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Darlene Love “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" from the 1963 album "A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records". Released on Philles. Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector and produced by Phil Spector.

Personel:

• Darlene Love - lead vocals
• Cher and The Blossoms (Fanita James, Darlene Love, Gracia Nitzsche, Edna Wright, and Carolyn Willis) - backing vocals

The Wrecking Crew:

• Jack Nitzche - arrangements, percussion
• Steve Douglas - saxophone
• Jay Migliori - saxophone
• Hal Blaine - drums
• Louis Blackburn - horns
• Leon Russell - piano
• Roy Caton - trumpet
• Sonny Bono, Frank Capp - percussion
• Ray Pohlman - bass
• Irv Rubins, Barney Kessel, Bill Pittman, Tommy Tedesco, Nino Tempo - guitar
• Jimmy Vidor - strings
• Larry Levine - engineer

Cover:

Performed by Neal Marsh and Josh Bond

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

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Darlene Love “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" from the 1963 album "A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records". Released on Philles. Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector and produced by Phil Spector.

Personel:

• Darlene Love - lead vocals
• Cher and The Blossoms (Fanita James, Darlene Love, Gracia Nitzsche, Edna Wright, and Carolyn Willis) - backing vocals

The Wrecking Crew:

• Jack Nitzche - arrangements, percussion
• Steve Douglas - saxophone
• Jay Migliori - saxophone
• Hal Blaine - drums
• Louis Blackburn - horns
• Leon Russell - piano
• Roy Caton - trumpet 
• Sonny Bono, Frank Capp - percussion
• Ray Pohlman - bass
• Irv Rubins, Barney Kessel, Bill Pittman, Tommy Tedesco, Nino Tempo - guitar
• Jimmy Vidor - strings
• Larry Levine - engineer 

Cover:

Performed by Neal Marsh and Josh Bond

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

Other Artists Mentioned:

Jingle Bell Rock

Bing Crosby “White Christmas”

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Chevy Chase

Taylor Swift

Janis Joplin

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band “We’ve Got Tonight”

Grateful Dead

Greyboy Allstars

John Cleary and John Scofield “Piety Street”

Medeski, Martin, and Wood

The Lumineers

Kings of Leon

The Beatles

The Fruit Bats

The Cure

The Black Keys

Neil Young

For the Kings “Heart of This Man”

Beach Boys “God Only Knows”

Warren Haynes

Dave Matthews

Derek Trucks

Goose Trey Anastasio

Marc Broussard

The Ronettes “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”

The Crystals “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

The Gremlins

Darlene Love “Johnny (Please Come Home)”

The Ronettes “Be My Baby”

The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”

Lindas Ronstadt

David Letterman

Paul Shafer

Ronnie Spector

Chuck Berry “Run, Rudolph Run”

Bruce Springsteen

Robert Walter “In a Holiday Groove”

Karl Denson

The Rolling Stones

The Offspring

Willie Nelson

Pink Floyd

Wizard of Oz

George Michael “Last Christmas”

The Chordettes “Mr Sandman”

Little Shop of Horrors

Mariah Carey

Michael Buble

Bon Jovi

U2 “Joshua Tree”

Joey Ramone

My Morning Jacket

The Strokes

Julian Casablancas “Christmas Wish”

Taj Mahal

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Righteous Brothers “You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" from the 1964 album "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" released on Philles. Written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil and produced by Phil Spector.

Personel:

• Bill Medley - low vocal
• Bobby Hatfield - high vocal
• Don Randi - piano
• Tommy Tedesco - guitar
• Carol Kaye and Ray Pohlman - bass
• Steve Douglas - sax
• Barney Kessel - guitar
• Earl Palmer - drums
• Gene Page - arrangements
• The Blossoms, The Ronettes, Cher - background vocalso

Cover:

Performed by Josh Bond

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

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Jim Croce “Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)" from the  1972 album "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" released on ABC and Vertigo. Written by Jim Croce and produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West. 

Personel:

• Jim Croce – guitar, rhythm guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Maury Muehleisen – lead acoustic guitar
• Terry Cashman – backing vocals
• Tommy West – bass, percussion, electric piano
• Joe Macho – bass
• Gary Chester – drums
• Peter Dino - arrangements

Cover:

Performed by Michael Russeck

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

Other Artists Mentioned:

Meatloaf "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"

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Jim Croce “Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)" from the  1972 album "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" released on ABC and Vertigo. Written by Jim Croce and produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West. 

Personel:

• Jim Croce – guitar, rhythm guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Maury Muehleisen – lead acoustic guitar
• Terry Cashman – backing vocals
• Tommy West – bass, percussion, electric piano
• Joe Macho – bass
• Gary Chester – drums
• Peter Dino - arrangements

Cover:

Performed by Michael Russeck

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

Other Artists Mentioned:

Vanilla Ice

Sublime

Bing Crosby “White Christmas”

Steven Spielberg

James Taylor “Fire and Rain”

Paul SImon

The Grateful Dead

Bob Marley

Little Feat “Roll Em Easy”

Bonnie Raitt

Michael Russeck “Old New Orleans”

Tony Bronigle

Hutch Hutchinson

Johnny Lee Shell

Derek and the Dominos “Bellbottom Blues”

Journey

Chicago

The Eagles “Hell Freezes Over”

Jim Croce “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim”

Jim Croce “Bad, Bad Leory Brown”

Jim Croce “Time In A Bottle”

Jim Croce “I Got A Name”

Jim Croce “Have To Say I Love You In A Song”

Little Feat “Fat Man In A Bathtub”

Midnight Special

Jim Croce “Live”

Van Morrison

Bob Dylan

James Taylor

Jackson Browne

Cat Stevens

The Grateful Dead “American Beauty”

The Grateful Dead “Operator”

John Prine

Martin Robbins “El Paso”

War on Drugs

Tracey Chapman

Derek and the Dominos “It’s Too Late”

Carole King “It’s Too Late”

The Grateful Dead “Brokedown Palace”

Willie Nelson “You Were Always On My Mind”

Boys to Men “End of the Road”

Peter, Paul, and Mary

Seth Avett

The Avett Brothers

Wesley Schultz

Big Dutch Babies

Tori Amos

Diana Krall

Sturgill Simpson

Metallica

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Special Guest Host: Michael Russeck

Bing Crosby “White Christmas” a 1942 single released on Decca. Written by Irving Berlin. 

Personel:

• Bing Crosby - vocals
• John Scott Trotter Orchestra
• Ken Darby Singers

Cover:

Performed by Michael Russeck

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

Other Artists Mentioned:

Wham “Last Christmas”

All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Richard Manual

The Band

Bob Dylan

Smashing Pumpkins “1979”

Andy Samberg

Nic Cage

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Bing Crosby “White Christmas” a 1942 single released on Decca. Written by Irving Berlin. 

Personel:

• Bing Crosby - vocals
• John Scott Trotter Orchestra
• Ken Darby Singers

Cover:

Performed by Michael Russeck

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

Other Artists Mentioned:

Elton John

Hanukkah Harry

Jon Lovitz

Mary Poppins

The Last Waltz

Neil Young

The Dead

Bob Seger

Gordon Lightfoot

Little Feat “Dixie Chicken”

Elf

Scrooged

Christmas Story

Home Alone

Gremlins

Steven Spielberg

Bing Crosby “Do You Hear What I Hear?”

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Jimi Hendrix

“All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”

Paul Reiser

My Two Dads

Jingle Bells

“Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas”

Elvis “Blue Christmas”

Holiday Inn

Otis Redding “I’ve Got Dreams”

The Gonads

The Carpenters

Phil Spector’s “A Christmas Gift”

The Drifters

Sharon Jones and Dap Kings

Ray Charles

Eric Clapton “Key to the Highway”

Dean Martin

Frank Sinatra

Willie Nelson

Elvis

Barbara Striesand

Bright Eyes

Taylor Swift

Michael Buble

Paul McCartney “Wonderful Christmas”

John Lennon “War is Over”

Otis Redding “Merry Christmas, Baby”

Sam Cooke

Irving Berlin “America, the Beautiful”

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The Smashing Pumpkins “1979” from the 1996 album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" released on Virgin/Hut. Written by Billy Corgan and produced by Flood, Alan Moulder, and Billy Corgan

Personel:

• Jimmy Chamberlin - drums
• Billy Corgan - vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards, autoharp
• James Iha - rhythm and lead guitar
• D'arcy Wretzsky - bass guitar

Cover:

Performed by Josh Bond

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

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The Smashing Pumpkins “1979” from the 1996 album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" released on Virgin/Hut. Written by Billy Corgan and produced by Flood, Alan Moulder, and Billy Corgan

Personel:

• Jimmy Chamberlin - drums
• Billy Corgan - vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards, autoharp
• James Iha - rhythm and lead guitar
• D'arcy Wretzsky - bass guitar

Cover:

Performed by Josh Bond

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

Other Artists Mentioned:

Duran Duran”Ordinary World”

Judas Priest “Breaking the Law”

Jimmy Iovine

Pat Benatar

Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf”

Duran Duran “Rio”

Hot Dog

Duran Duran “Girls on Film”

Teen Wolf

Judas Priest “You Got Another Thing Comin’”

Teen Wolf 2

Jason Bateman

Michael J Fox

Eminem

The Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams”

Lionel Richie “All Night Long”

Carly Simon “You’re So Vain”

Dolly Parton

Lionel Richie “Easy Like A Sunday Morning”

Lionel Richie “Sail On”

Lionel Richie “ Three Times A Lady”

James Taylor

Radiohead “OK Computer”

The Samshing Pumpkins “Siamese Dream”

Counting Crows

Jerry Garcia

Dave Grisman

Beck “Sea Change”

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

REM

The Smashing Pumpkins “Tonight Tonight”

Jimi Hendrix “Third Stone From thje Sun”

Mick Jagger

David Bowie

U2

NIN

New Order

Jesus and the Mary Chain

My Bloody Valentine

Blind Melon

The Smashing Puimpkins “Zero”

The Smashing Pumpkins “Thirty-Three”

The Smashing Pumpkins “ Bullet With Butterfly Wings”

Mike Melvoyne

The Wrecking Crew

Kurt Loder

Prince “Nothing Compares to You”

Jeff Lynne

Bob Dylan

Spike Jonze

The Smashing Pumpkins “Cherub Rock”

Robert Palmer “Sneaking Sally Through the Alley”

Stevie Wonder

Lynyrd Skynyrd “Tuesday’s Gone”

The Who “The Kids Are Alright”

Radiohead “High and Dry”

Radiohead “The Bends”

Radiohead “Ok Computer”

Arcade Fire

The Silversun Pickups

Cake

Tool

TV on the Radio

Lou Reed

The Darlingsides “Whipporwill”

Freedom Fry

The Contortionists

Like a Version

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Nena “99 Luftballons” from the 1983 album "Nena and 99 Luftballons" released on Epic. Written by Carlo Karges (German lyric) and Kevin McAlea (English Lyric) and composed by Use Fahrenkrog-Petersen and produced by Reinhold Heil and Manfred Praeker

Personel:

• Nena Kerner– lead vocals
• Jorn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen - keyboards
• Carlo Karger - guitars
• Jurgen Dehmel - bass guitar
• Rolf Brendel - drums

Cover:

Performed by Josh Bond

Intro Music:

"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.

Other Artists Mentioned:

Billy Bragg

Don McLean "American. Pie"