One Bright Star (This Christmas Night)
Song #248: One Bright Star (This Christmas Night)
Artist: Nicolette Larsen
Year: 1989
Notes: Talented session singer turned pop and country star before her untimely death in 1997.
Song #248: One Bright Star (This Christmas Night)
Artist: Nicolette Larsen
Year: 1989
Notes: Talented session singer turned pop and country star before her untimely death in 1997.
Song #247: Spotlight On Christmas
Artist: Rufus Wainwright
Year: 2003
Notes: My favorite gay, Canadian-American, former meth-addict.
Song #246: Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Year: 1960
Notes: Ms. Fitzgerald was so classy I doubt there was even any double entendre intended in this lyric. Maybe I'm naive though.
Song #245: Christmas In California
Artist: America
Year: 2002
Notes: Gerry Buckley and Dewey Bunnell still getting it done more than 35 years since forming America. I still miss the third original member, Dan Peek, though
Song #244: What can You Get A Wookie For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?)
Artist: Meco
Year: 1980
Notes: Prior to Jar Jar Binks this was George Lucas' most serious Star Wars misstep.
Song #243: Everybody Loves Christmas
Artist: Eddie Money with Ronnie Spector
Year: 1997
Notes: The two previously teamed up for the hit Take Me Home Tonight.
Song #242: I Want Elvis For Christmas
Artist: Holly Twins with Eddie Cochran
Year: 1956
Notes: One of dozens of Elvis Presley tribute songs in the mid-fifties and one of several Yuletide titles.
Song #241: Let Me Sleep (It's Christmas Time)
Artist: Pearl Jam
Year: 1991
Notes:The first of this great band's holiday fan club singles.
Song #240: Let The Jingle Bells Rock
Artist: Sweet Tee
Year: 1987
Notes: From the Profile Records (the house that Run built) family of rappers back in the day. Still recording today.
Song #239: Monster's Holiday
Artist: Lon Chaney, Jr.
Year: 1964
Notes: The Wolfman from the movies with this novelty record capitalizing on the earlier chart success of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's Monster Mash hit.
