CHRISTMAS MUSIC (most of which is twisted)

2018 Releases

         If Rush Sang "Christmas in Killarney" (Inspired by Jason Rosello)

         If Hendrix Did Chestnuts Roasting

         Some People Call Him the Messiah

Coming Soon

         Santa's Little Helpers

        

2016 Releases

If the Moody Blues did Fum Fum Fum  (a re-rendering of an obscure traditional carol, including a lyrical update)

It Was the Claus

2013 Releases

Arrest Ye Married Gentlemen

You’re a Mean One, Dr. Griff

If Led Zeppelin Did Deck the Halls

2011 Releases

(It's a Nice Day for a) White Christmas [What would Billy Idol do for a Christmas song?]

It Is Over (Happy Christmas) [You know, I never liked the original version of this one]

It’s The Most Stressful Time of the Year [Sorry, I don’t have Andy Williams’ voice. He doesn’t have it any more either.]

 

2010 Releases

Here Come Old Fat Man (Beatles style)

I Wonder as I Wander (an untraditional rendering of an old melody, Green Day style)

2009 RELEASES:

Resolution (my wife says this isn’t one of my better parodies—I’ll try to do better next year!)

Please Go Home for Christmas (with a lot of help from my Sophomore Seminar students)

2008 RELEASES

If Pink Floyd did Rudolph

O Come O Come Emmanuel (a.k.a. what would happen if the band Rush got caught at a monastary during a snowstorm at Christmas?)

When the Bills Come Pouring In (suggested by my wife, Terry)

EARLIER RELEASES

Another Tear-Jerking Christmas Song++ (if I never hear “Christmas Shoes again it will be too soon!)

Bring Those Funky Presents Santa

Carol of the Bells

Please Stop Ye Merry Gentlemen (Acapella)

Please Stop Ye Merry Gentlemen

Busy Stripmalls

No Place Like Walmart for the Holidays

O_Shopping_Mall

What food is This?

Online Presents Coming to Town

St. Nicholas Vs The Elves

The 12 Digital Days of Christmas

Up For The Bargains (Black Friday)

Rudolph Got Run Over By My Grandma (v2)

Bad King Wenceslas (did Scrooge write this?)

Here We Come A Caroling (instrumental)

The Missionary Offering $ong

2007 ET CHRISTMAS CONCERT!

·      All lyrics by Bill Griffin except the re-renderings of traditional Christmas carols “O Come O Come Emmanuel,” “I Wonder as I Wander,” “Rudolph,” “Deck the Halls,” and verse 2 of “Fum Fum Fum” (I wrote verses 1 and 3).

·      Music and lyrics on ++ by Bill Griffin.

·      All instruments (6 & 12 string guitars, electric guitars, bass, mandolin, harmonica, percussion and synthesizer programming) and vocals by Bill Griffin except #additional vocals by Jim Griffin, and $mandolin by Steve Fielding and vocal by Pat Plymire.