A small selection of Space Age Christmas ditties, tied up in a neat lil' bundle for your easy listening pleasure . . .
Dickie Goodman - Santa and the Satellite
Bobby Helms - Captain Santa Claus
Sonny Cole - Santa to the Moon
Troy Hess - Christmas on the Moon
Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos - Hooray for Santy Claus! (from the motion picture Santa Claus Conquers the Martians)
Senor Tonto - Hooray for Santy Claus!
Barry Gordon - Zoomah the Santa Claus from Mars
Shonen Knife - Space Christmas
Various Artists - What Can You Get a Wookie for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb) [from Christmas in the Stars - A Star Wars Christmas]
EDIT: You'll have to google the rest of these yourselves, sorry.
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Anonymous said…
I just finished watching Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, its completely awesome. Thanks for having the theme song.
Read it and weep HERE . Sure, one of the perks of making a Best Of-list is that someone else can disagree with it. But this Pitchfork-list is so, as CU tweeted, uninspired it's getting me nauseous. There are non-Christmassongs in the list. Songs that are overplayed. Two versions of the same song. And Low's Little Drummer Boy instead of Just Like Christmas? Really? REALLY? Let's get a few things straight. When making a Best Christmas Songs-list, you need to set ground rules. Do hymns (O Come, O Come Emmanuel), traditional Christmassongs (O Tannenbaum) and pop songs compete with each other? Do you choose original versions or best versions? And, maybe the most important thing, what does your (play)list achieve; to heighten spirits, to have plain fun? Pitchfork's list just f's around, there's no real idea behind it. So, whatabout us, CAGG-team and you, readers, make an alternative Best Of-list? Songs that are criminally overlooked by Pitchfork. Pop songs, rock ...
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