First up we have Jimmy Vivino, Conan O’Brien and The Basic Cable Band with a cover of Detroit Junior’s “Christmas Day” (https://youtu.be/xjUm5nOFEDw?si=KqS9fCgrhIynvey0). Conanl
#RetroView #ConanOBrien #JimmyVivino #HappyHolidays #DetroitJunior
Reverend Horton Heat with “Donuts in the Snow” (https://youtu.be/yHoVV7uWXws?si=FnUXpoKbI5B_07DU) isn’t on their 2005 Holiday album “We Three King” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nfdpbrBFkdJ7zP0NgSwnf6M22pGrKI7Wc&si=Ljeo7hQHYQCtMMpI) but it’s a still a good time.
#RetroView #ReverendHortonHeat #HappyHolidays
It’s illegal to celebrate the holidays without listening to the “Snowmiser/Heatmiser” cover by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (https://youtu.be/rMjAf8Nwohs?si=BXU7SEKLEEZAThGg) You can hear more fun holiday music by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on their 2013 (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mym_W3HqG-V5xQCTe0BcDvgCQVjZRR92Y&si=nRaX7WL-fFNhBG1k) and 2004 (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nlz2cx6l__fVvaAXfin3YNnj1nOXjm_mU&si=qPOGE69NcLfAECB3) holiday albums
#RetroView #BigBadVoodooDaddy #HappyHolidays
And we complete the trifecta of 90s Swing Revivalists with “Hot Christmas” by The Squirrel Nut Zippers (https://youtu.be/jnEc4VxOILg?si=DbaGENytLDGBbxWh) from 1998’s “Christmas Caravan” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kiHjiP35vgHBK6D-XSNtGRakFyxhsyjRI&si=-P_dgvB7nrfGC2iF)
#RetroView #SquirrelNutZippers #HappyHolidays
The King himself, Elvis Presley, with the classic “Here Comes Santa Claus” (https://youtu.be/BO_g0BgWiLI?si=sO2wQxL-H28Rk_U6) You can hear more Elvis Holiday tunes here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l9bYXbU7V0aDhLBUGkQ3hKVjrF9LsT5-0&si=iMquZpfQ9c1rhgft)
#RetroView #Elvis #ElvisPresley #HappyHolidays
Here’s Louisiana Rock & Roll icons The Uniques with “Rock ‘n Rudolph” (https://youtu.be/VYZJZvaZLrc?si=2TMZByuY6sC_q1pz). They were inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2010
#RetroView #TheUniques #HappyHolidays
Let’s boogie down with a reggae version of “Santa Clause is Coming to Town” (https://youtu.be/5dxckFc3uC0?si=qjmu8cPKL57ZQRkc) by an unknown artist. I made this playlist months ago and still could not find who this is but it’s fun so I kept it on here
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Reggae Christmas - Santa Clause is coming to town

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Let’s get into some Surf-y vibes with Indigenous Hawaiian musicians Kimié Miner and Paula Fuga’s “Christmas Lū'au” (https://youtu.be/9FY_oASal5M?si=nKWi83xy4rs6F44e). Be sure to check out Kimié Miner’s YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/@playkimie?si=82BY6s2sKhHaNe24) for her really cool Holiday concerts
#RetroView #KimieMiner #PaulaFuga #HappyHolidays #Hawaii
Kimié Miner and Paula Fuga - Christmas Lū'au (Live at Blue Planet Sound)

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#RetroView favorites The Surfragettes with their instrumental cover of “Jingle Bells” (https://youtu.be/jd9f5o5nfnY?si=t1KVmDK9oaWmWubI). You can check out their “Double Feature” EP from this September here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nrfEzj3BBhCYtTKsR8mdX3UWVzQFFCUvU&si=GV_VCV241CXsT-No)
#RetroView #TheSurfrajettes #HappyHolidays
This next one is a patchwork duet of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” by Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper (https://youtu.be/P4iB6eW21ko?si=cx3YLyoEMd5ioDTz) released on the 1992 edition of “A Very Special Christmas 2” benefiting the Special Olympics (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQAlORi8_DkEyo4CWLiXNxBAGNdCpf4dY&si=8oSAcJIjmoxuMvHY). It features Lauper’s vocals recorded in the 90s mixed with Sinatra’s original vocals from 1947
#RetroView #FrankSinatra #CyndiLauper #HappyHolidays
You can hear more Holiday music from Cyndi Lauper on her 1998 Holiday album “Merry Christmas… Have a Nice Life” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlq7Qg7QtlOFE06wwY5epdpNbq8WGvfzM&si=hTR41X27tt1oKJUY)
#RetroView #CyndiLauper #HappyHolidays
Obviously, we can’t forget to wish all of our Jewish friends a #HappyHanukkah so here’s the #SNL TV Funhouse classic “Christmastime for the Jews” (https://youtu.be/BGzO1ghRKp4?si=dKyURxVnjGi8hgqN) You can read the oral history behind this here (https://uproxx.com/tv/christmastime-for-the-jews-oral-history/)
#RetroView #DarleneLove #HappyHolidays #HanukkahAlegre
The Holidays is a time for family so here’s the 2012 incarnation of The Pointer Sisters with a cover of “Silent Night” (https://youtu.be/YYGKvW_i_ao?si=x0VWLz5YypEEp8V5) from their 2012 Metropole Orkest at ‘MAX proms’ concert
#RetroView #ThePointerSisters #HappyHolidays
The Pointer Sisters - Silent night (Max Proms 2012)

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Time to rock out! Here’s The Trans-Siberian Orchestra with a their “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo” medley (https://youtu.be/MHioIlbnS_A?si=J1bbWZukgBOJHyRL) that’s become a #HappyHolidays classic. Honestly, check out any of their albums and concerts b/c they’re all full of great holiday music (https://youtube.com/@transsiberianorchestra?si=-YBjeyQHpLBvh1gQ)
#RetroView #TheTransSiberianOrchestra
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo (Timeless Version) (Official Music Video) [HD]

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Here’s New Jersey’s own The Whirling Dervishes with their take on “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” (https://youtu.be/PjmTkQk0zA4?si=Rltc90inbIg1pOuB) from 1994’s “Grinch EP” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQCXijxhSm1wJF0cRllTxw5QA-U6c4ZkY&si=yd7-yeLMi7QzLlNf)
#RetroView #TheWhirlingDervishes #HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas #HappyHolidays
Metal Santa himself Rob Halford of Judas Priest with “I Don’t Care If It’s Christmas Night” (https://youtu.be/csUlEuLbLIA?si=louFqYuXFkqImlbP) from his 2009 holiday album “Halford III: Winter Songs” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lTGSw7cr6n05gbyCG9OFyUVmzxD1u6Lmo&si=MBOuH0Mz6QY0FLjM
#RetroView #RobHalford #metal #HappyHolidays #JudasPriest
The Kinks. “Father Christmas” (https://youtu.be/99WSzA9Mf1A?si=48PXmAxBZpjvsCrx) - need I say more?
#RetroView #TheKinks #HappyHolidays
TV Live: The Kinks - "Father Christmas" (Live from VH1)

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You wouldn’t think that The Cure would have a full on Holiday song up their sweater sleeves but here’s their take on “Merry Christmas Everybody” (https://youtu.be/grpSVeZ-_PU?si=PklEndLq-7Aw3WlG)
#RetroView #TheCure #HappyHolidays #goth
I will always put Fred Schneider and The Superion’s “Fruitcake” (https://youtu.be/r-wQNwgyEuM?si=wO647nLTdXppGjjk) on my #RetroView Holiday Dance Party Playlists. It’s a Holiday institution, dammit!
#FredSchneider #TheSuperions #HappyHolidays
LL Cool J with his 1985 hip-hop Holiday classic “Rock the Bells” (https://youtu.be/5xB727Efeo0?si=zTsXpjeezKxiYXrE).
#RetroView #LLCoolJ #rap #HappyHolidays
Can’t have a Funky Christmas without Bootsy Collins. From 2006’s Christmas is 4Ever” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwp9dFE8YP_LtYQxmU1Ebld9ipa-s6hz1&si=GpFOS9DiUHuhCED4) it’s “Boot- Off AKA Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (https://youtu.be/M53P7TydlZI?si=zsS6-ut72_mnXZ5I)
#RetroView #BootsyCollins #HappyHolidays #funk
All of you #Whamageddon players you are safe .. for now👀: Here’s Whigfield’s cover of “Last Christmas” (https://youtu.be/bn7lmvOALwM?si=y_TCyF93ZBknYPJs)
#RetroView #Whigfield #LastChristmas #HappyHolidays
Whigfield - Last Christmas (M.B.G.R. Version)

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The Original Bad Girl of Rock & Roll Ronnie Spector with a #HappyHolidays medley (https://youtu.be/Qd-uIpYWByA?si=tPqOnZaNPd3co66Z)
#RetroView #RonnieSpector #HappyHolidays
You can’t celebrate the Holidays without some Stevie Wonder. Here he is with “What Christmas Means to Me” featuring ageless Armenian-American icon Cher (https://youtu.be/TShCxqvqE3s?si=euewU7qvQ_3LoKDF) from her 2023 holiday album (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kDXAbUhXamg7_8qIN6Sa1pIiRpSvb-fCE&si=4kVQ0Zz8GfLp8k0P)
#RetroView #StevieWonder #Cher #HappyHolidays
It‘s in the 70s here in Houston but that’s no reason to not have a “White Christmas”. Here’s Elton John with a live version of the holiday classic (https://youtu.be/8Y_iVvmBSvQ?si=-QJs-yLtSAPKSHj2) .. He might be talking about a different “White Christmas” though😶
#RetroView #EltonJohn #HappyHolidays #WhiteChristmas
@analgesicsleep We did a Pointer sisters/Everly brothers 2 artist playlist at ILTW years ago and it was a fun one. #retroview