New Year Show coming Fri 12/31 at 3pm

Sure, there are plenty of Christmas songs you never hear on the radio, and every year I'm happy to explore the world of orphaned songs of the season and play them on the show. It takes a long time to compile and assemble the show but it's a labor of love.

The harder part though, is to find two hours of New Year songs. Preferably songs without the words "Auld," "Lang," and "Syne." Yes, a two-hour rock and roll New Years theme show without U2's overplayed (but excellent) "New Years Day" or Eagles' (not excellent) "Funky New Year."

Tune in and hear the show. Individual songs that are not necessarily about new year's day, but that collectively fit the theme of the show. Songs about saying good bye to the past, songs about counting down, celebrating, January, new beginnings, and general merriment.

In the New York's Hudson Valley, tune in at 3pm Friday to 91.3 FM WVKR. Out of the reach of the station's signal? Tune in at www.wvkr.org by clicking the "Click HERE to HEAR" link near the top right side of this playlist blog, and turn it up to 11. More specifically, 2011.

12/24/2010 Christmas at The Orphanage of Rock and Roll

Another Rock and Roll Christmas - Gary Glitter
Christmas Is Coming - Payola$
Suddenly It's Christmas - Loudon Wainwright III
The Christmas Song - Boxmasters
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A Spaceman Came A Travelling - Chris DeBurgh
Santa Lost a Ho - Christmas Jug Band
It's Christmas Time Ebenezer - Len Price 3
Sleighride - Los Straightjackets
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A Merry Jingle Greedies
Runaway Christmas - Pencil Test
The Marvelous Toy - Peter Paul & Mary
Little Drummer Boy - Hoodoo Gurus
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Everyday Is Christmas - Swag
Christmas Time - Andy Davis
Christmastime All Over the World - Smithereens
Deck the Halls - Geolyn
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How to Make Gravy - Paul Kelly
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Jigsaw Seen
Hey Mr. Christmas - Showaddywaddy
Croakin Bells - Frog Marley
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Big Balls - Santa Claws & the Naughty But Nice Orchestra
Commercial Christmas - Tom Lehrer
I Wish It Would Be Christmas Everyday - Roy Wood
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch - Gary Hoey
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Monster Holiday - Bobby Boris Pickett
Merry Christmas From the Family - Robert Earl Keen
TacoBel Canon - Christine Lavin
Christmas Wish - Steve Martin
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Come All Ye Faithful Surfer Girls - Chevelles
Merry Christmas Will Do - Material Issue
Ding Dong Merrily On High - Jon Anderson
Fairytale of NY - Kirsty MacColl & Shane McGowan
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There's No Lights On the Christmas Tree Mama They're Burning Big Louie Tonight - Sensational Alex Harvey Band

12//17/2010 Christmas Show is next week! Fri 12/24 3p-5p eastern time

Planet Love - Dylans
A Million Miles Away - Plimsouls
Is It Any Wonder - Cowsills
Red Rubber Ball - Diodes

Make Me Smile (Come up and See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Grownups Are Just Silly Children - Roy Harper
Speed of Life - Spontaneous Combustion
Stranger Than Fiction - Joe Jackson

Where Have All the Good Times Gone - Kinks
Try To Hang On - Pavlov's Dog
House in the Country - Pretty Things
Daaaance - Lambrettas

Cynical Girl - Marshall Crenshaw
Advertisement in the Voice - Good Rats
All The Good Ones - Ian Hunter
Them Changes - Buddy Miles

I Get a Kick Out Of You - Gary Shearston
White Bird - It's A Beautiful Day
If We Never Meet Again - Roger McGuinn
High School History - Cindy Bullens

Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel
Tuesday's Dead - Cat Stevens
Tonight - Move
Taking Some Time On - Barclay James Harvest

I Could Be Good For You - 707
Hero & Heroine - Strawbs
Two For the Show - Trooper
Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade

If I Don't Have You - NRBQ
This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us - Sparks
Story of My Life - Social Distortion

12/10/2010

I Can't Understand It - Cheap Trick
Shake Some Action - Flaming Groovies
Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats
Girl With the Curious Hand - Digney Fignus

Let's Stick Together - Bryan Ferry
China - Red Rockers
Apricot Brandy - Rhinoceros
Lake Shore Drive - Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah

Open My Eyes - Nazz
Ooh La La - Jobriath
Whatever You Decide - Randy VanWarmer
Love's Melody - Searchers

The Walk - Inmates
Soul Deep - Box Tops
Start! - Jam
Love's Made a Fool of You - Bobby Fuller Four

Baby Ride Easy - Dave Edmunds & Carlene Carter
Burn Baby Burn - Hudson Ford
Running Into the Light - Runrig
I'm Not In Love - Talking Heads

Statisticians Blues - Todd Snider
Dreamtime - Darryl Hall

Flute Thing - Blues Project
My Life Is Good - Randy Newman

Modern Love - Peter Gabriel
Guitar & Pen - Who
Baby Talks Dirty - Knack
We Live For Love - Pat Benatar

White Horse - Laid Back
The Guitar - They Might Be Giants

12/3/2010 Friday 3-5pm

Still Sane - Carolyne Mas
You - George Harrison
Angel In Blue - J. Geils Band
Let's Talk About the Weather - Radiators

Talk To Me - Bruce Springsteen
From Little Things Big Things Grow - Paul Kelly
Alcohol and Pills - Todd Snider
Hot Sand - Shocking Blue

Lay Down - Strawbs
Fox On the Run (orig. 1974 UK LP version) - Sweet
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Fly At Night - Chilliwack
C Moon - Paul McCartney and Wings

A Simple Desultry Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Sumbission) - Simon and Garfunkel
I Want to Be Rich - Manfred Mann
Nevertheless - Eclection

Back Where I Started - Box Of Frogs
On the Road Again - Tom & Jerry's Rockets
Too Much Information - Police

Grim Reaper - Detective
Who's Behind the Door? - Zebra
Fadeaway - Loz Netto's BZAR
Don't Lose Me - Ric Ocasek

Shock Rock - T. Rex
Coaltown - Stanky Brown

Life of Illusion - Joe Walsh

11/19/2010 Thanksgiving Show

Surfin' Bird - Trashmen
Thanksgiving - Loudon Wainwright III
Thanksgiving Story (Under the Double Turkey) - Stan Freberg
Eat It - Weird Al Yankovic
Eat To the Beat - Blondie

Yummy Yummy Yummy - Zig Zag People
Hungry (banned lyrics version) - Paul Revere & the Raiders
Be Thankful For What You've Got - William Devaughn

Cold Turkey - John Lennon
Bob Dylan's 115th Dream - Bob Dylan
Roll Plymouth Rock - Brian Wilson
Thanksgiving Day - Ray Davies

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) - Sly & the Family Stone
Gratitude - Oingo Boingo
Thank You - John Mellencamp
Thanks But No Thanks Anyway - Sparks

Sleep Song - Unicorn
I'm So Tired - Beatles
I'm Tired - Savoy Brown

I'm Coming Home - Stories
Home for a Rest - Spirit of the West
Simon and Garfunkel - Homeward Bound
I'm Going Home - Ten Years After

How To Make Gravy - Paul Kelly
Mashed Potatoes - Rufus Thomas
Green Onions - Les Cappuccino

Golden Gridiron Boy- Randy Newman
Football Hero - Al Stewart

Alice's Restaurant (45rpm single version) - Arlo Gurthrie
Black Friday - Steely Dan

Flying Turkey Trot - REO Speedwagon
Dinner Bell - They Might Be Giants
Pilgrim's Progress/ Take a Indian to Lunch - Stan Freberg
We're Coming to Dinner - The Guess Who

Suppers Ready - Genesis

No Matter What Shape Your Stomach's In - T-Bones
Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie - Jay and the Techniques
The Cooks of Cake and Kindness - The Californians

Harvest - Neil Young
Hungry For You - Police