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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 12-21-16 Xmas

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: December 21, 2016

It’s that time of year again when we marked the Yuletide season in true Tikiphile style with a treeful of tinsel and tensile tunes.

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. “Da Night Bafo' Christmas” by Kathy Collins, found on the out-of-print island anthology: Moonbows for Christmas.

  2. The classic carol “Away in a Manger” was performed by Bla Pahinui and taken from the copious compilation: Kiho'Alu Christmas – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar.

  3. A medley of “Little Drummer Boy,” the 1941 song composed by Katherine Kennicott Davis, based on a traditional Czech carol, and “Do You Hear What I Hear?” the 1962 song written by Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne during the Cuban missile crisis. This was derived from the seasonal CD: A Hawaiian Christmas, from the singer Amy Hanaiali’i, accompanied by Jeff Peterson on Guitars.

  4. “Up on the Housetop,” recorded by The Brothers Cazimero for their eponymous celebration: Caz Christmas, featured Roland and Robert Cazimero on Vocals, Guitars and Bass.

  5. “You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” was composed by Albert Hague for the 1966 Dr. Zeuss cartoon TV special: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and was performed for us by King Kukulele and the Friki Tikis on their auditory adventure: Luau in December, featuring King Kukulele (Denny Monaghan) on Vocal, Joshua Balbien on Electric Guitar and Bora Bora Bonebrake (DJ Bonebrake) on Vibes.

  6. The traditional gospel tune “Last Month of the Year” came from the creative compact disk: Chris Isaak Christmas.

  7. “Slack-Key Christmas” was waxed by the guitar master Big D Nui on the touching auditorial anthology that helped put “commercial” back in Christmas, called: Tommy Bahama Holiday Paradise.

  8. “White Christmas,” the 1940 song by Irving Berlin which debuted on Bing Crosby’s radio show in December 1941, played for us by Kalei Gamiao and appearing on the ultimate album: An Ukulele Christmas.

  9. “Babes in Toyland: March of the Toys,” composed by Victor Herbert for his 1903 operetta, performed for us on the risible recording: The Hot Club Cool Yule by the Hot Club of San Francisco, who are Paul “Pazzo” Mehling on Acoustic Guitar and Baritone Guitar; Clint Baker on Bass and Trumpet; Evan “Zeppo” Price on Acoustic and Electric Octave Violin; Jeff Magdison on Rhythm Guitar and Bass; and Jason “Jubilation” Vanderford on Rhythm Guitar.

  10. “Grandma's Dreidel,” written by Mickey Katz and Nat Farber, was taken from the historical document: Simcha Time: Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and Brisses. Katz who plays Clarinet, was originally from Cleveland. He played with Spike Jones and was the father of Joel Grey, star of the Broadway musical and movie, Cabaret, and the grandfather of Jennifer Grey, who starred in the most famous movie ever set in the Catskills: Dirty Dancing. At one point during his long career he also worked as a Disc Jockey on the Los Angeles radio station KABC.

  11. “Jingle Bells Cha-Cha-Cha” was sung by Pearl Bailey in 1959 and appears on the Xmas extravaganza: Wonderland Yulesville.

  12. “Mary’s Little Boy Chile,” sung by Hamilton Grandison and The De Paur Chorus came from the kaleidoscopic compact disc: Calypso Christmas, led by Leonard De Paur, who actually hails from Summit, N.J.

  13. “Winter Wonderland,” the 1934 song by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith, was warbled by Peggy Lee in 1965 and was drawn from the colloidal collection: Ultra Lounge: Christmas Cocktails 1.

  14. “Santa on the Roof” came from the thrice regal recording: We Three Kings by the Rev. Horton Heat.

  15. Written by Patty McGovern Harequin, “I Like Snow” was sung by Karrin Allyson on her happening album: Yuletide Hideaway, supported by Chris Caswell on Hammond B-3 Organ, Rod Fleeman on Electric Guitar, Gerald Spaits on Bass and Todd Strait on Drums.

  16. “Carol of the Bells” and an untitled original song were performed by Connie Eveningson on her seasonal spectacular: The Secret of Christmas, accompanied by Mary Louise Knutson on Piano and Dave Karr on Tenor Sax.

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