Dr. Demento Presents: The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD of All Time

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Tracklist

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1The Chipmunk Song
conductor:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks)
arranger:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Manhattan (Manhattan Records after Jul 1987 acquisition of EMI America) (in 1980)
recording of:
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)
lyricist and composer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks) (in 1958)
publisher:
Armen Bagdasarian, Bagdasarian Productions LLC and Bourne Music Ltd.
The Chipmunks with the music of David Seville32:22
2All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
vocals:
George Rock (on 1947-12-06)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (on 1947-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (in 1944)
Spike Jones & His City Slickers33:09
3Jingle Bells
instrumental cover recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
The Singing Dogs1:44
4The Twelve Gifts of Christmas
live recording of:
The Twelve Gifts of Christmas (in 1963)
lyricist:
Allan Sherman
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Lou Busch
parody version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Allan Sherman3:25
5I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
conductor:
Norman Leyden
recording of:
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
John Rox
Gayla Peevey22:38
6Nuttin' for Christmas
recording of:
Nuttin' for Christmas
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
Stan Freberg2:25
7A Christmas Carol
engineer:
Stephen B. Fassett
producer:
Tom Lehrer
piano:
Tom Lehrer (from 1959-03-20 until 1959-03-21)
vocals:
Tom Lehrer (from 1959-03-20 until 1959-03-21)
recorded at:
Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (from 1959-03-20 until 1959-03-21)
edit of:
A Christmas Carol (live, 1959-03: Sanders Theater, Harvard University, USA; with talk at end) by Tom Lehrer
live recording of:
A Christmas Carol (from 1959-03-20 until 1959-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer’s publisher)
Tom Lehrer1:47
8Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
recording of:
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Randy Brooks (writer of Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer)
Elmo & Patsy3:31
9I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
performer:
Johnny Duffy Trio
recording of:
I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Harry Stewart (US entertainer, aka Yogi Yorgesson)
Yogi Yorgesson3:16
10Twelve Days of Christmas
assistant engineer:
Peter Lee (Canadian sound engineer)
engineer:
Steve Convery and Gary Gray (engineer)
producer:
Kerry Crawford, Marc Giacomelli and Rick Shurman
mixer:
Rick Shurman
arranger:
Jonathan Goldsmith, Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (Canadian actor/comedian)
recording of:
Twelve Days of Christmas (Bob and Doug McKenzie)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (Canadian actor/comedian)
parody version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Bob and Doug McKenzie4:48
11Green Chri$tma$
choir vocals:
Jud Conlon Chorale
vocals:
Daws Butler (Hanna‐Barbera voice actor), Stan Freberg, Marvin Miller and Will Wright
recording of:
Green Chri$tma$
writer:
Stan Freberg
arranger:
Billy May
Stan Freberg6:56
12I'm a Christmas Tree
performer:
Dr. Demento
Wild Man Fischer (duet with Dr. Demento)31:15
13I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus
recording of:
I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus
lyricist:
Kip Addotta and Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
composer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
parody version of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Kip Addotta2:53
14Santa Claus and His Old Lady
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
recording of:
Santa Claus and His Old Lady
writer:
Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin
Cheech & Chong36:29
15Christmas at Ground Zero
assistant engineer:
Jamey Dell
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Rick Derringer
accordion, glockenspiel, keyboard and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and bass:
Steve Jay (US bassist, “Weird Al” collaborator)
baritone saxophone:
Gary Herbig
clarinet:
Joel Peskin
guitar:
Rick Derringer and Jim West (supporting musician for “Weird Al” Yankovic)
membranophone and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
pedal steel guitar:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
piano:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
synthesizer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Anderson (TV composer, mostly animation)
trumpet:
Warren Luening
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (session tuba player)
violin:
Dennis Fetchet
background vocals:
Steve Jay (US bassist, “Weird Al” collaborator), Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach), The Waters Sisters, Jim West (supporting musician for “Weird Al” Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
arranger:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1986)
recorded at:
Santa Monica Sound Recorders in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Christmas at Ground Zero
lyricist and composer:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music, Holy Moley Music and Sony/ATV Melody
“Weird Al” Yankovic53:12
16Christmas Dragnet
Stan Freberg & Daws Butler6:38

Credits

Release

art direction:Geoff Gans
liner notes:Dr. Demento
remastering:Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
compiler:Dr. Demento
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1158886 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000348G [info]