Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2019 with Andy Cirzan
It's a holiday tradition on Sound Opinions to welcome weird wax aficionado Andy Cirzan to share his annual mix of tinsel-time tunes with us. He shares his bizarre holiday music finds and the stories behind them with Jim and Greg.
Santa vs. El Diablo
...the Eternal Struggle... The Hits Pt. 2
For his 2019 Holiday Spectacular, Andy Cirzan completes his look back on his first 30 years of making Christmas music mixes. The title is inspired by a clip of dialogue from a dubbed version of the Mexican film "Santa Claus." It covers a wide range of genres from there, concluding with the first appearance of South Korea's He-5 doing a psych-rock version of "Auld Lang Syne."
And, sorry to be a Scrooge, this year’s mix isn’t available for download. But please download and share the podcast which contains full tracks.
Santa vs. El Diablo: ...the Eternal Struggle... The Hits Pt. 2
- Clarence Reid, "Winter Man"
- The Free Design, "Close Your Mouth (It’s Christmas)"
- Joanie Sommers, "The Peppermint Choo-Choo"
- Ben Hinds, "All I Want For Christmas (Is A Go-Go Girl)"
- Jimmy Reed, "Christmas Present Blues"
- "Groovey" Joe Poovey, "Santa’s Helper"
- Baby Pac-Man & Friends, "Snowflakes and Frozen Lakes"
- Lonnie Meeks, "Here I Am, It’s Christmas"
- Patty Marie Jay, "Space Age Santa Claus"
- Ballard/Precision Plastics Co. 5, "The Icicle Man"
- Claudine Longet, "I Don’t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You"
- Ameriquette, "Tell Me Tell Me (On This Christmas Day)"
- Lynne Ostergren, "My Santa Claus Has No Ho Ho Ho"
- Dimas Garza, "Pancho From El Rancho"
- He-5, "Auld Lang Syne"
Featured Songs
- Artist, "Track," Album, Label, 4 digit year1. The Three Suns, "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer," The Sounds of Christmas, RCA Victor, 1955
- Clarence Reid, "Winter Man," (Single), Atlantic, 1974
- The Free Design, "Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas)," (Single), Project 3 Total Sound, 1968
- Joanie Sommers, "The Peppermint Choo-Choo," (Single), Peppermint Choo Choo, 1977
- Ben Hinds, "All I Want For Christmas (Is A Go-Go Girl)," (Single), Tracey, NA
- Jimmy Reed, "Christmas Present Blues," (Single), RRG, 1971
- Lenny Dee, "Sleigh Ride," Happy Holi-Dee, Decca, 1961
- The Three Suns, "Winter Wonderland," The Sound of Christmas, Camden, 1961
- "Groovey" Joe Poovey, "Santa's Helper," (Single), Rural Rhythm, 1955
- Baby Pac-Man & Friends, "Snowflakes and Frozen Lakes," Pac-Man Christmas Album, Kids Stuff, 1982
- Lonnie Meeks, "Here I Am, It's Christmas," (Single), Rustic, NA
- Patty Marie Jay, "Space Age Santa Claus," (Single), Dehli, 1961
- Ballard/Precision Plastics Co. 5, "The Icicle Man," (Single), Little John, 1950
- Claudine Longet, "I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You," (Single), A&M, 1967
- Ameriquette, "Tell Me Tell Me (On This Christmas Day)," (Single), Brou-Larch Inds., Inc., 1972
- Lynne Ostergren, "My Santa Claus Has No Ho Ho Ho," (Single), Self-Released, NA
- Dimas Garza, "Pancho From El Rancho," (Single), Garu, NA
- He-5, "Auld Lang Syne," Merry Christmas, Universal Record Co., 1969
- St. Paul & The Broken Bones, "Call Me," Half the City, Thirty Tigers, 2014
- Black Sabbath, "War Pigs," Paranoid, Warner Bros., 1970
- Laurie Anderson, "Sharkey's Night (feat. William S. Burroughs)," Mister Heartbreak, Warner Bros., 1984
- The Sh-Booms, "Leon the Hustler," The Blurred Odyssey, Limited Fanfare, 2019
- Big Thief, "Mary," Capacity, Saddle Creek, 2017
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