78: There's Good In Everything

Merry Christmas. I've decided the final two shows will be a Top 20 Countdown of my favorite podsafe songs of the year. Your input is welcome, of course. Sending me an email, listing your favorites, may very well influence what I play on these two shows. Note, however, that I'm only counting podsafe songs released in 2007, so anything else will be ignored.

Dime No. 78: There's Good In Everything

Candy Butchers "Give Me A Second Chance For Christmas" (from Let's Get Christmas, 1999)
American Heartbreak "The Greatest Christmas Song Ever Written"
The Krayolas (with Augie Meyers) "Tex-Mex Rudy" (from Christmas Time and Other Cheer, 2007, Talking Taco Music)
Bob Burger "Gonna Be Christmas"
Geoff Smith "Christmastime Around The World" (from Christmas Tunes, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
thehipcola "Sleigh Ride"
Oppenheimer "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
The Details "Strings and Ribbons"
onlyone "You're A Mean One"
Admiral Twin "We Three Kings" (from Christmas 2003, 2003)


Total Time—33:19

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The Krayolas with Augie Meyers
"Tex-Mex Rudy" (mp3)
from "Christmas Time and Other Cheer"
(Talking Taco Music)
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77: Ten Pipers Piping

Merry Christmas Eve.

WARNING: The Nice Peter track has some bad language, so this is probably not the episode to play for the family. It is, however, very funny so I had to include it. I discovered, unfortunately after I recorded the show, that Nice Peter had a clean version. D'oh!

Dime No. 77: Ten Pipers Piping

Admiral Twin "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (from Christmas 2001, 2001)
thehipcola "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
Tom Smith "A Pirate Christmas"
Brobdingnagian Bards "Christmas Time In Texas" (from Christmas in Brobdingnag, Vol. 1, 2005) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Wiser Time "Blue Christmas" (single, 2006)
Bill deRome "Christmas! Of Course!"
Nice Peter "All I Got (The Christmas Song)"
Al Stravinsky "One Christmas"
Podsafe for Peace "If Every Day Were Christmas"
Geoff Smith "If Christmas Was Make Believe" (from Christmas Tunes, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby


Total Time—38:15

17: Santa's Bringing You a Big Bag o' Dimes, Part Three

This is the final installment in the Christmas Show Trilogy. I want to wish everyone a Happy (and tuneful) Christmas this year. Hopefully, every one of you have the day off.

Dime No. 17: Santa's Bringing You a Big Bag o' Dimes, Part Three

Jill Sobule "Jesus Was A Dreidel Spinner"
Kristin Hersh "Jesus Christ"
REO Speedwagon "I Believe In Santa Claus"
The Apples in Stereo "Holiday Mood"
Senor Happy "Christmas Time Is Here"
Kristoffer Ragnstam "Merry Chirstmas Baby"
America "Christmas in California"
Lada Sport "A Night In Christmastown"
The Mangkuks "Have A Punky Christmas Everybody"
Martha Wainwright "Merry Christmas And Happy New Year"

16: Santa's Bringing You a Big Bag o' Dimes, Part Two

This was going to be the second and final part of the Christmas shows this year, but I had a few more songs I wanted to play and got all my Christmas presents wrapped sooner than I expected, so I bumped this one up to Christmas Eve and a third part will show up tomorrow.

So, have yourself a happy little Christmas Eve and watch for ten more songs tomorrow.

Dime No. 16: Santa's Bringing You a Big Bag o' Dimes, Part Two

John Lennon "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Hem "Peace At Last"
The Pogues "Fairytale of New York"
Sarah McLachlan "Silent Night"
James Taylor "Jingle Bells"
Vince Guaraldi "Christmas Time Is Here (Alternate Vocal Take 5)"
Sufjan Stevens "That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!"
Aimee Mann "Calling on Mary"
The Heathens "Two Chimneys"
Yuletide Lounge Band "Cool Yule"

15: Santa's Bringing You a Big Bag o' Dimes, Part One

Two more shopping days left until the big day and I'm maximizing my gift-purchasing as much as humanly possible. So, although this show's got the usual ten, the whole show's a little bit shorter than the usual. Like that foul little elf with the multiple nicotine patches that taunts me as I leave my local Super Target.

Dime No. 15: Santa's Bringing You a Big Bag o' Dimes, Part One

Barely Pink "I Want An Alien For Christmas"
Eux Autres "Another Christmas At Home"
Bobby Baby "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Aberdeen City "Just Like Christmas"
Irene "Christmas On The Beach"
Gravy "Mele Kalikimaka"
Southern Culture on the Skids "Merry Christmas, Baby"
Tom Lehrer "A Christmas Carol"
Death Cab For Cutie "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Aimee Mann/Grant Lee Phillips "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"