WFMU: Michael Shelley: Playlist from December 19, 2020

Listener comments!
	1:34am Todd-o-phonic Todd: Just letting you know ahead of time that I don't think I'll be tuning in today. I'm pretty bummed that you aren't going to be playing any holiday tunes.
	♥ 10:39am Squints: Ohhhh, every day's a holiday with Shelley.
	♥ 11:00am Handy Haversack: What if Emily and Jason made you a drink, Todd? Good morning, Michael and all the Shelle Gamers! Speaking of which, it's time to crack some eggs!
	♥ 11:00am Listener Baby: High nigh!
	♥ 11:01am Frank In Queens: HEY NOW!!!!!!!!!
	♥ 11:01am Frank In Queens: Granola time!
	11:02am Mister Dobalina: You could only wish to met Michael at a Waffle House.
	♥ 11:02am Pauly from Clifton: Good morning, Michael, Crew, gang! Nice looking cocktails!
	11:02am Rex: C’mon Michael! Make with the merry! Trying to get in the holiday spirit here, Goddammit!
	♥ 11:02am Listener Baby: Dude.. The big guns so soon? Gutsy indeed.
	11:03am Listener Bop Monroe: greetings from really chilly Tannersville. best Fats Domino cover EVER!!!!!!!
	11:04am clarke: hey nowwwwww.
	♥ 11:04am Michael Shelley: Just getting started!
	11:04am gf2002: How has Mike Love not covered this song?
	♥ 11:04am TDK60: Hello Michael. Bring the hits.
	11:04am paul: Music is Freedom
	11:04am egould310: Michael’s vanished into thin air....
	♥ 11:04am Michael Shelley: indeed
	11:04am Ross T.: Only two days until the Winter Solstice!
	♥ 11:05am Gaylord Fields: Hi, Michael! “The Number One Number Ones,” eh? Far be it for me to tell you how to do your show, but I was kinda hoping you’d dedicate this show to playing Christmas music.
	♥ 11:05am Listener Baby: I’m listening!
	11:05am Doc Rock: Good morning Michael & all listeners. Looking forward to a couple of hours of fun.
	11:05am KWilde: Michael Shelley’s Greatest Hits!
	11:06am phat: That Maharishi tune is both very odd and a #1 hit. I'd never heard it, but I'm very glad I have now.
	11:06am clarke: i'm glad for non-xmas stuff at this pernt.
	11:06am Dennis Diken: go Mikey!
	♥ 11:06am Michael Shelley: Thank you Clarke!
	♥ 11:07am JG: Mike is there a cover version of Pretty pretty Priah by somebody? I think I've heard another version?
	♥ 11:08am TDK60: I want some mystical Druid Wynter Music, but no one much likes it anymore. Oh well..
	11:08am clarke: i can clearly see that THIS one is toting THIS one around for THIS one!
	11:08am phat: Amazing
	11:09am clarke: mystical druid music - you mean The Faces?
	♥ 11:10am PaulRobeson1920: HAhaha
	11:10am clarke: i had a similar night this past week
	11:11am paul: Bigfoot must. be coming up.
	♥ 11:11am TDK60: Hah clarke. / Maybe have a coffee with coffee added.
	11:11am Listener Robert: Nachos or naches?
	11:11am Ross T.: Put me in the good with no Christmas lane -- not bah humbug necessarily more a watching your diet or blood sugar kind of thing.
	♥ 11:11am Corey: Good morning Michael and crew! Looking forward to today's alt holiday hits.
	♥ 11:11am Pedro in Arlington: A real No. 1 deejay with a Dec. 19 show would play that McCartney Christmas tune for two hours over and over.
	11:12am clarke: that ringo kid could lay it OUT
	♥ 11:12am Squints: I'ma bet you right now that anything Michael plays today would absoLUTEly get a spin at the Nakatomi Towers holiday party.
	♥ 11:12am Tome: !<>! nice to be here !<>!
	♥ 11:12am Hoboken Jack: Working through my post-YLT Hanukkah hangover. Hi Michael, Ruth, Frank, Dennis, Gaylord, Baby, Handy, everybody!!
	♥ 11:13am PaulRobeson1920: Sounding good! Nice to be here too
	♥ 11:13am Listener Baby: Hi Jack!
	♥ 11:13am Squints: That rifle shot triplet coming out of the bridge.
	11:13am egould310: This song needs bongo feet. Big time.
	11:13am Ruth Booth: JACK!
	♥ 11:14am Frank In Queens: Alternate Beatles takes are the ultimate Xmas present.
	11:14am paul: New McCartney album arriving today. It has to be better than Egypt Station.
	11:14am Ross T.: Good rhythm section.
	11:14am clarke: funny - this is one of the only beatles songs with NO extra percussion
	11:15am Listener Bop Monroe: great stereo seperation!!!!
	11:15am clarke: (until white album and post)
	11:15am gf2002: I was binge-listening and watching Beatles from 62-64 last night, and the early version of this was slower and more blues-based...they made the right call making it a "potboiler" and speeding it up. Great band, yes, no doubt.
	♥ 11:15am Handy Haversack: Morning, Jack!
	11:16am Mister Dobalina: Just a quarter in the jukebox and play whatever.
	11:17am Dennis Diken: Ringo and Paul are so together right out of the box, such a life affirming feel they had! man! and with John's rhythm guitar as the glue. shucks!
	♥ 11:17am Listener Baby: A resounding NO! Thank you for your stance, Baby.
	♥ 11:17am JohnEBGood: Stick to your guns Mike. WFMU and Michael Shelley are always number one!!🎸Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
	♥ 11:17am TDK60: Yeh Dennis, they were good, like the Searchers across town.
	11:17am captain mike: The Beatles had nothing on Frankie Avalon’s Potatobug in terms of pure satirical splendour
	11:18am Sparkmouthnun: Loads of other places to hear x-mas toonz. Stay strong, Michael, sez I!
	11:18am egould310: I doubt Bob Marley bought a record when he was a kid. Abject poverty will do that to you. He probably just memorized songs from the radio.
	♥ 11:18am PaulRobeson1920: Good Morning Ringo!
	11:18am Mister Dobalina: Party man, Michael.
	11:18am MFlynn: Good morning Michael, please play whatever the heck you want!!! I will love all of it as I always do! Thank you and Merry Christmas!
	11:19am phat: Oh no
	♥ 11:19am Montmaster J: You know how I feel...
	11:19am clarke: is this the elvis costello interview???
	11:19am captain mike: The Duppy Conqueror
	11:19am egould310: It’s a bit! This is going to be fun.
	11:19am gf2002: Lennon's Rickenbacker 325 was definitely the glue in that machine of a rhythm section, and they all sped up just enough at the peaks of the songs so it felt live and human. Amazing
	♥ 11:19am Handy Haversack: Good thing the mic was on!
	11:20am Officer Pupp: Superb!
	11:20am CTEmpress: Happy merry to all!
	11:20am Sparkmouthnun: Do I dare hope that Count Mike-ula will be showing up in this bit?!
	11:20am paul: What in the wide, wide world of sports?!
	11:20am clarke: with reverb!
	11:20am The Chief: hahahahahahaha
	11:20am Thelma Blitz: Marley biographers said he got those early doo wop and soul records from the radio.
	11:21am Officer Pupp: I do believe that all the radios in heaven are permanently tuned to WFMU.
	♥ 11:21am Barney Grubbs: the popularity of US jazz & R&B in Jamaica usually seems to be attributed to cheap transistor radios and high power radio stations in Miami, New Orleans, erc
	11:21am GListener MW: I can’t believe those lumpy “Station” aliens made it into heaven, but not Buddy Holly.
	11:21am Ross T.: Ahhhh that curve ball...like dropping off a table!
	♥ 11:21am JG: This is brilliant Mike
	11:21am The Chief: Some excellent kayfabe at the top of the program. I really fell for it.
	11:21am clarke: uh-oh i feel a reggae xmas comin on mon
	♥ 11:22am Pedro in Arlington: This ghost will next haunt MLB for screwing up the minor leagues.
	11:22am Listener Bop Monroe: sebastion cabot!
	11:22am GListener MW: @Barney — that’s amazing!
	11:22am clarke: ha ha pedro
	11:22am Mister Dobalina: This is what Michael was doing up all nite.
	♥ 11:23am jpuva: good call on nobody liking Jim Morrison! Definitely the most hated in rock n roll heaven.
	11:23am Ross T.: Or is that a sinker....
	♥ 11:23am patrick321: I’m in the car but loving this mike
	11:24am Mister Dobalina: Rex's voice over skills are rather impressive!
	11:24am clarke: you're a little dickens, shelley!!
	11:24am phat: Why do wise ghosts have "British" accents?
	♥ 11:24am Handy Haversack: It's the bunker, Mister D. Really hones the voice.
	11:24am Ross T.: Mr. Mojorisin is a real schmuck when he's drinking but he still has the best baritone in the etheric realm.
	11:24am GListener MW: This is amazing. I’m going to listen to the 12/24/2006 show later today
	11:24am clarke: maybe you could play a little jimmy dickens
	11:25am Listener Bop Monroe: just hug Mrs Beasley, Mike
	11:26am Sparkmouthnun: This is really great!
	♥ 11:26am Handy Haversack: Stick it to him, Ect-o-plasmic Todd!
	11:26am egould310: Ghostophinic Ghost!
	11:26am phat: Juniper has a rotary phone
	11:26am MFlynn: Hysterical!
	♥ 11:27am West Trenton Vinnie: Brilliant!!!
	♥ 11:27am Michael in Montclair: This is hilarious!
	11:27am GListener MW: Flintstones chewable morphine!
	♥ 11:27am Handy Haversack: Certs with Retsyn -- it's serious!
	11:27am Joe R.: Best April Fool’s gag ever!
	♥ 11:27am Listener Baby: Retsin!
	♥ 11:27am justoffthebeach: this is amazing
	11:28am clarke: there's a manger set-up in nashville with little jimmy dickens as the christ-child.
	♥ 11:28am Squints: Come on. Michael Shelley. Play us some Number One hits.
	♥ 11:28am Corey: Star-studded cast of ghosts.
	♥ 11:28am Handy Haversack: Gaylord being disappointed in me would truly be a nightmare!
	♥ 11:29am Squints: "you ungrateful jockey of discs." Hah.
	♥ 11:29am dymphnite: hahahahahahahahahahahaa
	11:29am phat: OMG NOOOOO!!!!
	11:29am egould310: Tiny Ken! He larry us!
	11:29am The Chief: Tiny Ken
	11:30am Eli: This is brilliant!
	♥ 11:30am JohnEBGood: My Mom and I took the PATH train from Exchange Place to 33rd. Came back with a Weber turntable with speakers, Wow! Stereo! One of my first LP's spun was David Live! David Sanborn on Sax. Peace and Love 🎁
	11:30am Zetti: :D
	11:30am Doug in JC: Good news, we still have pencils in the future
	11:30am BVP: Omg what a nightmare!!
	♥ 11:30am Handy Haversack: Same thing happened in the Family Ties Christmas Carol. Pencils and blindness seem to be Depression-proof.
	11:30am GListener MW: !!!! WFMU is on the stock market? XD and nobody told me this 25 years ago?
	♥ 11:31am Juliette from Harding: Love this!!!
	11:31am GListener MW: @Doug — No.2 is #1!
	11:31am clarke: HaHa HH
	11:31am The Chief: YAY! Christmas is saved!
	♥ 11:31am spodiodi: scary! gm, ms & all
	11:31am Fredericks: First Ken sold the parking lot and then the station!
	♥ 11:31am Pedro in Arlington: And after Car Talk reruns, the return of Garrison Keillor with even more of him singing. We're doomed.
	♥ 11:31am PaulRobeson1920: Oh Jeez Ken the freeform man is out a job
	11:31am Listener Robert: Common AND preferred, GListener.
	11:32am Sparkmouthnun: GOD BLESS US ALL!
	11:32am Officer Pupp: Standing ovation
	♥ 11:32am TDK60: I raise my eggnog. Goddesses bless us, everyone.
	♥ 11:32am spodiodi: especially me <3
	♥ 11:32am Listener Baby: @Pedro. Hell indeed.
	11:32am egould310: God bless us, everyone.
	♥ 11:32am Juliette from Harding: @Sparkmouthnun ‘Every One’
	11:32am Ross T.: Ah bah humbug, gonna go listen to Morrison Hotel....
	11:33am clarke: i'm getting some static on the line, here....
	11:33am CTEmpress: Now I am in the spirits...I mean the spirit!
	11:33am LesSchlepping: Well done!
	♥ 11:33am JohnEBGood: Oh noooo! Bah Humbug
	11:33am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Beatles 1st album recorded in a day. OK a couple singles tracks already. Yay Michael McSroogey bit ! ...Now we got any reference to Xmas outta the way. Right ???
	11:33am Listener Bop Monroe: goodness the colors!!!! guess the acid finally kicked in.
	11:33am phat: I dont celebrate Christmas, but I LOVE 30s-60s hipster Christmas records.
	11:33am Crei6hton: Morning WFMU
	♥ 11:34am Handy Haversack: Just a note that suicide is not the best way to get that new Ramones album. It'll be there waiting for us. Well done, MS, Rex, Todd, Gaylord, Juniper, Jordan, all!
	♥ 11:34am Frank In Queens: Well, that was certainly better than the Stern holiday special this year.
	♥ 11:34am Listener Baby: Emmys for the lot of you, Baby!
	11:34am Ross T.: The red and green typeface should have tipped us off....
	11:35am Santapalooza: Bravo, Michael Shelley. Bravo.
	♥ 11:35am Corey: Totally loved that.
	♥ 11:35am TDK60: You can always sneak in some Druid stuff, or some Unitarian drum cyrcle.
	♥ 11:35am West Trenton Vinnie: We had one of those! Destroyed the records, but was convenient I suppose.
	♥ 11:35am Devin B.: That was a lot of fun! Thx Michael and all!
	11:36am clarke: MY boyz in liverpool scored 7 goals today!!
	♥ 11:36am Hoboken Jack: Howdy MFlynn, Spodi, Fredericks
	11:37am phat: Should have seen this coming. The non-traditional Christmas tunes are one of my favorite things about WFMU. Well played Michael
	♥ 11:37am spodiodi: howdy, Jack!
	♥ 11:38am Pedro in Arlington: Thank you for saving us all and WFMU, Mike. Still creeped out by the thought of NPR sounds.
	♥ 11:38am JG: I always thought 1952 Christmas Carol w Alister Sim as Scrooge was definitive, but Michael Shelley has re imagined it
	♥ 11:38am Hoboken Jack: Double shot Saturday
	11:39am Andrew Fuchs: GREAT ROCKING SHOW MIKEY ! :)
	11:39am Dennis Diken: Jolly good Mikey & all, that was a hoot, well done!
	11:40am clarke: clem cattini would be proud
	♥ 11:40am Hubig Pie: Quit tippen' over Frosty, dammit
	♥ 11:42am Greg from ZONE 5: Happy Saturday, Shelleys & Ruth & all! DAMN that might be the winningest coaster photo yet.
	♥ 11:43am JohnEBGood: Thank you Michael! Looking for that Christmas Turkey ; )
	♥ 11:43am Michael in Montclair: Hopefully the latest set of songs has changed @TOPT's mind regarding tuning into Mikey's show.
	11:43am MFlynn: Howdy Jack!!!
	11:44am clarke: todd is preparing for his jim morrison interview
	11:44am Count Mikeula!: Your best show since Halloween!
	♥ 11:44am Listener Baby: Die Count!
	11:45am dano59: Margo Guryan? ...!
	11:46am clarke: all i want for xmas is my two vaccines!!
	♥ 11:47am Bobby: I intend to spend every minute here until 1pm.
	♥ 11:48am JohnEBGood: Wow! Sounds like Randy Travers : )
	11:48am Listener Bop Monroe: mr. magoo's xmas carol holds a special place in my heart.
	♥ 11:48am TDK60: Those two Lowe cuts were sorta Druid.
	♥ 11:49am Squints: JohnEBGood: Au contraire. It's Randy Travis what sounds like him.
	11:50am paul: I thought Randy sounded like Buck Owens.
	11:51am paul: No. Wait. I'm thinking of Dwight Y.
	11:51am gf2002: Thanks for playing Charlie Pride, RIP. Charlie singing with Lloyd Green on pedal steel were the perfect pair, like Buck Owens and Don Rich, Ricky Nelson and James Burton, etc.
	♥ 11:51am Frank In Queens: Not just your neighborhood...
	11:52am clarke: The Smokers have ordered more 'rettes!!
	11:52am Mister Dobalina: Dave the Spazz did a very, Charley Pride tribute the other nite.
	♥ 11:53am Squints: Dwight reveres Buck. Hence his Bakersfield Beat joint on Sirius. For the longest time I had thought Little Ways was Dwight covering Buck. Wasn't until I actually got the CD that I realized it was not a cover but a well thought out homage.
	11:53am Christina Low: I did indeed get my first dose! Had a day of feeling just meh yesterday, and I feel fine today.
	11:53am paul: Charley Pride
	11:54am clarke: Miss Low!!! i hear ya - got the (anti)shingles shot this week - knocked me on my ass!
	11:54am Joe R.: The JD McPherson streaming Socks show last week was very fun, definitely worth checking out if it’s restreamed
	11:55am paul: Squints...makes me wish I had Sirius.
	11:56am CTEmpress: I am wrapping presents! Thanks for the soundtrack!
	11:56am Dennis Diken: The group vocals on BBs Christmas LP are really top-notch. “She Knows Me Too Well” was cut during the sessions for this album.
	11:57am Christina Low: Clarke, from what I’ve read, that Shingles vacc is a bit rougher than this first COVID dose. There’s a great article on the Atlantic website that details more about the workings of the vaccine. I am a little nervous about the second dose in three weeks, but Frank in Queens is a good nurse, it will be freezing out, and it’s not like I have any social plans, so.... bring it on!
	11:57am clarke: you're flatting dear!
	11:59am phat: I still very much dig Jingle Bell rock.
	11:59am clarke: yeah, i was not expecting to be out of commish for two days, but fine now.
	♥ 12:00pm JohnEBGood: Thank you Squints. It reminded me of the Matlock episode with Randy. Now I know how to spell his last name. And I was fortunate to dig Charlie's music in the 70's. Peace
	12:00pm Sparkmouthnun: Joel Paterson is A number 1 in my book!
	12:00pm clarke: i hear the 2nd covid vaccine is not as bad - as is the 2nd shingles one
	12:02pm Christina Low: I feel like some of these things are worth it for the long run. I know a lot of people who have had shingles, and they all say it’s horrible. Same with COVID. I am happy to have a bit of peace of mind, since I am on the train daily,and working in a nursing home.
	12:02pm Dennis Diken: Mills Bros totally rule!
	12:03pm clarke: oh for sure!! both to christina AND dennis!
	♥ 12:03pm Hubig Pie: Shingles vaccine kicked me arse, moi aussi
	12:03pm phat: I'm still glad we got to hear that Maharishi song.
	12:04pm phat: My dad and mom were big Mills Brothers fans.
	12:04pm clarke: doncha care?!? DONCHA CARE???!!!
	12:05pm gf2002: Yes! One of the best bass lines ever recorded.
	♥ 12:06pm Squints: JohnEBGood, a Charley Pride record (I think a live one) made it into the rotation for every holiday my parents traded hosting with family friends. That, and the Buckaroos (sans Buck, instro only) covering Merle, and Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison.
	♥ 12:07pm Roberto: Best Christmas song of all time right here.
	12:07pm ?: HA! I knew Michael Shelley's cold heart of last weeks "NO Christmas music!" would melt and the Christmas music would flow. Thank you!
	♥ 12:07pm Hughie Considine: Haim just repurposed Christmas Wrapping with 2020-themed lyrics. Hope it brings in lots of dough. Billy Ficca's gig after Television turned OK.
	♥ 12:08pm Roberto: I wouldn't object to a more vegan-friendly update of these lyrics.
	♥ 12:09pm Frank In Queens: The worst and best Xmas songs back to back!
	♥ 12:10pm Hughie Considine: Actually, this is the best Xmas song of all time.
	12:10pm gf2002: Any cover version of "Wrapping" should have a contractual obligation to have Tracy Wormworth play bass, it ain't the song without that bass
	♥ 12:10pm Roberto: Frank, I think you mean the two best Xmas songs ever back-to-back.
	12:10pm egould310: A Kinks klassik.
	12:10pm clarke: oh, it's MovieTime, frank???
	♥ 12:11pm Frank In Queens: I absolutely made zero mistakes in my prior post, thank you.
	♥ 12:11pm Roberto: Tracy is definitely worth more than her weight in worms.
	♥ 12:12pm Frank In Queens: clarke, waiting on our host for the cue.
	12:12pm phat: How did I not know Billy Ficca was in The Waitresses?
	12:12pm clarke: The Treasurer is the host of MovieTime!!
	♥ 12:13pm Hughie Considine: Just watched Die Harder (2) last night en famille. Hans Gruber will never be topped.
	♥ 12:13pm Frank In Queens: OK, now it's time.
	12:13pm clarke: our host opened the gates when he referenced Mr. Potter!!
	♥ 12:14pm Hughie Considine: I need to get into the ether.
	12:15pm clarke: i watched The Burglar with dan duryea - only the 2nd viewing - wow, what a great one!!
	♥ 12:15pm Frank In Queens: Slow week this week. Sisters, the last season of The Good Place, and last night's feature, They Call Me Bruce.
	♥ 12:15pm Corey: Agree one million% on the contemporary musicians commentary. Total vibe killer.
	♥ 12:15pm Handy Haversack: Manhattan? Little Italy?
	♥ 12:15pm JohnEBGood: Wow Squints! That's beautiful. I got a Rolling Stones t shirt every year, Tradition is cool ; )
	♥ 12:16pm Frank In Queens: If it was anti-Xmas sentiment, then there would be no "best Xmas song".
	12:16pm clarke: what's The Good Place? should i check?
	12:16pm gf2002: The Burglar is fantastic, one of my favorite noirs! Movies TV aired it this week. Jayne Mansfield...
	♥ 12:16pm Therese: I don't want to hear the guy from Coldplay's opinion on anything.
	♥ 12:16pm Handy Haversack: We watched The Spy Who Came in from the Cold last night. RIP, le Carré.
	♥ 12:16pm jmd: It's our Manhattans!
	♥ 12:17pm Therese: @clarke- yes, check out the Good Place!
	12:17pm clarke: YES, jayne mansfield is stunning in that fine Film!
	♥ 12:17pm Jimmy Wipper: I think we must have had too much egg nog last night and we weren't thinking clearly because we watched Love Actually last night and it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Why is it always picked as a great Christmas movie?
	12:18pm The Chief: Eyes Wide Shut and The Apartment are my fav two Holiday-time movies
	12:18pm dk50b: Was just thinking this song, Christmas Wrapping, and Captain Sensible's One Christmas Catalogue are my 3 modern tops. @Hughie Consodine thanks, gotta check out Haim's cover. Though they didn't write it, relates to the fact the most enjoyable Christmas songs were written by Jews.
	12:18pm Joe B: I thought having the one Jonas Brother and Oasis was totally relevant, and appreciated their contributions to the doc.
	12:18pm Mister Dobalina: Oh, God! with George Burns & John Denver.
	12:18pm clarke: speaking of liam neeson!
	12:18pm phat: Swinging Christmas music is the best because they don't try to make it deep or religious or anything. They're just having fun. Shit like The Christmas Shoes is trying so hard to be deep.
	♥ 12:18pm Handy Haversack: Nice, jmd! Have you tried a Little Italy? 2 oz. rye/bourbon, .75 oz. sweet vermouth, .5 oz. Cynar. Agreed, Thérèse!
	♥ 12:19pm jmd: Maker's Mark, Dolan sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters, and the classic waxy and weird tasting maraschino cherry. Terrific!
	12:19pm The Chief: "Mistletoe and Menorahs" if you want to watch a laughably cookie-cutter Lifetime movie
	♥ 12:19pm McGroovey: I'm trying to listen to the show while listening to a WNYC show about the discovery of the mumps vaccine, while ALSO trying to watch my son's girlfriend's virtual college graduation. Can I pull off this daring stunt? And can I succeed in typing this without my glasses?
	♥ 12:19pm Listener Baby: Baby. Sure hope Vince G makes a cameo. Wouldn’t be right without the man.
	♥ 12:19pm Frank In Queens: "The Good Place" is a network sit-com; it's something that on the surface I would normally avoid like the plague, but Ms. Low was watching and I got inadvertently exposed to. It's a solid B- grade from me, but that's quite high for a modern network sit-com for me. Some of the jokes are a bit dopey and hokey, but I like the philosophical content.
	♥ 12:19pm Pedro in Arlington: YouTube is full of incredible TV Christmas specials of old - probably every one hosted by Dean Martin, Bob Hope, Judy Garland. There's a Liberace 1953 that I gotta watch. Also compilations of Christmas ads. Burger King seemed more into the season than McDonald's. A lot of stores that were "your Christmas headquarters" ain't no more ... Radio Shack, Woolworth's, Sears. Thanks YouTube.
	12:20pm DG: For those interested, the Bee Gees doc. is on HBO today, around 4--4:30. Will probably tune in, although I have mixed feelings on them: love the early stuff but can't get past the disco & high-pitched vocalizing which sounds like they're in pain. As for the Waitresses track, yes, it's a classic, but it was covered a lot, from the Spice Girls to the cast of "Glee."
	12:20pm gf2002: The Burglar is full of 50's Philly references, like the wealthy woman watching John Facenda on the news every night with a beer...and that's when Duryea's gang breaks in. Same with the views of old Atlantic City and the Steel Pier. Highly recommend that film.
	♥ 12:20pm Handy Haversack: You're out there on the ragged edge of what's possible, McGroovey!
	12:20pm dk50b: Brazil is my favorite movie, both Christmas and all time.
	12:21pm ?: Wonderful Michael. Thank you. So busy listening to you that I missed the announcement that as of tonight we're back in full lockdown here... thank goodness for music. X
	♥ 12:21pm Jimmy Wipper: Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory is a great novella and the tv version from the '60s is really wonderful.
	♥ 12:21pm Squints: What phat said.
	12:21pm Peta Waddington: That was from me... sorry... I'm the ?
	♥ 12:21pm jmd: @Handy: we'll have to try the Little Italy. Sounds great.
	♥ 12:21pm Handy Haversack: We're all in it together, dk50b.
	♥ 12:22pm Squints: Joy, as in Wilson Pickett's 634-57SilverBells.
	♥ 12:22pm JohnEBGood: Hey FMU family. What is the greatest Scrooge movie? The Worst?
	12:23pm clarke: WHIPPPPPPAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
	♥ 12:23pm jmd: anybody else catch the Yo La Tengo concert last night?
	12:23pm dk50b: Don't forget the Star Wars Holiday Special. Happy Life Day everyone.
	♥ 12:23pm Frank In Queens: I'd normally throw on Bad Santa around this time of year, but probably not this year. I'm sure A Christmas Story will make a series of appearances towards the end of the week though.
	12:23pm Joe B: best and worst - Mr. Magoo
	12:23pm DG: "The Good Place" is one of the best network sitcoms of the last decade or so, but you have to watch it from the beginning (& the first few seasons are better). About death, the afterlife, being a moral person (the lead character was an awful person who is trying to be better), philosophy, etc. ----it's an incredible balancing act & while it goes on a bit too long it's soooo much better than the usual mix of juvenilia and hacky jokes that most sitcoms have turned into.
	♥ 12:24pm Squints: This Ribbons And Bows is EXACTLY what needs to be in Christmas rotations.
	♥ 12:24pm Handy Haversack: @jmd, we also like Black Manhattans: 2:1 bourbon:Averna, bitters.
	12:25pm gf2002: It's just not Christmas without watching Jack Webb shake down innocent men in the Dragnet Christmas episode, either the 50's or 60's version.
	12:25pm clarke: anytime anyone recommends a series, i will, at least, give the pilot a try. thnx.
	♥ 12:26pm Hubig Pie: Richard Widmark chewin' up the scenery in 2nites noir - Kiss of Death
	12:26pm clarke: Asst Prod in da basement??!!
	♥ 12:26pm Squints: "Merry Christmas, ya squirt."
	12:27pm Joe B: yes, Blaine on this, and most partridge tracks
	12:27pm clarke: saw dat, Hubig! Kiss Of Death is grand classic.
	12:27pm Mister Dobalina: A Christmas Memory is on YouTube.
	♥ 12:27pm McGroovey: My review of the BeeGees documentary on HBO: It's good. Go ahead and watch it.
	♥ 12:28pm Hughie Considine: @Hubig, what a treat. Udo's pronunciation of "deluxe shore dinner" and "pal" never fail to fill me with mirth and wonder.
	12:28pm clarke: wait this isn't jeremy partridge??
	♥ 12:28pm GeorgeSimian: Shameless plug and not a xmas movie, but my movie PAINT is out on VOD this last week. Got some great music in it. It's a comedy about art students trying to figure out their lives. Check it out!
	12:28pm gf2002: Kiss Of Death, yes, a classic! Widmark and that wheelchair scene...
	♥ 12:28pm Hughie Considine: Jeremy Gelbwaks was the Alfalfa of Chris Partridges
	♥ 12:29pm Hughie Considine: No more than Donna Fiducia's...
	♥ 12:29pm Squints: Jeremy Gelbwaks shot Buckwheat?
	12:29pm clarke: brian forster's lawyer's phone is burning hot!!
	♥ 12:29pm Roberto: Yo no soy eggnog.
	♥ 12:30pm Hughie Considine: Gelbwaks was hated by cast and crew, as was Carl Switzer.
	12:32pm gf2002: On the video playlist: Garrett Morris and the original SNL players with Candice Bergen singing "Winter Wonderland" backed by Howard Shore and his Band Of Angels. Classic.
	12:34pm clarke: i'm still waiting for the elvis costello interview...
	12:34pm phat: That 7th comment reminded me that Rick Beato had a great little YouTube video with some tips on melody.
	♥ 12:35pm dymphnite: The Leftovers not the Replacements!
	12:35pm clarke: doh!!
	12:35pm Christina Low: I love Spector Christmas. Big fan of the Sharon Jones Christmas/Holiday album, too.
	12:36pm egould310: I usually wait until Fool’s Paradise to start my Saturday boozing. But this festive Christmas show has me drinking a Smirnoff and Emergen-C early. Cheers to all WFMU listeners and dj’s and skeletons!
	♥ 12:37pm Listener Baby: The Replacements is a show a about a band that doesn’t rehearse.
	12:37pm clarke: sounds like ol'Phil was cattle-prodding a horse at the end of that
	12:37pm phat: Who is this funky bed music?
	12:38pm clarke: been there, Baby!
	♥ 12:39pm Handy Haversack: Happy upcoming bday, Juniper!
	♥ 12:39pm Hoboken Jack: Happy sweet 16, Juniper!!
	12:39pm clarke: cool yule, Jupe!!
	12:39pm ...nothing follows: Rare exports: a Christmas tale is a great Krampus themed horror genre from Finland (may be dubbed) but not too gory fascinating holiday favorite for me available on prime
	12:40pm clarke: oh yeah - HAPPY BDAY JUNIPER!! (soon, i think?)
	♥ 12:40pm spodiodi: i want to be a dentist
	♥ 12:40pm Bobby: Happy Birthday!
	♥ 12:40pm spodiodi: happy upcoming bday, Juniper
	12:40pm The Chief: I always thought Snowmiser looked like John Kerry
	♥ 12:40pm Frank In Queens: Happy Birthday Juniper!
	12:41pm phat: The Year Without Santa Claus
	♥ 12:41pm Corey: That was very sweet!
	♥ 12:41pm Hughie Considine: This is lovely.
	♥ 12:41pm Bobby: Haha great parting shot
	12:41pm MarkG: Try Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas
	♥ 12:41pm Therese: Happy Birthday, Juniper!
	12:41pm MFlynn: Happy Birthday Juniper!
	♥ 12:42pm Michael Shelley: phat - Soulful Strings!
	♥ 12:42pm Greg from ZONE 5: PRO TIP! There is a playlist on YouTube of 250+ animated Christmas specials. Did you know the New Kids on the Block had an animated Christmas special? THEY DID!
	♥ 12:42pm Handy Haversack: Very sweet! Thanks for the haunted good time, MS. Gotta let the hound walk me around for a bit now. Great time! Be well, all. See youse next week for more number-onery!
	♥ 12:42pm Frank In Queens: I used to always look forward to Yogi's First Christmas when I was a kid. And Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, if only for the Riverbottom Nightmare Band.
	12:43pm kpx: is this the one that features Glen Campbell as saint Nick. speaking of which what about a Christmas song from Glen Campbell m
	12:43pm phat: What a goddamned creepy song.
	12:43pm Listener Bop Monroe: boris badenov for Xmas!
	♥ 12:43pm spodiodi: tata Handy. best to da Bagpipe
	♥ 12:43pm Greg from ZONE 5: And yes, Emmett Otter is the top of the heap.
	12:43pm phat: @Michael Shelley thanks! That drum intro was sweet.
	12:44pm gf2002: Not animated necessarily, but ALF's Special Christmas is on my list
	12:44pm Mod squad Christine: A Chicago favorite from WGN TV vintage black and white Suzy Snowflake, Hard Rock Coco and Joe and Frosty the Snowman. A must see!!
	12:44pm Listener Bop Monroe: ...and inspector fenwick!!!
	♥ 12:45pm Michael Shelley: possibly Maurice White on drums
	12:45pm clarke: don't forget Kiss Of Death!!
	♥ 12:45pm spodiodi: Hubig was sayin
	12:46pm Joe B: paul frees - also did the john and george voices on the beatles cartoon, and berry gordy on the Jackson 5 cartoon
	♥ 12:46pm spodiodi: i've not seen it before but watched the wheelchair scene. looks promising
	12:46pm AmericanPop: Life and Adventures of Santa Clause - Rankin /Bass version of Frank Baum (Wizard of Oz) story. Young Santa gets a life lesson about "Man's inhumanity to man" from an immortal. War, greed physical and mental cruelty - all in glorious stop motion!
	12:47pm clarke: widmark's laugh will drown out all Ho Ho Ho's
	♥ 12:47pm Cacophone Jeff: Everyone here is just awesome! Giving me lots of great stuff to watch on my vacation! @georgesimian, my wife is an art teacher, so we are definitely going to check out your film too!
	12:49pm kpx: nothing says Christmas like Christmas in the desert.
	♥ 12:50pm Sweet Corn Lizzie: That song would be better if it actually sounded Mexican. I want the mariachi version.
	12:50pm clarke: oh - haven't seen this since it debuted, but the 'first' Walton's show was a xmas special, and much better than the series that followed.
	♥ 12:50pm yerfriendpaul: Does anyone remember, “Nestor, the long eared Christmas donkey”? It’s Rankin Bass off the rails. His poor donkey mother dies of exposure!
	♥ 12:50pm JG: If you play air piano to Linus and Lucy it makes you feel really good
	12:50pm phat: Those Charlie Brown specials wouldn't have been what they were without the music.
	♥ 12:51pm Hughie Considine: Any scene in a movie that could aptly be called 'the wheelchair scene' is automatically not going to end well. See the original Manhunter for another unforgettable W.S.
	12:51pm clarke: truedat, phat!
	12:52pm clarke: joseph st. nicholas!!!
	12:53pm johnk77: just lost the broadcast 91.1 stereo signal here in south bronx:< internet stream still working
	♥ 12:54pm James in ATL: NRBQ Christmas Wish is my favorite Christmas song. Thanks Michael!
	12:54pm kpx: a Charlie Brown Christmas, a number one staple every Christmas.
	12:54pm phat: I love how Saturdays on WFMU have been my weekly NRBQ checkin.
	12:54pm clarke: actually: Jody St. Nicholas
	12:55pm Listener Bop Monroe: thnx 4 another great show Mr. S. be safe all. "lights please..."
	♥ 12:55pm yerfriendpaul: Burl Ives has the perfect Christmas voice
	12:56pm clarke: this is going to be the shortest elvis costello interview since kurt loder's.
	♥ 12:56pm spodiodi: thanks, Michael Shelley! thanks, Ruth! cheerio all
	12:57pm Joe R.: wonderful show, Michael—happy holidays to you, yours, and all the radio family!
	♥ 12:57pm Cacophone Jeff: Thanks for a fantastic show, Michael, and, sincerely, lifting my Xmess spirits!
	12:57pm Dennis Diken: Loved the show Mikey! Season’s greetings all!
	♥ 12:57pm Bobby: Thanks Michael, Ruth, all!
	12:57pm phat: Great closer Michael. Thank you.
	12:57pm clarke: happy hollerdaze, ALL!! happy middle-mas merry grimble, etc.
	♥ 12:57pm JG: all time great show, Mike
	♥ 12:57pm Corey: Thanks Michael and crew for this very special holiday special! Enjoy the holiday if you're celebrating. Wish everyone good times and health.
	♥ 12:57pm Hubig Pie: Yes, I finally gots those Xmas spirits now
	12:58pm DG: Can't believe this is Marley.....sounds like he's just imitating all the American and doo-wop vocalists he heard on the radio (as people said, above).
	12:58pm wfmu listener phillip: christmas! sorry no thank you. Santa has been giving me a lump of coal since I was 10 back in 1977.
	12:58pm kpx: Merry Cursemas everyone.
	♥ 12:58pm JG: Have a Merry everyone!
	♥ 12:59pm DjLorraine: Merry Christmas
	12:59pm clarke: don't imbibe too much nog!!!
	♥ 12:59pm bbob: Thanks for the BESt holiday music show! And Happy Birthday, Juniper! December babies are the BEST!!!!
	12:59pm wfmu listener phillip: Happy Festivus!
	12:59pm phat: It looks like I've got the Christmas spirit. This stuff usually works every year.
	12:59pm GListener MW: Merry Mikemas, all!
	12:59pm clarke: anyone ever get the feeling you been...
	♥ 1:00pm Lizardner Dave !: Merry Christmas Michael! Thanks for a fun show.
	1:01pm clarke: scrooged!!!
	1:07pm phat: Damn, this Shades smokes.
	♥ 1:13pm Michael Shelley: Thanks all & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
	2:27pm Jordon: Loved the show! Now where are my nachos!
	2:57pm Bob: Got here in post. I had a feeling it was a dodge. Great show.

Michael Shelley: Playlist from December 19, 2020

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
King Creole aka Lenny Lacour	Maharishi
Anand Prayag & Chorus	Pretty Pretty Priya
Beatles,The	I Saw Her Standing There (take 2)
Bob Marley & The Wailers	I Made a Mistake
Frank Sinatra	Jingles Bells "Jingles Bells" by "Frank Sinatra"
Nick Lowe And Los Straitjackets	Let It Snow
Nick Lowe	Winter Wonderland "Winter Wonderland" by "Nick Lowe"
Little Eva And Big Dee Irwin	I Wish You A Merry Christmas
Margo Guryan	I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You
Charlie Pride	Santa And The Kids "Santa And The Kids" by "Charlie Pride"
JD McPherson	What's That Sound "What's That Sound" by "JD McPherson"
Beach Boys, The	Beach Boys - Frosty The Snowman [vocal overdub 2a take 4]
Staple Singers, The	Joy to the World
Joel Paterson	Jingle Bell Rock "Jingle Bell Rock" by "Joel Paterson"
Mills Brothers, The	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Waitresses, The	Christmas Wrapping
Kinks, The	Father Christmas "Father Christmas" by "Kinks, The"
Bill Bronson's Overtones With Tommy Ferguson's Trio	Christmas Is On The Its Way
Stevie Wonder	What Christmas Means To Me
Kacey Musgraves	Ribbons and Bows "Ribbons and Bows" by "Kacey Musgraves"
Partridge Family, The	My Christmas Card To You
Tex Williams	The Winter Song "The Winter Song" by "Tex Williams"
George Jones and Tammy Wynette	Mr. And Mrs. Santa Claus
Ronettes, The	Sleigh Ride "Sleigh Ride" by "Ronettes, The"
Paul Frees from Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	No More Toy Makers To The King!
Ventures, The	Roudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Jim Reeves	Senor Santa Claus "Senor Santa Claus" by "Jim Reeves"
Vince Guaraldi Trio	Linus And Lucy
NRBQ	Christmas Wish "Christmas Wish" by "NRBQ"
Burl Ives	Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Bob Marley & The Wailers	White Christmas

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Listener comments!
	1:34am Todd-o-phonic Todd: Just letting you know ahead of time that I don't think I'll be tuning in today. I'm pretty bummed that you aren't going to be playing any holiday tunes.
	♥ 10:39am Squints: Ohhhh, every day's a holiday with Shelley.
	♥ 11:00am Handy Haversack: What if Emily and Jason made you a drink, Todd? Good morning, Michael and all the Shelle Gamers! Speaking of which, it's time to crack some eggs!
	♥ 11:00am Listener Baby: High nigh!
	♥ 11:01am Frank In Queens: HEY NOW!!!!!!!!!
	♥ 11:01am Frank In Queens: Granola time!
	11:02am Mister Dobalina: You could only wish to met Michael at a Waffle House.
	♥ 11:02am Pauly from Clifton: Good morning, Michael, Crew, gang! Nice looking cocktails!
	11:02am Rex: C’mon Michael! Make with the merry! Trying to get in the holiday spirit here, Goddammit!
	♥ 11:02am Listener Baby: Dude.. The big guns so soon? Gutsy indeed.
	11:03am Listener Bop Monroe: greetings from really chilly Tannersville. best Fats Domino cover EVER!!!!!!!
	11:04am clarke: hey nowwwwww.
	♥ 11:04am Michael Shelley: Just getting started!
	11:04am gf2002: How has Mike Love not covered this song?
	♥ 11:04am TDK60: Hello Michael. Bring the hits.
	11:04am paul: Music is Freedom
	11:04am egould310: Michael’s vanished into thin air....
	♥ 11:04am Michael Shelley: indeed
	11:04am Ross T.: Only two days until the Winter Solstice!
	♥ 11:05am Gaylord Fields: Hi, Michael! “The Number One Number Ones,” eh? Far be it for me to tell you how to do your show, but I was kinda hoping you’d dedicate this show to playing Christmas music.
	♥ 11:05am Listener Baby: I’m listening!
	11:05am Doc Rock: Good morning Michael & all listeners. Looking forward to a couple of hours of fun.
	11:05am KWilde: Michael Shelley’s Greatest Hits!
	11:06am phat: That Maharishi tune is both very odd and a #1 hit. I'd never heard it, but I'm very glad I have now.
	11:06am clarke: i'm glad for non-xmas stuff at this pernt.
	11:06am Dennis Diken: go Mikey!
	♥ 11:06am Michael Shelley: Thank you Clarke!
	♥ 11:07am JG: Mike is there a cover version of Pretty pretty Priah by somebody? I think I've heard another version?
	♥ 11:08am TDK60: I want some mystical Druid Wynter Music, but no one much likes it anymore. Oh well..
	11:08am clarke: i can clearly see that THIS one is toting THIS one around for THIS one!
	11:08am phat: Amazing
	11:09am clarke: mystical druid music - you mean The Faces?
	♥ 11:10am PaulRobeson1920: HAhaha
	11:10am clarke: i had a similar night this past week
	11:11am paul: Bigfoot must. be coming up.
	♥ 11:11am TDK60: Hah clarke. / Maybe have a coffee with coffee added.
	11:11am Listener Robert: Nachos or naches?
	11:11am Ross T.: Put me in the good with no Christmas lane -- not bah humbug necessarily more a watching your diet or blood sugar kind of thing.
	♥ 11:11am Corey: Good morning Michael and crew! Looking forward to today's alt holiday hits.
	♥ 11:11am Pedro in Arlington: A real No. 1 deejay with a Dec. 19 show would play that McCartney Christmas tune for two hours over and over.
	11:12am clarke: that ringo kid could lay it OUT
	♥ 11:12am Squints: I'ma bet you right now that anything Michael plays today would absoLUTEly get a spin at the Nakatomi Towers holiday party.
	♥ 11:12am Tome: !<>! nice to be here !<>!
	♥ 11:12am Hoboken Jack: Working through my post-YLT Hanukkah hangover. Hi Michael, Ruth, Frank, Dennis, Gaylord, Baby, Handy, everybody!!
	♥ 11:13am PaulRobeson1920: Sounding good! Nice to be here too
	♥ 11:13am Listener Baby: Hi Jack!
	♥ 11:13am Squints: That rifle shot triplet coming out of the bridge.
	11:13am egould310: This song needs bongo feet. Big time.
	11:13am Ruth Booth: JACK!
	♥ 11:14am Frank In Queens: Alternate Beatles takes are the ultimate Xmas present.
	11:14am paul: New McCartney album arriving today. It has to be better than Egypt Station.
	11:14am Ross T.: Good rhythm section.
	11:14am clarke: funny - this is one of the only beatles songs with NO extra percussion
	11:15am Listener Bop Monroe: great stereo seperation!!!!
	11:15am clarke: (until white album and post)
	11:15am gf2002: I was binge-listening and watching Beatles from 62-64 last night, and the early version of this was slower and more blues-based...they made the right call making it a "potboiler" and speeding it up. Great band, yes, no doubt.
	♥ 11:15am Handy Haversack: Morning, Jack!
	11:16am Mister Dobalina: Just a quarter in the jukebox and play whatever.
	11:17am Dennis Diken: Ringo and Paul are so together right out of the box, such a life affirming feel they had! man! and with John's rhythm guitar as the glue. shucks!
	♥ 11:17am Listener Baby: A resounding NO! Thank you for your stance, Baby.
	♥ 11:17am JohnEBGood: Stick to your guns Mike. WFMU and Michael Shelley are always number one!!🎸Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
	♥ 11:17am TDK60: Yeh Dennis, they were good, like the Searchers across town.
	11:17am captain mike: The Beatles had nothing on Frankie Avalon’s Potatobug in terms of pure satirical splendour
	11:18am Sparkmouthnun: Loads of other places to hear x-mas toonz. Stay strong, Michael, sez I!
	11:18am egould310: I doubt Bob Marley bought a record when he was a kid. Abject poverty will do that to you. He probably just memorized songs from the radio.
	♥ 11:18am PaulRobeson1920: Good Morning Ringo!
	11:18am Mister Dobalina: Party man, Michael.
	11:18am MFlynn: Good morning Michael, please play whatever the heck you want!!! I will love all of it as I always do! Thank you and Merry Christmas!
	11:19am phat: Oh no
	♥ 11:19am Montmaster J: You know how I feel...
	11:19am clarke: is this the elvis costello interview???
	11:19am captain mike: The Duppy Conqueror
	11:19am egould310: It’s a bit! This is going to be fun.
	11:19am gf2002: Lennon's Rickenbacker 325 was definitely the glue in that machine of a rhythm section, and they all sped up just enough at the peaks of the songs so it felt live and human. Amazing
	♥ 11:19am Handy Haversack: Good thing the mic was on!
	11:20am Officer Pupp: Superb!
	11:20am CTEmpress: Happy merry to all!
	11:20am Sparkmouthnun: Do I dare hope that Count Mike-ula will be showing up in this bit?!
	11:20am paul: What in the wide, wide world of sports?!
	11:20am clarke: with reverb!
	11:20am The Chief: hahahahahahaha
	11:20am Thelma Blitz: Marley biographers said he got those early doo wop and soul records from the radio.
	11:21am Officer Pupp: I do believe that all the radios in heaven are permanently tuned to WFMU.
	♥ 11:21am Barney Grubbs: the popularity of US jazz & R&B in Jamaica usually seems to be attributed to cheap transistor radios and high power radio stations in Miami, New Orleans, erc
	11:21am GListener MW: I can’t believe those lumpy “Station” aliens made it into heaven, but not Buddy Holly.
	11:21am Ross T.: Ahhhh that curve ball...like dropping off a table!
	♥ 11:21am JG: This is brilliant Mike
	11:21am The Chief: Some excellent kayfabe at the top of the program. I really fell for it.
	11:21am clarke: uh-oh i feel a reggae xmas comin on mon
	♥ 11:22am Pedro in Arlington: This ghost will next haunt MLB for screwing up the minor leagues.
	11:22am Listener Bop Monroe: sebastion cabot!
	11:22am GListener MW: @Barney — that’s amazing!
	11:22am clarke: ha ha pedro
	11:22am Mister Dobalina: This is what Michael was doing up all nite.
	♥ 11:23am jpuva: good call on nobody liking Jim Morrison! Definitely the most hated in rock n roll heaven.
	11:23am Ross T.: Or is that a sinker....
	♥ 11:23am patrick321: I’m in the car but loving this mike
	11:24am Mister Dobalina: Rex's voice over skills are rather impressive!
	11:24am clarke: you're a little dickens, shelley!!
	11:24am phat: Why do wise ghosts have "British" accents?
	♥ 11:24am Handy Haversack: It's the bunker, Mister D. Really hones the voice.
	11:24am Ross T.: Mr. Mojorisin is a real schmuck when he's drinking but he still has the best baritone in the etheric realm.
	11:24am GListener MW: This is amazing. I’m going to listen to the 12/24/2006 show later today
	11:24am clarke: maybe you could play a little jimmy dickens
	11:25am Listener Bop Monroe: just hug Mrs Beasley, Mike
	11:26am Sparkmouthnun: This is really great!
	♥ 11:26am Handy Haversack: Stick it to him, Ect-o-plasmic Todd!
	11:26am egould310: Ghostophinic Ghost!
	11:26am phat: Juniper has a rotary phone
	11:26am MFlynn: Hysterical!
	♥ 11:27am West Trenton Vinnie: Brilliant!!!
	♥ 11:27am Michael in Montclair: This is hilarious!
	11:27am GListener MW: Flintstones chewable morphine!
	♥ 11:27am Handy Haversack: Certs with Retsyn -- it's serious!
	11:27am Joe R.: Best April Fool’s gag ever!
	♥ 11:27am Listener Baby: Retsin!
	♥ 11:27am justoffthebeach: this is amazing
	11:28am clarke: there's a manger set-up in nashville with little jimmy dickens as the christ-child.
	♥ 11:28am Squints: Come on. Michael Shelley. Play us some Number One hits.
	♥ 11:28am Corey: Star-studded cast of ghosts.
	♥ 11:28am Handy Haversack: Gaylord being disappointed in me would truly be a nightmare!
	♥ 11:29am Squints: "you ungrateful jockey of discs." Hah.
	♥ 11:29am dymphnite: hahahahahahahahahahahaa
	11:29am phat: OMG NOOOOO!!!!
	11:29am egould310: Tiny Ken! He larry us!
	11:29am The Chief: Tiny Ken
	11:30am Eli: This is brilliant!
	♥ 11:30am JohnEBGood: My Mom and I took the PATH train from Exchange Place to 33rd. Came back with a Weber turntable with speakers, Wow! Stereo! One of my first LP's spun was David Live! David Sanborn on Sax. Peace and Love 🎁
	11:30am Zetti: :D
	11:30am Doug in JC: Good news, we still have pencils in the future
	11:30am BVP: Omg what a nightmare!!
	♥ 11:30am Handy Haversack: Same thing happened in the Family Ties Christmas Carol. Pencils and blindness seem to be Depression-proof.
	11:30am GListener MW: !!!! WFMU is on the stock market? XD and nobody told me this 25 years ago?
	♥ 11:31am Juliette from Harding: Love this!!!
	11:31am GListener MW: @Doug — No.2 is #1!
	11:31am clarke: HaHa HH
	11:31am The Chief: YAY! Christmas is saved!
	♥ 11:31am spodiodi: scary! gm, ms & all
	11:31am Fredericks: First Ken sold the parking lot and then the station!
	♥ 11:31am Pedro in Arlington: And after Car Talk reruns, the return of Garrison Keillor with even more of him singing. We're doomed.
	♥ 11:31am PaulRobeson1920: Oh Jeez Ken the freeform man is out a job
	11:31am Listener Robert: Common AND preferred, GListener.
	11:32am Sparkmouthnun: GOD BLESS US ALL!
	11:32am Officer Pupp: Standing ovation
	♥ 11:32am TDK60: I raise my eggnog. Goddesses bless us, everyone.
	♥ 11:32am spodiodi: especially me <3
	♥ 11:32am Listener Baby: @Pedro. Hell indeed.
	11:32am egould310: God bless us, everyone.
	♥ 11:32am Juliette from Harding: @Sparkmouthnun ‘Every One’
	11:32am Ross T.: Ah bah humbug, gonna go listen to Morrison Hotel....
	11:33am clarke: i'm getting some static on the line, here....
	11:33am CTEmpress: Now I am in the spirits...I mean the spirit!
	11:33am LesSchlepping: Well done!
	♥ 11:33am JohnEBGood: Oh noooo! Bah Humbug
	11:33am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Beatles 1st album recorded in a day. OK a couple singles tracks already. Yay Michael McSroogey bit ! ...Now we got any reference to Xmas outta the way. Right ???
	11:33am Listener Bop Monroe: goodness the colors!!!! guess the acid finally kicked in.
	11:33am phat: I dont celebrate Christmas, but I LOVE 30s-60s hipster Christmas records.
	11:33am Crei6hton: Morning WFMU
	♥ 11:34am Handy Haversack: Just a note that suicide is not the best way to get that new Ramones album. It'll be there waiting for us. Well done, MS, Rex, Todd, Gaylord, Juniper, Jordan, all!
	♥ 11:34am Frank In Queens: Well, that was certainly better than the Stern holiday special this year.
	♥ 11:34am Listener Baby: Emmys for the lot of you, Baby!
	11:34am Ross T.: The red and green typeface should have tipped us off....
	11:35am Santapalooza: Bravo, Michael Shelley. Bravo.
	♥ 11:35am Corey: Totally loved that.
	♥ 11:35am TDK60: You can always sneak in some Druid stuff, or some Unitarian drum cyrcle.
	♥ 11:35am West Trenton Vinnie: We had one of those! Destroyed the records, but was convenient I suppose.
	♥ 11:35am Devin B.: That was a lot of fun! Thx Michael and all!
	11:36am clarke: MY boyz in liverpool scored 7 goals today!!
	♥ 11:36am Hoboken Jack: Howdy MFlynn, Spodi, Fredericks
	11:37am phat: Should have seen this coming. The non-traditional Christmas tunes are one of my favorite things about WFMU. Well played Michael
	♥ 11:37am spodiodi: howdy, Jack!
	♥ 11:38am Pedro in Arlington: Thank you for saving us all and WFMU, Mike. Still creeped out by the thought of NPR sounds.
	♥ 11:38am JG: I always thought 1952 Christmas Carol w Alister Sim as Scrooge was definitive, but Michael Shelley has re imagined it
	♥ 11:38am Hoboken Jack: Double shot Saturday
	11:39am Andrew Fuchs: GREAT ROCKING SHOW MIKEY ! :)
	11:39am Dennis Diken: Jolly good Mikey & all, that was a hoot, well done!
	11:40am clarke: clem cattini would be proud
	♥ 11:40am Hubig Pie: Quit tippen' over Frosty, dammit
	♥ 11:42am Greg from ZONE 5: Happy Saturday, Shelleys & Ruth & all! DAMN that might be the winningest coaster photo yet.
	♥ 11:43am JohnEBGood: Thank you Michael! Looking for that Christmas Turkey ; )
	♥ 11:43am Michael in Montclair: Hopefully the latest set of songs has changed @TOPT's mind regarding tuning into Mikey's show.
	11:43am MFlynn: Howdy Jack!!!
	11:44am clarke: todd is preparing for his jim morrison interview
	11:44am Count Mikeula!: Your best show since Halloween!
	♥ 11:44am Listener Baby: Die Count!
	11:45am dano59: Margo Guryan? ...!
	11:46am clarke: all i want for xmas is my two vaccines!!
	♥ 11:47am Bobby: I intend to spend every minute here until 1pm.
	♥ 11:48am JohnEBGood: Wow! Sounds like Randy Travers : )
	11:48am Listener Bop Monroe: mr. magoo's xmas carol holds a special place in my heart.
	♥ 11:48am TDK60: Those two Lowe cuts were sorta Druid.
	♥ 11:49am Squints: JohnEBGood: Au contraire. It's Randy Travis what sounds like him.
	11:50am paul: I thought Randy sounded like Buck Owens.
	11:51am paul: No. Wait. I'm thinking of Dwight Y.
	11:51am gf2002: Thanks for playing Charlie Pride, RIP. Charlie singing with Lloyd Green on pedal steel were the perfect pair, like Buck Owens and Don Rich, Ricky Nelson and James Burton, etc.
	♥ 11:51am Frank In Queens: Not just your neighborhood...
	11:52am clarke: The Smokers have ordered more 'rettes!!
	11:52am Mister Dobalina: Dave the Spazz did a very, Charley Pride tribute the other nite.
	♥ 11:53am Squints: Dwight reveres Buck. Hence his Bakersfield Beat joint on Sirius. For the longest time I had thought Little Ways was Dwight covering Buck. Wasn't until I actually got the CD that I realized it was not a cover but a well thought out homage.
	11:53am Christina Low: I did indeed get my first dose! Had a day of feeling just meh yesterday, and I feel fine today.
	11:53am paul: Charley Pride
	11:54am clarke: Miss Low!!! i hear ya - got the (anti)shingles shot this week - knocked me on my ass!
	11:54am Joe R.: The JD McPherson streaming Socks show last week was very fun, definitely worth checking out if it’s restreamed
	11:55am paul: Squints...makes me wish I had Sirius.
	11:56am CTEmpress: I am wrapping presents! Thanks for the soundtrack!
	11:56am Dennis Diken: The group vocals on BBs Christmas LP are really top-notch. “She Knows Me Too Well” was cut during the sessions for this album.
	11:57am Christina Low: Clarke, from what I’ve read, that Shingles vacc is a bit rougher than this first COVID dose. There’s a great article on the Atlantic website that details more about the workings of the vaccine. I am a little nervous about the second dose in three weeks, but Frank in Queens is a good nurse, it will be freezing out, and it’s not like I have any social plans, so.... bring it on!
	11:57am clarke: you're flatting dear!
	11:59am phat: I still very much dig Jingle Bell rock.
	11:59am clarke: yeah, i was not expecting to be out of commish for two days, but fine now.
	♥ 12:00pm JohnEBGood: Thank you Squints. It reminded me of the Matlock episode with Randy. Now I know how to spell his last name. And I was fortunate to dig Charlie's music in the 70's. Peace
	12:00pm Sparkmouthnun: Joel Paterson is A number 1 in my book!
	12:00pm clarke: i hear the 2nd covid vaccine is not as bad - as is the 2nd shingles one
	12:02pm Christina Low: I feel like some of these things are worth it for the long run. I know a lot of people who have had shingles, and they all say it’s horrible. Same with COVID. I am happy to have a bit of peace of mind, since I am on the train daily,and working in a nursing home.
	12:02pm Dennis Diken: Mills Bros totally rule!
	12:03pm clarke: oh for sure!! both to christina AND dennis!
	♥ 12:03pm Hubig Pie: Shingles vaccine kicked me arse, moi aussi
	12:03pm phat: I'm still glad we got to hear that Maharishi song.
	12:04pm phat: My dad and mom were big Mills Brothers fans.
	12:04pm clarke: doncha care?!? DONCHA CARE???!!!
	12:05pm gf2002: Yes! One of the best bass lines ever recorded.
	♥ 12:06pm Squints: JohnEBGood, a Charley Pride record (I think a live one) made it into the rotation for every holiday my parents traded hosting with family friends. That, and the Buckaroos (sans Buck, instro only) covering Merle, and Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison.
	♥ 12:07pm Roberto: Best Christmas song of all time right here.
	12:07pm ?: HA! I knew Michael Shelley's cold heart of last weeks "NO Christmas music!" would melt and the Christmas music would flow. Thank you!
	♥ 12:07pm Hughie Considine: Haim just repurposed Christmas Wrapping with 2020-themed lyrics. Hope it brings in lots of dough. Billy Ficca's gig after Television turned OK.
	♥ 12:08pm Roberto: I wouldn't object to a more vegan-friendly update of these lyrics.
	♥ 12:09pm Frank In Queens: The worst and best Xmas songs back to back!
	♥ 12:10pm Hughie Considine: Actually, this is the best Xmas song of all time.
	12:10pm gf2002: Any cover version of "Wrapping" should have a contractual obligation to have Tracy Wormworth play bass, it ain't the song without that bass
	♥ 12:10pm Roberto: Frank, I think you mean the two best Xmas songs ever back-to-back.
	12:10pm egould310: A Kinks klassik.
	12:10pm clarke: oh, it's MovieTime, frank???
	♥ 12:11pm Frank In Queens: I absolutely made zero mistakes in my prior post, thank you.
	♥ 12:11pm Roberto: Tracy is definitely worth more than her weight in worms.
	♥ 12:12pm Frank In Queens: clarke, waiting on our host for the cue.
	12:12pm phat: How did I not know Billy Ficca was in The Waitresses?
	12:12pm clarke: The Treasurer is the host of MovieTime!!
	♥ 12:13pm Hughie Considine: Just watched Die Harder (2) last night en famille. Hans Gruber will never be topped.
	♥ 12:13pm Frank In Queens: OK, now it's time.
	12:13pm clarke: our host opened the gates when he referenced Mr. Potter!!
	♥ 12:14pm Hughie Considine: I need to get into the ether.
	12:15pm clarke: i watched The Burglar with dan duryea - only the 2nd viewing - wow, what a great one!!
	♥ 12:15pm Frank In Queens: Slow week this week. Sisters, the last season of The Good Place, and last night's feature, They Call Me Bruce.
	♥ 12:15pm Corey: Agree one million% on the contemporary musicians commentary. Total vibe killer.
	♥ 12:15pm Handy Haversack: Manhattan? Little Italy?
	♥ 12:15pm JohnEBGood: Wow Squints! That's beautiful. I got a Rolling Stones t shirt every year, Tradition is cool ; )
	♥ 12:16pm Frank In Queens: If it was anti-Xmas sentiment, then there would be no "best Xmas song".
	12:16pm clarke: what's The Good Place? should i check?
	12:16pm gf2002: The Burglar is fantastic, one of my favorite noirs! Movies TV aired it this week. Jayne Mansfield...
	♥ 12:16pm Therese: I don't want to hear the guy from Coldplay's opinion on anything.
	♥ 12:16pm Handy Haversack: We watched The Spy Who Came in from the Cold last night. RIP, le Carré.
	♥ 12:16pm jmd: It's our Manhattans!
	♥ 12:17pm Therese: @clarke- yes, check out the Good Place!
	12:17pm clarke: YES, jayne mansfield is stunning in that fine Film!
	♥ 12:17pm Jimmy Wipper: I think we must have had too much egg nog last night and we weren't thinking clearly because we watched Love Actually last night and it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Why is it always picked as a great Christmas movie?
	12:18pm The Chief: Eyes Wide Shut and The Apartment are my fav two Holiday-time movies
	12:18pm dk50b: Was just thinking this song, Christmas Wrapping, and Captain Sensible's One Christmas Catalogue are my 3 modern tops. @Hughie Consodine thanks, gotta check out Haim's cover. Though they didn't write it, relates to the fact the most enjoyable Christmas songs were written by Jews.
	12:18pm Joe B: I thought having the one Jonas Brother and Oasis was totally relevant, and appreciated their contributions to the doc.
	12:18pm Mister Dobalina: Oh, God! with George Burns & John Denver.
	12:18pm clarke: speaking of liam neeson!
	12:18pm phat: Swinging Christmas music is the best because they don't try to make it deep or religious or anything. They're just having fun. Shit like The Christmas Shoes is trying so hard to be deep.
	♥ 12:18pm Handy Haversack: Nice, jmd! Have you tried a Little Italy? 2 oz. rye/bourbon, .75 oz. sweet vermouth, .5 oz. Cynar. Agreed, Thérèse!
	♥ 12:19pm jmd: Maker's Mark, Dolan sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters, and the classic waxy and weird tasting maraschino cherry. Terrific!
	12:19pm The Chief: "Mistletoe and Menorahs" if you want to watch a laughably cookie-cutter Lifetime movie
	♥ 12:19pm McGroovey: I'm trying to listen to the show while listening to a WNYC show about the discovery of the mumps vaccine, while ALSO trying to watch my son's girlfriend's virtual college graduation. Can I pull off this daring stunt? And can I succeed in typing this without my glasses?
	♥ 12:19pm Listener Baby: Baby. Sure hope Vince G makes a cameo. Wouldn’t be right without the man.
	♥ 12:19pm Frank In Queens: "The Good Place" is a network sit-com; it's something that on the surface I would normally avoid like the plague, but Ms. Low was watching and I got inadvertently exposed to. It's a solid B- grade from me, but that's quite high for a modern network sit-com for me. Some of the jokes are a bit dopey and hokey, but I like the philosophical content.
	♥ 12:19pm Pedro in Arlington: YouTube is full of incredible TV Christmas specials of old - probably every one hosted by Dean Martin, Bob Hope, Judy Garland. There's a Liberace 1953 that I gotta watch. Also compilations of Christmas ads. Burger King seemed more into the season than McDonald's. A lot of stores that were "your Christmas headquarters" ain't no more ... Radio Shack, Woolworth's, Sears. Thanks YouTube.
	12:20pm DG: For those interested, the Bee Gees doc. is on HBO today, around 4--4:30. Will probably tune in, although I have mixed feelings on them: love the early stuff but can't get past the disco & high-pitched vocalizing which sounds like they're in pain. As for the Waitresses track, yes, it's a classic, but it was covered a lot, from the Spice Girls to the cast of "Glee."
	12:20pm gf2002: The Burglar is full of 50's Philly references, like the wealthy woman watching John Facenda on the news every night with a beer...and that's when Duryea's gang breaks in. Same with the views of old Atlantic City and the Steel Pier. Highly recommend that film.
	♥ 12:20pm Handy Haversack: You're out there on the ragged edge of what's possible, McGroovey!
	12:20pm dk50b: Brazil is my favorite movie, both Christmas and all time.
	12:21pm ?: Wonderful Michael. Thank you. So busy listening to you that I missed the announcement that as of tonight we're back in full lockdown here... thank goodness for music. X
	♥ 12:21pm Jimmy Wipper: Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory is a great novella and the tv version from the '60s is really wonderful.
	♥ 12:21pm Squints: What phat said.
	12:21pm Peta Waddington: That was from me... sorry... I'm the ?
	♥ 12:21pm jmd: @Handy: we'll have to try the Little Italy. Sounds great.
	♥ 12:21pm Handy Haversack: We're all in it together, dk50b.
	♥ 12:22pm Squints: Joy, as in Wilson Pickett's 634-57SilverBells.
	♥ 12:22pm JohnEBGood: Hey FMU family. What is the greatest Scrooge movie? The Worst?
	12:23pm clarke: WHIPPPPPPAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
	♥ 12:23pm jmd: anybody else catch the Yo La Tengo concert last night?
	12:23pm dk50b: Don't forget the Star Wars Holiday Special. Happy Life Day everyone.
	♥ 12:23pm Frank In Queens: I'd normally throw on Bad Santa around this time of year, but probably not this year. I'm sure A Christmas Story will make a series of appearances towards the end of the week though.
	12:23pm Joe B: best and worst - Mr. Magoo
	12:23pm DG: "The Good Place" is one of the best network sitcoms of the last decade or so, but you have to watch it from the beginning (& the first few seasons are better). About death, the afterlife, being a moral person (the lead character was an awful person who is trying to be better), philosophy, etc. ----it's an incredible balancing act & while it goes on a bit too long it's soooo much better than the usual mix of juvenilia and hacky jokes that most sitcoms have turned into.
	♥ 12:24pm Squints: This Ribbons And Bows is EXACTLY what needs to be in Christmas rotations.
	♥ 12:24pm Handy Haversack: @jmd, we also like Black Manhattans: 2:1 bourbon:Averna, bitters.
	12:25pm gf2002: It's just not Christmas without watching Jack Webb shake down innocent men in the Dragnet Christmas episode, either the 50's or 60's version.
	12:25pm clarke: anytime anyone recommends a series, i will, at least, give the pilot a try. thnx.
	♥ 12:26pm Hubig Pie: Richard Widmark chewin' up the scenery in 2nites noir - Kiss of Death
	12:26pm clarke: Asst Prod in da basement??!!
	♥ 12:26pm Squints: "Merry Christmas, ya squirt."
	12:27pm Joe B: yes, Blaine on this, and most partridge tracks
	12:27pm clarke: saw dat, Hubig! Kiss Of Death is grand classic.
	12:27pm Mister Dobalina: A Christmas Memory is on YouTube.
	♥ 12:27pm McGroovey: My review of the BeeGees documentary on HBO: It's good. Go ahead and watch it.
	♥ 12:28pm Hughie Considine: @Hubig, what a treat. Udo's pronunciation of "deluxe shore dinner" and "pal" never fail to fill me with mirth and wonder.
	12:28pm clarke: wait this isn't jeremy partridge??
	♥ 12:28pm GeorgeSimian: Shameless plug and not a xmas movie, but my movie PAINT is out on VOD this last week. Got some great music in it. It's a comedy about art students trying to figure out their lives. Check it out!
	12:28pm gf2002: Kiss Of Death, yes, a classic! Widmark and that wheelchair scene...
	♥ 12:28pm Hughie Considine: Jeremy Gelbwaks was the Alfalfa of Chris Partridges
	♥ 12:29pm Hughie Considine: No more than Donna Fiducia's...
	♥ 12:29pm Squints: Jeremy Gelbwaks shot Buckwheat?
	12:29pm clarke: brian forster's lawyer's phone is burning hot!!
	♥ 12:29pm Roberto: Yo no soy eggnog.
	♥ 12:30pm Hughie Considine: Gelbwaks was hated by cast and crew, as was Carl Switzer.
	12:32pm gf2002: On the video playlist: Garrett Morris and the original SNL players with Candice Bergen singing "Winter Wonderland" backed by Howard Shore and his Band Of Angels. Classic.
	12:34pm clarke: i'm still waiting for the elvis costello interview...
	12:34pm phat: That 7th comment reminded me that Rick Beato had a great little YouTube video with some tips on melody.
	♥ 12:35pm dymphnite: The Leftovers not the Replacements!
	12:35pm clarke: doh!!
	12:35pm Christina Low: I love Spector Christmas. Big fan of the Sharon Jones Christmas/Holiday album, too.
	12:36pm egould310: I usually wait until Fool’s Paradise to start my Saturday boozing. But this festive Christmas show has me drinking a Smirnoff and Emergen-C early. Cheers to all WFMU listeners and dj’s and skeletons!
	♥ 12:37pm Listener Baby: The Replacements is a show a about a band that doesn’t rehearse.
	12:37pm clarke: sounds like ol'Phil was cattle-prodding a horse at the end of that
	12:37pm phat: Who is this funky bed music?
	12:38pm clarke: been there, Baby!
	♥ 12:39pm Handy Haversack: Happy upcoming bday, Juniper!
	♥ 12:39pm Hoboken Jack: Happy sweet 16, Juniper!!
	12:39pm clarke: cool yule, Jupe!!
	12:39pm ...nothing follows: Rare exports: a Christmas tale is a great Krampus themed horror genre from Finland (may be dubbed) but not too gory fascinating holiday favorite for me available on prime
	12:40pm clarke: oh yeah - HAPPY BDAY JUNIPER!! (soon, i think?)
	♥ 12:40pm spodiodi: i want to be a dentist
	♥ 12:40pm Bobby: Happy Birthday!
	♥ 12:40pm spodiodi: happy upcoming bday, Juniper
	12:40pm The Chief: I always thought Snowmiser looked like John Kerry
	♥ 12:40pm Frank In Queens: Happy Birthday Juniper!
	12:41pm phat: The Year Without Santa Claus
	♥ 12:41pm Corey: That was very sweet!
	♥ 12:41pm Hughie Considine: This is lovely.
	♥ 12:41pm Bobby: Haha great parting shot
	12:41pm MarkG: Try Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas
	♥ 12:41pm Therese: Happy Birthday, Juniper!
	12:41pm MFlynn: Happy Birthday Juniper!
	♥ 12:42pm Michael Shelley: phat - Soulful Strings!
	♥ 12:42pm Greg from ZONE 5: PRO TIP! There is a playlist on YouTube of 250+ animated Christmas specials. Did you know the New Kids on the Block had an animated Christmas special? THEY DID!
	♥ 12:42pm Handy Haversack: Very sweet! Thanks for the haunted good time, MS. Gotta let the hound walk me around for a bit now. Great time! Be well, all. See youse next week for more number-onery!
	♥ 12:42pm Frank In Queens: I used to always look forward to Yogi's First Christmas when I was a kid. And Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, if only for the Riverbottom Nightmare Band.
	12:43pm kpx: is this the one that features Glen Campbell as saint Nick. speaking of which what about a Christmas song from Glen Campbell m
	12:43pm phat: What a goddamned creepy song.
	12:43pm Listener Bop Monroe: boris badenov for Xmas!
	♥ 12:43pm spodiodi: tata Handy. best to da Bagpipe
	♥ 12:43pm Greg from ZONE 5: And yes, Emmett Otter is the top of the heap.
	12:43pm phat: @Michael Shelley thanks! That drum intro was sweet.
	12:44pm gf2002: Not animated necessarily, but ALF's Special Christmas is on my list
	12:44pm Mod squad Christine: A Chicago favorite from WGN TV vintage black and white Suzy Snowflake, Hard Rock Coco and Joe and Frosty the Snowman. A must see!!
	12:44pm Listener Bop Monroe: ...and inspector fenwick!!!
	♥ 12:45pm Michael Shelley: possibly Maurice White on drums
	12:45pm clarke: don't forget Kiss Of Death!!
	♥ 12:45pm spodiodi: Hubig was sayin
	12:46pm Joe B: paul frees - also did the john and george voices on the beatles cartoon, and berry gordy on the Jackson 5 cartoon
	♥ 12:46pm spodiodi: i've not seen it before but watched the wheelchair scene. looks promising
	12:46pm AmericanPop: Life and Adventures of Santa Clause - Rankin /Bass version of Frank Baum (Wizard of Oz) story. Young Santa gets a life lesson about "Man's inhumanity to man" from an immortal. War, greed physical and mental cruelty - all in glorious stop motion!
	12:47pm clarke: widmark's laugh will drown out all Ho Ho Ho's
	♥ 12:47pm Cacophone Jeff: Everyone here is just awesome! Giving me lots of great stuff to watch on my vacation! @georgesimian, my wife is an art teacher, so we are definitely going to check out your film too!
	12:49pm kpx: nothing says Christmas like Christmas in the desert.
	♥ 12:50pm Sweet Corn Lizzie: That song would be better if it actually sounded Mexican. I want the mariachi version.
	12:50pm clarke: oh - haven't seen this since it debuted, but the 'first' Walton's show was a xmas special, and much better than the series that followed.
	♥ 12:50pm yerfriendpaul: Does anyone remember, “Nestor, the long eared Christmas donkey”? It’s Rankin Bass off the rails. His poor donkey mother dies of exposure!
	♥ 12:50pm JG: If you play air piano to Linus and Lucy it makes you feel really good
	12:50pm phat: Those Charlie Brown specials wouldn't have been what they were without the music.
	♥ 12:51pm Hughie Considine: Any scene in a movie that could aptly be called 'the wheelchair scene' is automatically not going to end well. See the original Manhunter for another unforgettable W.S.
	12:51pm clarke: truedat, phat!
	12:52pm clarke: joseph st. nicholas!!!
	12:53pm johnk77: just lost the broadcast 91.1 stereo signal here in south bronx:< internet stream still working
	♥ 12:54pm James in ATL: NRBQ Christmas Wish is my favorite Christmas song. Thanks Michael!
	12:54pm kpx: a Charlie Brown Christmas, a number one staple every Christmas.
	12:54pm phat: I love how Saturdays on WFMU have been my weekly NRBQ checkin.
	12:54pm clarke: actually: Jody St. Nicholas
	12:55pm Listener Bop Monroe: thnx 4 another great show Mr. S. be safe all. "lights please..."
	♥ 12:55pm yerfriendpaul: Burl Ives has the perfect Christmas voice
	12:56pm clarke: this is going to be the shortest elvis costello interview since kurt loder's.
	♥ 12:56pm spodiodi: thanks, Michael Shelley! thanks, Ruth! cheerio all
	12:57pm Joe R.: wonderful show, Michael—happy holidays to you, yours, and all the radio family!
	♥ 12:57pm Cacophone Jeff: Thanks for a fantastic show, Michael, and, sincerely, lifting my Xmess spirits!
	12:57pm Dennis Diken: Loved the show Mikey! Season’s greetings all!
	♥ 12:57pm Bobby: Thanks Michael, Ruth, all!
	12:57pm phat: Great closer Michael. Thank you.
	12:57pm clarke: happy hollerdaze, ALL!! happy middle-mas merry grimble, etc.
	♥ 12:57pm JG: all time great show, Mike
	♥ 12:57pm Corey: Thanks Michael and crew for this very special holiday special! Enjoy the holiday if you're celebrating. Wish everyone good times and health.
	♥ 12:57pm Hubig Pie: Yes, I finally gots those Xmas spirits now
	12:58pm DG: Can't believe this is Marley.....sounds like he's just imitating all the American and doo-wop vocalists he heard on the radio (as people said, above).
	12:58pm wfmu listener phillip: christmas! sorry no thank you. Santa has been giving me a lump of coal since I was 10 back in 1977.
	12:58pm kpx: Merry Cursemas everyone.
	♥ 12:58pm JG: Have a Merry everyone!
	♥ 12:59pm DjLorraine: Merry Christmas
	12:59pm clarke: don't imbibe too much nog!!!
	♥ 12:59pm bbob: Thanks for the BESt holiday music show! And Happy Birthday, Juniper! December babies are the BEST!!!!
	12:59pm wfmu listener phillip: Happy Festivus!
	12:59pm phat: It looks like I've got the Christmas spirit. This stuff usually works every year.
	12:59pm GListener MW: Merry Mikemas, all!
	12:59pm clarke: anyone ever get the feeling you been...
	♥ 1:00pm Lizardner Dave !: Merry Christmas Michael! Thanks for a fun show.
	1:01pm clarke: scrooged!!!
	1:07pm phat: Damn, this Shades smokes.
	♥ 1:13pm Michael Shelley: Thanks all & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
	2:27pm Jordon: Loved the show! Now where are my nachos!
	2:57pm Bob: Got here in post. I had a feeling it was a dodge. Great show.

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