This afternoon is the yearly Listen Up! “Cool Yule” filled with holiday hoopla and weird and wonderful seasonal tunes. While spirited and at times invigorating, these are not traditional holiday singalong.

The Wise Men – Mr. Mojo’s Christmas

Yo Ka Tengo – It’s Christmas Time
Albert King – Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’
Nick Frater – Wash Your Hands Of Christmas

Kay Star – The Man With The Bag
Leopards – Dancing In The Snow
Yogi Yorgesson – I Yust Go Nuts For Christman
Quniton and Miss Pussycat – Silent Night

Hep Stars – Christmas on My Mind
Pee Pee Dynamite – A Groovy Christmas
Karl Blau – March Into The Warm Bay
Goddammit Jeremiah – What If Santa Is Just 20 Ferrets In A Red Suit
The Amoeba People – Christmas Ferret

Laibach – My Favorite Things
Iggy Pop – White Christmas
Heino – Wisst Ihr Was
Helix – All I Want For Christmas Is The Leafs To Win The Cup

Dolph Chaney – Jingle Bells
New Wave Dave – All I Want For Xmas Is New Wave
The Ergs – We’re Going To Have A DEVO Christmas
DEVO – Merry Something To You
Confidence Man – Santa’s Comin’ Down The Chimney

The Hulls – Christmastime On The Picket Line
5 Chinese Brothers – Dept. Store Santa Claus Strike
Gillian Hills – La Tete A L’Envers
Fairuz – Laylet Eid
Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe – Aires De Navidad

Homer and Jethro – Santy Baby
The Reverend Glen Armstrong – Even Squeaky Fromme Loves Christmas
Doye O’Dell – I’m Picking Fights For Christmas
Brave Combo – Santa’s Polka
Father Abraphart and Smurps _ Lick a Smurp For Christmas (All Fall Down)

The Orchids – Christmas Is The Time To Be With Your Baby
The Decibels – Angels We Have Heard On High
Anton Barbeau – Xmas Song
Minus 5 – New Christmas Hymn

NRBQ – Christmas Wish

Note: This title has nothing to do with the virus., it just sounds like an obscure band and.or album that might have sounded like the eclectic world of Kosmische musik/Krautrock (those influential German music sub-genres from the 70’s).are featured during this show.

Can – Spoon
Popol Vuh – Einsjäger & Siebenjäger

Moebius & Plank – Rastakraut Pasta
Embryo – You Don’t What’s Happening
Faust – It’s A Rainy Day Sunshine Girl

La Düsseldorf – Geld
Cluster – Caramel

Kraftwerk – Showroom Dummies
Klaus Schulze – Ways Of Changes

lbliss – Margah
Harmonia – Dino
Conrad Schnitzler – Das Tier
Wolfgang Reichmann – Wünderbar

Neu! – Hallogallo

For those who can’t wait for the yearly Listen Up! “holidaze” show scheduled for Dec 22rd, here are the archives of prior years can be heard via links below.

It’s a 70’s rock explosion!

Lard – 70’s Rock Must Die
UFO – Only You Can Rock Me
Nazareth – Razamanaz
Left End – Bad Talkin’ Lady

Humble Pie – Stone Cold Fever
Bad Company – Rock Steady

Wishbone Ash – Blowin’ Free
Marcus – Pillow Stars

Rainbow – Starstruck
Uriah Heep – Easy Livin’
Spinal Tap – Hell Hole
The Sweet – Set Me Free
George Brigman – Jungle Rot
Blume Oyster Cult – Transmaniacon MC
Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies

Angel – Rock and Rollers
James Gang – Cruisin Down The Highway
Deep Purple – Highway Star

Montrose – Space Station #5
Captain Beyond – Dancing Madly Backwards (on a Sea of Air)
Cactus – One Way…Or Another

Thin Lizzy – Bad Reputation

Listen Up! plays songs that sound like The Beatles or at least wouldn’t exist with a clear love of the lads.

The Rutles – Get Up And Go
Nazz – Hang On Paul
Klaatu – Sub-Rosa Speedway
The Beagles – Sharing Wishes

The Autumn Leaves – You Didn’t Say A Word (The Ballad of Plum Tucker)
Rain Parade – I Look Around
Martin Newell – The Popular Girl
St. John’s Alliance – What’s In A Name?

Bee Gees – In My Own Time
The Aardvarks – Fifty Hertz Man
Photon Band – Saturn Returns
Sleepy Hollow – Sincerely Yours

The Red Button – Caught In The Middle
The Shout – Sha-Day-La-Day
Badfinger – Know One Knows
The Pleasers – Breaking My Heart
The Sneetches – Love Comes My Way

The Green Pajamas- We’re Flying
The Low Road – Letter Never Sent
Emitt Rhodes – Side We Seldom Show
The Aerovons – World Of You
Jade – Wait Till I Come Home
Jellyfish – Long Time Ago

Spongetones – Better Take It Easy
The dB’s – From A Window To A Scream

Elliott Smith – Baby Britain
The Dentists – I Had An Excellent Dream
The Apples In Stereo – Strawberryfire

]Raspberries – Nobody Knows
Marmalade Souls – My Heart Belongs To You
The Pretty Things – Talkin’ About The Good Times
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Somewhere Apart

Vinyl Kings – Mind Over Matter

The Dream Syndicate – Kendra’s Dream
Amon Düül II – Sleepwalker’s Timeless Bridge
Gimmer Nicholson – Millennial Harbinger
Big Star – Watch The Sunrise

Cochemea – Kanga Roo
Mud Pie Sun – Eight O’clock Walk
Larry Norman – U.F.O.
The New Creation – All Is Well
The Original Sins – Road To Emmaus

Honny & The Bees Band – Psychedelic Woman
Sun City Girls – Kal El Lazi Kad Ham
Okay Temiz – East Breeze

Bitchen Bajas – We Travel The Spaceways
Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra – Outer Spaceways Incorporated
Robyn Hitchcock – The Crystal Ship
Tim Hardin – How Can We Hang On To A Dream

Alan Licht – Jump
Quicksilver Messenger Service – Firebrothers
Feast of Smoke – Goodbye
Freakwater – Good For Nothing
Silver Jews – Honk If You’re Lonely

Antietam – Walk Away Renee
Gary Ogan & Bill Lamb – I Want To Live
Pink Floyd – Fat Old Sun
Opal – Hear The Wind Blow

Fairport Convention – Now Be Thankful

Negativland – Megaphone Guy
Brigitte Fontaine & Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Comme à la radio
Ernest Flippin II – Supersonic Space Lady
Los Wembler’s De Iquitos – Lamento Selvatico

David Greenberger & Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic – A-E-I_O-U (Guitars, pt 1)
Meridian Brothers – Sostengan Al Angel Entusiasta
Maxshh – Boogie Stop Shuffle/Futurism Restated
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – The Ragman and the Junkman Ran from the Businessman They Laughed and He Cried
The Scene Is Now – Bugged Out, Wigged Out

Happy Monsters – Ooog Frug
Harry Stoneman – Martini
P.E. – I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Paul Quarino – YMCA
Peter L. Bastin – How To Make A Tape Recorder

Ed Osbourne – Kitten On The Keys
Ursula Bogner – Beglietung Fur Tuba
King Crimson – Formentera Lady
Ewa Demarczyk – Taki Pejzaż
Algebra Suicide – Please Respect Our Decadence
Sparks – I Wish You Were Fun

The Mothers Of Invention – You’re Probably Wondering My I’m Here
National Gallery – Barbaric, Classical, Solemn
Udo Lindenberg – Wotan Wahnwitz
The Residents & Renaldo and the Loaf – Crashing

Lollipop Train – Teenage Trifle
Chang Siao Ying – Come Back To Me
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – Shifting Sands
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band – Observatory Crest

Rufus Hofbagger – All You Need Is Toys

Baby Shakes – Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Your Love
Pale Lips – Some Sort of Rock n’ Roll
The Donnas – Gimme My Radio
Nikki & The Corvettes – Backseat Love

The Headcoatees – Teenage Kicks
LiLiPUT – Thumblerdoll
The Raincoats – Fairytale In The Supermarket
Mary Monday – I Gave My Punk Jacket to Ricky
Tacocat – This Is Anarchy

The Muffs – Baby Go Round
The Pink Tiles – Time For Love
Louie Louie – I Wanna Dance with You
The Spastics – Cherry Pop
The Photos – All I Want
The Textones – Vacation
The Go- Go’s – Skidmarks On My Heart

The Bobbyteens – Hot City Boy
The Pandoras – You Don’t Satisfy
The Trashwomen – Date’s On Me
Tina & The Total Babes – All About Makin’ Out

Holly & The Italians – Tell That Girl To Shut Up
Josie Cotton – He Could Be The One
The Darling Buds – Hit The Ground
The Bangs (Bangles) – Call On Me
The Like – Walk Of Shame

Fastbacks – In The Summer
The Shivvers – Teen Line
High School Sweethearts – Living in the Real World
Shannon & The Clams – The Cult Song

The Friggs – Mama Look At Me Now
BBQT – Last Rocker
The MnMs – Knock Knock Knock
The Roger Sisters – Zero Point
Ko & the Knockouts – Black and Blue

Lisa Mychols 3 – Bruce Foxton
Shonen Knife – Riding On The Rocket
Numbers – Again
Midnite Snaxx – Guys Like That

The 5.6.7.8’s – Hey, Mashed Potato Hey!

Sweaty, sticky and greasy with lots of wild and trashy rock ‘n’ roll

James Luther Dickenson – O How She Dances
The Cramps – New Of Kick
Nobunny – Chuck Berry Holiday
Jerry Lee Lewis – Memphis Beat

Charlie Feathers – Cootzie Coo
Carl Perkins – Her Loved Rubbed Off
Slim Harpo – Strange Love
Flat Duo Jets – Tura Satana

Jesters – Peter Gunn Twist
The Teddy Boys – Jezebel
Impala – LTD A Go Go
Fat Daddy Holmes – Chicken Rock
MC5- Shakin’ Street

Dave Clark Five – Doctor Rhythm
Sparkles – Hipsville 29 BC
Flash And The Memphis Casuals – Uptight Tonight
Ohio Express – Soul Struttin
Gibson Bros – Emulsified
Kai Ray – I Want Some Of That

Dean Carter- Jailhouse Rock
The Candy Johnson Show – Hound Dog
The Sadies – Loved On Look
Elvis Presley – Do The Clam

Mr. Airplane Man -C’mon DJ
The Detroit Cobras – Bad Girl
Mary Weiss with Reigning Sound – Stop An Think It Over
Lorette Velvette – Don’t Crowd Your Mind
Tina And The Total Babes – Tongue Tied

The Saints – Know Your Product
Oblivians – Call The Police
Bill Allen & The Back Beats – Please Give Me Something
Wanda Jackson- Funnel Of Love

Tav Falco’s Panther Burns – Ooee Baby
A-Bones – Sham Rock
Felix And His Fabulous Cats – Savage Girl
Davis Jones & The Fenders – Boss The Hot Sauce (AKA Boss Lady)
Brice Coefield – Cha- Cha Twist

Don and the Goodtimes – The Turn On Song

Daevid Allen – Death Of Rock
Badfinger – Carry On Till Tomorrow
Chris Bell – There Was A Light
Harry Nilsson – Remember

Sandy Denny – Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Tim Buckley – Once I Was
Fred Neil – Little Bit Of Rain

Chris Cornell – Wave Goodbye
Jimi Hendrix – Angel
T. Rex – Ballroom Of Mars

Lou Reed – Perfect Day
Jerry Garcia – To Lay Me Down
Warren Zevon – Keep Me In Your Heart

George Harrison – Stuck Inside A Cloud
David Bowie – Lazarus
Leonard Cohen – If It Be Your Will

Purple Mountains – All My Happiness Is Gone
Loud Family – Just Gone
Big Star – Holocaust
Vic Chestnutt – Flirted WIth You All My Life

Syd Barrett – Dark Globe
Daniel Johnston – Story Of An Artist
Sparklehorse – Sad & Beautiful World
Fleetwood Mac – Dust

Peter Laughner – Amphetamine

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