(Show #947; aired on 12-24-2011)
Happy Christmas!! And welcome to the Retro Lightning Christmas Special! Today, we’re remembering some holiday classics from yesteryear’s Progressive Rock artists. Some of these songs you continue to hear year after year. But hopefully today, we’ll pull out some rare musical memories to really get you into the holiday spirit! I hope you enjoy the show. — Fred
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| ARTIST | TITLE | YEAR |
| Pretenders | 2000 Miles | 1984 |
| Eagles | Please Be Home for Christmas | 1981 |
| Bob Dylan | Winterlude | 1970 |
| The Singing Dogs | Jingle Bells | 1968 |
| Elton John | Holiday Inn | 1971 |
| Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Christmas All Over Again | 1989 |
| Barclay James Harvest | Hymn | 1977 |
| Jose Feliciano | Feliz Navidad | 1970 |
| The Kinks | Father Christmas | 1978 |
| Canned Heat | Christmas Blues | 1970 |
| Bob & Doug McKenzie | Twelve Days of Christmas | 1980 |
| Elvin Bishop | Silent Night | 1975 |
| Loreena McKennitt | In Praise of Christmas | 1987 |
| The Waitresses | Christmas Wrapping | 1981 |
| Elvis Presley | Blue Christmas | 1957 |
| The Who | Christmas | 1969 |
| TV THEME – Vince Guraldi | “Linus & Lucy” (instr.) | 1964 |
| TV THEME – Thurl Ravenscroft | “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” | 1966 |
| TV THEME – David Seville | “The Chipmunk Song” | 1958 |
| Greg Lake | I Believe in Father Christmas | 1977 |
| Joni Mitchell | River | 1971 |
| Jethro Tull | Ring Out Solstice Bells | 1977 |
| Harry Nilsson | Remember Christmas | 1972 |
| Donnie Hathaway | This Christmas | 1971 |
| Bob Rivers Comedy Corp. | The Twelve Pains of Christmas | 1987 |
| Jon Anderson | Three Ships | 1985 |
| Billy Squier | Christmas Is the Time to Say “I Love You” | 1982 |
| Stevie Nicks | Silent Night | 1983 |
| Chuck Berry | Run Run Rudolph | 1967 |
| Kate Bush | December Will Be Magic Again | 1979 |
| LOCAL – Steve Earle | Nothing But a Child | 1988 |
| LOCAL – Janis Ian | In the Winter | 1975 |
| LOCAL – Emmylou Harris | Light of the Stable | 1975 |
| LOCAL – John Prine | Christmas in Prison | 1973 |
| LOCAL – Leon Russell | Slipping into Christmas | 1972 |
| Bruce Springsteen (live) | Merry Christmas Baby | 1986 |
| Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | Little Drummer Boy | 1981 |
| Monty Python’s Flying Circus | Three Wise Men | 1979 |
| Pat Benatar | Please Be Home for Christmas | 1991 |
| Neil Young | Star of Bethlehem | 1977 |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (live) | Nutrocker (instr.) | 1972 |
| Queen | Thank God It’s Christmas | 1984 |
| Jethro Tull | Christmas Song | 1972 |
| COMMERCIAL SPOOF | “Breakfast Filing Cabinet” | |
| COMMERCIAL SPOOF | “New Script Necktie & Airwick” | |
| Cheech & Chong | Santa Claus and His Old Lady | 1976 |
| The Payola$ | Christmas Is Coming | 1983 |
| Elton John | Step Into Christmas | 1973 |
| The Band | Christmas Must Be Tonight | 1975 |
| BEATLE – Ringo Starr | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 1972 |
| BEATLE – John Lennon & Yoko Ono | Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | 1971 |
| BEATLE – George Harrison | Ding Dong, Ding Dong | 1974 |
| BEATLE – Paul McCartney | Wonderful Christmastime | 1979 |
| BEATLES | Christmas Time Is Here Again | 1967 |
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