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The Dr. Demento Show (on KMET) - December 21, 1975 (7p-11p)

Special Topic: Christmas in Dementia
NOTE: This show was pre-recorded on December 8, 1975.
The Night Before Christmas (w/ full opening & closing) - Basil Rathbone w/ The Robert Mitchell Boychoir
White Christmas (1947 version) - Bing Crosby

A Christmas Carol - Basil Rathbone et al.

I Can't Wait Till Quithmuth - Mel Blanc
I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas - Yogi Yorgesson w/ Johnny Duffy & The Scandahoovians
Merry Christmas You Suckers - Paddy Roberts
The Chickens Are In The Chimes - Sascha Burland & The Skipjack Choir

Jingle Bells - Shannon Quartet
Jingle Bells - Hoosier Hot Shots
Jingle Bells - The Three Stooges

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
How Can Santa Claus Come To Puerto Rico - Ricky Vera/Steve Allen
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
Randolph The Flat Nosed Reindeer - Homer & Jethro
Santa's Coming In A Whirly Bird - Little Lance & Friends

Santa's Beard - The Beach Boys
Be Kind To The Street Corner Santa Claus - Yogi Yorgesson w/ Johnny Duffy & The Scandahoovians
77 Santas - Gayla Peevey

Who Put The Gum In Santa's Whiskers - Little Susie
Sock It To 'Em Santa - Bob Seger & Last Heard
Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope - Martin Mull
Santafly - Martin Mull
Santa Claus & His Old Lady - Cheech & Chong
Happy Hairy Hippy Harry Claus - Rocki Lane & The Gross Group

Santa Claus Is Watching You - Ray Stevens
Greetings from Thomas Edison
Mickey Mouse's Christmas Party (Part 1)
Jingle Bells (early fade) - The Singing Dogs
Mickey Mouse's Christmas Party (Part 2)

Granny's Holiday Fruitcake - Granny
Don't Give Me No Goose For Christmas Grandma - Korn Kobblers
I Want You For Christmas - Mae Questel
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (excerpt) - Gayla Peevey
Mommy, Won't You Buy A Baby Brother (Or Sister For Me) - Spike Jones & His City Slickers

I Want A Beatle For Christmas - Patti Surbey & The Canadian VIP's
Wreck The Halls - The Three Stooges
I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas - The Goons
The Chipmunk Song - Canned Heat & The Chipmunks

Santa Brought Me Choo Choo Trains - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
The Merry Old Philosopher - Eddie Lawrence
Christmas Dragnet - Stan Freberg

Monster's Holiday - Lon Chaney
Chinchy Old Scrooge - Phil Moore
Frosty The Snowman - Gene Autry
Stick 'Em Up Santa - Instrumental

#10 Ho Ho Ho (Who'd Be A Turkey At Christmas) - Elton John
#9 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd
EXTRA: I Saw Mommy Do The Mambo (excerpt) - Jimmy Boyd
#8 White Christmas (3 O'Clock Weather Report) - Bobby The Poet f/ Steve Baron & Dennis Wholey - Bill Minkin Of The Hardly-Worthit Players

#7 I Was Santa Claus At The School House (For The P.T.A.) - Yogi Yorgesson with Johnny Duffy and The Scandahoovians
EXTRA: Santa Came Home Drunk - Clyde Lasley & The Cadillac Baby Specials
#6 Pancho Claus - Lalo Guerrero
EXTRA: Donde Esta Santa Claus - Augie Rios
#5 All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - Spike Jones & His City Slickers

#4 The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas - Allan Sherman
#3 Nuttin' For Christmas - Stan Freberg
EXTRA: Santa And The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
#2 Christmas Balls - Ben Light & His Surf Club Boys
EXTRA: Be Bop Santa Claus - Babs Gonzales

The Doctor And The Monks (excerpt, gradually slowed down at end) - Tip Top Band
#1 The Chipmunk Song (slowed down at end) - The Chipmunks w/ The Music Of David Seville
A Kuklapolitan Christmas - Kukla, Fran & Ollie
next week: the top 50 most demented songs of the whole year