My Christmas Wish List songs and records I'm searching for

Well, it wouldn't be a record collector's website unless I published my wish list - songs I'm still hunting down, and songs for which I'd happily barter from my relatively vast treasure chest. Almost by definition, these records are pretty rare - that is, if I don't already own them, they're tough to come by. Let's hope Rhino Records (or somebody) surfs the web and lifts this list for ideas when compiling next year's reissues.... Until then, if you have a copy of any of these (vinyl, CD, or high quality MP3), let's talk! Drop me a line...

Randy Anthony

Songs & Singles. I don't own a hard copy - that is, vinyl or CD - of these songs, nor do they appear on any Christmas record I still reasonably hope to find. These are the "lost songs," ones that fallen between the cracks in the record industry and, hence, in my voluminous Christmas collection. I'd love to locate them any way possible - hope you can help out! Also, look below to browse the hard-to-find albums I'm trying to locate.

Note that I've already scammed an MP3 copy of the songs marked with an asterick, and at least a few of these may not even exist in a hard format - that is, they were released only as digital downloads. Both sides of the 45's are listed where appropriate.

Albums. Like any hopelessly addicted record collector, I constantly have a number of full-length albums on my "want list," including records I'll review for inclusion in Hip Christmas when I obtain them (are you listening, record labels?). Many of them prove tough-to-find, but the ones listed below are the ones I need special help with - rare and/or out-of-print platters that some helpful reader might be willing to part with. If you don't want to sell your copy, perhaps you'd be amenable to swapping some MP3s? Drop me a line...

1. Super Deluxe, Bittersweet Noel (self-released CD, 2004)
2. various artists, 99X Deck The Hall Ball (self-released CD, 1999)
3. various artists, Blue Blue Christmas (P-Vine CD, 1988)
   - not to be confused with the Document 2-CD set Blues Blues Christmas (2005)
   
4. various artists, Chilly: The Flagpole Christmas Album (Flagpole CD, 1995)
5. various artists, Hark, The Rock and Rollers Sing (self-released cassette, 1986)
6. various artists, Red-Headed Stepchild Of The Flagpole Christmas Album (Flagpole CD, 1993)
7. various artists, Rockin' Bethlehem (Timberyard, 1989)
8. various artists, Rockin' Bethlehem: The Second Coming (Timberyard, 1990)
9. various artists, Soft-Spoken Beatnik Cousin Of The Flagpole Christmas Album (Flagpole CD, 1996)
10. various artists, That 60's Merry Christmas Album (Bowie Group Entertainment, 2006)
11. various artists, Y'All Come: Have A Country Christmas (Starday LP 123, 1960)
    - not to be confused with Y'All Come (Starday LP 307, 1964)

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