Serenade to a Cuckoo Fri Dec 22 with Jerry Gordon on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Happy Friday, Merry Christmas, welcome to Serenade to a Cuckoo!

Happy Friday & Happy Solstice, Jerry! ❄️ We're officially in winter and we're starting to gain daylight.

Happy Crimble to all

Christine, light is returning to our world! Bah humbug, Mike!

Humbug indeed!

I hope Santa brings you a quick car!

You too, Christine

I'll be looking in the driveway

Happy Holidays

Hi Rob F! Backatcha. Santa told me you asked for a Porsche 911

Hope I've been good? Yes, I'll be looking in the driveway

Santa said he was going to put it in your garage

Perfect - don't want to draw to much attention

He was more concerned about bird poop damaging the paint job

Theme song ALREADY?!

LOL

🐦 🎶

Theme early today allows me make a less awkward transition to non-jazz

No awkward segues here

Haha!

Greetings Merry Christmas to Gordie Claus and all his loyal listeners.Christmas music we can actually enjoy.

Hey - I came in just as the lyric was about feeling good cause I'm listenining to good music on the radio - it was a great time to turn on the show :)

Gordie Claus, I like that! Thanks, Patrick. I hope you like this selection!

Is "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" on the play list? ;-)

Hi Benj, I love it! Thanks for listening, Mr. Wild Man!

Mr. Vildachaya wrote and recorded a song about getting stoned in Hebrew School!

You never hear enough Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas music.True genius.

For my most musically-concious kid, this is her favorite holiday song!

Patrick, I will be playing a rare John Coltrane/Alvin & the Chipmunks collaboration later on today

45 th anniversary of the universally acclaimed worst Christmas special ever.The Star Wars Christmas extravaganza. The low point of Jefferson Starship career

Fortunately, I'm too young for that

I never saw it but there is a doc on Prime about it

They interview Pete Sears about the Starship bit

In second place the special ALF Christmas episode featuring a 9 year old girl dying of cancer.True Christmas joy

wow

Beastie Boys...Christmas in Brooklyn 💖

...vs. RUN DMC! 💖

Love this!

This is an incredible artistic achievement for a guy who started off with a crappy voice that got progressively crappy!

Patrick, cleaned up version thanks to you

Christine, PC version

Hahaha. PG-13.

Oh those crazy Irishers☘️🇮🇪

On this date 1979 lines out the door at Third Street Jazz amongst a bustling Old City

Those hilarious Hibernians

It’s snowing in Mount Airy.

Hi Russ, don't say that, it will make me go into hibernation.

Christine, you just sent me to Wikipedia!

Snow coming in from Manayunk.The Polish Poconos

Only a few flakes.

These kids today got it made.I remember many a mid December major storm.back in the day

Patrick, be careful you don't get Michael Richards-ed

Xmas eve 1966....huge blizzard

When snow wasn't an inconvenience

The Broad Street Subway handled snow well

What a joyous track!!!!! Fun!

Let's all fly to Florida!

Or Puerto Rico!

Never heard the subway described as joyous but we will take the compliment

I'm down with that

Haha, you've done it again, trying out new material on the Cuckoo crowd

Another joyous track!

No remorse!

Elkton Maryland as far South as I go .Great Liquor savings

And with your volume, this results in a substantial savings!

But wait, there’s more! Just pay an additional fee!

Ha!

Samara Joy 💜 is so good

Samara Joy is at the Kimmel Center in Philly tonight: https://www.kimmelculturalcampus.org/events-and-tickets/2023-24/kcp/samara-joy/?direct=true

This Jimi version is great

Amazing, Russ! I'm always the last to know!

I get the Foster Brooks discount price

That's awesome, @Russell! I think my friend is going tonight.

Desert island Christmas disk

This track makes me want to scream "Halleleujah"

That’s what I scream at 3pm….. just kidding just kidding

Ha!

John Fahey. brings in a strong underrated Christmas game.

Yessir, Charlie the Tuna. Fantastic!

Fahey was an amazingly unique talent. Love him.

Al Martino also underrated Christmas music.Message approved by Angelo Bruno!

Ha Angelo Bruno!

This is a killer

Gordie what was your best selling Christmas albums at Third Street?

That's easy, Patrick. Nat King Cole Christmas album!

Jackson Five Christmas and Stevie Wonder Christmas, cutouts @$2.99 each

I bought the Bing Bowie picture Silent Night EP from 3rd.

Samantha Fish 🔥

Cool, Patrick, do you still have it?

Yes, Christine!!!

This single is Perfection. The perfectly produced hit record

Unfortunately I lent it to somebody,

That makes me want to cry; I feel you

Wasn’t the Barking Dogs a big seller?

Yeah, the 45!

Hey Jerry! What a cool tune to tune into. :)

My favorite Christmas tune at USPS was …No overtime today.

Hey Roffle, it Schwings!

PJ, wasn't that covered by Herman's Hermits?

A Mormon Tabernacle Choir staple!!

How are you, Roffle?

Richie Cole Trenton Makes the World Takes

Did you ever see his early, very rare album with that title?

I guess you did!

I think that album used to hang in John & Peters

How cool. Black and white cover

With the bridge

Yeah it was B & W

Love this Richie Cole

It's beautiful

I wish I still had the LP

(the Trenton Makes LP, this CD is from 2016)

I believe Will C . Was a big Richie Cole acolyte

Oh Yes, he used to go see him in Trenton alot, probably with his cousin Mike

Right!.....I did get to see Ritchie once at J&P

Did you have your own table there?

What was Richies big Trenton appearance spot?

I think we can rule out City Gardens.....

Maybe Mike knows, maybe it was The Candelight, but maybe not. All I know was Will LOVED that scene

Doing well Jerry, holidaze again. How are you? Doing any safaris out to the relations in deepest darkest NJ?

Nah, it's scary out there, looking forward to seeing my family here, tomorrow though!

Cool! That sounds sensible too me. Scary is the right adjective!

I already got rear-ended once this week already!

Once is plenty! Gotta set some limits. Geez, I don't drive a car these days, and I don't really miss it.

Ouch

Makes me want to add a bazooka as an option on my car but the person who hit me was nice. But not paying attention!

Too much of that these days

We all know the story; someone is not paying any attention and that an expensive hassle results instantaneously

Yep....I think I'm going to sell the motorcycle next year...it's getting crazy out there

That would be a shame (unless you don't drive it anymore)

A Happy Holiday season to Jerry and all listeners.

Not as much...with the crazies out there and pushing around a 660 pound bike at my age

Nice, Patrick, thank you! Thanks for tuning in today, everybody, merry and safe Christmas.

I have an ebike Mike. I love the bike trails. Not cars!

I hear you, Mike, but you still have the big muscles!

Ha!

Great show. Merry Christmas!

Christine, Merry Christmas. Russ, I hope you find/get some great stouts and music this weekend

Thanks very much, Rob. I love your enthusiasm for jazz

A very festive Cuckoo Christmas Show! 💚❤️ Thanks, Jerry and Happy Holidays, everyone ✨️

I hope to be in Swarthmore tomorrow: https://shipbottombrewery.com/limited-release-only-available-at-our-swarthmore-location/

There's a holiday right there!

Thanks Jerry! Have a nice holiday time with the family.

To all a good night

Back atcha Roffle!!!!!

Great Holiday Show !! Happy Holidays n to everyone that listens too Thanks for the Music!

Hi Sheila, nice hearing from you. Thank you!

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12:32 PM		Mickey Champion Gonna Have a Merry Xmas Bam-a-Lam: The R&B Recordings 1950-1962 Ace Records 2009
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12:44 PM		Clarence Carter Back Door Santa Back Door Santa - Single Rhino Atlantic 2001
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12:48 PM		Bob Dylan Must Be Santa Christmas In The Heart Columbia 2009
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1:13 PM		Bob Mover I'll Be Home For Christmas Jazz City Christmas Vol. 2
1:13 PM		Ismael Rivera Bomba de Navidad Feliz Navidad Fania 1975
1:13 PM		Stan Freberg Nuttin' For Christmas The Capitol Singles Collection CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) 2009
1:13 PM		Rockin' Johnny Band Party This Christmas Grim Reaper Delmark 2012
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1:43 PM		Unknown Philly Girl Group Gimbels Commercial Philly Soul Girls, Vol.1
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1:46 PM		Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks I Saw Mommy Kissin’ Santa Claus Crazy For Christmas Surfdog Records 2010
1:49 PM		John Fahey Joy to the World The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album / Christmas With John Fahey, Vol. 2 Fantasy Records 1993
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2:20 PM		Aretha Franklin A Special Ad for Christmas Runnin' Out of Fools (Expanded Edition) Columbia/Legacy 1964
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2:32 PM		Matt Wilson You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O Palmetto Records 2010
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Serenade to a Cuckoo

12.22.23