WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from December 25, 2024

Listener comments!
	12:01pm prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile: merry merry happy happy y’all
	12:02pm billylondon: Merry Xmas!
	12:02pm Handy Haversack: efd! All the other letters! Yes, merry happy!
	12:02pm Kat in the chat: Ready for some seasonal sounds EFD-style!
	12:02pm ?: Merry Xmas Evan from downtown Swansea
	12:03pm Ken From Hyde Park: Goodness! A background even more blizzardy than Jim the Poet's!
	12:04pm skrapshak: Merry Christmas!
	12:04pm Huw: Forgot to add my name Evan Thanks for all the support this year Was great to meet you and play at the station x
	12:06pm efd: ↳ Huw @12:04 Thanks Huw! I figured that other comment was you! :)
	12:06pm efd: and a Merrry / Happy Christmas / Hanukkah to all! Thanks for spending some time with me today!
	12:06pm Figgsrock: I can’t listen to today’s show, but I just wanted to wish EFD and all the Funksters a Merry Christmas!
	12:07pm Karl: ↳ Song: "(it's gonna be a) punk rock christmas" by "the ra... I can vouch for this, Santa came by my place last night--total nihilist now.
	12:07pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Karl @12:07 I guess Johnny Rotten was right.
	12:08pm DanFA: ↳ Song: "(it's gonna be a) punk rock christmas" by "the ra... Is this the band from SCTV that Martin Short fronted?
	12:08pm Handy Haversack: It's funny how hard it is to find the mouse pointer against this background!
	12:08pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "(we want to see) santa do the mambo" by "big john... Rex! Every day is a holiday to a dog!
	12:09pm michael from somerville: thought I heard one of rex’s bed musics there for a second…
	12:10pm prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile: we’re still unwrapping santana’s gifts here at casa de fuzz…
	12:10pm Deano de los Muertos: ↳ Song: "(we want to see) santa do the mambo" by "big john... Where’s Rex?
	12:10pm Rex P: Merry Christmas buddy!
	12:11pm Ben London: Merry Xmas from the West Coast!
	12:12pm efd: ↳ Rex P @12:10 and you! "See" you Friday morning!
	12:13pm P-90: Merry Christmas efd!
	12:14pm Karl: ↳ prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile @12:10 "Smooth" is the gift that keeps on giving, no matter how deep you bury it, face down, in an unmarked heavy rotation grave.
	12:16pm prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile: @karl: ft rob thomas from matchbox 20
	12:16pm Karl: OK that was a little too dark
	12:17pm Ben in Newark: ↳ Song: "we're going to have a devo christmas" by "the ergs" Merry Xmas everyone! Nothing says Jersey Xmas like the Ergs!
	12:18pm Li'l Funk: Merry Christmas bro!
	12:23pm DaveMiß: Ho Ho Ho hoes
	12:25pm efd: ↳ Li'l Funk @12:18 and the same to you and the family!
	12:26pm efd: ↳ Ben London @12:11 thanks Ben! Looking forward to playing your song soon-ish!
	12:29pm Siobhan: The Glam Chops Christmas song I didn’t know was missing in my life. Merry Christmas all! 🎄✨🎄
	12:30pm Aharon: Oh wow! Some special non-special programming, a Hannukah miracle! Merry Christmas, EFD, et al.
	12:30pm LesleyK: Happy merry everyone!
	12:32pm efd: ↳ Siobhan @12:29 the other song on that ep is also great!
	12:33pm medson: Hey efd and all. Merry Merry.
	12:33pm Tommy in Neversink: EFD your a hero for coming in on XMASS
	12:34pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "christmas is the time to say i love you" by "bill... YES
	12:34pm Tommy in Neversink: Christmas is kind of glammy anyway
	12:35pm Tommy in Neversink: you're not your
	12:35pm Roberto: ↳ Tommy in Neversink @12:35 Nice save.
	12:36pm Tommy in Neversink: ↳ Roberto @12:35 I did that wrong half my life , I'm just now getting it . I barley made it through high school
	12:37pm Roberto: ↳ Tommy in Neversink @12:36 Lol barley
	12:37pm Tommy in Neversink: ↳ Roberto @12:37 OMG ... I'm hopleless
	12:38pm Roberto: ↳ Tommy in Neversink @12:37 I'll bet you were bulgur all the time.
	12:40pm he's Crafty: hi EFD and everybody, I hope everyone has a Merry, happy and or joyous day🥰❤
	12:41pm Tommy in Neversink: ↳ Roberto @12:38 John Barelycorn must die
	12:42pm clarke: merry krimble!!
	12:45pm clarke: what about pointed sticks?? SHUT UP!
	12:45pm Andres: CanCon Christmas!!
	12:46pm clarke: we got a legit thunderstorm goin' on in new orleans, right now. (much needed, actually).
	12:47pm Siobhan: ↳ efd @12:32 Ooooh fun, I'll check it out! TY!
	12:47pm DaveMiß: Merry Christmas Clarke!
	12:47pm Andres: Happy Christmas, efd and all. I was in a maple syrup coma when I remembered to tune in!
	12:48pm clarke: ↳ DaveMiß @12:47 mr. kriss miss!! merry/happy!!
	12:48pm clarke: ↳ DaveMiß @12:47 you in nyc?? or here?
	12:49pm Fishman: Hello, hello
	12:49pm clarke: ho!
	12:50pm clarke: ↳ Song: "holiday/christmas in the marketplace" by "trolley" minor key!
	12:50pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Merry Christmas Evan! Thanks for the great tunes!
	12:51pm clarke: cuddly as a cactus!!
	12:52pm efd: ↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @12:50 thanks Todd, and the very same to you!
	12:53pm Fishman: "you've got garlic in your soul Mr Fish...." LOL
	12:53pm clarke: ↳ Song: "felt like summer (but it looked like christmas)" ... YESSSS!
	12:53pm Gaston: MERRY CHRISTMAS. GO EVAN GO. THANKS FOR BEING HERE FOR ALL US WFMU PEOPLE
	1:00pm Ben in Newark: ↳ Song: "rock n roll santa" by "yo la tengo" Can't wait to see them tonight!
	1:00pm clarke: nice!
	1:00pm Mr. Oxford: Merry Christmas everyone!
	1:01pm clarke: bird-o-phonic. tweet tweet.
	1:01pm Will thee SG OCNY: Merry Christmas efd and all!!!
	1:02pm clarke: merry middlemas!
	1:02pm Dot: Thank you. So much Evan For putting on this awesome holiday extravaganza show!! I have been looking forward to it since wrapping presents last night. Back to cooking 😆
	1:04pm clarke: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" bbc-ready!!
	1:05pm prof.fuzz: ClarkEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
	1:05pm Andres: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" Next person that asks how my holidays were is getting this as an answer.
	1:06pm clarke: FuZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZeeeee!!!
	1:06pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:05 hopefully red-suit dropped the parts on ye!!
	1:06pm Kat in the chat: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" Nailed it
	1:07pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" This is an instant holiday classic.
	1:07pm clarke: once again, eric with the production bumps!!
	1:08pm prof.fuzz: ↳ clarke @1:06 that fat bastard passed the job off to the usps... still waiting. did get a few records, some godzilla stuff, and another set of audioengine speakers for upstairs.
	1:08pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:08 brown is on ze case!!
	1:09pm Greg from ZONE 5: Merry Crimble, EFD!
	1:09pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:08 i forgot to mention to you that Tommy pedal-elf is a huge godzilla fanatic!
	1:10pm prof.fuzz: ↳ clarke @1:09 legit!
	1:11pm Paulo AD: Interesting mash up
	1:11pm clarke: ↳ Song: "santa's gonna shut 'em down" by "the untamed youth" those are my ludwigs!! !
	1:13pm efd: ↳ clarke @1:11 ha, wasn't thinking of that until I hit the play button!
	1:13pm clarke: haven't heard that in forevs!!
	1:13pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" I remember this from Dr. Demento.
	1:14pm prof.fuzz: ↳ clarke @1:11 boom boom woot!
	1:14pm clarke: ↳ efd @1:13 that kit was my xmas gift in, say, 74? around then.
	1:14pm he can jog: Mmm'hm
	1:15pm clarke: love to have ye!!
	1:15pm Will thee SG OCNY: ↳ clarke @1:14 awesome
	1:15pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" i STILL don't believe in Toledo!
	1:15pm Andres: Proof of existence.
	1:15pm Karl: ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" Fun times in Cleveland today! CLEVELAND!
	1:16pm clarke: ↳ Will thee SG OCNY @1:15 of course, i had to give santa half the amount...
	1:16pm Handy Haversack: Must be exhausting.
	1:16pm Roberto: ↳ Roberto @1:15 Cpl. Klinger would like a word.
	1:16pm clarke: ↳ Karl @1:15 what about toledo?? ain't you made your mind up, yet?
	1:16pm Matt_E: The only person I've known that is from Toledo was quite mysterious
	1:17pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:16 at least it's an ethos!!
	1:17pm Will thee SG OCNY: ↳ clarke @1:16 otherwise, he could have held out the snare, floor tom, and throne
	1:18pm Deano Bravo: We all want to flee to the Cleve! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah ya’ll!
	1:18pm Paulo AD: Merry Christmas all :)
	1:19pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: ↳ Deano Bravo @1:18 Dino Bravo got involved with some very nefarious people in Canada.
	1:19pm clarke: ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" i love how the elf has a southern accent.
	1:19pm StuartR: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" Catchy new Holiday classic
	1:20pm Andres: Toledo. Heard of. Never seen.
	1:20pm prof.fuzz: ↳ Song: "there ain't no sanity clause" by "the damned" the perfect segue!
	1:20pm Tommy in Neversink: Toledo is a fake town. I never believed in it
	1:20pm clarke: ↳ Will thee SG OCNY @1:17 the christmas prior, i got a snare drum that i asked for, and our house got burglarized when we were away. ouch!
	1:20pm LesleyK: ↳ Song: "there ain't no sanity clause" by "the damned" Thee best!!
	1:20pm Tommy in Neversink: Toledo is not real , I did my own research
	1:21pm Paulo AD: ↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @1:19 He certainly paid for it lol
	1:21pm morphe': ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" " Ho-ho-no! Children in tears after vicar tells them Santa is not real" www.theguardian.com...
	1:22pm Deano Bravo: Take off to the Great White North!
	1:22pm clarke: i'm not so sure neversink is real, either, tho.
	1:24pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Paulo AD @1:18 What up, Paulo!
	1:24pm clarke: thanks EFD!! happy hollerdaze!!
	1:24pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:24 mister manicotti!!! how's it?
	1:25pm Handy Haversack: ↳ clarke @1:24 Brunch is dealt with. I don't aim to stir very much until 5 or so, then make the manicotti. Went on a 2.5-hour neighborhood odyssey yesterday to get the fresh pasta (and the new Cure record).
	1:26pm clarke: potential band name: google-friendly!
	1:26pm Andres: ↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @1:19 Him and Johnny K9.
	1:26pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:25 nice mate!! happy stirring!!
	1:26pm Emily in JC: Merry Christmas, Evan! 🎄
	1:26pm Paulo AD: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:24 Happy Christmas my friend, hope you have a blast
	1:28pm malaise: This has become one of my favorite seasonal traditions. Thank you!
	1:28pm clarke: jonathan richman: bye bye bye bye bye
	1:29pm prof.fuzz: kidnapped by elves!
	1:29pm efd: ↳ malaise @1:28 yay! I'm glad someone else likes it too!
	1:29pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:29 maybe that's what happened to Tim?
	1:29pm morphe': ↳ Handy Haversack @1:25 Mac and Cheese over here in Madrid ... sweet potato wedges ... Simon will not eat cooked greens ..
	1:30pm Chris from Brooklyn: ↳ morphe' @1:21 Honestly can’t remember ever falling for the Santa Claus ruse when I was little. Loved the specials on tv though. Stand up comic extraordinaire Bill Burr is quite upfront about never lying to his kids on the subject. “It’s one thing when they’re little to find out but what if you get a teenager that still buys into it? Then you know you’ve got much bigger problems.” Christmas greetings from Bay Ridge.” Ho Ho Ho
	1:30pm clarke: ↳ morphe' @1:29 Kraft Dinner!!! Feliz!!!
	1:33pm Roberto: There's never a wrong time to learn the cold, harsh reality about Santa Claus.
	1:33pm Kotzwinkled: Merry Xmas from Kansas, y'all. Stuffing my face and digging The Guitars.
	1:34pm clarke: we're not in kansas, anymore, toto.
	1:37pm Jeff H: Happy holidays! Thanks for another year of great music, Evan! I always enjoy The Guitars Christmas.
	1:37pm efd: ↳ Kotzwinkled @1:33 excellent, Merry Christmas Kotzwinkled!
	1:38pm clarke: it actually IS a guitars xmas around here: got the loan of a les paul i could never afford for the week!
	1:38pm Chris from Brooklyn: Jim Knipfel and the search for a unique Christmas gem. Anyone have a copy? www.truthdig.com...
	1:40pm bobobobob Du'blon: just lettin you know a year early for your 2025 Xmas show...The Gingerbread House by plasticland & one by our spinoff Fabulon Triptometer..Lil star of Bethlehem..Can cover ...both Midnight Records
	1:41pm DaveMiß: ↳ clarke @12:48 In Brooklyn!
	1:41pm prof.fuzz: ↳ bobobobob Du'blon @1:40 hohohohoho bobobobobobob!
	1:42pm clarke: ↳ DaveMiß @1:41 hope you have a nice hollerday!
	1:42pm Will thee SG OCNY: diggin the Holidaze
	1:44pm prof.fuzz: speaking of the fall... i heard a track from this on derek and bab's show ("transmissions from echo beach" thurs night on the sheena stream) and it's my new fave holiday album (this year): nealmarkowski.bandcamp.com...
	1:45pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:44 markowski!!
	1:46pm clarke: i like it just fine!
	1:47pm Fishman: Got no girlfriend but I do have some special friends to be with. I have been on a almost 24/7 marathon for several days now of WFMU
	1:48pm clarke: ↳ Fishman @1:47 hear hear!!
	1:48pm P.Welles: you are a great guy and DJ Mr FUNK!
	1:48pm Andres: ↳ Chris from Brooklyn @1:38 The author has a copy, begrudges the lack of online version but won’t upload it? C’mon.
	1:49pm GERZ: ↳ Song: "i'm spending christmas alone" by "future wife" This is me today!
	1:49pm Roberto: I'm postponing my shopping trip until after Hanson.
	1:49pm medson: Loving the show efd.
	1:49pm Fishman: ↳ clarke @1:48 This shit's awesome. No way you can be tuned in a feeling down with this most excellent programming.
	1:50pm clarke: meds!!! happy krimble!
	1:50pm clarke: ↳ Fishman @1:49 with a ton of friends!!
	1:50pm medson: ↳ clarke @1:50 clarke!!! Same to you
	1:50pm Deano Bravo: This Future Wife song may become my new fave XMas song!
	1:51pm prof.fuzz: hell. yeah. jean caffeine!
	1:51pm clarke: ↳ GERZ @1:49 you are not alone!
	1:52pm Will thee SG OCNY: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:51 a hellova name
	1:52pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:51 yerpal! !
	1:52pm Fishman: Cool, just found Christmas alone on Youtube. I have been following the playlists and favoriting them. Lots of tunes that I will add to my other platform playlists.
	1:52pm Fishman: WFMU is such an amazing gem for people that want real radio.
	1:53pm medson: ↳ Fishman @1:52 Indeed.
	1:53pm P.Welles: God bless WFMU!
	1:53pm prof.fuzz: ↳ clarke @1:52 yup, and a goddam national treasure!
	1:55pm Alanthepainter: EFD, thank you for being there and spinning a Merry Christmas for us!
	1:56pm Glistener MW: Thanks for another fantastic Holiday Funktacular, EFD! (and I finally bought that "A Very Guitars Christmas" EP off bandcamp just now!)
	1:56pm GERZ: ↳ clarke @1:51 I am..and loving it!
	1:56pm Jessie: Happy Holidays EFD and all
	1:57pm GERZ: But I have WFMU and that makes it special.
	1:57pm pp: Best wishes to Southside Johnny and his recovery
	1:59pm David The Splatter: Merry Christmas, EFD and all!
	1:59pm clarke: ↳ Jessie @1:56 best greetin's to you philly cretins!!
	2:00pm Fishman: ↳ pp @1:57 That’s unfortunate. But he’s at that age like many of our other fav musicians are seeing the end of their touring says
	2:00pm Gaston: Home Alone, me too. Lots of memories and a few ghosts. And one Chocolate Mousse Yule log for dinner.
	2:00pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "christmas with the cat" by "the bacarrudas" There's no better way to spend it!
	2:00pm Jessie: ↳ clarke @1:59 Hey clarke...how are things in nola?
	2:00pm Andres: ↳ Song: "xmas trip" by "run on" Where is the St. John referenced here? Not New Brunswick, Canada I’m assuming.
	2:01pm Fishman: ↳ clarke @1:59 Beg pardon? I’m from Jersey, just across the River from Philly
	2:01pm Andres: ↳ Roberto @2:00 Could do much worse.
	2:01pm GERZ: That damn Nino!
	2:02pm clarke: ↳ Jessie @2:00 a much-needed rainy day!
	2:02pm Jeff H: Happy holidays! Thanks for another year of great music, Evan!
	2:03pm Eliot&Andy's Dad: Merry Christmas! We're loving the show. A highlight of the year for the whole family...
	2:04pm Roberto: ↳ Andres @2:01 Most cats are much less annoying than most people.
	2:10pm DaveMiß: ↳ clarke @1:42 Thanks for the playlist!
	2:10pm clarke: ↳ DaveMiß @2:10 enjoy!
	2:11pm Deena: Season Greetings! I’m spending the holidays alone after 4 years of caring for 3 parents across 3 time zones and it’s GLORIOUS! I tuned in just before you started that set as i was heading for a long hot bath. Please can you play Arthur Kill & the Pollutants “My Christmas tree’s got Balls” The Whirling Dervishes “Grinch” or The Kinks “Father Christmas” while I continue to splash around? Have a very merry!
	2:13pm Roberto: ↳ Roberto @2:04 My own cats notwithstanding.
	2:15pm clarke: a little gift for everyone, hear, 2day - nothing to do with xmas, but my year-end list: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUFd6pqRMX23fte4NEuO8dDB6pag1ILCb&si=aDZXQcAifLHUmsXY
	2:15pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: Merry Christmas Evan! Have a wonderful New Year,
	2:16pm eastvanhalen: Merry Xmas etc. everyone!
	2:17pm pp: ↳ Gaston @2:00 "Home Alone" Southside Johnny sang Please Come Home for Christmas from the film. He never got the big breakout
	2:18pm efd: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:15 the same to you, Vanessa! And good timing, as you'll see presently!
	2:19pm clarke: a pylon xmas!
	2:19pm Steve Harsh: Happy Holidays efd and all!
	2:20pm clarke: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:15 yay!
	2:20pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: Cool! 💚❤️💚❤️ I’m psychic!
	2:21pm clarke: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:20 same thing happened to me, earlier!
	2:22pm Ho-ho-hoboken Jack: Merry Christmas/happy Hanukkah EFD, Vanessa, Clarke, Medson Man, Will, Prof, Paulo, Handy, Lesley, Karl, TOPT, Ben, HP Ken, everybody!! I just got out of A Complete Unknown which I liked a lot and was happy to see that some songs were recorded at Hobo Sound in Hoboken!!
	2:22pm clarke: ho-ho-ho-bokkken!!
	2:23pm prof.fuzz: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 merry happy jack-mas!
	2:23pm clarke: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 how was the flick??
	2:24pm medson: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 Hola Jack. Always good to see ya.
	2:24pm Gaston: Linus and Lucy, where did it go?
	2:26pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: ↳ clarke @2:21 Wow! 💚❤️💚❤️
	2:26pm clarke: Scurious J - i like their second album
	2:26pm Ho-ho-hoboken Jack: Spurious J is my hip-hop name
	2:26pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 Merry Christmas Jack! Glad to hear the movie is good. I want to see it too!
	2:26pm clarke: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:26 i knew that!
	2:27pm Roberto: HERE IT COMES
	2:27pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "everybody knows the claus" by "hanson" AWWWWYEAHHHHHH
	2:27pm clarke: now, roberto can get some rest!
	2:27pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: ↳ efd @2:18 Thanks for playing Christmas Daze! You made my day!
	2:27pm efd: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:27 you're welcome!
	2:28pm Roberto: ↳ clarke @2:27 I can die happy.
	2:28pm yippie: One of those Hanson kids once shot me with a water gun in Philadelphia
	2:29pm clarke: those darn hanson kids.
	2:30pm Michael in Montclair: Great playlist today. Thanks EFD and Merry Christmas everyone!
	2:30pm Roberto: Hanson kids are all in their 40s and have a collective 50 kids now.
	2:30pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ pp @2:17 Yeah and sadly, he just recently retired. I had tickets to see them in the spring and they cancelled all shows and said Mr. Lyon is retiring due to “ongoing health issues.” Ugh.
	2:31pm clarke: WOODS!!! HAPPY/MERRY!! ETC!
	2:32pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:30 that is very sad. bummer.
	2:32pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:27 Hey, Vanessa, my partner, K8, loves the Pylon earrings!
	2:32pm Roberto: Happy Chrismukkah, everyone! I'm out.
	2:32pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 What up, Jack! We're seeing Nosferatu tomorrow.
	2:33pm clarke: ↳ Roberto @2:32 get some sleep, buddy!
	2:33pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:32 Yep. It was a long road. I first saw him in 82 at of all places the University of Maine
	2:34pm Pylon Appreciation: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:20 Let's all pile on
	2:34pm Ken From Hyde Park: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 Seasonal greetings, friend!
	2:34pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:32 I am so happy to hear that. Our drummer makes them. Happy Holidays!
	2:34pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:33 i saw the jukes around that time, as well.
	2:35pm Kotzwinkled: Wife staring at me and rolling her eyes as I jam performatively to this
	2:35pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "takin' care of christmas (featuring beverley maho... Nice one!
	2:35pm efd: ↳ Pylon Appreciation @2:34 it's a whole society!
	2:35pm WoodsOfMaine: @EFD Do you have the Boston Christmas comp “Hark the Rock n Rollers Sing”?
	2:36pm efd: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:35 I do not!
	2:36pm clarke: never too chilley!!
	2:37pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ efd @2:36 There’s a youtube playlist for it. I used to have the cassette but lost it somewhere along the way. Great stuff on that one.
	2:37pm efd: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:37 will have to check it out!
	2:38pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ efd @2:37 You’ll know a lot of the names. Came out in 83.
	2:39pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:38 Turbines, Lyres??
	2:39pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:38 Scruffy??
	2:39pm Ho-ho-hoboken Jack: ↳ Michael in Montclair @2:30 Hey Michael, merry merry! Just leaving Montclair now!
	2:40pm clarke: back to hoboken! (don't take a wrong toin at wichita)
	2:40pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:34 And to you!
	2:41pm queems: my car full of family is really enjoying santa’s alive THANK YOU
	2:41pm queems: and thank you for hanson, that one is a classic for me
	2:41pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "santa's alive" by "jonny rubbish" Another hit...
	2:42pm efd: ↳ queems @2:41 haha, you're welcome!
	2:43pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:39 Tom Sandman, Billy West, The Fools, Peter Wolf, Willie Loco Alexander, The Nervous Eaters, Rick Berlin: The Movie, Aimee Mann, The Neighborhoods, Barrence Whitfield, and others
	2:43pm Mister Dobalina: Darn, you even found a dance christmas track. Bananas !
	2:43pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:43 mark sandman?
	2:44pm DaveMiß: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:40 Merriest to you and K8 & all animals within
	2:44pm queems: happy holidays all!
	2:44pm Karl: ↳ Song: "santa's comin' down the chimney" by "confidence man" EFD, president of Confidence Man fan club (I am the secretary)
	2:44pm clarke: or buffalo tom and mark sandman ha ha?
	2:44pm DaveMiß: ↳ efd @2:42 And to you Master D
	2:44pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "santa's comin' down the chimney" by "confidence man" I'm the 18th person who has fav'd this track.
	2:44pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:43 No, Tom. I think he was at WBCN
	2:45pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ DaveMiß @2:44 Very nice & same to you DaveMiß.
	2:45pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:44 nevah hoid of 'im!!
	2:46pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:44 but.. mark sandman subbed in the Turbines for a bit, there.
	2:48pm Stevel: Merry holidays to you, efd, and all y'all.
	2:49pm clarke: ↳ Song: "close your mouth because christmas is the day!" b... luv it!!
	2:49pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:46 Dang, I loved Morphine. Saw Vapors of Morphine a few years ago and man, it was a trip back in time.
	2:49pm Mister Dobalina: Gotta cheese it now, thanks for all the cool tunes, Evan. Everyone have a good one.
	2:50pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:49 despite being friends with two of the guys, i was never that big of a morphine fan. nice guys, tho.
	2:51pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:50 Hey, you can’t love everything. Kinda what I like to say when people freak out because I don’t like The Fall. Heh.
	2:51pm clarke: ↳ Song: "close your mouth because christmas is the day!" b... these folks are SO hip - and i say that totally SRSLY
	2:51pm common: ↳ clarke @2:50 i was a kid in a band and opened for them our first show. mark was so nice. bought me shots
	2:51pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:51 yeah, i didn't hate their stuff, just not a huge fan.
	2:52pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, efd! Merry happy, everyone!
	2:52pm clarke: ↳ common @2:51 you know, mark liked to put on a rough exterior, most times, but a good feller !
	2:52pm WoodsOfMaine: It’s almost time for the yearly viewing of the GWAR sings Christmas carols video.
	2:53pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:52 enjoy your manicotti, ya'll!! best to k8! and radio and all.
	2:54pm clarke: ↳ Song: "home for the holidays" by "the db's" whole album is really nice!
	2:54pm clarke: ↳ Song: "home for the holidays" by "the db's" oops, thought this was from db's xmas album.
	2:55pm Andres: ↳ Song: "santa's comin' down the chimney" by "confidence man" Sent a show link to my neighbour. I was told his wife particularly enjoyed this!
	2:56pm Michael in Montclair: ↳ Song: "christmas daze" by "pylon reenactment society" Bought this track after listening to it driving home from spending Christmas morning with the parents. The icing on the cake was seeing Vanessa and Ho-Ho-Boken Jack chime in on the comments board. Happy Christmas and Merry Holidays everyone!
	2:56pm clarke: Happy Xmas, EFD!! thank you for being Hear!! wishes to Miss S, and see u friday morn!
	2:57pm efd: Thanks for spending some of your Christmas day here, everyone! See you Friday morning when I fill in on Wake (sans holiday music!).
	2:58pm radioronan: Merry days to all..Thanks Evan!.. ..and from the Boston borderlands, thanks WoodsofMaine for the Boston xmas comp tip -Will look for it! Cheers y'all!
	2:59pm Ken From Hyde Park: Cheers, efd!
	2:59pm clarke: k-k-k-ken - merry day!
	3:00pm prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile: Thx EFD! merry happy!
	3:00pm McGroovey: Meet Christmas, everyone.
	3:01pm eastvanhalen: Thanks so much for the show, efd!
	3:01pm Ken From Hyde Park: ↳ clarke @2:59 And to you, sir!
	3:02pm McGroovey: ↳ McGroovey @3:00 *Merry Even on Christmas, the autocorrect monster attacks
	3:07pm Will thee SG OCNY: Thank you efd!!!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from December 25, 2024

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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
luther	may christmas bring you happiness	12"	atlantic	1976
the ravers	(it's gonna be a) punk rock christmas	7"	zombie	1977			0:04:04 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
big john greer	(we want to see) santa do the mambo						0:07:30 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
tralala	everybody christmastime "everybody christmastime" by "tralala"	falala-la-la with tralala	audika	2005			0:09:41 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the swingin' neckbreakers	santa claus ain't comin' this year	7"	norton	1999			0:12:36 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the ergs	we're going to have a devo christmas						0:15:28 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

swansea sound	(i wanna wear a) mirrored hat like slade	single	skep wax	2024	bandcamp		0:22:43 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
glam chops	counting down to christmas	digital ep	glam chops				0:26:14 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
sloan	merry x'mas everybody "merry x'mas everybody" by "sloan"	holiday single 2012	murderecords	2012			0:29:35 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
billy squier	christmas is the time to say i love you	12"	capitol	1981			0:32:57 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
shot balowski	xmas glam bang "xmas glam bang" by "shot balowski"	single	shot balowski	2020	bandcamp		0:35:45 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

the pointed sticks	power pop santa	single			bandcamp		0:44:05 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
trolley	holiday/christmas in the marketplace	star of wonder ep	easter	1997	bandcamp		0:46:56 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
whirling dervishes	you're a mean one mr. grinch	grinch cd ep	continuum	1994			0:49:47 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
peter holsapple combo	felt like summer (but it looked like christmas)	single	hawthorne curve	2019			0:52:00 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
yo la tengo	rock n roll santa "rock n roll santa" by "yo la tengo"	merry christmas from yo la tengo ep	egon	2002			0:55:56 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

wreckless eric & amy rigby	festive af	single	wreckless eric & amy rigby		bandcamp	*	1:03:22 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
team 9	looks like rain dear "looks like rain dear" by "team 9"	va-we wish you a merry christmash	half inch (uk)				1:06:32 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the untamed youth	santa's gonna shut 'em down	untamed melodies	norton	1996			1:09:49 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
stan freberg & daws butler	christmas dragnet	va-dr. demento presents the greatest christmas novelty cd of all time	rhino				1:12:01 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the damned	there ain't no sanity clause	va-punk rock xmas	rhino				1:18:43 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

the guitars	don't believe in christmas	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009	bandcamp		1:25:02 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the guitars	a visit from santa's elves	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:26:33 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the guitars	sleigh ride "sleigh ride" by "the guitars"	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:27:49 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the guitars	the north pole / rusty's lament	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:30:52 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the guitars	christmas (baby please come home)	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:33:36 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the guitars	a jovial thanks from the jolly one	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:36:02 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the guitars	run, rudolph, run "run, rudolph, run" by "the guitars"	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:37:08 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

future wife	i'm spending christmas alone	single	future wife	2010			1:46:08 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
jean caffeine	another crying christmas	single	flak records		bandcamp	*	1:50:32 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the o'jays	christmas ain't christmas new year's ain't new year's without the one you love	7"	phila int'l	1973			1:53:14 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
run on	xmas trip "xmas trip" by "run on"	xmas trips digital ep	run on		bandcamp		1:55:24 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the bacarrudas	christmas with the cat	single			bandcamp	*	1:57:26 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

ben london	vinyl xmas "vinyl xmas" by "ben london"	va-hail the jolly xmas monkey	green monkey	2019			2:04:38 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
sir prize & the twomorrow knightz	classic cartoon christmas	single	sir prize & the twomorrow knightz		bandcamp	*	2:07:27 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
angel	the christmas song "the christmas song" by "angel"	the casablanca years	mercury				2:10:49 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
tv's daniel	you can't spend christmas alone	single		2023			2:14:26 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
pylon reenactment society	christmas daze	single	strolling bones	2023	bandcamp		2:18:04 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

hanson	everybody knows the claus "everybody knows the claus" by "hanson"	snowed in	island/mercury	1997			2:26:20 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
randy bachman	takin' care of christmas (featuring beverley mahood)	takin' care of christmas	12 hit wonder	2014			2:30:50 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
dwight twilley	christmas night "christmas night" by "dwight twilley"	have a twilley christmas	digital musicworks international	2005			2:34:19 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
jonny rubbish	santa's alive "santa's alive" by "jonny rubbish"	7"	ua	1978			2:38:03 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
confidence man	santa's comin' down the chimney	single	heavenly	2018	bandcamp		2:41:46 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

en attendant ana	close your mouth because christmas is the day!	en attendant ana sings christmas	en attendant ana		bandcamp	*	2:47:56 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the db's	home for the holidays "home for the holidays" by "the db's"	12"	irs	1987			2:52:20 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
elton john	step into christmas "step into christmas" by "elton john"	7"	mca	1973			2:55:09 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	12:01pm prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile: merry merry happy happy y’all
	12:02pm billylondon: Merry Xmas!
	12:02pm Handy Haversack: efd! All the other letters! Yes, merry happy!
	12:02pm Kat in the chat: Ready for some seasonal sounds EFD-style!
	12:02pm ?: Merry Xmas Evan from downtown Swansea
	12:03pm Ken From Hyde Park: Goodness! A background even more blizzardy than Jim the Poet's!
	12:04pm skrapshak: Merry Christmas!
	12:04pm Huw: Forgot to add my name Evan Thanks for all the support this year Was great to meet you and play at the station x
	12:06pm efd: ↳ Huw @12:04 Thanks Huw! I figured that other comment was you! :)
	12:06pm efd: and a Merrry / Happy Christmas / Hanukkah to all! Thanks for spending some time with me today!
	12:06pm Figgsrock: I can’t listen to today’s show, but I just wanted to wish EFD and all the Funksters a Merry Christmas!
	12:07pm Karl: ↳ Song: "(it's gonna be a) punk rock christmas" by "the ra... I can vouch for this, Santa came by my place last night--total nihilist now.
	12:07pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Karl @12:07 I guess Johnny Rotten was right.
	12:08pm DanFA: ↳ Song: "(it's gonna be a) punk rock christmas" by "the ra... Is this the band from SCTV that Martin Short fronted?
	12:08pm Handy Haversack: It's funny how hard it is to find the mouse pointer against this background!
	12:08pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "(we want to see) santa do the mambo" by "big john... Rex! Every day is a holiday to a dog!
	12:09pm michael from somerville: thought I heard one of rex’s bed musics there for a second…
	12:10pm prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile: we’re still unwrapping santana’s gifts here at casa de fuzz…
	12:10pm Deano de los Muertos: ↳ Song: "(we want to see) santa do the mambo" by "big john... Where’s Rex?
	12:10pm Rex P: Merry Christmas buddy!
	12:11pm Ben London: Merry Xmas from the West Coast!
	12:12pm efd: ↳ Rex P @12:10 and you! "See" you Friday morning!
	12:13pm P-90: Merry Christmas efd!
	12:14pm Karl: ↳ prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile @12:10 "Smooth" is the gift that keeps on giving, no matter how deep you bury it, face down, in an unmarked heavy rotation grave.
	12:16pm prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile: @karl: ft rob thomas from matchbox 20
	12:16pm Karl: OK that was a little too dark
	12:17pm Ben in Newark: ↳ Song: "we're going to have a devo christmas" by "the ergs" Merry Xmas everyone! Nothing says Jersey Xmas like the Ergs!
	12:18pm Li'l Funk: Merry Christmas bro!
	12:23pm DaveMiß: Ho Ho Ho hoes
	12:25pm efd: ↳ Li'l Funk @12:18 and the same to you and the family!
	12:26pm efd: ↳ Ben London @12:11 thanks Ben! Looking forward to playing your song soon-ish!
	12:29pm Siobhan: The Glam Chops Christmas song I didn’t know was missing in my life. Merry Christmas all! 🎄✨🎄
	12:30pm Aharon: Oh wow! Some special non-special programming, a Hannukah miracle! Merry Christmas, EFD, et al.
	12:30pm LesleyK: Happy merry everyone!
	12:32pm efd: ↳ Siobhan @12:29 the other song on that ep is also great!
	12:33pm medson: Hey efd and all. Merry Merry.
	12:33pm Tommy in Neversink: EFD your a hero for coming in on XMASS
	12:34pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "christmas is the time to say i love you" by "bill... YES
	12:34pm Tommy in Neversink: Christmas is kind of glammy anyway
	12:35pm Tommy in Neversink: you're not your
	12:35pm Roberto: ↳ Tommy in Neversink @12:35 Nice save.
	12:36pm Tommy in Neversink: ↳ Roberto @12:35 I did that wrong half my life , I'm just now getting it . I barley made it through high school
	12:37pm Roberto: ↳ Tommy in Neversink @12:36 Lol barley
	12:37pm Tommy in Neversink: ↳ Roberto @12:37 OMG ... I'm hopleless
	12:38pm Roberto: ↳ Tommy in Neversink @12:37 I'll bet you were bulgur all the time.
	12:40pm he's Crafty: hi EFD and everybody, I hope everyone has a Merry, happy and or joyous day🥰❤
	12:41pm Tommy in Neversink: ↳ Roberto @12:38 John Barelycorn must die
	12:42pm clarke: merry krimble!!
	12:45pm clarke: what about pointed sticks?? SHUT UP!
	12:45pm Andres: CanCon Christmas!!
	12:46pm clarke: we got a legit thunderstorm goin' on in new orleans, right now. (much needed, actually).
	12:47pm Siobhan: ↳ efd @12:32 Ooooh fun, I'll check it out! TY!
	12:47pm DaveMiß: Merry Christmas Clarke!
	12:47pm Andres: Happy Christmas, efd and all. I was in a maple syrup coma when I remembered to tune in!
	12:48pm clarke: ↳ DaveMiß @12:47 mr. kriss miss!! merry/happy!!
	12:48pm clarke: ↳ DaveMiß @12:47 you in nyc?? or here?
	12:49pm Fishman: Hello, hello
	12:49pm clarke: ho!
	12:50pm clarke: ↳ Song: "holiday/christmas in the marketplace" by "trolley" minor key!
	12:50pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Merry Christmas Evan! Thanks for the great tunes!
	12:51pm clarke: cuddly as a cactus!!
	12:52pm efd: ↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @12:50 thanks Todd, and the very same to you!
	12:53pm Fishman: "you've got garlic in your soul Mr Fish...." LOL
	12:53pm clarke: ↳ Song: "felt like summer (but it looked like christmas)" ... YESSSS!
	12:53pm Gaston: MERRY CHRISTMAS. GO EVAN GO. THANKS FOR BEING HERE FOR ALL US WFMU PEOPLE
	1:00pm Ben in Newark: ↳ Song: "rock n roll santa" by "yo la tengo" Can't wait to see them tonight!
	1:00pm clarke: nice!
	1:00pm Mr. Oxford: Merry Christmas everyone!
	1:01pm clarke: bird-o-phonic. tweet tweet.
	1:01pm Will thee SG OCNY: Merry Christmas efd and all!!!
	1:02pm clarke: merry middlemas!
	1:02pm Dot: Thank you. So much Evan For putting on this awesome holiday extravaganza show!! I have been looking forward to it since wrapping presents last night. Back to cooking 😆
	1:04pm clarke: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" bbc-ready!!
	1:05pm prof.fuzz: ClarkEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
	1:05pm Andres: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" Next person that asks how my holidays were is getting this as an answer.
	1:06pm clarke: FuZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZeeeee!!!
	1:06pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:05 hopefully red-suit dropped the parts on ye!!
	1:06pm Kat in the chat: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" Nailed it
	1:07pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" This is an instant holiday classic.
	1:07pm clarke: once again, eric with the production bumps!!
	1:08pm prof.fuzz: ↳ clarke @1:06 that fat bastard passed the job off to the usps... still waiting. did get a few records, some godzilla stuff, and another set of audioengine speakers for upstairs.
	1:08pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:08 brown is on ze case!!
	1:09pm Greg from ZONE 5: Merry Crimble, EFD!
	1:09pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:08 i forgot to mention to you that Tommy pedal-elf is a huge godzilla fanatic!
	1:10pm prof.fuzz: ↳ clarke @1:09 legit!
	1:11pm Paulo AD: Interesting mash up
	1:11pm clarke: ↳ Song: "santa's gonna shut 'em down" by "the untamed youth" those are my ludwigs!! !
	1:13pm efd: ↳ clarke @1:11 ha, wasn't thinking of that until I hit the play button!
	1:13pm clarke: haven't heard that in forevs!!
	1:13pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" I remember this from Dr. Demento.
	1:14pm prof.fuzz: ↳ clarke @1:11 boom boom woot!
	1:14pm clarke: ↳ efd @1:13 that kit was my xmas gift in, say, 74? around then.
	1:14pm he can jog: Mmm'hm
	1:15pm clarke: love to have ye!!
	1:15pm Will thee SG OCNY: ↳ clarke @1:14 awesome
	1:15pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" i STILL don't believe in Toledo!
	1:15pm Andres: Proof of existence.
	1:15pm Karl: ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" Fun times in Cleveland today! CLEVELAND!
	1:16pm clarke: ↳ Will thee SG OCNY @1:15 of course, i had to give santa half the amount...
	1:16pm Handy Haversack: Must be exhausting.
	1:16pm Roberto: ↳ Roberto @1:15 Cpl. Klinger would like a word.
	1:16pm clarke: ↳ Karl @1:15 what about toledo?? ain't you made your mind up, yet?
	1:16pm Matt_E: The only person I've known that is from Toledo was quite mysterious
	1:17pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:16 at least it's an ethos!!
	1:17pm Will thee SG OCNY: ↳ clarke @1:16 otherwise, he could have held out the snare, floor tom, and throne
	1:18pm Deano Bravo: We all want to flee to the Cleve! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah ya’ll!
	1:18pm Paulo AD: Merry Christmas all :)
	1:19pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: ↳ Deano Bravo @1:18 Dino Bravo got involved with some very nefarious people in Canada.
	1:19pm clarke: ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" i love how the elf has a southern accent.
	1:19pm StuartR: ↳ Song: "festive af" by "wreckless eric & amy rigby" Catchy new Holiday classic
	1:20pm Andres: Toledo. Heard of. Never seen.
	1:20pm prof.fuzz: ↳ Song: "there ain't no sanity clause" by "the damned" the perfect segue!
	1:20pm Tommy in Neversink: Toledo is a fake town. I never believed in it
	1:20pm clarke: ↳ Will thee SG OCNY @1:17 the christmas prior, i got a snare drum that i asked for, and our house got burglarized when we were away. ouch!
	1:20pm LesleyK: ↳ Song: "there ain't no sanity clause" by "the damned" Thee best!!
	1:20pm Tommy in Neversink: Toledo is not real , I did my own research
	1:21pm Paulo AD: ↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @1:19 He certainly paid for it lol
	1:21pm morphe': ↳ Song: "christmas dragnet" by "stan freberg & daws butler" " Ho-ho-no! Children in tears after vicar tells them Santa is not real" www.theguardian.com...
	1:22pm Deano Bravo: Take off to the Great White North!
	1:22pm clarke: i'm not so sure neversink is real, either, tho.
	1:24pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Paulo AD @1:18 What up, Paulo!
	1:24pm clarke: thanks EFD!! happy hollerdaze!!
	1:24pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:24 mister manicotti!!! how's it?
	1:25pm Handy Haversack: ↳ clarke @1:24 Brunch is dealt with. I don't aim to stir very much until 5 or so, then make the manicotti. Went on a 2.5-hour neighborhood odyssey yesterday to get the fresh pasta (and the new Cure record).
	1:26pm clarke: potential band name: google-friendly!
	1:26pm Andres: ↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @1:19 Him and Johnny K9.
	1:26pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:25 nice mate!! happy stirring!!
	1:26pm Emily in JC: Merry Christmas, Evan! 🎄
	1:26pm Paulo AD: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:24 Happy Christmas my friend, hope you have a blast
	1:28pm malaise: This has become one of my favorite seasonal traditions. Thank you!
	1:28pm clarke: jonathan richman: bye bye bye bye bye
	1:29pm prof.fuzz: kidnapped by elves!
	1:29pm efd: ↳ malaise @1:28 yay! I'm glad someone else likes it too!
	1:29pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:29 maybe that's what happened to Tim?
	1:29pm morphe': ↳ Handy Haversack @1:25 Mac and Cheese over here in Madrid ... sweet potato wedges ... Simon will not eat cooked greens ..
	1:30pm Chris from Brooklyn: ↳ morphe' @1:21 Honestly can’t remember ever falling for the Santa Claus ruse when I was little. Loved the specials on tv though. Stand up comic extraordinaire Bill Burr is quite upfront about never lying to his kids on the subject. “It’s one thing when they’re little to find out but what if you get a teenager that still buys into it? Then you know you’ve got much bigger problems.” Christmas greetings from Bay Ridge.” Ho Ho Ho
	1:30pm clarke: ↳ morphe' @1:29 Kraft Dinner!!! Feliz!!!
	1:33pm Roberto: There's never a wrong time to learn the cold, harsh reality about Santa Claus.
	1:33pm Kotzwinkled: Merry Xmas from Kansas, y'all. Stuffing my face and digging The Guitars.
	1:34pm clarke: we're not in kansas, anymore, toto.
	1:37pm Jeff H: Happy holidays! Thanks for another year of great music, Evan! I always enjoy The Guitars Christmas.
	1:37pm efd: ↳ Kotzwinkled @1:33 excellent, Merry Christmas Kotzwinkled!
	1:38pm clarke: it actually IS a guitars xmas around here: got the loan of a les paul i could never afford for the week!
	1:38pm Chris from Brooklyn: Jim Knipfel and the search for a unique Christmas gem. Anyone have a copy? www.truthdig.com...
	1:40pm bobobobob Du'blon: just lettin you know a year early for your 2025 Xmas show...The Gingerbread House by plasticland & one by our spinoff Fabulon Triptometer..Lil star of Bethlehem..Can cover ...both Midnight Records
	1:41pm DaveMiß: ↳ clarke @12:48 In Brooklyn!
	1:41pm prof.fuzz: ↳ bobobobob Du'blon @1:40 hohohohoho bobobobobobob!
	1:42pm clarke: ↳ DaveMiß @1:41 hope you have a nice hollerday!
	1:42pm Will thee SG OCNY: diggin the Holidaze
	1:44pm prof.fuzz: speaking of the fall... i heard a track from this on derek and bab's show ("transmissions from echo beach" thurs night on the sheena stream) and it's my new fave holiday album (this year): nealmarkowski.bandcamp.com...
	1:45pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:44 markowski!!
	1:46pm clarke: i like it just fine!
	1:47pm Fishman: Got no girlfriend but I do have some special friends to be with. I have been on a almost 24/7 marathon for several days now of WFMU
	1:48pm clarke: ↳ Fishman @1:47 hear hear!!
	1:48pm P.Welles: you are a great guy and DJ Mr FUNK!
	1:48pm Andres: ↳ Chris from Brooklyn @1:38 The author has a copy, begrudges the lack of online version but won’t upload it? C’mon.
	1:49pm GERZ: ↳ Song: "i'm spending christmas alone" by "future wife" This is me today!
	1:49pm Roberto: I'm postponing my shopping trip until after Hanson.
	1:49pm medson: Loving the show efd.
	1:49pm Fishman: ↳ clarke @1:48 This shit's awesome. No way you can be tuned in a feeling down with this most excellent programming.
	1:50pm clarke: meds!!! happy krimble!
	1:50pm clarke: ↳ Fishman @1:49 with a ton of friends!!
	1:50pm medson: ↳ clarke @1:50 clarke!!! Same to you
	1:50pm Deano Bravo: This Future Wife song may become my new fave XMas song!
	1:51pm prof.fuzz: hell. yeah. jean caffeine!
	1:51pm clarke: ↳ GERZ @1:49 you are not alone!
	1:52pm Will thee SG OCNY: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:51 a hellova name
	1:52pm clarke: ↳ prof.fuzz @1:51 yerpal! !
	1:52pm Fishman: Cool, just found Christmas alone on Youtube. I have been following the playlists and favoriting them. Lots of tunes that I will add to my other platform playlists.
	1:52pm Fishman: WFMU is such an amazing gem for people that want real radio.
	1:53pm medson: ↳ Fishman @1:52 Indeed.
	1:53pm P.Welles: God bless WFMU!
	1:53pm prof.fuzz: ↳ clarke @1:52 yup, and a goddam national treasure!
	1:55pm Alanthepainter: EFD, thank you for being there and spinning a Merry Christmas for us!
	1:56pm Glistener MW: Thanks for another fantastic Holiday Funktacular, EFD! (and I finally bought that "A Very Guitars Christmas" EP off bandcamp just now!)
	1:56pm GERZ: ↳ clarke @1:51 I am..and loving it!
	1:56pm Jessie: Happy Holidays EFD and all
	1:57pm GERZ: But I have WFMU and that makes it special.
	1:57pm pp: Best wishes to Southside Johnny and his recovery
	1:59pm David The Splatter: Merry Christmas, EFD and all!
	1:59pm clarke: ↳ Jessie @1:56 best greetin's to you philly cretins!!
	2:00pm Fishman: ↳ pp @1:57 That’s unfortunate. But he’s at that age like many of our other fav musicians are seeing the end of their touring says
	2:00pm Gaston: Home Alone, me too. Lots of memories and a few ghosts. And one Chocolate Mousse Yule log for dinner.
	2:00pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "christmas with the cat" by "the bacarrudas" There's no better way to spend it!
	2:00pm Jessie: ↳ clarke @1:59 Hey clarke...how are things in nola?
	2:00pm Andres: ↳ Song: "xmas trip" by "run on" Where is the St. John referenced here? Not New Brunswick, Canada I’m assuming.
	2:01pm Fishman: ↳ clarke @1:59 Beg pardon? I’m from Jersey, just across the River from Philly
	2:01pm Andres: ↳ Roberto @2:00 Could do much worse.
	2:01pm GERZ: That damn Nino!
	2:02pm clarke: ↳ Jessie @2:00 a much-needed rainy day!
	2:02pm Jeff H: Happy holidays! Thanks for another year of great music, Evan!
	2:03pm Eliot&Andy's Dad: Merry Christmas! We're loving the show. A highlight of the year for the whole family...
	2:04pm Roberto: ↳ Andres @2:01 Most cats are much less annoying than most people.
	2:10pm DaveMiß: ↳ clarke @1:42 Thanks for the playlist!
	2:10pm clarke: ↳ DaveMiß @2:10 enjoy!
	2:11pm Deena: Season Greetings! I’m spending the holidays alone after 4 years of caring for 3 parents across 3 time zones and it’s GLORIOUS! I tuned in just before you started that set as i was heading for a long hot bath. Please can you play Arthur Kill & the Pollutants “My Christmas tree’s got Balls” The Whirling Dervishes “Grinch” or The Kinks “Father Christmas” while I continue to splash around? Have a very merry!
	2:13pm Roberto: ↳ Roberto @2:04 My own cats notwithstanding.
	2:15pm clarke: a little gift for everyone, hear, 2day - nothing to do with xmas, but my year-end list: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUFd6pqRMX23fte4NEuO8dDB6pag1ILCb&si=aDZXQcAifLHUmsXY
	2:15pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: Merry Christmas Evan! Have a wonderful New Year,
	2:16pm eastvanhalen: Merry Xmas etc. everyone!
	2:17pm pp: ↳ Gaston @2:00 "Home Alone" Southside Johnny sang Please Come Home for Christmas from the film. He never got the big breakout
	2:18pm efd: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:15 the same to you, Vanessa! And good timing, as you'll see presently!
	2:19pm clarke: a pylon xmas!
	2:19pm Steve Harsh: Happy Holidays efd and all!
	2:20pm clarke: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:15 yay!
	2:20pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: Cool! 💚❤️💚❤️ I’m psychic!
	2:21pm clarke: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:20 same thing happened to me, earlier!
	2:22pm Ho-ho-hoboken Jack: Merry Christmas/happy Hanukkah EFD, Vanessa, Clarke, Medson Man, Will, Prof, Paulo, Handy, Lesley, Karl, TOPT, Ben, HP Ken, everybody!! I just got out of A Complete Unknown which I liked a lot and was happy to see that some songs were recorded at Hobo Sound in Hoboken!!
	2:22pm clarke: ho-ho-ho-bokkken!!
	2:23pm prof.fuzz: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 merry happy jack-mas!
	2:23pm clarke: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 how was the flick??
	2:24pm medson: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 Hola Jack. Always good to see ya.
	2:24pm Gaston: Linus and Lucy, where did it go?
	2:26pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: ↳ clarke @2:21 Wow! 💚❤️💚❤️
	2:26pm clarke: Scurious J - i like their second album
	2:26pm Ho-ho-hoboken Jack: Spurious J is my hip-hop name
	2:26pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 Merry Christmas Jack! Glad to hear the movie is good. I want to see it too!
	2:26pm clarke: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:26 i knew that!
	2:27pm Roberto: HERE IT COMES
	2:27pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "everybody knows the claus" by "hanson" AWWWWYEAHHHHHH
	2:27pm clarke: now, roberto can get some rest!
	2:27pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: ↳ efd @2:18 Thanks for playing Christmas Daze! You made my day!
	2:27pm efd: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:27 you're welcome!
	2:28pm Roberto: ↳ clarke @2:27 I can die happy.
	2:28pm yippie: One of those Hanson kids once shot me with a water gun in Philadelphia
	2:29pm clarke: those darn hanson kids.
	2:30pm Michael in Montclair: Great playlist today. Thanks EFD and Merry Christmas everyone!
	2:30pm Roberto: Hanson kids are all in their 40s and have a collective 50 kids now.
	2:30pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ pp @2:17 Yeah and sadly, he just recently retired. I had tickets to see them in the spring and they cancelled all shows and said Mr. Lyon is retiring due to “ongoing health issues.” Ugh.
	2:31pm clarke: WOODS!!! HAPPY/MERRY!! ETC!
	2:32pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:30 that is very sad. bummer.
	2:32pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:27 Hey, Vanessa, my partner, K8, loves the Pylon earrings!
	2:32pm Roberto: Happy Chrismukkah, everyone! I'm out.
	2:32pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 What up, Jack! We're seeing Nosferatu tomorrow.
	2:33pm clarke: ↳ Roberto @2:32 get some sleep, buddy!
	2:33pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:32 Yep. It was a long road. I first saw him in 82 at of all places the University of Maine
	2:34pm Pylon Appreciation: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:20 Let's all pile on
	2:34pm Ken From Hyde Park: ↳ Ho-ho-hoboken Jack @2:22 Seasonal greetings, friend!
	2:34pm Vanessa Briscoe Hay: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:32 I am so happy to hear that. Our drummer makes them. Happy Holidays!
	2:34pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:33 i saw the jukes around that time, as well.
	2:35pm Kotzwinkled: Wife staring at me and rolling her eyes as I jam performatively to this
	2:35pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "takin' care of christmas (featuring beverley maho... Nice one!
	2:35pm efd: ↳ Pylon Appreciation @2:34 it's a whole society!
	2:35pm WoodsOfMaine: @EFD Do you have the Boston Christmas comp “Hark the Rock n Rollers Sing”?
	2:36pm efd: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:35 I do not!
	2:36pm clarke: never too chilley!!
	2:37pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ efd @2:36 There’s a youtube playlist for it. I used to have the cassette but lost it somewhere along the way. Great stuff on that one.
	2:37pm efd: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:37 will have to check it out!
	2:38pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ efd @2:37 You’ll know a lot of the names. Came out in 83.
	2:39pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:38 Turbines, Lyres??
	2:39pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:38 Scruffy??
	2:39pm Ho-ho-hoboken Jack: ↳ Michael in Montclair @2:30 Hey Michael, merry merry! Just leaving Montclair now!
	2:40pm clarke: back to hoboken! (don't take a wrong toin at wichita)
	2:40pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Vanessa Briscoe Hay @2:34 And to you!
	2:41pm queems: my car full of family is really enjoying santa’s alive THANK YOU
	2:41pm queems: and thank you for hanson, that one is a classic for me
	2:41pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "santa's alive" by "jonny rubbish" Another hit...
	2:42pm efd: ↳ queems @2:41 haha, you're welcome!
	2:43pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:39 Tom Sandman, Billy West, The Fools, Peter Wolf, Willie Loco Alexander, The Nervous Eaters, Rick Berlin: The Movie, Aimee Mann, The Neighborhoods, Barrence Whitfield, and others
	2:43pm Mister Dobalina: Darn, you even found a dance christmas track. Bananas !
	2:43pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:43 mark sandman?
	2:44pm DaveMiß: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:40 Merriest to you and K8 & all animals within
	2:44pm queems: happy holidays all!
	2:44pm Karl: ↳ Song: "santa's comin' down the chimney" by "confidence man" EFD, president of Confidence Man fan club (I am the secretary)
	2:44pm clarke: or buffalo tom and mark sandman ha ha?
	2:44pm DaveMiß: ↳ efd @2:42 And to you Master D
	2:44pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "santa's comin' down the chimney" by "confidence man" I'm the 18th person who has fav'd this track.
	2:44pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:43 No, Tom. I think he was at WBCN
	2:45pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ DaveMiß @2:44 Very nice & same to you DaveMiß.
	2:45pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:44 nevah hoid of 'im!!
	2:46pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:44 but.. mark sandman subbed in the Turbines for a bit, there.
	2:48pm Stevel: Merry holidays to you, efd, and all y'all.
	2:49pm clarke: ↳ Song: "close your mouth because christmas is the day!" b... luv it!!
	2:49pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:46 Dang, I loved Morphine. Saw Vapors of Morphine a few years ago and man, it was a trip back in time.
	2:49pm Mister Dobalina: Gotta cheese it now, thanks for all the cool tunes, Evan. Everyone have a good one.
	2:50pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:49 despite being friends with two of the guys, i was never that big of a morphine fan. nice guys, tho.
	2:51pm WoodsOfMaine: ↳ clarke @2:50 Hey, you can’t love everything. Kinda what I like to say when people freak out because I don’t like The Fall. Heh.
	2:51pm clarke: ↳ Song: "close your mouth because christmas is the day!" b... these folks are SO hip - and i say that totally SRSLY
	2:51pm common: ↳ clarke @2:50 i was a kid in a band and opened for them our first show. mark was so nice. bought me shots
	2:51pm clarke: ↳ WoodsOfMaine @2:51 yeah, i didn't hate their stuff, just not a huge fan.
	2:52pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, efd! Merry happy, everyone!
	2:52pm clarke: ↳ common @2:51 you know, mark liked to put on a rough exterior, most times, but a good feller !
	2:52pm WoodsOfMaine: It’s almost time for the yearly viewing of the GWAR sings Christmas carols video.
	2:53pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:52 enjoy your manicotti, ya'll!! best to k8! and radio and all.
	2:54pm clarke: ↳ Song: "home for the holidays" by "the db's" whole album is really nice!
	2:54pm clarke: ↳ Song: "home for the holidays" by "the db's" oops, thought this was from db's xmas album.
	2:55pm Andres: ↳ Song: "santa's comin' down the chimney" by "confidence man" Sent a show link to my neighbour. I was told his wife particularly enjoyed this!
	2:56pm Michael in Montclair: ↳ Song: "christmas daze" by "pylon reenactment society" Bought this track after listening to it driving home from spending Christmas morning with the parents. The icing on the cake was seeing Vanessa and Ho-Ho-Boken Jack chime in on the comments board. Happy Christmas and Merry Holidays everyone!
	2:56pm clarke: Happy Xmas, EFD!! thank you for being Hear!! wishes to Miss S, and see u friday morn!
	2:57pm efd: Thanks for spending some of your Christmas day here, everyone! See you Friday morning when I fill in on Wake (sans holiday music!).
	2:58pm radioronan: Merry days to all..Thanks Evan!.. ..and from the Boston borderlands, thanks WoodsofMaine for the Boston xmas comp tip -Will look for it! Cheers y'all!
	2:59pm Ken From Hyde Park: Cheers, efd!
	2:59pm clarke: k-k-k-ken - merry day!
	3:00pm prof.fuzz in the fuZZZmobile: Thx EFD! merry happy!
	3:00pm McGroovey: Meet Christmas, everyone.
	3:01pm eastvanhalen: Thanks so much for the show, efd!
	3:01pm Ken From Hyde Park: ↳ clarke @2:59 And to you, sir!
	3:02pm McGroovey: ↳ McGroovey @3:00 *Merry Even on Christmas, the autocorrect monster attacks
	3:07pm Will thee SG OCNY: Thank you efd!!!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from December 25, 2024

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