The Ledge #599: Annual Christmas Extravaganza

Every year I spend the last few weeks of the year searching for new holiday songs for The Ledge's annual Chirstmas special. Inevitably, every year I find more than enough songs to fill over two hours of broadcast time. This is the perfect soundtrack for this year's festivities. A little bit of punk, a lot of power pop. Some veteran acts return with new tunes (Brinsley Scwarz, The Sensible Gray Cells, The Dollyrots), mixed in with plenty of brand new discoveries whose future releases I'll definitely be investigating. 

Just because it's a Christmas special doesn't mean we're ignoring the "52 Weeks Of Teenage Kicks" series. This week's version is truly a Christmas present, as Dos Enchiritos is a collaboration between my friend of almost 50 years, Craig Stenseth, and a previous contributor, Brent Dowell. It's a great version that I can honestly say is unlike any I've played the previous 50 weeks. 

Obviously, next week will be the conclusion of this series, but I'm still in the hunt to round out the year with yet one more new take on the tune. Please contact me if you are looking at contributing!

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1. Dos Enchiritos - Teenage Kicks

2. Teenage Kicks - Working On Christmas

3. Bright Eyes - Christmas in Prison (feat. John Prine)

4. HOWE GELB - Present Christmas Present

5. Idaho Green - Christmas Toonite

6. Brinsley Schwarz - This Christmas (Magic In The Air)

7. JEREMY PORTER AND THE TUCOS - The I'm Alone At Christmas and All the Liquor Stores Are Closed Blues

8. THE PLURALS - Doug Yule

9. CHILDREN IN HEAT - Where Reindeer Dare

10. IRON CHRISTMAS - Christmas Is Forever

11. ALPHA RABBIT - Do They Know It's Christmas

12. Gary Kaluza & The Figgy Puddings - Shut Up Mariah

13. 7 Shot Screamers - Don't Be A Bitch For Christmas

14. Swansea Sound - Santa Bail Me Out

15. Matt Speedway - In The Cold Light Of Christmas Day

16. Vista Blue - It's Christmas Time

17. The Fleshtones - Canadian Christmas

18. The Fleshtones - I Still Believe In Christmas

19. The Sensible Gray Cells - A Stupid Xmas

20. The Suck - Santa's North Pole

21. Problem Patterns - Christmas Number One

22. The Photocopies - I'm Not Coming Home For Christmastime

23. The Surfisticats - Santa Bring Me A Surfboard Please

24. Baby In The Bitch Seat - Mrs. Claus

25. Goddammit Jeremiah - Keep Your Christmas Tree For Burning

26. Alex Lahey - Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)

27. Helen Love - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight)

28. Liz Borden - Run Run Rudolph

29. The Linda Lindas - Groovy Xmas

30. Geoff Palmer - Lonely Christmas Call

31. The Connection - Christmas Time Again

32. Classic Ruins - Scrooge's Body Shop

33. The Gypsy Moths - Maybe This Christmas

34. Jay Allen and the Archcriminals - Effin' Dreidel Song

35. wynn - santa called and he wants his christmas album

36. The Slimetones - Neon Christmas

37. The Amber Lights - Debbie by the Christmas Tree

38. The New Bardots - Christmas Must Be Tonight

39. Department of Creative Affairs - I Wear My Leather Jacket at Christmas

40. The Sleeves - Doin' Alright (On Xmas Night)

41. Maple Mars - Christmastime In The City

42 The Supernaturals - Christmas is Doing My Head in

43. Wake Up And Smell The Sun - Chapter 5 Jingle Humming

44. The Dollyrots - Auld Lang Syne