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The Dr. Demento Show (live on KSCA) - December 22, 1996

Special Topic: the best and the worst of Christmas
The Chimney Song - Bob Rivers Comedy Corp
A Boy Named Santa - Teen Angels
Santa Claus For President (excerpt) - anonymous
What If Santa Was One Of Us - John Mammoser w/ Whitney Allen
Santa Got a DWI - Sherwin Linton
You Can Sue - The Clause Company

Jingle Bells - The Singing Dogs
Angels We Have Heard On High - The Jingle Cats
Croakin' Bells - Frog Marley
Neigh In The Manger (excerpt) - Les Blaske
Demented News With Whimsical Will

Gridlock Christmas - The Hollytones
The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas - Allan Sherman
I Want A Television Christmas (excerpt) - Mindy Carson
Grandma's Spending Christmas With The Superstars - Dr. Elmo
Tradition - Mike Hitchcock & Steve Kehela

The Story Of Santa Claus - Sam Ulano
I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas - Yogi Yorgesson
Christmas In Jail - The Bobs
A Donner Party Christmas - Lester McFwap's Carnival Of Vomit
Ding, Fries Are Done - Billy

Fifty Kilowatt Tree - The Bobs
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Christmas In Bed - Pat Godwin

I Met Santa On The Internet - Li'l Hank
Christmas Dragnet - Stan Freberg & Daws Butler

Politically Correct Christmas - Royal Canadian Air Farce
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - The Mushroom Tab. Choir
#5 Blue Christmas - Seymour Swine
#4 A Christmas Carol (live) - Tom Lehrer

#3 Santa Claus And His Old Lady - Cheech & Chong
#2 Christmas At Ground Zero - "Weird Al" Yankovic

#1 Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (original version) - Elmo & Patsy
CLOSING: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Bill Frenzer
next week: the hottest and the coolest songs for all of 1996, the Funny 25