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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 12-16-15 Xmas No. 2

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: December 16, 2015

On this week’s show we continued to mark this most tubular and tinselated time of year by playing Yule-ish music in all of its versimultudinous variety.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast on Wednesdays, 5-6 pm Eastern Time (2-3 pm on the West Coast) at http://www.radiofairfax.org. The show is broadcast live; no recorded shows are archived, but some listeners choose to record it on their computers to listen later. Radio Fairfax also can be heard on Tune In Radio at tunein.com, and streamed on smartphones by downloading the Tunein app. It also can be streamed on Roku and Google TV at: http://tinyurl.com/3uqfsz9

  1. “Mele Kalikimaka,” the classic Robert Alex Anderson Christmas song sung by the Kamehameha Alumni Glee Club, taken from the celebratory CD: Mele Kalikimaka -- A Hawaiian Christmas Party.

  2. “Snow, Snow, Beautiful Snow,” the song composed in 1953 by Carle Sigman and Sherman Keller and later performed by The Brothers Cazimero on their eponymous album: Caz Christmas, featuring Roland and Robert Cazimero on Vocals, Guitars and Bass.

  3. “Winter Wonderland,” the 1934 song by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith played on Lap Steel Guitar by Barney Isaacs and on Slack-Key Guitar by George Kuo, appearing on the conical collection: Kuo Kiho'Alu Christmas –Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar.

  4. “The Twelve Days of Christmas (Hawaiian Style),” by the famed Hawaiian vocal trio Na Leo on their seasonal CD: Christmas Gift 2.

  5. “Reindeer Holiday” waxed by King Kukulele & the Friki Tikis on their cool compact disc: Luau in December, spotlighting the talents of King Kukulele (Denny Monaghan) on Vocals.

  6. “Up on the Housetop,” the song written in 1964 by Benjamin Hanby, performed by Gordon Freitas for the ample anthology: An Ukulele Christmas, featuring Todd Adamski on Bass and Richard Ricardo on Percussion.

  7. “Christmas in De Tropics,” from the reticulated recording: Calypso Christmas with The De Paur Chorus, led by Conductor Leonard De Paur with Hamilton Grandison on the solo.

  8. “Christmas Morning the Rum Had Me Yawning” the 1939 recording by Lord Beginner, derived from the Dust-to-Digital curious compilation: Where Will You Be Christmas Day?

  9. “Joyeux Noel,” by the New York Twoubadou a/k/a Clifford Sylvain, found on the global conglomeration: Christmas Around the World.

  10. “Frosty the Snowman,” the 1950 song composed by Jack Rollins and Steve Evans, recorded in 1965 by The Ventures, found on the collegial collection: Ultra Lounge: Christmas Cocktails 2.

  11. “You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” composed by Albert Hague for the 1966 Dr. Zeuss Cartoon TV Special: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, performed by The Brian Setzer Orchestra on their superbulous CD: Dig That Crazy Christmas.

  12. “Jingle Bells,” the song composed in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont that actually was intended to describe the experience of sleigh riding in Autumn, played by the Rev. Horton Heat on his accelerative album: We Three Kings.

  13. “White Christmas, Part 1,” the 1940 song by Irving Berlin that debuted on Bing Crosby’s radio show in December 1941, sung by China Forbes on Vocal accompanied by Dan Fahnele on Electric Guitar, derived from the colorful compact disc by Pink Martini called: Joy to the World.

  14. “Good King Wencelas” was taken from the seasonable CD: The Charlie Byrd Christmas Album of the 1982 recording by the local area guitar master.

  15. “Cool Yule,” the composition by none other than Steve Allen, performed Pazzo and the Hotheads, who are really members of the Hot Club of San Francisco, including guitarist Paul “Pazzo” Mehling on Vocal, Evan “Zeppo” Price on Violin, and Jeff Magdison and Jason “Jubilation” Vanderford on Rhythm Guitars, drawn with tongs from the incendiary recording: The Hot Club Cool Yule.

  16. “It's Love, It's Christmas,” composed by the famed jazz pianist Bill Evans and sung by Karrin Allyson on her covert compact disc: Yuletide Hideaway, with Chris Caswell on Hammond B-3 Organ, Rod Fleeman on Electric Guitar, Gerald Spaits on Bass and Todd Strait on Drums.

  17. “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” the 16th Century English Carol performed in 1966 by Booker T. & The MG's, found on the cruciform compilation: Wonderland Yulesville.

  18. “I Don’t Have a Christmas Tree (Soylent Night) (High Tolerance Mix)” by Mark Mothersbaugh, formerly of the notorio

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