Merry Extramas
The Merry Extramas Project started out in 2002 as an attempt to find Christmas music outside of the usual that you hear on every
radio and in every store that you drag yourself to. With The Vandals' "Oi to the World" album as inspiration, I set out to find
said music. When I realized there was a decent amount out there, I started to put it together as a "mix tape" per se.
Then came the lame-brain idea of torturing my friends with it, and so it began... Since then it has evolved into my version
of a Christmas card. Slightly more involved, but slightly more enjoyable (at least I think so).
2009
Billy Idol - Blue Christmas - 01
Jingle Punx - I Saw Three Ships - 02
Garth Brooks - 'Zat You, Santa Claus? - 03
Campbell Brothers - The Hanukah Song - 04
Art Carney - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - 05
Bleu - Snow Day - 06
The Cast of 'The Wedding Singer' - The Chanukah Song - 07
Wiggles - Ding Dong Merrily On High - 08
Run D.M.C. - Christmas Is - 09
Tom McRae - Wonderful Christmastime - 10
Reverend Horton Heat - Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy - 11
Bette Midler - Cool Yule - 12
Petty Booka - Holly Jolly Christmas - 13
Carlene Davis - Santa Claus (Do You Ever Come to the Ghetto?) - 14
Klezmonauts - Oy to the World - 15
Relient K - Handel's Messiah - 16
Brave Combo - Must Be Santa - 17
Elvis Presley - Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees - 18
Kim Stockwood - It's A Marshmallow World - 19
The Fab Four - Away In A Manger - 20
Rhythm Scholar vs. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Rhythmn Scholar Kringlekut Remix) - 21
(unlisted)
2008
Ned Reynolds - Your Christmas May Be White But It's Awfully Blue To Me - 01
Switi Kresneti - Old Toy Trains - 02
The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song - 03
Mehdi - Joy To The World - 04
The Golddiggers - We Need A Little Christmas - 05
Sufjan Stevens - Put The Lights On The Tree - 06
Walking Wounded - If We Make It Through December - 07
Al Hirt - Sleigh Ride - 08
Twisted Sister (with Lita Ford) - I'll Be Home For Christmas - 09
'Big' Tiny Little - Frosty The Snow Man - 10
Th' Legendary Shack-Shakers - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - 11
The Bird & The Bee - Carol Of The Bells - 12
The Decemberists - Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) - 13
Brett Wales - Mary's Boy Child - 14
The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) - 15
John Denver & The Muppets - Little Saint Nick - 16
Pilate - Fairytale Of New York - 17
KT Tunstall - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - 18
The Starlighters - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - 19
Evil Beaver - Feliz Navidad - 20
Divide and Kreate - Jingle Jane - 21
The Christmas Jug Band - Santa Lost A Ho - 22
(unlisted)
2007
Johnny Cash - Blue Christmas - 01
Hangnail - O Little Town Of Bethlehem - 02
DJ John - The Christmas Massacre of Charlie Brown - 03
Mahogany Christmas Players - Jolly Old St. Nick - 04
Lillian Axe - Here Is Christmas - 05
Whirling Dervishes - You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch - 06
The Mexicali Brass - The First Noel - 07
The Fontane Sisters - Nuttin' For Christmas - 08
Flight 180 - O Come All Ye Faithful - 09
Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise - Please Come Home For Christmas - 10
Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas - 11
Starflyer 59 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - 12
Lee "Scratch" Perry & Sandra Robinson - Merry Christmas Happy New Year - 13
Lit - Father Christmas - 14
Dido - Christmas Day - 15
Elvis Presley - Winter Wonderland - 16
Pete Yorn - Do They Know It's Christmas? - 17
Showaddywaddy - Hey Mr. Christmas - 18
King Curtis - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - 19
Oregon State Lottery - Merry Christmas Fruitcake - 20
(unlisted)
2006
Low - Blue Christmas - 01
Super Deluxe - Up On The Housetop - 02
Berlin Symphony Orchestra - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Red Baron Remix) - 03
Reverend Horton Heat - What Child Is This? - 04
Ralph Stanley - Christmas Is Near - 05
Senor Tonto - Hooray For Santy Claus - 06
Elvis Presley - Merry Christmas Baby - 07
Relient K - 12 Days Of Christmas - 08
Sufjan Stevens - O Holy Night - 09
The Jive Aces - White Hot Christmas - 10
Eastern Rebellion - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - 11
Die Roten Rosen - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - 12
Peggy Lee - Ring Those Christmas Bells - 13
Mary J. Blige - Someday At Christmas - 14
Steve Vai - Christmas Time Is Here - 15
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Mr. Heatmiser - 16
In Memory - The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - 17
Yo La Tengo - It's Christmas Time - 18
The South Park Kids - O Holy Night - 19
(unlisted)
2005
Jon Bon Jovi - Blue Christmas - 01
Wizo - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - 02
Billy Mack - Christmas Is All Around - 03
Madonna - Santa Baby - 04
Future Shock - Santa Left Us Microchips For Christmas - 05
Heather, Cookie & Raylene Rankin - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - 06
Goober & The Peas - Snoopy's Christmas - 07
Crash Test Dummies - Good King Wenceslas - 08
Nullsleep - Silent Night - 09
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again - 10
The Falcons - Jingle Bell Rock - 11
Mavis Staples - Christmas Vacation - 12
The Vandals - Here I Am Lord - 13
Elvis Presley - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) - 14
They Might Be Giants - Oh Tannenbaum - 15
Jimmy Buffet - Christmas Island - 16
Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas - 17
Venus Hum - Silver Bells - 18
Johnny Clarke - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - 18
Cyndi Lauper - Christmas Conga - 19
Gary Hoey - Auld Lang Syne - 20
Weird Al Yankovich - Christmas At Ground Zero - 21
(unlisted)
2004
Sheryl Crow - Blue Christmas - 01
Stiff Little Fingers - White Christmas - 02
The Blue Hawaiians - We Four Kings (Little Drummer Boy) - 03
Christmas Redneck Style - The Schmidt House - 04
Evil Beaver - Christmas In Hollis - 05
The Mexicali Brass - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - 06
SR71 - Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You - 07
Ella Fitzgerald - Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney - 08
Luscious Jackson - Let It Snow - 09
Ken Barrie - The Christmas Pudding Song - 10
El Vez - Santa Claus Is Sometimes Brown - 11
Billy May - Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo - 12
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - This Time Of Year - 13
Venus Hum - Suzy Snowflake - 14
Lou Rawls & The Brian Setzer Orchestra - So They Say It's Christmas - 15
Nerf Herder - Santa's Got A Mullet - 16
Christian McBride - Double Decker (Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Funky Bass) - 17
Elvis Presley - I'll Be Home For Christmas - 18
Nashville Superpickers - Oh Come All Ye Faithful - 19
Gayla Peevy - I Want A Hippotamus For Christmas - 20
Powder - Christmas Don't Be Late - 21
Cheap Trick - Christmas Christmas - 22
Wesley Willis - Merry Christmas - 23
(unlisted)
2003
Ann & Nancy Wilson - Blue Christmas - 01
88 Fingers Louie - All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - 02
Elvis Presley - Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) - 03
Ted Nugent - Deck The Halls - 04
Celtic Fire - Christmas In Kilarney - 05
Billie Holiday - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - 06
Ebenezer Moog - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - 07
Cory Band - Stop The Cavalry - 08
Robert Earl Keen - Happy Holidays Y'all - 09
Bob Rivers - Not So Silent Night - 10
El Vez - Mamacita Donde Esta Santa Claus - 11
Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy - 12
Shonen Knife - Space Christmas - 13
Jimmy Buffett - Mele Kalikimaka - 14
Cocteau Twins - Frosty The Snowman - 15
The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight) - 16
Tom Jones with Cerys Matthews - Baby It's Cold Outside - 17
Geoff & Clare Muldaur - At The Christmas Ball - 18
Los Straightjackets - A Marshmallow World - 19
Urchins - Christmas Crunch - 20
Memphis Sounds Orchestra - Winter Wonderland - 21
Pretty Maids - A Merry Jingle - 22
El Vez Jr. - Mamacita Donde Esta Santa Claus - 23
(unlisted)
2002
Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas - 01
The Humpers - Run Run Rudolph - 02
Vast - The Grinch - 03
The Ventures - Jingle Bells - 04
The Youngsters - Christmas In Jail - 05
Everclear - Santa Baby - 06
The Kinks - Father Christmas - 07
Asylum Street Spankers - Mele Kalikamaka - 08
The Brian Setzer Orchestra - Sleigh Ride - 09
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12-24 - 10
The Vandals - Oi To The World - 11
Little Lambsie Penn - I Wanna Spend Christmas With Elvis - 12
Sun 60 - Mary Xmess - 13
Save Ferris - Christmas Wrapping - 14
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Carolina Christmas - 15
Rubber Band - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - 16
The Vandals - Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairies - 17
The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick - 18
The Cadillacs - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - 19
Unwritten Law - Please Come Home For Christmas - 20
John Denver & The Muppets - We Wish You A Merry Christmas - 21
El Vez - Feliz Navidad - 22