Andy Cirzan’s Annual Holiday Spectacular
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.
Andy Cirzan’s 2023 Holiday Spectacular
Andy Cirzan shares his mixtape of unique songs, this year’s theme: song poems.
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
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