Here’s the playlist for 12-23-2025, a show in which I discussed Jacques Baud being sanction, Mitt Romney saying that the U.S. should tax the rich, the Russia-Ukraine war, and for the featured artist segment, played Drive-By Truckers:
Hour 1
- Peter Criss, “Rock Rockin’, Rock & Roll” [Peter Criss (2025)]
- Peter Wolf, “Can’t Get Started” [Come As You Are (1987)]
- Jethro Tull, “Aeroplane” [20 Years of Jethro Tull (1968/1988)]
- The Pretty Things, “Private Sorrow” [S.F. Sorrow (1968)]
- The Waitresses, “Christmas Wrapping” [Just Desserts: The Complete Waitresses (1981/2013)]
This Day In Music
- Adrian Belew, “The Ideal Woman” [Twang Bar King (1983)]
- Ron Sexsmith, “Reason To Believe” [Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village In The 60’s (1999)]
- Derek Smalls, “She Puts The Bitch In Obituary” [Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Aging (2018)]
- Mott The Hoople, “Crash Street Kidds” [The Hoople (1974)]
- Hole, “Celebrity Skin” [Celebrity Skin (1998)]
Hour 2
- XTC (a.k.a. Three Wise Men), “Countdown To Christmas Party Time” [Thanks For Christmas b-side (1983)]
Theme Time: Songs about San Francisco - Tony Bennett, “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” [All-Time Greatest Hits (1962/1991)]
- Robyn Hitchcock, “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)” [1967: Vacations In The Past (2024)]
- Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, “San Francisco” [Blow In The Wind (2001)]
- Bill Cosby, “Driving In San Francisco” [Why Is There Air? (1965)]
- Roy Loney, “San Francisco Girls” [Out After Dark (1979)]
- Pat Williams, “The Streets Of San Francisco Theme” [Television’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70s & 80s (1987)]
- Eric Clapton, “San Francisco Bay Blues” [Unplugged (1992)]
- Blues Image, “Ride Captain Ride” [Groovin’ (1970/2007)]
Hour 3
- Johnathan Pushkar, “Snoopy’s Christmas” [White Christmas (2019)]
- The Monkees, “Jesus Christ” [Christmas Party (Target Exclusive) (2018)]
Phun With Phish
- Phish, “The Curtain With” [Live Bait Vol. 16 (2019)]
- Phish, “Jesus Just Left Chicago” [Live Phish 10: 6.22.94 – Veterans Memorial Auditorium Columbus, Ohio (2002)]
- The Royal Guardsmen, “Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron” [Anthology (1966/1995)]
Featured artist: Drive-By Truckers (part two)
- Drive-By Truckers, “Tales Facing Up” [Pizza Deliverance (1999)]
- Drive-By Truckers, “Days Of Graduation” [Southern Rock Opera (2001)]
- Drive-By Truckers, “The Three Great Alabama Icons” [Southern Rock Opera (2001)]
Hour 4
- Billy Squier, “Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You” [The Best Christmas Album In The World…Ever! (1982/2021)]
- Dr. Feelgood, “Run Rudolph Run” [Repeat Prescription: New Versions Of Old Favourites (2006)]
Christmas At The Patti (part two)
- Help Yourself With Deke Leonard and B.J. Cole, “Eddie Waring” [Christmas At The Patti EP (1973)]
- Man With Dave Edmunds And Stan Pfieffer, “Life On The Road/Shuffle (Improvisation)” [Christmas At The Patti EP (1973)]
Top 25 of 2025 (part four)
- Michael Simmons, “America” [Fun Where You Can Find It (2025)] #9
- Guided By Voices, “I Couldn’t See The Light” [Universe Room (2025)] #8
- Juliana Hatfield, “Fall Apart” [Lightning Must Strike (2025)] #7
