FOFA #1310 – Incredibly Strange Christmas Music, Vol. 3

Few people manage to capture the elusive commercial success that comes with making Christmas music, but it sure doesn’t stop them from trying.

Seems easy enough- throw a little jingle bells to a beat, add some “ho, ho, hos” and slap a snowflake on it. Why is it so hard to create a Christmastime classic?

Today we continue our annual holiday series: “Incredibly Strange Christmas Music, vol. 3″- oddball holiday songs few have ever heard but we think deserve a second listen.

Join us as we play artists whose attempts at making holiday hits failed spectacularly. This year’s section of include seasonal songs include: Mae West, a burlesque bombshells at the age of 70; Yani Yorgenson, a depression era immigrant known for his comedy albums; annoying animals and children from the 1960s; and HP Lovecraft’s Cthulu Mythos.

Even George Lucas tried to tie his sleigh to the spirit of the season but got stuck in a blizzard of a confusingly hilarious musical creations.

Here’s the links to the songs. Buy the music and have your very own “Incredibly Strange Christmas Music Collection!” Happy Holidays everyone!

Featured Music:

HO’S FOR THE HOLIDAYS

• Lady Bunny – Santa Just Came
• Lady Bunny – Dingle Berries
• Mae West – Put the Look in the Boot Santa
• Fausto Fernós- I Don’t Care What I Get for Christmas
• Wendy Ho – I’ll Be Yo Ho Fo Christmas

CHRISTMAS IN SPACE

• Rob Townsend – Christmas Message From Space

STAR WARS- Christmas in the Stars
• Anthony Daniels – Christmas in the Stars
• Jon Bon Jovi (possibly) - R2-D2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas
• Anthony Daniels – What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas?

CTHULU MYTHOS CHRISTMAS – A Very Scary Solstice
• Dagon Tabernacle Choir – Death to the World

ODDBALL

• Yoni Yorgensen – I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas

ANNOYING CHILDREN AND ANIMALS

• Little Rita Faye – I Fell Out Of A Christmas Tree
• Red Coffee – Ducky Christmas
• The Hunt Sisters – Christmas Piggy
• Linn Sheldon – Rabbits Have a Christmas

NOTHING SAYS CHRISTMAS LIKE A B3 HAMMOND ORGAN

• Bill Doggett and his Combo – Winter Wonderland

[Originally posted on 12.23.2010]

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