My Christmas Wish List
songs and records I'm searching for
It wouldn't be a record collector's website
unless I published my wish list - songs I'm still hunting down, and for
which I'd happily barter from my relatively vast treasure chest, plus a handful of very scarce albums. Almost by
definition, these records are pretty rare: If a guy like me doesn't already own
them, they're tough to come by. Some haven't even been officially released, while others have been - but on albums I don't don't otherwise want (collectors can be picky). Anyway, let's hope some entrepreneurial record label is surfing
the web and lifts this list for ideas when compiling next year's reissues....
Until then, if you have a copy of any of these, let's talk! Drop me a line...
Randy Anthony
| Artist | Song | Label | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anka, Paul | Christmas In Japan b/w Jingle Bells |
ABC-Paramount | 7-inch | 1958 |
| Baghdaddios | Christmas At CBGB's b/w Auld Lang Syne |
Hollow | CD | 1998 |
| Bond, Johnny | I Wanna Do Something For Santa Claus b/w Jingle Bell Boogie |
Columbia | 7-inch | 1950 |
| Brinsley Schwarz | Run Rudolph Run - from Original Golden Greats (1974) |
United Artists | track | 1973 |
| Cavanagh, Tim | Let's Have A Drug Free Christmas - broadcast on Dr. Demento's radio show |
Westwood One | track | 1987 |
| Confidents | It's Christmas Time - from a vinyl-only 7-inch released after I stopped buying vinyl... |
Sleazy | track | 2009 |
| Cooper, Thelma | Merry Christmas, Baby b/w I Lost Everything - Losing You |
Palda | 7-inch | 1948 |
| Country Mike | Country Christmas - aka Mike D from the Beastie Boys; from Country Mike's Greatest Hits, a limited vinyl pressing for friends & family |
private recording | track | 1999 |
| Donnas | Christmas Wrapping - from the ABC-TV special Shrek The Halls, soundtrack never released |
Atlantic | track | 2007 |
| Ducks Deluxe | Run Rudolph Run - from Last Night Of A Pub Rock Band (1979) |
Blue Moon | track | 1975 |
| DeWylde, Delilah & The Lost Boys | Jingle Bells Boogie - from a vinyl-only 7-inch released after I stopped buying vinyl... |
Girl Friday | track | 2012 |
| Dupree, Champion Jack | Good Lord Born On Christmas - from I Had That Dream |
Pinorrekk | track | 1982 |
| Elastica | Father Christmas (aka Cleochristmas) - BBC performance not included on The Radio One Sessions |
none | track | 1994 |
| 5.6.7.8's | Nutrocker b/w Chopped Onion Boogie |
none | 7-inch | 2019 |
| Game Theory | Child's Christmas Saving The Whales | fan club | cassette | 1989 |
| Jason & The Straptones | I Found The Brains Of Santa Claus - from Demento's Memento's |
Eccentric | track | 1982 |
| Jones, George | O Holy Night - from Country Gospel Christmas |
Polygram | track | 1998 |
| Kirchen, Bill | Bill Kirchen's Honky Tonk Holiday | self-released | CD | 2012 |
| Korgis | Christmas In Japan - unreleased track inadvertantly included on Japanese edition of Best Of The Korgis |
Midi | track | 1981 |
| Lefty Dizz | Somebody Stole My Christmas - aka Walter Williams; from Somebody Stole My Christmas which, otherwise, is not a Christmas album |
Isabel | track | 1979 |
| Malone, Michelle | Feels Like Christmas (EP) | none | CD | 2003 |
| Malone, Michelle & Drag The River | Father Christmas - promotional single |
Arista | CD | 1991 |
| Mania D | Stille Nacht Goes Disco - from Ghosts of Christmas Past (remake), not included on any CD reissue |
Crepuscule | track | 1982 |
| Meader, Vaughn | 'Twas The Night Before Christmas b/w St. Nick Visits The White House |
Verve | 7-inch | 1963 |
| Midnight Riders | All I Want For Christmas (Is To Kick Your Ass) - from video game Left 4 Dead 2, soundtrack never released |
Valve | track | 2009 |
| MxPx | Christmas On A Friday | fan club | track | 2015 |
| MxPx | Hold Your Tongue and Say Apple | fan club | track | 2021 |
| MxPx | One Week | fan club | track | 2017 |
| MxPx | Santa Claus | fan club | track | 2009 |
| MxPx | Snowed In | fan club | track | 2010 |
| Newton, Wayne | Sometimes We Wait Until Christmas - from Christmas Isn't Christmas Without You, omitted from CD reissue Christmas Songs |
MGM | track | 1968 |
| Nutty Squirrels | Bingle Jells - from Hard Days Night & Other Smashes |
MGM | track | 1964 |
| Pinkard & Bowden | Let's Put The X Back In Christmas - from PG-13 |
Warner Brothers | track | 1985 |
| Sandler, Adam | Santa Don't Like Bad Boys - from Saturday Night Live TV broadcast, never officially released; also known as "Christmas Song" and "Santa Song" |
NBC | track | 1993 |
| Sandler, Adam | Chanukah Song, Part 3 - from Eight Crazy Nights soundtrack |
Sony | track | 2002 |
| Sentimentalists | White Christmas b/w Ave Maria |
Manor | 7-inch | 1946 |
| Snowballs | Come On To The Christmas Party - aka J.Geils Band; radio broadcast never officially released |
Atlantic | track | 1980 |
| Soft Verdict | Christmas Only - from Chantons Noël: Ghosts of Christmas Past, not included on any CD reissue |
Crepuscule | track | 1981 |
| Sovine, Red | Dear Mister Santa Claus b/w Christmas Alone |
MGM | 7-inch | 1950 |
| Super Stocks | Surfer's Holiday - from The Complete Recordings |
Capitol | track | 1965 |
| Uggams, Leslie | It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - from the Grants LP A Very Merry Christmas Volume 3 |
Columbia | track | 1969 |
| Ugly Americans | Back Door Santa - from Christmas Tune Up 1995 |
Album Network | track | 1995 |
| Vegas DeMilo | Sex Toys For Christmas b/w Fall |
Pitchfork | CD | 2001 |
| Whiteman, Paul | Silent Night b/w Christmas Melodies |
Columbia | 7-inch | 1928 |
| Wills, Bob & His Texas Playboys | White Christmas - Tiffany transcription, finally issued on Way Out West: The Lost Transcriptions for Tiffany Music Vol. Two (2021) |
none | track | 1946 |
| Winding, Kai | Little Drummer Boy - from Betwixt And Between |
CTI | track | 1968 |
| various artists | Classic Jazz: Holiday | Time Life | CD | 2002 |
| various artists | Daughter Of The Flagpole Christmas Album | Flagpole | cassette | 1992 |
| various artists | Do Not Open Till Christmas - second edition, GARBO-3 |
Garbonzo Bean | cassette | 1986 |
| various artists | Son Of The Flagpole Christmas Album | Flagpole | cassette | 1991 |
Michael Stipe Memorial Section. I'm a big R.E.M. fan, but I don't own any of their fan club singles, many of which (but not all) included Christmas songs (read more). By the time I discovered them, the ship had sailed - and I have thus far been unwilling (or unable) to pay the hefty fare to climb aboard. I've had to content myself with bootlegs and sharity. But, if anyone out there would be willing to entertain a fair offer for their collection, send me an email.