Demented Christmas Picks

~ Release by Dr. Demento (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Distributed to Westwood One-affiliated radio stations for the 1982 Christmas season. Side A includes intros and outros for all the songs by Dr. Demento, while side B includes all the same songs without the intros/outros.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-06 19:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Holiday Greeting
Dr. Demento0:10
A2Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (original version)
Elmo & Patsy3:45
A3A Christmas Carol
Tom Lehrer1:59
A4Wreck the Halls
The Three Stooges2:50
A5All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Tooth
Spike Jones3:28
A6White Christmas
The Drifters3:00
A7I Found the Brains of Santa Claus
Jason & The Straptones2:36
B1Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (original version)
recording of:
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Randy Brooks (writer of Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer)
Elmo & Patsy3:25
B2A 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 Lehrer1:46
B3Wreck the Halls
The Three Stooges2:30
B4All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Tooth
Spike Jones3:05
B5White Christmas
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
bass, drums (drum set), piano, tenor saxophone and vibraphone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Oliver (guitar, Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
baritone vocals:
Andrew Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
bass vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
lead vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
tenor vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Gerhart Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
performer:
The Drifters (US doo wop/R&B vocal group)
recorded at:
Fulton Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-04)
cover recording of:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
arrangement of:
White Christmas
quotes lyrics from:
Jingle Bells
The Drifters4.52:38
B6I Found the Brains of Santa Claus
Jason & The Straptones2:19