My Christmas Wish List
songs and records I'm searching for
It wouldn't be a record collector's website
unless I published my wish list - songs I'm still hunting down, and for
which I'd happily barter from my relatively vast treasure chest, plus a handful of very scarce albums. Almost by
definition, these records are pretty rare: If a guy like me doesn't already own
them, they're tough to come by. Some haven't even been officially released, while others have been - but on albums I don't don't otherwise want, or are problematic for me in some other way (collectors can be picky).
For instance, I've never collected 78's, and I stopped buying newly-released physical media after 2005 - when I literally ran out of room. Anyway, let's hope some entrepreneurial record label is surfing the web and lifts this list for ideas when compiling next year's reissues.... Until then, if you have a copy of any of these, let's trade tracks! Drop me a line...
Randy Anthony
| Artist | Song | Label | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anka, Paul | Christmas In Japan b/w Jingle Bells |
ABC-Paramount | 7-inch | 1958 |
| Baghdaddios | Christmas At CBGB's b/w Auld Lang Syne |
Hollow | CD | 1998 |
| Bennett, Tony | Tell Her It's Snowing - from Listen Easy |
MGM/Verve | track | 1973 |
| Benton, Brook | Merry Christmas, Happy New Year - non-LP b-side of reissue of "This Time Of The Year" (1959) |
Mercury | 7-inch | 1960 |
| Benton, Brook | Silent Night - non-LP b-side of "Our First Christmas Together" |
Mercury | 7-inch | 1966 |
| Better Off Dead | Alcoholiday All I Got For Christmas Was Drunk - from A King Family Christmas |
GarageLand | tracks | 2006 |
| Bond, Johnny | I Wanna Do Something For Santa Claus b/w Jingle Bell Boogie |
Columbia | 7-inch | 1950 |
| Brute Force | Toys For Tots b/w Brute's Party |
Columbia | 7-inch | 1967 |
| Building Rockets | Snow Song - from A Very Cherry Christmas Volume 17 |
Cherryade | track | 2016 |
| Confidents | It's Christmas Time - vinyl-only 7-inch EP released after I stopped buying vinyl... |
Sleazy | tracks | 2009 |
| Cooper, Thelma | Merry Christmas, Baby b/w I Lost Everything - Losing You |
Palda | 7-inch | 1948 |
| Country Mike | Country Christmas - aka Mike D from the Beastie Boys; from Country Mike's Greatest Hits, a limited vinyl pressing for friends & family |
private recording | track | 1999 |
| Davies, Dave | Father Christmas - 2003 live recording, title track of vinyl-only 2023 EP |
Red River | track | 2003 |
| DeWylde, Delilah & The Lost Boys | Jingle Bells Boogie - from a vinyl-only 7-inch released after I stopped buying vinyl... |
Girl Friday | track | 2012 |
| Donnas | Christmas Wrapping - from the ABC-TV special Shrek The Halls, soundtrack never released |
Atlantic | track | 2007 |
| Dupree, Champion Jack | Good Lord Born On Christmas - from I Had That Dream |
Pinorrekk | track | 1982 |
| Elastica | Father Christmas (aka Cleochristmas) - BBC performance not included on The Radio One Sessions |
none | track | 1994 |
| 5.6.7.8's | Nutrocker b/w Chopped Onion Boogie - vinyl-only single released after I stopped buying vinyl... |
none | 7-inch | 2019 |
| Franks, Michael | I Bought You A Plastic Star For Your Aluminum Tree - from Warner Bros. Jazz Christmas Party |
Warner Brothers | track | 1997 |
| Jason & The Straptones | I Found The Brains Of Santa Claus - from Demento's Memento's |
Eccentric | track | 1982 |
| Johnson, J.J. & Winding, Kai | Little Drummer Boy - from Betwixt & Between |
CTI | track | 1968 |
| Jones, George | O Holy Night - from Country Gospel Christmas |
Polygram | track | 1998 |
| Judge Dread | Merry, Christmas, Mr. Dread - from Not Guilty |
Kingdom | track | 1983 |
| Korgis | Christmas In Japan - unreleased track inadvertantly included on Japanese edition of Best Of The Korgis |
Midi | track | 1981 |
| Lefty Dizz | Somebody Stole My Christmas - aka Walter Williams; title song of an album which, otherwise, is not a Christmas album |
Isabel | track | 1979 |
| LuBrant, Keith | My Best Gift Was You - from MelodicRock.com Volume 6: We Will Rock Yule |
MelodicRock | track | 2009 |
| Malone, Michelle | Feels Like Christmas (EP) | none | CD | 2003 |
| Malone, Michelle & Drag The River | Father Christmas - promotional single |
Arista | CD | 1990 |
| Mania D | Stille Nacht Goes Disco - from Ghosts of Christmas Past (remake), not included on any CD reissue |
Crepuscule | track | 1982 |
| Meader, Vaughn | 'Twas The Night Before Christmas b/w St. Nick Visits The White House |
Verve | 7-inch | 1963 |
| Midnight Riders | All I Want For Christmas (Is To Kick Your Ass) - from video game Left 4 Dead 2, soundtrack never released |
Valve | track | 2009 |
| MxPx | Christmas On A Friday | fan club | track | 2015 |
| MxPx | One Week | fan club | track | 2017 |
| MxPx | Santa Claus | fan club | track | 2009 |
| MxPx | Snowed In | fan club | track | 2010 |
| Nutty Squirrels | Bingle Jells - from Hard Days Night & Other Smashes |
MGM | track | 1964 |
| Orchids | Mr. Scrooge - from the Just For You soundtrack |
Decca | track | 1964 |
| Pinkard & Bowden | Let's Put The X Back In Christmas - from PG-13 |
Warner Brothers | track | 1985 |
| Popa Chubby | Blue Christmas - duet with his wife, Galea, from A King Family Christmas |
GarageLand | track | 2006 |
| Sandler, Adam | Santa Don't Like Bad Boys - from Saturday Night Live TV broadcast, never officially released; sometimes called "Christmas Song" or "Santa Song" |
NBC | track | 1993 |
| Sandler, Adam | Chanukah Song, Part 3 - from Eight Crazy Nights soundtrack |
Sony | track | 2002 |
| Sentimentalists | White Christmas b/w Ave Maria |
Manor | 7-inch | 1946 |
| Come On To The Christmas Party - aka J.Geils Band; radio broadcast never officially released |
Atlantic | track | 1980 | |
| Soft Verdict | Christmas Only - from Chantons Noël: Ghosts of Christmas Past, not included on any CD reissue |
Crepuscule | track | 1981 |
| Sovine, Red | Dear Mister Santa Claus b/w Christmas Alone |
MGM | 7-inch | 1950 |
| Super Stocks | Surfer's Holiday - originally unissued; from The Complete Recordings (1995) |
Capitol | track | 1965 |
| Taylor, Chip | It's Such A Lonely Time Of Year b/w instrumental version |
Columbia | 7-inch | 1968 |
| Uggams, Leslie | It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - from the Grants LP A Very Merry Christmas Volume 3 |
Columbia | track | 1969 |
| Ugly Americans | Back Door Santa - from Christmas Tune Up 1995 |
Album Network | track | 1995 |
| Vegas DeMilo | Sex Toys For Christmas b/w Fall |
Pinch Hit | CD | 2001 |
| Whiteman, Paul | Silent Night b/w Christmas Melodies |
Columbia | 7-inch | 1928 |
| Wills, Bob & His Texas Playboys | White Christmas - Tiffany transcription, finally issued on Way Out West: The Lost Transcriptions for Tiffany Music Vol. Two (2021) |
none | track | 1946 |
| Yamashita, Tatsuro | Christmas Eve - from Melodies |
Moon | track | 1983 |
| various artists | Classic Jazz: Holiday | Time Life | CD | 2002 |
| various artists | Daughter Of The Flagpole Christmas Album | Flagpole | cassette | 1992 |
| various artists | Do Not Open Till Christmas - second edition, GARBO-3 |
Garbonzo Bean | cassette | 1986 |
| various artists | Son Of The Flagpole Christmas Album | Flagpole | cassette | 1991 |
| various artists | That Christmas CD | Hot Wings | CD | 1996 |
Michael Stipe Memorial Section. I'm a big R.E.M. fan, but I don't own any of their fan club singles, many of which (but not all) included Christmas songs (read more). By the time I discovered them, the ship had sailed - and I have thus far been unwilling (or unable) to pay the hefty fare to climb aboard. I've had to content myself with bootlegs and sharity. But, if anyone out there would be willing to entertain a fair offer for their collection, send me an email.