My son got an Advent calendar from his grandparents that has Santa captaining Noah’s ark. Is this better or worse than the ones that just dispense chocolate? I am unsure.
One thing to be sure of is that in 1962, Kim Fowley secured the copyright to an arrangement of the march from Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker. The result is evergreen and to be trusted in, unlike Advent calendars.
Enjoy the music! (And click here to listen to about 2/3 of it on Spotify)
- Silent Night – William Shatner & Iggy Pop
- When Was the Baby Born – The Swan Silvertones
- Black Christmas – Rose Graham
- Nut Rocker – B. Bumble and the Stingers
- Ave Maria – The New Adventures
- Rain, Sleet, Snow – Paul Revere & The Raiders
- Merry Christmas, Pretty Baby – Jessie Mae Hemphill
- This Christmas – Color TV
- Holiday on the Moon – Love and Rockets
- Frosty the Snowman – Man or Astroman?
- We Three Kings – The Reverend Horton Heat
- December Mourning – The Crocodile Shop
- Christmas Is Just Another Day – Ernest Tubb
- It’s Christmas (A Time for Giving) – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- Santa’s Little Helper – Evan Johns and His H-Bombs
- Merry Christmas Boogaloo – Johnny Albino
- Here Comes Santa Claus – You
- I Just Want You For Christmas – The Golddiggers
- Christmas Time Is Here – Khruangbin
- (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas – The Fall
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Woody Phillips
- Run with the Fox – Yes
- Christmas Here (Could Never Be Like That) – Wednesday Week
- Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant – Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Silent Night – Douglass Leedy
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