Christmas Day means the 1st true day of the 12 days of Christmas. It's also the morning when most open presents and then the afternoon of family visits. With all that in mind, this pre-recorded episode, marking the 16th annual alternate-Yuletide carol episode assembled in the central realms of Canada, profiles music from the 1989 holiday classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Podcast subscribers, you're getting this early. Santa said. 01. Mike Campbell: Season's Greetings (Season's Greetings from Motown Records 7", 1973) Motown 02. Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, Christopher Guest, Michael O'Donoghue, Harold Ramis, Anne Beatts, Gilda Radner & Paul Shaffer: Kung Fu Christmas [a Motown Parody] (Greatest Hits of The National Lampoon, 1972) GRT/Visa/Passport 03. Plains Apparition: First Snowfall Together (Late to the Afterthoughts, 2023) self-released 04. Shane MacGowan & the Popes: Christmas Lullaby (Christmas Party EP, 1996) ZTT 05. Gordon Lightfoot: Song for a Winter's Night (The Way I Feel, 1967) United Artists 06. Asynchrone: Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence (Plastic Bamboo, 2023) No Format 07. Ike & Tina Turner: Merry Christmas Baby (Ooh Poop a Doo 7", 1964) Warner Bros 08. De La Soul: Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa (De La Soul is Dead, 1991) FFRR/Tommy Boy 09. George Winston: Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head (December, 1982) Windham Hill 10. The Waitresses: Christmas Wrapping (A Christmas Record, 1981) ZE/Island 11. Robbie Robertson: Christmas Must Be Tonight (Scrooged OST, 1989) A&M 12. Laura Cannell: The Bells of Midwinter (Midwinter Processionals, 2023) Brawl 13. Les Cowboys Fringants: Noël Brun (Les Nuits de Repentigny, 2021) La Tribu 14. Simon Kearney: Jusqu'à Noël [w.Gabrielle Shonk] (2023) self-released 15. Christian Sands: Shoveling (Christmas Stories, 2023) Mack Avenue 16. Châteaubriand: Notre Dernier Sapin (Laisse le Sapin Allumé EP, 2023) Chalet Musique 17. First Base: Merry Xmas Everybody (2013) self-released 18. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Winterfresh (It's a Wonderful Record!, 1994) Jetpac/Cargo/Yep Roc 19. The Not Fur Longs: Merry Mischief (Arbor Christmas: Volume 23, 2022) Arbor Christmas 20. Ivan Romanoff Male Chorus and Orchestra: In Bethlehem (Ukrainian Christmas, 1969) Capitol/CBC 21. Mark Malibu & the Wasagas: Canadian Christmas (Mark Malibu presents Surfin' Kitty X-Mas 2, 2021) Sharawaji 22. Ray Parker Jr: Christmas Time is Here (Greatest Hits, 1982) Arista 23. Blondie: Yuletide Throwdown [w.Fab 5 Freddy] (Against the Odds: 1974-1982, 2022) Numero Group 24. Miami Nights 1984: When Treetops Glisten (Wonders of Christmas EP, 2022) self-released 25. Evan J Cartwright: Winter Wind [by Alice Munro] (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XIV, 2022) The Line of Best Fit 26. Jacklen Ro: C U Christmas Day (Have Yourself a Merry Indie Christmas: Volume III, 2023) Crisis 27. OGRE: Enter the Sleigher (It's Christmas Time!, 2013) Retro Promenade 28. Andy Rehfeldt: Last Christmas/Angel of Death [Slayer/Wham! mashup] (Christmas Music, 2020) self-released 29. American Comedy Network: Radio Shopping Club - Faux Presents (Christmas Comedy: Volume 1, 2002) Laugh.com 30. IKSRE & anthéne: Solstice (Seasons Shifting, 2023) anthéne 31. Julee Cruise: Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Until the End of the World OST, 1991) Warner Bros 32. Angelo Badalamenti: Twin Peaks Christmas Greeting (Twin Peaks Archive, 2012) David Lynch 33. Sy Mann: When Christmas Comes (Switched on Santa! Merriest Moog Synthesizer plays Christmas Favourites, 1969) Pickwick/33 34. The Moonglows: Hey, Santa Claus (Just a Lonely Christmas 7", 1953) Chance 35. Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid & Beverly D'Angelo: Clark Explodes (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 1989) Hughes/Warner Bros 36. Angelo Badalamenti: Joy to the World (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 1989) Hughes/Warner Bros 37. Chevy Chase, E.G. Marshall, Beverly D'Angelo & John Randolph: Hell's Threshold (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 1989) Hughes/Warner Bros 38. William Hickey, Chevy Chase, Mae Questel & Cast: Rocket's Red Glare (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 1989) Hughes/Warner Bros 39. Mavis Staples: Christmas Vacation [radio version] (Christmas Vacation 7", 1989) Paisley Park/Warner Bros 40. Carolina Eyck & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra: Kalevi Aho's Eight Seasons, 4th movement - Christmas Darkness [conductor: John Storgård] (BBC Proms, 2022) BBC 41. The Ramsey Lewis Trio: Plum Puddin' (More Sounds of Christmas, 1964) Argo I didn't mention that co-writer of Christmas Vacation, Cynthia Weil, died on June 1st this year at the age of 82. I'll dig more into her music with husband Barry Mann for a show in 2024. radiofreegak@gmail.com www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire