The Best Holiday Specials (RVA Playlist Hosts)
Twas the Saturday before Christmas and all through the station, Andrew with RVA Playlist was playing a holiday celebration.
Today’s Cause and Effect looks at the history of underrated holiday television specials and the music featured within. Songs from television classics like Pee-Wee’s Christmas Special, Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas, and the Star Wars Holiday Special will be ringing through the airwaves.
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Julian Casablancas, “Christmas Treat”
from Phrazes For The Young (Deluxe Version)
RCA Records Label - 2009
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Kevin Bacon & Old 97's, “Here It Is Christmastime”
from The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Original Soundtrack)
Hollywood Records - 2022
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Hoodoo Gurus, “Little Drummer Boy (Up the Kyber)”
from Kinky
Universal Music Australia (Distribution) - 1991
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Beavis and Butt-Head, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”
from A Very Special Christmas with Beavis and Butt-Head
MTV Animation - 1993
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Buster Poindexter & His Banshees of Blue, “Zat You Santa Claus”
from The Classic Christmas '80s Album
Legacy Recordings - 2015
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Ramones, “Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)”
from Brain Drain
Rhino/Warner Records - 1989
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The California Raisins, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
from Christmas with the California Raisins
Priority Records - 1988
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Max Headroom, “Merry Christmas Santa Claus (You're a Lovely Guy)”
from Merry Christmas Santa Claus (You're A Lovely Guy) - Single
Chrysalis - 1986
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Diahann Carroll, “This Minute Now”
from The Star Wars Holiday Special
20th Century Fox Television - 1978
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Bea Arthur, “Good Night, But Not Goodbye”
from The Star Wars Holiday Special
20th Century Fox Television - 1978
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Grace Jones, “Little Drummer Boy”
from Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Pee-Wee Pictures - 1988
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Paul Williams, “Riverbottom Nightmare Band”
from Jim Henson's Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Music from the Original Television Presentation)
Music.Film - 2018
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Bob's Burgers, Todrick Hall, H. Jon Benjamin, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Larry Murphy & Dan Mintz, “Twinkly Lights”
from Christmas - EP
Sub Pop Records - 2020
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Eels, “Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas”
from It's a Cool, Cool Christmas
Jeepster Recordings Ltd - 2000
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The Darkness, “Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)”
from Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) - Single
Atlantic Records UK - 2003
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The Weather Girls, Gunn & Blizz Bugaddi, “Celebrate Christmas”
from Celebrate Christmas - Single
TGR Music Group - 2022
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Morgan Ames, “Warm Side of the Door”
from Silent Night, Deadly Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Wonderwheel Entertainment LLC - 2020
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Ella Hunt & Malcolm Cumming, “Turning My Life Around”
from Anna and the Apocalypse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
UMGRI Interscope - 2018
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Morgan Ames, “Merry Christmas Baby”
from Silent Night, Deadly Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Wonderwheel Entertainment LLC - 2020
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Bright Light Bright Light, “Put a Little Love In Your Heart (feat. Nerina Pallot)”
from Cinematography 3: Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal - EP
MRI - 2017
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Morgan Ames, “Slayrider”
from Silent Night, Deadly Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Wonderwheel Entertainment LLC - 2020
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Wendy & Lisa, “The Closing of the Year (feat. Seal)”
from Toys (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Geffen Records - 1992
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Ian McGlynn, “Our Favorite Christmas Movie”
from North Pole Vault EP
Bailey Park Records, LLC - 2013