Episode 538: Holiday Ska Vol. II

Episode 538: Holiday Ska Vol. II

Author: 23 Minutes of Ska December 22, 2023 Duration: 1:30:00
You've all been such good little rudies this year, how about some extra holiday ska?00:00:00 - TAFB – Yule Be Sorry (Maybe Next Year: A Totally Awesome Fun X-Mas ’09)00:01:34 - the Pomps – Christmas is Melting Me (Arose Such a Clatter: Letters to Santa comp ’22)00:06:07 - Half Past Two - Breakdown for Christmas (Breakdown for Christmas '23)00:09:05 - Millington – Christmas Song (Don’t Wanna Hear Another) (Arose Such a Clatter: Letters to Santa comp ’22)00:11:33 - Alex Dominish - Must Be Christmas (Must Be Christmas '23)00:14:02 - the MICETEETH - Snowman Footprint (Snowman Footprint '23)00:17:34 - Devon Kay & the Solutions – Christmas Wrapping (Christmas Wrapping ’21)00:21:20 - The Classy Wrecks - Have a Lousy Christmas (Arose Such a Clatter: Ska in Your Stocking comp '23)00:24:30 - Oklahoma Stackhouse – Bells in My Head (Requiem for a Sleigh Ride) (Bells in My Head (Requiem for a Sleigh Ride) ’20)00:28:54 - Downbeat Abbey All-Stars - Snowman (Snowman '20)00:33:08 - Andy B and the World - Santa Baby (Arose Such a Clatter: Ska in Your Stocking comp '23)00:34:53 - the Third-Rates – Let’s Skip Christmas (Let’s Skip Christmas ’21)00:37:37 - Common Sense Kid – You’re Not Ruining Christmas (You’re Not Ruining Christmas '21)00:41:00 - Backyard Superheroes – I Hate the Holidays (On the Upbeat Presents… Arose Such a Clatter 2021 comp ’21)00:43:06 - Coolidge - I Want it All for Christmas (Arose Such a Clatter: Ska in Your Stocking comp '23)00:48:57 - The Guilty Parties - December 24th, 1993 (Riverside) (Arose Such a Clatter: Ska in Your Stocking comp '23)00:51:50 - The Oldskulltones - Jingle Bell Rock (Happy Holidays '22)00:54:05 - Lab Brats - Merry Christmas, Honey (Arose Such a Clatter: Ska in Your Stocking comp '23)00:57:49 - Jackie Starr & Dan Vitale - Best Gift (Best Gift '22)01:00:45 - Sick Leave - Staying Home for Christmas (Staying Home for Christmas '20)01:04:15 - The Unsustainables - Summertime in December (Summertime in December '23)01:08:07 - Holy Schnikes! feat. Amanda Vega, Young Costello, & Hans Gruber and the Die Hards - Christmas Day (Christmas Day '20)01:12:23 - Cosmic Shuffling - Xmas Ska (Xmas Ska '23)01:16:25 - Keegan ft. the Pressure Tenants – Lonely This Christmas (Block Buster – Tribute to Glam Rock comp ’21)01:19:21 - TAFB – X-Mas Songs (Maybe Next Year: A Totally Awesome Fun X-Mas ’09)01:22:26 - the Scotch Bonnets – Winter Reggae Party (Ring the Bells / Winter Reggae Party ’21)01:25:18 - the Spectacles – Santa’s Beard (Hail Santa! comp ’18)01:27:02 - Inokasira Rangers – Last Christmas (Last Christmas / Wonderful Christmas Time ’18)

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