Dr. Demento Presents: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time (limited edition box set)

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Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Volume I: The 40s (And Before)

2▶12" Vinyl: Volume II: The 1950s

3▶12" Vinyl: Volume III: The 1960s

4▶12" Vinyl: Volume IV: The 1970s

5▶12" Vinyl: Volume V: The 1980s

6▼12" Vinyl: Volume VI: Christmas
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	All 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	3	3:09
2	The Twelve Days 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 Sherman		3:24
3	I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas conductor: Norman Leyden recording of: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas lyricist and composer: John Rox	Gayla Peevey	2	2:37
4	Santa and the Satellite	Dickie Goodman		3:02
5	A 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 Lehrer		1:49
6	Green Christmas 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 Freberg		6:56
7	Grandma 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 & Patsy		3:28
8	I 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 Yorgesson		3:17
9	Nuttin’ for Christmas recording of: Nuttin' for Christmas writer: Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper	Stan Freberg		2:25
10	Wreck the Halls With Boughs of Holly	The Three Stooges		2:31
11	I'm a Christmas Tree	Wild Man Fischer duet with Dr. Demento		1:12
12	Santa Claus and His Old Lady arranger: Clarence McDonald recording of: Santa Claus and His Old Lady writer: Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin	Cheech & Chong	3	6:29

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/4173640 [info]

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Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 6×12" Vinyl
Length:: 3:58:33

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Rhino
RNBC 490

Release events

United States
1985

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