The Yule Log From Hell 2025 - Episode 4: Merry Stress-mess

The Yule Log From Hell 2025 - Episode 6: Jump To Conclusions (a/k/a YLFH32!!!!)

As year number 32 comes to a close (yes I know I said year 33 in episode 1) I just want to say thank you to all who have been listening and supporting this little podcast throughout the years. It's hard to believe that I went from making a few cassettes to a bunch of CDs to making my own podcast. As I've said in the past, this is a labour of love for me. I understand that this is a pretty off the wall adventure. For me it was more about just showcasing Holiday music that you may not get to hear. It's my passion as well as a butt-ton of fun. Bringing each season to a close I look back and reflect on all of the efforts I put in. I know I don't have thousands of listeners but I'm always grateful for the ones I got.  Naturally none of this would be possible without the support of my family. I know they think I'm completely batshit crazy. But they know this is what I love to do. Thanks Corin & Amanda for always being there for me.  Year 33 is always lurking but for now let's get through this Holiday with a minimum amount of bloodshed. Thanks to all for listening. Here's hoping you have a Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Festivus or whatever you happen to be celebrating (or not) this time of year!   1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Point of Grace 2) Ting-a-Ling-a-Jingle (Christmas Lullaby) - Eddie Habat AHO/Bob & Millie Holt (vox) 3) Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella – Brian Green 4)Land of Broken Toys – John Graas 5) A Christmas Wish – The Rainbows 6) Jingle Bell Rock – Akiko 7) Grove of Christmas – Ali Lohan 8) Feels Like Christmas Time – Steve Wariner 9) Last Christmas – Taylor Swift 10) Tiny Tree Christmas – Ryan Miller 11) If Every Day Was Like Christmas – The Blue Diamonds 12) (We Will Be Happy) On Christmas Day – Thee Fine Lines 13) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Tiger Dixie Band/Greta Marcolongo 14) The Christmas Song – Tiny Tim 15) What Child is This? – Jeff Fenholt 16) Joy To The World – Jackie Wilson 17) Merry Xmas Everyone – IQ 18) Carol Of The Bells – The December People 19) I Saw Three Ships – Marillion 20) The Candle Song – Jon Anderson 21) It Snows In Heaven Too – Annie Haslam 22) A Whistle and a Whisker Away – Lynn Anderson 23) Christmastime - Lunsford & Reed 24) Christmas Is Here – Lucas Hoge 25) Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant – Louis van Dijk 26) What Can I Give Him – Jack Halloran Singers 27) What Can I Give You This Christmas – The Lettermen 28) Christmas Is A Time For Giving – Nicolette Larson 29) Stop Giving Me Crap For Christmas – Bobby Gaylor 30) Look Around You (It’s Christmas Time) – Bobby Goldsboro 31) Santa’s Big Parade – The Louvin Brothers 32) Mistletoe Kiss Polka – Margaret Whiting 33) (I Wonder) Who’s Spending Christmas With You – Joe Dowell 34) Spin Me A Christmas – Aqua 35) Elixir of Innocence – Psicodremics 36) Merry Christmas, Baby – Lionel Hampton/Sonny Parker 37) A Christmas Tree – The Hatfield Jazz Quartet 38) Christmas Waits – The Lovemongers 39) Christmas In New Orleans – Jan Harrington Band 40) SnowBird – Martin Levac/Chantale 41) Christmas All The Time – Meg & Dia 42) Go Tell It On The Mountain – Morris Chapman 43) Comin’ For Xmas – Usher 44) Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Soulful Strings 45) For Christmas’ Sake – Sounds of Blackness 46) Speak His Name – The Sounds of Liberty (David Dandlett, Dir) 47) Christmas Wish – Stacie Orrico 48) O Holy Night – Josh Groban 49) My Favorite Things – Peter Cincotti 50 So This Is Christmas – Pat Travers 51) Home For the Holidays – Eric Clapton 52) Patapan – Empire Brass Quintet 53) Fa La La – Elizabeth Chan 54) In A Christmas Mood – Doug Ferony 55) Champagne of Christmas – Fleshtones 56) December Prayer – Idina Menzel 57) Halleluja, loof den Heer – Jan Zwart 58) Toyland – Jack Jerzzo/Leif Shires 59) Season for Believing – Karen Peck and New River 60) Santa Baby - Ranee Lee/Richard King 61) Snowman’s Land – Keith Emerson 62) A Winter’s Tale – Rick Wakeman 63) Simple Gifts – Liz Story 64) Peace – George Winston 65) All On A Christmas Morn/We’ll Dress This House – Warner Brothers Orchestra/George Greely 66) Swing Down Chariot – Frank Ferrari 67) The Holy Child – John McCormack 68) Merry Christmas, Darling – Ohio State University Marching Band 69) O Green and Shimmering – The University of Oklahoma Percussion Ensemble 70) Wassail Song – The University of Texas at Austin Chabmer Singers 71) Sleeper Wake – Rutgers University Glee Club 72) Winter(Largo From Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Rv297 The Four Seasons) – Aan Loveday & The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields 73) A Christmas Jig/Mouth of the Tobique Ree - Natalie MacMaster/Yo-Yo Ma 74) Christmastime with You – The Cheapskates 75) Calling It Christmas – Chiara 76) The Heart of Christmas – Matthew West 77) Ding Dong Merrily on High – World Christmas-Latin 78) While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks – World Christmas-African 79) Sans Day Carol – World Christmas-Celtic 80) Jingle Bell Stomp – The Raindrops 81) Yo Ho Ho – Klark Kent 82) Dicken’s Christmas Carol – Ireene Wicker 83) Joy To The World – Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra 84) I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Herb Alpert 85) The Little Drummer Boy – The Daughters of the Cross/Peter Knight and his Orchestra 86) Snowflake Waltz – Cousin Fuzzy & the Doughboys 87) Disco Santa Claus – Raindolls 88) Cowboy Santa – Larry Cartell 89) Blood On The Snow – Erasure 90) Oh, Beautiful Star of Bethlehem – The Dosses 91) Children Go Where I Send Thee – REO Speedwagon 92) Mele Kalikimaka – Webley Edwards 93) Christmas Time Blues – Casey Bill Weldon 94) River – James Taylor 95) Song of Joy For Christmas – Jacqui McShee 96) Christmas When We’re Together – Ashley Chapa 97) Happy New Year – Ina Wrorldsen 98) What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? – Dante & the Evergreens 99) Rockin’ In A Christmas New Year – The Fools 100) Sleigh Ride – Persephone’s Bees ©2025 While-U-Were-Out Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2025 - Episode 5: Music In The Heavens

This episode pays tribute to those who we lost over the past year. We have dispensed with our regular format and it is presented without interruption. Rest in Peace, Love & Music!   1) Remember (Christmas) – Harry Nilson – Richard Perry (producer) 1942-2024 2)Mumfie’s White Christmas (excerpt) – Britt Allcroft (author) 1943-2024 3) The Christmas Song – Linda Lavin 1937-2024 4) Pine Cones and Holly Berries/It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas – The Osmond Brothers – Wayne Osmond 1951-2025 5) Christmas Greeting – Brenton Wood 1941-2025 6) Don’t Let The Light Go Out – Peter, Paul & Mary – Peter Yarrow 1938-2025 7) Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Sam Moore 1935-2025 8) The Night Before Christmas – Bob Euker 1934-2025 9) Angels We Have Heard On High – 2005 B’way cast of Chicago - Dave bargeron (trombone) 1942-2025 10) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – John Sykes 1959-2025 11) Must Be Christmas Must Be Tonight – The Band – Garth Hudson (keyboards) 1937-2025 12) Teddi’s Song (When Christmas Comes) – John Mellencamp – Toby Myers (bass) 1939-2025 13) I Saw Three Ships – The Cheiftans/Marianne Faithfull 1946-2025 14) Carol of the Bells – David Benoit - Tony morales (drums) 1954-2025 15) O Holy Night – Jerry Butler 1939-2025 16) As Long As There’s Christmas – Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack 1937-2025 17) ‘Zat You, Santa Claus – Buster Poindexter & his Banshees of Blue – David Johansen 1950-2025 18) All I’m Missing – Angie Stone 1961-2025 19) Christmas Song – Natural Gas – Joey Molland (guitar) 1947-2025 20) Don’t You Just Love Christmas – Carl Dean 1942-2025 21) How Zorak Stole Christmas – George Lowe (voice of Space Ghost) 1957-2025 22) Holiday – Roy Ayers 1940-2025 23) The 12 Pains of Christmas – Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas 1956-2025 24) Comfort and Joy – Richard Chaimberland 1934-2025 25) Mark Twain Christmas – Val Kilmer 1959-2025 26) Christmas Is The Best Of All – Johnny Tilotson 1938-2025 27) Denice the Menace plays Silent Night on his Bugle – Jay North 1951-2025 28) Yuletide Throwdown – Blondie – Clem Burke (drums) 1953-2025 29) Talkin’ To The Wrong Guy – Ilene Weiss – Drew Zingg (guitar) 1957-2025 30) 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of all Time – Wink Martindale 1933-2025 31) The Holly and the Ivy – Jon Anderson – Roy Thomas Baker (producer) 1946-2025 32) The Most Wonderful Time Of the Year - Lulu Roman 1946-2025 33) Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – Mike Peters 1959-2025 34) (Christmas Is) The Saddest Day of the Year – Jill Sobule 1959-2025 35) Christmas With Gladys & Tyrone – Artie Johnson/Ruth Buzzi 1936-2025 36) Christmas Comes But Once A Year - Joe Louis Walker 1949-2025 37) A New Deal For Christmas – Reid Shelton/Annie OBC – Charles Strouse (composer) 1928-2025 38) ChristmasTown – Elf OBC – George Wendt (Santa) 1948-2025 39) Christmas Cookies – The Robertsons/George Strait – Phil Robertson 1946-2025 40) The Simpsons Nutcracker – The Simpsons – Alf Clausen (Composer/Adaptation) 1941-2025/Dan McGrath (writer) 1964-2025 41) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Sly Stone 1943-2025 42) What I Really Want for Christmas – Brian Wilson 1942-2025 43) Christmas In New York – Lou Christie 1943-2025 44) Christmas On Her Mind – Bobby Sherman 1945-2025 45) Christmas Greeting – Rebekah Del Rio 1967-2025 46) Navidad – Jose Carreras - Lalo Schifrin (arranger) 1932-2025 47) O Come All Ye Faithful – The Strings of Jimmy Swaggart – Jimmy Swagart 1935-2025 48) Autumn: The Winter Long – Strawbs – Dave Cousin (vocals) 1940-2025 49) Christmas With The Devil – Spinal Tap - David Kaff (Viv Savage-keyboards) 1946-2025/Rob Reiner (Director) 1947-2025 50) Baby’s First Christmas – Connie Francis 1937-2025 51) All I Want For Christmas Is You – Tony Bennett – Alan Bergman (composer) 1925-2025 52) Jingle Bells – Brian Culbertson – Malcolm Jamal-Warner (chorus) 1970-2025 53) Winter Wonderland – Jessica Simpson/Ozzy Osbourne 1948-2025 54) Christmas In Gaza - Kooymans & Carillo - George Kooymans (vocals) 1948-2025 55) Great American Beer Christmas – Hulk Hogan 1953-2025 56) A Christmas Carol – Tom Lehrer 1928-2025 57) The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot – Cleo Laine 1945-2025 58) Bob gets Serena for Christmas – Bob Hope/Phyllis Diller/Loni Anderson 1945-2025 59) Alegre Records Christmas Promo – Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta – Eddie Palmieri 1936-2025 60) Silent Night – Bobby Whitlock 1948-2025 61) What’s Happening!: Raj & Dee’s Reunion – Ernest Lee Thomas/Mable King/Danielle Spencer 1965-2025 62) Waltz of the Flowers – London Symphony Orchestra - Kurt-Hans Goeicke (Tympani) 1935-2025/ John Kitchen (Violin) 1938-2025/Terrence Johns (Horn) 1944-2025/ Brian Clarke (Viola) 1933-2025 63) Earl Pitts Happy for Christmas - Gary Burbank 1941-2025 64) Benedictus (from Christmas Oratorio) - Stefano de Peppo/Lourdes Ambriz 1961-2025 65) The Gift Of Love: A Christmas Story – Michael Higgins/Polly Holliday 1937-2025 66) A Carpenter, A Mother and A King – The Forrester Sisters – Bobby Hart (composer) 1939-2025 67) Natal (Tema das Flutas) - Hermeto Pascoal 1936-2025 68) What Child is This? – Brett James 1968-2025 69) The Christmas Song – Sonny Curtis 1937-2025 70) Song of Joy for Christmas – Jacqui McShee - Danny Thompson (bass) 1939-2025 71) Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire - Terry Johnson 1938-2025 72) The Little Drummer Boy – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Thommy Price (drums) 1956-2025 73) The Spirit of Christmas – Moody Blues – John Lodge (bass/vocals) 1943-2025 74) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – California Guitar Trio – Bill Jannsen (sax) d. 2025 75) First Christmas – Diane Keaton 1946-2025 76) Christmas Greeting – Ace Freeley 1951-2025 77) Holiday Road – Limp Bizkit – Sam Rivers (bass) 1977-2025 78) Love on Christmas Morning – Will Downing – Anthony Jackson (bass) 1952-2024 79) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette (1942-2025) 80) Oh No It’s Christmas – Mike Berry 1942-2025 81) Christmas Day – Squeeze – Gilson Lavis (drums) 1951-2025 82) Let’s Make Christmas Merry, Baby – Steve Cropper 1941-2025 83) Hey! Merry Christmas – The Mavericks – Raul Malo (vocals/guitar) 1965-2025 84) A Christmas Carol – Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – Gordon Goodwin 1954-2025 85) A Message From The Queen – Stanley Baxter 1926-2025 86) This Christmas – Carole King - Robbie Kondor (Horn Arrangement, Keyboards) 1955-2025 87) Winterlude – Joe Ely 1947-2025 88) Driving Home For Christmas (Original version) – Chris Rea 1951-2025 89) A Christmas Song – Jethro Tull – Mick Abrahams (guitar) 1943-2025 © 2025 While-U-Were-Out-Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2025 - Episode 4: Merry Stress-mess

1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Brian Bromberg 2) I Don’t Want To Be Alone for Christmas – Al Russel & the Do-re-mi Trio 3) I Believe in Father Christmas – Winston Ruddy 4) Troika (Sleigh Ride) – BBC Scottish Orchestra (Ilan Volkov, conductor) 5) Mary’s Boy Child – Gund Bodilsen Lund 6) Last Christmas – Dancing Bossa-Duda Oliviera/Helô Tenório 7) The Christmas Waltz – Laufey 8) Making Presents – Yo Gabba Gabba 9) Medley: Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve/Navan in the Snow – Celtic Women 10) Where Are You, Christmas? – Taylor Momsen   The Old-Timers Club: 11) A Dreamers Holiday – Willie Nelson (92) 12) Christmas Blues – Bob Dylan (84) 13) The Happiest Christmas – Petula Clark (93) 14) Santa Clause Wants Some Too – Bobby Rush (92) 15) Christmas Tears – 4 Seasons – Frankie Valli (91) 16) Winter Wonderland – Sonny Rollins (95) 17) The Christmas Dance – Ringo Starr (85) 18) Let’s Keep Christmas – Dick Van Dyke (100) 19) The Secret of Christmas – Julie Andrews (90) 20) Christmas Trumpet/We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Ray Anthony (103)   Actors turned Singers: 21) Dondé esta Santa Claus? – Charo 22) Things That Mean Christmas to Me – Mickey Rooney 23) Christmas Together – Walter Brennan 24) White Christmas – Vonda Sheppard/Rober Downey Jr. 25) Happy Xmas (war is over) – The Boxmasters 26) Won’t You Stay for Christmas, Santa Claus – Jeff Daniels 27) Snowbound for Christmas – Jackie Gleason 28) Christmas Time All Over the World – Jim Nabors 29) Johnny, It’s Cold Outside – John Schneider/Tom Wopat 30 (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With the Bag – Seth MacFarlane   31) Sleigh Ride – Warren Wolf ©2025 While-U-Were-Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2025 - Episode 3: The C Word

1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Michael Bubble 2) Give Me Your Heart for Christmas – Buddy Divito 3) Santa In The Jungle – Meeka & Her Cool Cousins 4) Blue Christmas – Rhema Marvanne 5) Black Christmas – Harlem Childrens Choir 6) In The Bleak Midwinter – The Sixteen/Harry Christophers/Oscar Golden-Lee 7) Burning Down The Christmas Tree – Hot Pants Road Club 8) Give Me Peace On Earth – Thomas Anders 9) All I Want For Christmas Is You – David Garfield/Jo Nagel 10) Christmas Time – Bryan Adams/Barenaked Ladies/Alessia Cara/Alan Doy & the Sheepdogs   Hardcore Holidays: 11) Everybody Xmas – PsychoStick 12) Xmas Goblins – Necrovert 13) The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy) – Gary Hoey 14) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Ronnie James Dio 15) Carol of the Bells – August Burns Red 16) Heavy Metal Xmas – Twister Sister 17) Joy To The World – Steve Lukather 18) Deck The Halls – Ted Nugent 19) Kidnap The Sandy Claws – Körn 20) Magic of Christmas – Wizards of Winter   Winter Is Coming: 21) Winter Bourne – Paul McCandless 22) Snow – Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye/Rosemary Clooney/Vera Ellen 23) Waiting For Snow – The Vamps 24) Frozen Pines – Lord Huron 25) South for the Winter – Adia Victoria/Matt Berringer 26) It’s Gonna Be A Cold Winter – The Blossoms 27) A Winter Romance – Dean Martin 28) Hazy Shade of Winter – Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel 29) Baby, It’s Cold Outisde – Ray Charles/Betty Carter   30) Sleigh Ride – Emilie-Claire Barlow ©2025 While-U-Were-Out Productions

The Yule Log From Hell 2025 - Episode 2: Holiday Wish List

1) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – The Hyssongs 2) Let’s Go Home For Christmas – Betty Clooney 3) Julen är Här – Rebecca Gustafsson 4) Christmas on Riverside Drive – August Darnell 5) Fum Fum Fum/Patapan 6) Here We Come a Wassailing – Robin Petrie 7) Mistletoe – Allie Sherlock 8) Santa On My Roof – Music Club Kids 9) Christmas Time is Here – Barry Gordon 10) Corn Whiskey Xmas – Old Crow Medicine Show   Let’s Go Shopping: 11) Christmas Shopping – Buck Owens 12) Shopping on Christmas Eve – Keb’ Mo’ 13) Christmas Shoppin’ – Richard Schroder 14) I’m Going Christmas Shopping – Horice Williams/Choker Campbell & his Magic City Orchestra 15) Christmas Shopping Blues – Christmas Jug Band 16) Santa Baby – Alicia Keys 17) Christmas Shopping in July – Durand Bernarr 18) Shopping Mall of Broken Dreams – Joel Kopishke 19) Shopping Bag Menagerie – Rotary Connection 20) Christmas Wrapping – Bella Thorne   Sing Out In Grateful Chorus: 21) Christmas Day – London Choral Sinfonia 22) God Bless Us Everyone – New Aspostle Children’s Choir & Orchestra 23) Welcome Yule – Bristol Bach Choir 24) Carol of the Angels – Tappan Zee Madrigal Singers 25) Wassail Song – University of Texas Austin Chamber Singers 26) Stilla Natt, Heliga Natta – Chicago Swedish Glee Club 27) The Holly and the Ivy – Naval Academy Glee Club 28) Angels From The Realms of Glory – David Archaletta/Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square 29) A New York Christmas – Radio City Music Hall Orchestra & Chorus 30) Halleluja Chorus – Academy of Ancient Music (Christopher Hogwood, dir.)   31) Sleigh Ride – HGM Jazzorkestar Zagreb © 2025 While-U-Were-Out Productions