Hey everyone! The final episode of The Gus Knorr Show this semester will begin momentarily! This is the Third Annual Christmas Episode, in which I play some of the best (in my humble opinion, at least) Christmas and holiday-related songs.

• The first song tonight is a version of the song “Sleigh Ride,” as performed by The Ronettes, and released on the classic 1963 album, A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector.
• Next up is another Christmas song from a music legend, which is Elvis Presley’s version of “Blue Christmas.”
• A great instrumental song is next, best known for its usage in the timeless TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, “Linus and Lucy,” by Vince Guaraldi.
• Another instrumental song, by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, (AKA that song that guy synched his Christmas lights up to), “Wizards in Winter,” is next on the ledger.
• Switching away from Christmas songs for a while, (don’t worry; we’ll get back to them soon enough,) is a song by Carbon Tigers, who performed at the concert for the WMUR Rockathon. This song is “To Carve Our Shapes,” from their new album, The Burrows.
• Next is a song from another new album, Canadian blues-rock band Wide Mouth Mason. The song is “More of It,” from their new album, No Bad Days.
• Moving back to Christmas songs, we’re now going to play some novelty Christmas music. The first one of these is from the legendary 1980 Star Wars Christmas album, Christmas in the Stars. Listen in all of its sheer glory and awesomeness as some singing droids wonder “What Can You Get a Wookie for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)” I’m totally not making this up at all.
• Another awesome Christmas song is next, as performed by the Canadian sketch comedy characters Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV. It’s their version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” with such gifts as a beer in a tree, five golden tuques, and many more.
• The next Christmas novelty song is a cover of an older song by Yogi Yorgesson, “I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas,” only this version is performed by legendary farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson and the Uff-Da Band.
• Followed by a song released by fictitious British band Spinal Tap, released off the soundtrack for the 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, which is “Christmas with the Devil.”
• The Christmas novelty songs continue on with a version of “O Holy Night,” as performed by Eric Cartman from South Park, and featured on the show’s 1999 episode “Mr. Hankey’s Christmas Classics.”
• Next is a song by legendary parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic, “Christmas at Ground Zero,” which refers to nuclear war, not 9/11, as it was released in 1986.
• The next song is one that was released by a legendary musician, and is easily the most upbeat and enthusiastic one he has ever recorded. It’s Bob Dylan’s cover version of “Must Be Santa,” which was released just two years ago.
• Another Christmas song from a well-known band is next, which is the 1987 single “Christmas in Hollis,” by rap group Run-D.M.C.
• The next song is the Wesley Willis Song of the Week, simply titled “Merry Christmas.”
• Next is a song by another outsider musician, Wild Man Fischer, as a duet with Dr. Demento, which is “I’m a Christmas Tree.”
• Just because it’s such a great album, I’m going to play another song from the Christmas in the Stars album, which features a then 18-year-old Jon Bon Jovi singing several solos. Him, along with a group of children, wish R2D2 a merry Christmas in the appropriately named “R2D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”
• Next is a song by someone who you could call a quasi-outsider musician, Mojo Nixon, which is song to the tune of “Louie, Louie,” and called, “Christmas, Christmas.”
• A song from a well-known Christmas special follows, which is the self-titled theme to Frosty the Snowman, sung by Jimmy Durante.
• The A.C./Seth Putnam Song of the Week is next, which is “Guy Lombardo,” named after the Canadian bandleader and musician, though is simply his name sung in falsetto followed by 30 seconds of cacophonous screaming.
• This leads up to Guy Lombardo himself wishing us a Happy New Year over an instrumental version of “Auld Land Syne.”

That’s it for The Gus Knorr Show this semester, but thanks to everyone who has listened this semester, and I will be on the air next semester, though at a time and date later to be determined, likely in January. Thanks for listening, and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!