WFMU: Merrily We Roll Along with MHLee: Playlist from December 23, 2022

Listener comments!
	♥ 7:13am Krys O.: Good morning!
	♥ 7:52am MHLee: Hi Krys O. Thanks for streaming.
	♥ 7:53am Krys O.: Hey, MHLee! Glad to do it. I'm on staycation until January 2nd.
	♥ 7:54am MHLee: i go back to my house on the 2nd as well... currently relying on a school computer
	8:00am DJ Guin: morning
	♥ 8:00am Krys O.: Sorry for the false start. Had an issue on my end using VLC.
	♥ 8:01am Jan Turkenburg: Hi MHLee, Krys and DJ Guin !
	♥ 8:01am MHLee: It happens. Hi DJ Guin
	♥ 8:01am MHLee: Hi Jan
	♥ 8:02am Krys O.: Hellooooo!
	8:02am DJ Guin: hi Jan hello Krys
	♥ 8:03am Krys O.: Love that we can hear recordings from 100 years ago. That's the year of my dad's birth too.
	♥ 8:03am Krys O.: Howdy!
	♥ 8:04am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "Santa Claus Lives In Your Phonograph" by "Ernest ... That was fun!
	8:04am DJ Guin: it's time travel, Krys
	♥ 8:05am MHLee: I wonder when the first records or cylinders were marketed to children
	♥ 8:06am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "A Christmas Carol" by "Tom Lehrer" Tom Lehrer nails it once again.
	♥ 8:07am MHLee: Always a wit
	8:09am WR: ja low
	♥ 8:10am MHLee: Howdy WR
	♥ 8:16am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:05 I looked around online and really couldn't see much. It might be because coin-operated players were set up in adult situations like hotel lobbies, train stations, and such. Some bright person would eventually see that recorded music could help with babysitting.
	♥ 8:17am WR: ↳ Song: "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by "The Thre... My brothers and I had a 3 Stooges EP with the song on it. It did not survive.
	♥ 8:17am Krys O.: ↳ WR @8:17 An oft-repeated story, WR.
	♥ 8:18am MHLee: My great-aunt met three of the stooges
	♥ 8:19am MHLee: I'm not sure when, I'll have to ask her. She said they were all shorter than you'd imagine
	♥ 8:20am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:18 That's great! I didn't "get" the Three Stooges until I was a little older, then it made sense, so to speak. :D
	♥ 8:21am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:19 That's right! Shemp might have been the tallest. He was part of the original Stooges with Ted Healy.
	♥ 8:24am MHLee: And Shemp was a brother to the rest of the them... family act
	♥ 8:24am Krys O.: ↳ Krys O. @8:21 I was right. Shemp was 5' 7". Larry, Joe De Rita were 5' 4" and Larry was 5' 5". Moe was the shortest at 5' 3".
	♥ 8:25am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:24 Yes, Shemp, Moe and Curly were brothers.
	♥ 8:27am MHLee: ↳ Song: "I Tan't Wait for Quithmuth Day" by "Mel Blanc" Lot's of Mel Blanc records. Most with recognizable voices he uses elsewhere
	♥ 8:28am MHLee: Weird to hear Bugs Bunny sing about marital trouble but
	8:28am DJ Guin: Fun Fact: This song was originated by a future adult actor - en.wikipedia.org...
	♥ 8:29am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "(I'm Gettin') Nuttin' For Christmas" by "Stan Fre... Barry Gordon who did the original of this was the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild and he provided voices for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
	8:29am DJ Guin: You'll know who Barry Gordan is when you see his picture
	8:30am DJ Guin: i will let Krys have the floor. she's schmart ;)
	♥ 8:31am Krys O.: Barry Gordon's biggest role was in A Thousand Clowns with Jason Robards.
	♥ 8:31am MHLee: Nesquik Rabbit
	♥ 8:32am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:31 Yup!
	♥ 8:33am MHLee: ↳ Song: "Uncle Mistletoe" by "Eddy Howard and His Orchestra" I thought this was weirdly kitchy... making up a random new piece of Santa lore
	♥ 8:34am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:33 Never heard it before. That's a plus. It's sweet, but not cloying.
	♥ 8:34am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "Uncle Mistletoe" by "Eddy Howard and His Orchestra" And Eddy has an impeccable wave in his hair.
	♥ 8:36am MHLee: I wonder if he ironed it
	♥ 8:36am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "Jangle Bells" by "Lonzo & Oscar" Didn't know until today that there were several Lonzos. Huh. That's like Peaches and Herb.
	♥ 8:37am MHLee: Recently found this band which is definitely in the spike jones vein
	♥ 8:38am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:36 Hotcombs were a big thing. I had a teacher in 7th grade in the 70s and he still used a hotcomb.
	♥ 8:40am MHLee: I can't tell if they sing the Deuce or the Duce
	♥ 8:41am MHLee: Not a familiar saying to me
	♥ 8:44am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:41 Perhaps: deuce2 /do͞os/ Learn to pronounce nouninformal noun: deuce used as a euphemism for “devil” in expressions of annoyance, impatience, or surprise or for emphasis.
	♥ 8:45am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "Land Of The Sugar Plum Fairy: Dance Of The Sugar ... Nice!
	♥ 8:47am MHLee: I'm guessing at when each track starts now
	♥ 8:47am MHLee: this might be the second one
	♥ 8:48am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "The Fairy Ball" by "Spike Jones" This is really ambitious for Spike and well done for such intricate music.
	♥ 8:49am Jan Turkenburg: ↳ Krys O. @8:48 The man was incredible!
	♥ 8:49am Krys O.: ↳ Jan Turkenburg @8:49 Indeed!
	♥ 8:50am MHLee: Haven't heard the mysterious room yet (which is Arab dance)
	♥ 8:52am MHLee: okay we are caught up now
	♥ 8:54am MHLee: ↳ Song: "The Mysterious Room" by "Spike Jones" Dialing up the Swing
	♥ 8:57am MHLee: I had a dream where I reading the biography of some of Spike Jones muscians... I dreamt that one had been sentenced to 111 years in prison for piano related crimes
	♥ 8:58am MHLee: ↳ MHLee @8:57 that was last night
	♥ 8:58am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:57 WOW! HA!
	♥ 9:01am MHLee: We are going slightly over today.
	♥ 9:02am MHLee: Actually I did my math WRONG
	♥ 9:03am MHLee: ↳ Song: "Glenn Miller Orchestra" It's not new years but about trains instead
	♥ 9:03am Krys O.: No worries. Thanks, MHLee! Great show!
	♥ 9:03am MHLee: Thanks Krys O.
	♥ 9:04am WR: Thank you MHLee! And you too, Krys, for all the informative comments.
	♥ 9:07am Jan Turkenburg: Thanks MHLee!

Merrily We Roll Along with MHLee: Playlist from December 23, 2022

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Merrily We Roll Along is a mish-mash of high energy lunacy, reverence, and irreverence for forgotten pop stars, love for Saturday morning cartoons, and exploration of the side of Bandcamp where I seem to be the only one purchasing. Bringing to you the odd and the upbeat from a growing collection of pre-rock novelties, classic and neo-Vaudeville, jug bands, polka, klezmer, and more at the convenient hour of 8-9 AM EST, Merrily We Roll Along starts the day off with a little light-hearted musical tomfoolery cut with an occasional comedy sketch. It's organic, free-range, cheese with the occasional onion thrown in.

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December 23, 2022: Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 30 - "Nuttin' for Christmas"

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Artist	Track	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
MHLee	Merrily We Roll Along Theme			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Ernest Hare	Santa Claus Lives In Your Phonograph	1922		0:00:52 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Les Baxter And His Orchestra	"Les Baxter And His Orchestra"			0:04:19 (Pop-up)
Tom Lehrer	A Christmas Carol "A Christmas Carol" by "Tom Lehrer"	1959		0:04:49 (Pop-up)
Allan Sherman	The Twelve Gifts of Christmas	1963		0:07:25 (Pop-up)
Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors	Mr. Grinch	1992		0:10:51 (Pop-up)
The Three Stooges	I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas	1959		0:13:27 (Pop-up)
Tiny Tim	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus	1996		0:15:53 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Glenn Miller Orchestra	"Glenn Miller Orchestra"			0:18:07 (Pop-up)
Sammy Kaye	Santa Claus for President	1947		0:19:18 (Pop-up)
Spike Jones and His City Slickers	All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth	1948		0:21:39 (Pop-up)
Mel Blanc	I Tan't Wait for Quithmuth Day	1953		0:23:57 (Pop-up)
Stan Freberg	(I'm Gettin') Nuttin' For Christmas	1955		0:26:34 (Pop-up)
Teresa Brewer	Too Fat For The Chimney	1953		0:29:02 (Pop-up)
Eddy Howard and His Orchestra	Uncle Mistletoe	1949		0:31:32 (Pop-up)
Lonzo & Oscar	Jangle Bells "Jangle Bells" by "Lonzo & Oscar"	1953		0:34:00 (Pop-up)
The Korn Kobblers feat. Stan Fritts	Don't Give Me No Goose for Christmas, Grandma	1941	"America's Most Nonsensible Dance Band"	0:37:02 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: The Glenn Miller Orchestra	"The Glenn Miller Orchestra"			0:39:55 (Pop-up)
Spike Jones	The Little Girl's Dream: Miniature Overture, March	1944		0:41:45 (Pop-up)
Spike Jones	Land Of The Sugar Plum Fairy: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy	1944		0:44:39 (Pop-up)
Spike Jones	The Fairy Ball "The Fairy Ball" by "Spike Jones"	1944		0:46:17 (Pop-up)
Spike Jones	The Mysterious Room "The Mysterious Room" by "Spike Jones"	1944		0:51:59 (Pop-up)
Spike Jones	Back To The Fairy Ball: Russian Dance-Trepak, Waltz Of The Flowers-Part 1	1944		0:54:42 (Pop-up)
Spike Jones	End Of The Little Girl's Dream: Waltz Of The Flowers (Part 2); Granny Speaks; Good Night, Sleep Tight	1944		0:59:19 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Glenn Miller Orchestra	"Glenn Miller Orchestra"			1:01:52 (Pop-up)
Warner Bros. Orchestra	Merrily We Roll Along			1:03:06 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	♥ 7:13am Krys O.: Good morning!
	♥ 7:52am MHLee: Hi Krys O. Thanks for streaming.
	♥ 7:53am Krys O.: Hey, MHLee! Glad to do it. I'm on staycation until January 2nd.
	♥ 7:54am MHLee: i go back to my house on the 2nd as well... currently relying on a school computer
	8:00am DJ Guin: morning
	♥ 8:00am Krys O.: Sorry for the false start. Had an issue on my end using VLC.
	♥ 8:01am Jan Turkenburg: Hi MHLee, Krys and DJ Guin !
	♥ 8:01am MHLee: It happens. Hi DJ Guin
	♥ 8:01am MHLee: Hi Jan
	♥ 8:02am Krys O.: Hellooooo!
	8:02am DJ Guin: hi Jan hello Krys
	♥ 8:03am Krys O.: Love that we can hear recordings from 100 years ago. That's the year of my dad's birth too.
	♥ 8:03am Krys O.: Howdy!
	♥ 8:04am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "Santa Claus Lives In Your Phonograph" by "Ernest ... That was fun!
	8:04am DJ Guin: it's time travel, Krys
	♥ 8:05am MHLee: I wonder when the first records or cylinders were marketed to children
	♥ 8:06am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "A Christmas Carol" by "Tom Lehrer" Tom Lehrer nails it once again.
	♥ 8:07am MHLee: Always a wit
	8:09am WR: ja low
	♥ 8:10am MHLee: Howdy WR
	♥ 8:16am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:05 I looked around online and really couldn't see much. It might be because coin-operated players were set up in adult situations like hotel lobbies, train stations, and such. Some bright person would eventually see that recorded music could help with babysitting.
	♥ 8:17am WR: ↳ Song: "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by "The Thre... My brothers and I had a 3 Stooges EP with the song on it. It did not survive.
	♥ 8:17am Krys O.: ↳ WR @8:17 An oft-repeated story, WR.
	♥ 8:18am MHLee: My great-aunt met three of the stooges
	♥ 8:19am MHLee: I'm not sure when, I'll have to ask her. She said they were all shorter than you'd imagine
	♥ 8:20am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:18 That's great! I didn't "get" the Three Stooges until I was a little older, then it made sense, so to speak. :D
	♥ 8:21am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:19 That's right! Shemp might have been the tallest. He was part of the original Stooges with Ted Healy.
	♥ 8:24am MHLee: And Shemp was a brother to the rest of the them... family act
	♥ 8:24am Krys O.: ↳ Krys O. @8:21 I was right. Shemp was 5' 7". Larry, Joe De Rita were 5' 4" and Larry was 5' 5". Moe was the shortest at 5' 3".
	♥ 8:25am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:24 Yes, Shemp, Moe and Curly were brothers.
	♥ 8:27am MHLee: ↳ Song: "I Tan't Wait for Quithmuth Day" by "Mel Blanc" Lot's of Mel Blanc records. Most with recognizable voices he uses elsewhere
	♥ 8:28am MHLee: Weird to hear Bugs Bunny sing about marital trouble but
	8:28am DJ Guin: Fun Fact: This song was originated by a future adult actor - en.wikipedia.org...
	♥ 8:29am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "(I'm Gettin') Nuttin' For Christmas" by "Stan Fre... Barry Gordon who did the original of this was the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild and he provided voices for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
	8:29am DJ Guin: You'll know who Barry Gordan is when you see his picture
	8:30am DJ Guin: i will let Krys have the floor. she's schmart ;)
	♥ 8:31am Krys O.: Barry Gordon's biggest role was in A Thousand Clowns with Jason Robards.
	♥ 8:31am MHLee: Nesquik Rabbit
	♥ 8:32am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:31 Yup!
	♥ 8:33am MHLee: ↳ Song: "Uncle Mistletoe" by "Eddy Howard and His Orchestra" I thought this was weirdly kitchy... making up a random new piece of Santa lore
	♥ 8:34am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:33 Never heard it before. That's a plus. It's sweet, but not cloying.
	♥ 8:34am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "Uncle Mistletoe" by "Eddy Howard and His Orchestra" And Eddy has an impeccable wave in his hair.
	♥ 8:36am MHLee: I wonder if he ironed it
	♥ 8:36am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "Jangle Bells" by "Lonzo & Oscar" Didn't know until today that there were several Lonzos. Huh. That's like Peaches and Herb.
	♥ 8:37am MHLee: Recently found this band which is definitely in the spike jones vein
	♥ 8:38am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:36 Hotcombs were a big thing. I had a teacher in 7th grade in the 70s and he still used a hotcomb.
	♥ 8:40am MHLee: I can't tell if they sing the Deuce or the Duce
	♥ 8:41am MHLee: Not a familiar saying to me
	♥ 8:44am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:41 Perhaps: deuce2 /do͞os/ Learn to pronounce nouninformal noun: deuce used as a euphemism for “devil” in expressions of annoyance, impatience, or surprise or for emphasis.
	♥ 8:45am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "Land Of The Sugar Plum Fairy: Dance Of The Sugar ... Nice!
	♥ 8:47am MHLee: I'm guessing at when each track starts now
	♥ 8:47am MHLee: this might be the second one
	♥ 8:48am Krys O.: ↳ Song: "The Fairy Ball" by "Spike Jones" This is really ambitious for Spike and well done for such intricate music.
	♥ 8:49am Jan Turkenburg: ↳ Krys O. @8:48 The man was incredible!
	♥ 8:49am Krys O.: ↳ Jan Turkenburg @8:49 Indeed!
	♥ 8:50am MHLee: Haven't heard the mysterious room yet (which is Arab dance)
	♥ 8:52am MHLee: okay we are caught up now
	♥ 8:54am MHLee: ↳ Song: "The Mysterious Room" by "Spike Jones" Dialing up the Swing
	♥ 8:57am MHLee: I had a dream where I reading the biography of some of Spike Jones muscians... I dreamt that one had been sentenced to 111 years in prison for piano related crimes
	♥ 8:58am MHLee: ↳ MHLee @8:57 that was last night
	♥ 8:58am Krys O.: ↳ MHLee @8:57 WOW! HA!
	♥ 9:01am MHLee: We are going slightly over today.
	♥ 9:02am MHLee: Actually I did my math WRONG
	♥ 9:03am MHLee: ↳ Song: "Glenn Miller Orchestra" It's not new years but about trains instead
	♥ 9:03am Krys O.: No worries. Thanks, MHLee! Great show!
	♥ 9:03am MHLee: Thanks Krys O.
	♥ 9:04am WR: Thank you MHLee! And you too, Krys, for all the informative comments.
	♥ 9:07am Jan Turkenburg: Thanks MHLee!

Merrily We Roll Along with MHLee: Playlist from December 23, 2022

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