A Mal Thursday Christmas (2024 Edition)

 

Mal presents a classic holiday-themed episode augmented with a brand new set of yuletide rock 'n' roll and soul numbers, then tyme-travels back to 2013, 2010, and 2009 to bring you the best of The Mal Thursday Show's Christmas episodes. Over three hours of festive hits and misses. Thanks to Mike Murray and T.J. Mertz for playlist assistance. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophoinc and Living Monophonic Sound. This version originally broadcast 19 December 2024.

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Playlist:
Jimmy McGriff: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (bed)
The Wailers: Christmas Spirit
Jimmy Jones & His Versatiles: Christmas Is a Drag (Without You Baby)
Luther & The BBBs: Credit Card Christmas
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets: North Pole Express (live)
The Len Price 3: It's Christmas Time Ebenezer
Big Star: Jesus Christ
The Monkees: Christmas Party
Dean Landew: Holiday Bash
The Missile Toads: Santa's a Boozer
Bob Seger & The Last Heard: Sock It to Me Santa
Clarence Carter: Back Door Santa
The Krayolas: I Want to Be Your Santa
The Beatles: Christmas Time Is Here Again
The Ventures: White Christmas (bed)
Los Straitjackets: It's a Marshmallow World
Flat Duo Jets: Christmastime (Hey, We're Gonna Rock)
The Vipers: Christmas I'll Be Home
The Brood: One Winter Night
The Gorehounds: Yuh, Xmess
The Dogmatics: Xmas Time (Sure Don't Feel Like)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Big Yule Log Boogie
Alan Milman Sect: Punk Rock Christmas 
Bee Bumble & The Stingers: Nutrocker (bed)
Trolley: It's Christmas
The Connection: Christmas Time Again
Bipolaroid: Merry Xmas
Angry Johnny & The Killbillies: Six Bullets for Christmas
The Mockers: There's No War on Christmas
The Devil Dogs: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
The Electric Six: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire: Link Wray's Christmas
The Ventures: Scrooge (bed)
The Grip Weeds with Mark Lindsay: Santa Make Me Good/Christmas, Bring Us
The 5-6-7-8's: Rock n' Roll Santa
The Fleshtones: Super Rock Santa
Reigning Sound: If Christmas Can't Bring You Home
Unknown Hinson: Black and Blue Christmas
Jimmy Smith: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
The Reducers: Nothin' for Christmas
The Damned: There Ain't No Sanity Clause
Mott The Hoople: Death May Be Your Santa Claus
A440: Santa Claus Is Comin' Yeah
The Soulphonics: All I Want for Christmas Is a Job
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Rain, Sleet, and Snow
The Kaisers: Merry Christmas, Lupe Lu
Yard Trauma: Christmas Tyme
Edd “Kookie” Byrnes: Yulesville
Saturday's Children: Deck Five
The Yobs: Silent Night
The Ebenezer Scooge Appreciation Society: Hang on Rudolph
Lemmy Kilmister & Billy Gibbons: Run Run Rudolph
Davie Allan & The Arrows: Ho Ho Seven/Hark the Herald Angels Sing (bed)
The Fleshtones: Hooray for Santa Claus
The Taildraggers: Let’s Talk About Claus
The Sonics: Santa Claus
Jerry & The Landslides: Get Off My Roof
The Chesterfield Kings: Hey Santa Claus
Nick Swardson: A Very Terry Christmas
Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire:
Pete Townshend’s Christmas
Lowell George & The Factory: Candy Cane Madness
The White Stripes: Candy Cane Children
Plan 9: Merry Christmas
The Sonics: Don’t Believe in Christmas
Regining Sound: That’s All I Want
The Hentchmen: Shotgun Christmas
The Figgs: Father Christmas
The Cheetahs: A Message to Santa Claus
Fear: Fuck Christmas
The Eels: Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
The Dirtbombs: My Last Christmas