About this episode
Our most mirthful musical meeting of each year- holiday music collector Andy Cirzan's spectacular yearly collection of strange tunes. This year the theme is song poems, which came from an odd corner of the music industry that hired studio musician to transform customers' poems into songs- for the right price. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs: Lenny Dee, "Sleigh Ride," Happy Holi-Dee, Decca, 1961 The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 Randall Dienna, "The Snowman Song," (Single), unknown, unknown Amelia Ferencz, "Bright Star Shining In The Sky," (Single), unknown, unknown Eugenia Adams, "I’m Santa Claus," (Single), M.S.R., unknown Beatrice Seira, "Stranger In The Manger," 1978 Christmas Album, M.S.R., 1978 Donald J. Nason, "Green Christmas Blues," (Single), Unknown, Unknown Unknown, "Santa Claus is Comin' (Electro Cheese)," (Single), Unknown, unknown Raymond F Moberly, "What Is Christmas?," 1977 Christmas Album, M.S.R., 1977 Dick Kent, "Is Santa The Man In The Moon?," (Single), M.S.R., unknown Cara Stewart , "On Christmas Eve," (Single), Blue Moon, unknown George Kovacs, "Merry Christmas Someone," (Single), unknown, 1963 Sue Meadows, "My Christmas Tree," (Single), unknown, 1970 Lenny Dee, "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer," Happy Holi-Dee, Decca, 1961 Heather Noel, "Santa Came On A Nuclear Missile," (Single), unknown, 1974 Bobbie Boyle (w/ the Sisterhood), "Santa Claus Goes Modern," Peace Is A Song To Cherish, M.S.R., unknown The Sisterhood, "The Rocking Disco Santa," (Single), M.S.R., unknown Mary White, "Rudolph Pouts," (Single), Cowtown, 1960 Boygenius, "20," the record, Interscope, 2023 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .