santa (alt version) - Lightnin Hopkins
Jingle Bells (live) - Glen Glenn
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SIDE B
Menehune Santa - Larry Rivera
Dasher - Harvie June Van
Bright Star Shining In The Sky - Amelia Ferencz
Christmastime (Is Here) - Cupid!
The Legend of the Monkey Santa Claus
Donner & Blitzen - Ambassador Record Corp Ensemble
Christmas Morning Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson I
Christmas Bells - Mary White
The Day That Santa Cried - Mary Denise Cawley
Christmas Time Again - Walter 'Crybaby' Stone & the Tradewinds
...the Christmas Holidays Are Over.....and reprise
Songs Featured include:
'Yule Proclamation”/”Futuristic Christmas Tree”
The Free Design, “The Now Sound Of Christmas”
Betty Lloyd, “Snowflakes Pt. 1”
Magnus T. Cook, “Snow Bunny”
Patty Marie Joy, “Space Age Santa”
“Good King Wenceslas”
Hermann Apple, “Sleigh Ride”
Hermann Apple, “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
“Snowkenstein”
Jimmy McGriff, “The Christmas Song (LP version)”
Janette Eden, “You Turn Me On (And Light Me Up)
Flo Price, “Flying Machine (For Christmas)”
Jimmy McCracklin, “Christmas Tune Pt. 1”
“Winter Wonderland”
Hermann Apple, “Let It Snow”
Larry Rivera, “The Legend of Menehune Santa”
Harvie June Van, “Dasher”
J.J. Barnes, “Snow Flake”
Jimmy Jones and the Versatiles, “Christmas Is A Drag”
Walter “Crybaby” Stone and the Tradewinds, “Christmas Time Again”
“Santa Claus, there’s the Signal!”
“Sleigh Bells”
Kraftwerk, “The Telephone Call” Electric Café, EMI, 1986
The Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs” The Suburbs, Merge, 2010
Muse, “United States of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage)” The Resistance, Atco, 2009
Fergie, “Glamorous” The Duchess, A&M, 2006
LCD Soundsystem, “Yeah (Crass Version)” LCD Soundystem, DFA, 2005
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