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This index lists the essential songs (not all the songs) contained on the albums reviewed in Hip Christmas, plus singles, album tracks, or one-hit wonders not otherwise included on those albums. Whenever
possible, the artist's name is linked to my review of the best Christmas album (not necessarily
the only or original album) on which to find the song.
Barring that, the names will be linked to a place where you may buy the song
(usually Amazon).
If there's no link, it means that, to my knowledge, the song is not available
on CD or MP3. Of course, the list will expand as I write more reviews. And, nothing's
perfect - especially me and my crazy list. Please send additions, corrections,
criticisms, and suggestions via email
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- Real Meaning Of Christmas (Nino & The
Ebb Tides, 1958)
- Rebel Jesus
- Red Christmas (Insane
Clown Posse, 1994)
- Red Lights (Merry Christmas) (Dreams So Real, 1988)
- Reggae Christmas (Bryan Adams,
1985) [close]
Yes,
Bryan Adams - the Canadian rocker of renowned mediocrity - cut a holiday record
I cherish. "Reggae Christmas" is, in fact, best remembered as the b-side
to a truly excrable ballad, "Christmas Time." Adams and company, however,
really have a blast on the faux rasta flip, and it's a record that I think you'll
cherish, too. "Reggae Christmas" was originally issued as a fan club bonus
single in 1984, and this rare issue is the one pictured. It was released one
year later
as the b-side to ; this is the more common version - relatively easy to find on
festive green-vinyl. Then, that single was issued yet again in 1986 with yet
another . "Christmas Time" has been issued on CD several
times, including on Polygram's short-but-sweet Rock
'n' Roll Christmas Vol. 2 (1998). "Reggae Christmas," however,
has only been digitally issued only once - on an incredibly scarce Japanese 3-inch
CD in the same configuration as the 1985 "Christmas Time" single.
- Reggae Christmas Eve In Transylvania (Count
Floyd, aka Joe Flaherty, 1982)
- Reggae Christmas Medley (Shinehead, 1989)
- Reindeer Boogie (Hank Snow, 1953)
- Remember (Christmas) (Nilsson,
1972)
- Ring A Merry Bell (June Christy, 1961)
- Ring Out Solstice Bells (Jethro Tull,
1976)
- Ring Those Christmas Bells (Peggy Lee,
1953)
- Ringing In A Brand New Year (Billy Ward & His Dominoes, 1953)
- Ringing The Bells For Jim (Johnny Cash, 1963)
- Ringo Bells (Three Blonde Mice, 1964)
- Rise Up Shepherds And Follow (Lisa Rhodes,
1984)
- Riu Chiu (The
Monkees, 1967) [close]
The four Monkees performed this song a cappella on the Christmas 1967
episode of their trendsetting TV show. In fact, the recording featured producer
Chip Douglas with Monkees Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork - but
not diminutive Davy Jones. The traditional Spanish carol had been selected by
Douglas, who
had earlier performed it himself with the Modern Folk Quartet. "Riu
Chiu" was not commercially released until Rhino's Missing
Links Vol. 2 (1990). Later, the label included it on Billboard
Family Christmas Classics (1995).
- River
- Rock 'n' Roll Santa Claus (Huey "Piano" Smith & The
Clowns, 1962)
- Rock 'n' Roll-y Poly Santa Claus (Lillian
Briggs, 1955)
- Rock & Roll Around The Christmas Tree (Merry Elves, 1964)
- Rock & Roll Christmas (George Thorogood & The
Destroyers, 1983)
- Rock And Roll In Christmas (Billy Burnette, 2011)
- Rock & Roll Santa (5.6.7.8's, 2003)
- Rock & Roll Santa Claus (Babs Gonzales, 1957)
- Rock Around The Christmas Tree (Jack Harrell, 1957)
- Rockabilly Christmas (Johnny
Cue, circa 1981)
- Rockabilly Christmas Ball (Dwight Twilley, 2004)
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
- Rockin' Bells (Bill Robbin, 1960)
- Rockin' Christmas Time [close]
Steve Brown was the guitarist for 80's hair metal gods Trixter, and he recorded this song in 2003 with 40ft. Ringo, a new band he formed with fellow Trixter P.J. Farley - though it appears to have been released only to radio stations and fans as a holiday promotion. In 2009, Brown reissued the exact same recording under his own name so, technically speaking, it was a reissue - not a new release (though Brown never said so in his publicity materials...). Anyway, I'm no fan of hair metal, but by this time Brown had shorn his shlong and cranked up the pop, and "Rockin' Christmas Time," well, rocks. Dude!
- Rocking Carol (New Order, 1982)
- Rockin' "J" Bells (Little Bobby
Rey & His Band, 1959)
- Rockin' Little Christmas (Deborah
Allen, 1984)
- Rockin' Little Christmas (Carlene
Carter, 1994)
- Rockin' 'n' Rollin' With Santa Claus (Hepsters,
1955)
- Rockin' On Top of the World (from "Polar Express") (Steven
Tyler, 2004)
- Rockin' Santa Claus (Martels, 1959)
- Rockin' Santa Claus (Moods,
1959)
- (Rockin') Winter Wonderland (Fabulous Thunderbirds,
1983)
- Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus
- Rub-A-Dum-Dum (Yobs, 1979)
- Ruby Left a Present Underneath the Christmas Tree (Too Much Joy, 2002)
- Rudolph The Manic Reindeer (Los Lobos,
1988)
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae (Paul McCartney,
1975)
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Rudolph's Ruin (Wildebeests, 2000)
- Run Rudolph Run
- Runaway Christmas (Pencil Test, 1997)
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