WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from December 20, 2017

Listener comments!
	9:04pm Scraps deSelby: h'lo hey h'lo
	9:05pm Scraps: There's dandruff falling all around me
	9:05pm EL: HO! x 3
	9:06pm Amanda Nazario: Ho, ho-- let's go
	9:06pm Scraps: oh -- it is christmas?
	9:06pm medson: Thanks for having us in your snow globe efd
	9:07pm Mike Sin: I’m aboard lookin’ for some Yuletide cheer. Tally-ho, Evan!
	9:07pm A.T.F.: This snow falling is trippy.....warm digital snow..
	9:08pm Uncle Michael: bah...
	9:10pm Stevel: I see your bah and raise you a humbug!
	9:10pm Carmichael: Donde esta Santa Claus??
	9:12pm Stevel: In case efd is unable to spin this Fear classic. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zgol2NQhlM
	9:13pm JakeGould: Hanukkah is officially over! So good Christmas wishes to everyone who celebrates.
	9:13pm Uncle Michael: Little know fact: Donder esta Santa Claus.
	9:14pm Julie M: Beautiful snow... that doesn't have to be shoveled! Love it. Goes well with the fire in my wood stove. Sorry I missed The Pretenders but I bet I'll not be disappointed with what's to come.
	9:14pm Eddy in Australia: Visiting briefly today to say hi and happy holidays to Evan and all
	9:15pm Ajax: Don't forget the donuts !
	9:16pm Stevel: Hey, Eddy! Merry Christmas from the other side!
	9:21pm listener 126464: Thanks EFD!
	9:23pm mr_mike: Helloooooooooo Australia and EFD
	9:23pm Ken From Hyde Park: EFD broadcasting from inside a snow globe tonight.
	9:24pm Eddy in Australia: Hey Steve! This background reminds me of the giant hailstones we had the other day. No snow, though.
	9:25pm nickybones: Hey Evan! Rockin' this en route to Canada, so good.
	9:27pm Kat in Chicago: Happy holidays errybody. No snow here currently, but playlist snow will do.
	9:28pm Figgsrock: That’s the second time I’ve heard that Cheap Trick Xmas song today.
	9:29pm Richard S: Happy Last Full Day of Autumn!
	9:29pm efd: whoa it's really snowing over here! Hi everyone! @Figgsrock that's a good one to hear twice imho
	9:30pm V Priceless: Yay Slade! Hey efd and all
	9:30pm mr_mike: I hope it doesn't stick
	9:30pm andrewb: slade of course, done. Shamed to admit i dont get sick of the chris squire christmas number if were taking requests.
	9:31pm Richard S: (it would be cool if the snow graphic would start piling up at the bottom of our screens)
	9:32pm Uncle Michael: Hey, Figgsrock...gonna go see Mike G. and Bill Janovitz in January at the Burren Backroom?
	9:33pm Uncle Michael: The Cavalry stops at Calvary.
	9:36pm Ken From Hyde Park: If Stag has a Christmas version of "The Bedazzler," put that on my list, please.
	9:37pm Julie M: Uncle M, slightly morbid pun? Ken from Hyde Park, me too.
	9:38pm Uncle Michael: maybe slightly
	9:39pm Figgsrock: @efd Indeed--the classic rock folks downstairs at work spun it in afternoon drive, which was surprising. And I will admit, I'm not a fan of the holiday (I can tolerate it better now that I don't work above RCMH) but tonight's show has been pretty fascinating so far.
	9:40pm medson: Great stuff so far.
	9:41pm Figgsrock: @Uncle Michael--not making that show with Bill and Mike, but I will be speaking to Bill about the new BT album just a few days later here in NYC.
	9:43pm Ken From Hyde Park: Ha ha, (ho ho?)! An SUV just drove past with a bunch of Christmas lights adorning the roof rack. That's a thing now?
	9:43pm efd: a new-to-the-Funktacular instant classic is coming up next!
	9:43pm Kat in Chicago: This is so good and so sad to hear
	9:43pm Uncle Michael: Are you going to be at the Music Hall show in March?
	9:43pm efd: right there with you, Kat.
	9:45pm Julie M: Ken from Hyde Park, in my neighborhood, the cars are festooned with menorahs. Why not?
	9:46pm St Joe: you tease, I raised from seat. Donde
	9:49pm Figgsrock: @Uncle Michael--I am. And Bill and Chris are playing at Housing Works on 1/17, the same day I interview them.
	9:49pm Kat in Chicago: No. Way.
	9:50pm Amanda: <3
	9:50pm EL: So good!
	9:50pm Uncle Michael: I have tickets for the March show, but it's not 100% that I'll make it. I'll be out that way for the FMU Marathon.
	9:50pm Julie M: Love it and I haven't even heard it all. You are the best, Evan.
	9:50pm Kat in Chicago: Great find, Amanda! LOL
	9:51pm efd: I have no words.
	9:51pm Figgsrock: OH. MY. GOD. We did a story about this 4 years ago, and I blocked out that it existed since then.
	9:51pm efd: WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!??
	9:51pm Amanda: And I didn't even know about this 2014 version! EFD always goes the extra mile...
	9:52pm Figgsrock: @efd I was still working above Radio City then--I boycotted anything Christmas.
	9:52pm efd: haha
	9:52pm emily: I’ll be right here holding out for rock&roll winter all night
	9:53pm Stevel: You mean there are multiple versions of this? Good lord.
	9:53pm Bootsie: OH, yes. That was epic.
	9:54pm Figgsrock: Amanda, he did a version in the mid-90s too, am I right?
	9:54pm Uncle Michael: So this is the CanCon set?
	9:55pm efd: not entirely
	9:57pm Carmichael: ROY WOOD!!!!!
	9:57pm Drunken Creep: Yes! Another Rock'n'Roll Winter! This was the track I was hoping to hear!
	9:59pm joe: 'ello folks Happy Holidays
	10:00pm Switchblade Batman: Happy holidays @EFD and friends
	10:00pm Joe R.: 1996 or 2014, BTO’s management was sleeping on the job for not having that written for the next Christmas season after TCB came out. Amazing.
	10:01pm Carmichael: He’s wearing a robe and his beard is dyed white.
	10:04pm CDToaster: @Stevel: You didn't mention what song you were referring to so I'm presuming you're referring to "Who'll Stop the Calvary" tune as our host mentioned. If that's it, you owe it to yourself to hear the other hit version by Joan. It's terrific. @efd: Great show! (mta) Tony
	10:06pm Stevel: CDtoaster: Thanks! Actually, I was referring to the Bachman tune, but you make a strong recommendation.
	10:07pm CDToaster: @Stevel: Autocorrect is messing up my spelling. It changed Jona to Joan.
	10:13pm CDToaster: @Stevel: Yes, definitely check out Jona Lewie's big hit version. It's much different. The Bachman tune has an alternate version? I though Evan said it was brand new but yeah, I loved it so I'm gonna get it and add it to my new favorites. I thought it was new. I can't imagine a version of that song (Takin' Care of Christmas) any better. Ah yes, as our host said, it came out in 2014. I'm typing this as EFD is speaking.
	10:15pm Amanda: @Figgsrock - Yep, he did, much more of a straight take off of the original, musically (but with sleighbells obvs). I echo Evan's thoughts about it being perfect for the show!
	10:15pm Jerry Springer: Cincinnasti represent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	10:21pm JakeGould: I hope Santa knows how to drink a glass of water with one hand.
	10:22pm Figgsrock: @Amanda - I thought so. I think that was in the story we did in 2014. It is perfect for this show, no doubt.
	10:32pm medson: I knew you’d play Kurtis Blow : )
	10:33pm efd: "A new TV and a stere-yu"
	10:35pm Kat in Chicago: quite a rhyme there
	10:37pm Figgsrock: @efd--Superchunk just put out a Christmas song on Bandcamp today, "Child's Christmas in Wales." Something for next year perhaps?
	10:37pm efd: yes, maybe so!
	10:41pm Figgsrock: Oh I love both of The Both Christmas songs.
	10:42pm efd: I had a hard time deciding which one to play!
	10:42pm JakeGould: Kinda miss the days when TV’s and stereos were like furniture. Nobody is singing a Christmas song about their smart phone and Bluetooth speaker… And if they are? I need to hear that!
	10:45pm CDToaster: @JackGould: You're so right! That's why I don't go out to visit anymore - seems everyone is in their own world and there's no big audio system cranking out the tunes through speakers as big a full grown man. I don't get it.
	10:46pm Kat in Chicago: I don't think I've ever heard anyone else do the Whoville song!
	10:46pm Julie M: Child's Christmas in Wales by Superchunk? No fair. But I like the Grip Weeds thingy.
	10:48pm JakeGould: @CDToaster: I’m not saying that at all… I like my smartphone and Bluetooth speakers. I’m just saying it doesn’t sound romantic even thought my radio sounds good through Bluetooth.
	10:49pm EL: NOW IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!
	10:49pm J: Goddamn huh straight to hell for this, Evan!
	10:50pm ChrisB.: Great show, EFD! I am a huge fan of Christmas music, and you are mining some deep cuts!
	10:50pm Kat in Chicago: Aw c'mon, this kicks all kinds of festive ass.
	10:51pm efd: DON'T FORGET THE DONUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	10:51pm Julie M: Tee hee, Kat, INDEED.
	10:52pm Figgsrock: Oops. Forgot to play something from this Hanson album when I did my Party Like It's 1999 gig at the start of the month.
	10:55pm DJ Pat K: Great show tonight! I’m feelin seasonal as hell right now
	10:56pm Figgsrock: This should have been part of the CanCon set!
	10:57pm CDToaster: @JakeGould: Sorry for my misunderstanding. I thought you were talking about how you missed the days of big media systems that looked like furniture and the playing of old songs that people know... my mistake.
	11:00pm Richard S: @CDToaster - Giant vacuum tube TVs! Great stuff!
	11:01pm andrewb: hey , that'll do just fine
	11:02pm JakeGould: @CDToaster: No problem. I miss the nostalgia that created music like that. You can’t get too nostalgic about technology nowadays. But I still like technology since it allows me to listen to radio watch movies and TV shows at work. WHODDA THUNK!!!
	11:06pm George bailey: That Hanson song was terrible ..... Wow Jesus Christ was born the first real Christmas song so far , the ret have been mas songs , in other words no mention of Jesus ... There's a reason why 99% of these songs played tonight you never hear played , they are mediocre
	11:07pm Figgsrock: @efd, you know Hanson did another Christmas album this year, right?
	11:08pm Kat in Chicago: Hanson still makes albums?
	11:08pm Kat in Chicago: My cursor gets lost in the snow every time I try to type a comment!
	11:10pm efd: haha, sorry about that Kat! @Figgsrock, I did NOT know that!
	11:12pm Figgsrock: @kat--Hanson have actually carved out a decent post teen idol career for themselves. They haven't fallen into so many traps other kids did. @efd--it's called Finally, It's Christmas. I think it's all covers save the title track.
	11:15pm George bailey: Well the radio just went off , this is a train wreck of your a mean one mister grinch , at least slide was played tonight .
	11:17pm George bailey: Slade not slide
	11:26pm Michael from the Left Coast: No Fab Four? Maybe you don't know that record--Fab Four (Beatles tribute band) do Xmas songs in Beatles style--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBTIiVdPlzE
	11:30pm Kat in Chicago: was totally snickering, how did you know
	11:30pm efd: i could hear you
	11:31pm Michael from the Left Coast: This Tony Hadley song is pretty good--never heard it before
	11:31pm efd: @MichaelftLC I've come across some of those cuts, to date they haven't grabbed me but I will revisit before next year's show!
	11:31pm Kat in Chicago: can you still hear me? although I sorta like this chorus, as overwrought as this is
	11:32pm Figgsrock: Hey, Mr. Hadley still has some good pipes. I'm surprised.
	11:34pm efd: he does a pretty good version of "I Believe In Father Christmas" on that album. Many songs are too ballad-y for my taste though.
	11:34pm Kat in Chicago: yep, vocals were good. Hey, here's my Christmas theme
	11:35pm EL: Always love this one.
	11:35pm Andrew S: lol this song rules. Great show EFD, merry christmas
	11:35pm Kat in Chicago: I did decorate a $8 tinsel tree from Target this year. I have a small collection of ornaments I felt like taking out of the box for once.
	11:40pm DJ E: This year's Christmas will be tough cause it is the first one away from my family and I don't know what Chinese restaurant to go too!
	11:43pm efd: the world is your oyster, DJ E
	11:44pm Kat in Chicago: This Kings one is pretty good!
	11:45pm efd: I got that in either Chicago or Milwaukee, forget now which store!
	11:46pm Kat in Chicago: I know you got a Kings record at Laurie's so maybe it was Chicago.
	11:48pm efd: I actually got TWO Kings records on that trip! :D
	11:48pm efd: but if Laurie's uses green price stickers that's the one I got there
	11:49pm Kat in Chicago: My latest Laurie's acquisition has a pink sticker so idk
	11:50pm DJ E: efd, you are right, I will find a buffet and eat my weight in egg rolls for that is the meaning of Christmas!
	11:52pm Kat in Chicago: If you have any Jewish friends, ask 'em where they go :)
	11:54pm EL: Thank you, EFD!
	11:54pm DJ E: @Kat yeah, I live down the block from the synagogue, might just go in and ask, and yes I am Jewish and that is our family tradition.
	11:54pm herb.nyc: I saw this at the Public Theater and it goes to bway next year- playwright YoungJean Lee asks tough questions about identity politics and cultural stereotypes in her Christmas tale "straight white men".
	11:55pm DJ E: Strangely enough Dion has a house near me.
	11:55pm Kat in Chicago: I was raised Catholic but I used to go eat Chinese on Christmas when I lived in NYC
	11:56pm 12539: Thanks, Mr Funk! Merry Christmas!
	11:56pm DJ E: couple cities over at least.
	11:59pm efd: Thanks everyone for tuning in tonight! Merry Christmas, happy holidays, etc.
	12:00am Kat in Chicago: Thanks EFD and the same to you and yours :) always a fun show!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from December 20, 2017

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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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Wed. Dec 4th, Noon - 3pm: Freaky Wilderness (More info...)
Brooklyn’s Freaky Wilderness includes members of Space Merchants, whose 2018 album landed in EFD’s top 10 of that year. They bring their heavy, fuzzy sound to the WFMU airwaves just days before the release of their debut album Immeasurable Heaven. They’ll preview the album in this live set ahead of the album release show on Thursday Dec. 12 at Main Drag in Brooklyn.
Wed. Dec 11th, Noon - 3pm: Manager (More info...)
Manager is a three-piece band that’s based right here in Jersey City. They recently released a new EP, HOT-LINE (Texacobra), which showcases their hard-edged percolating indie sound that may remind the listener of Echo & The Bunnymen or Yo La Tengo. Tune in to this live session and hear for yourself!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
the yobs	another christmas "another christmas" by "the yobs"	7"	safari	1979			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
the pretenders	2000 miles "2000 miles" by "the pretenders"	7"	sire	1983			0:03:37 (Pop-up)
bibi farber with the michael lynch orchestra	gonna ask santa claus	cd single		2008			0:07:08 (Pop-up)
cheap trick	come on christmas "come on christmas" by "cheap trick"	sex america cheap trick	epic	1996			0:10:48 (Pop-up)
margo guryan	i don't intend to spend christmas without you						0:13:34 (Pop-up)
the kaisers	merry christmas lupe lu	7"	norton				0:18:25 (Pop-up)
nick lowe	christmas can't be far away	quality street					0:18:53 (Pop-up)

slade	merry christmas everybody "merry christmas everybody" by "slade"	get yer boots on: the best of slade					0:27:23 (Pop-up)
the cory band with the gwalia singers	stop the cavalry	7"	stiff/sound of the valley	1981			0:30:31 (Pop-up)
the prissteens	christmas is a time for giving	demos & rarities vol. 2	girlsville			*	0:33:24 (Pop-up)
monster magnet	dead christmas "dead christmas" by "monster magnet"	dopes to infinity	a&m	1995			0:38:37 (Pop-up)
the smithereens	waking up on christmas morning	christmas with the smithereens	koch				0:40:24 (Pop-up)

randy bachman	takin' care of christmas (featuring beverley mahood)	takin' care of christmas	12 hit wonder	2014			0:48:42 (Pop-up)
shivers	shivers christmas song "shivers christmas song" by "shivers"	va-winnipeg's rock & roll christmas vol 2					0:51:57 (Pop-up)
roy wood & wizzard	another rock 'n' roll winter	7"	warner bros	1974			0:55:52 (Pop-up)
the angels of islington	we want a superstar for christmas						1:00:56 (Pop-up)
glam chops	countdown to christmas	digital single	self-released	2009	it's Eddie Argos from Art Brut, as you may recall		1:04:15 (Pop-up)


the guitars	don't believe in christmas	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:14:00 (Pop-up)
the guitars	a visit from santa's elves	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:15:12 (Pop-up)
the guitars	sleigh ride "sleigh ride" by "the guitars"	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:16:30 (Pop-up)
the guitars	the north pole / rusty's lament	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:19:24 (Pop-up)
the guitars	christmas (baby please come home)	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:22:12 (Pop-up)
the guitars	a jovial thanks from the jolly one	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:24:35 (Pop-up)
the guitars	run, rudolph, run "run, rudolph, run" by "the guitars"	a very guitars christmas	self-released	2009			1:25:17 (Pop-up)

kurtis blow	christmas rappin' "christmas rappin'" by "kurtis blow"						1:29:57 (Pop-up)
jon graboff	too late for tonight (bombay noel)	for christ's sake!	confidential	2002	the best Christmas album title ever.		1:33:32 (Pop-up)
trolley	holiday/christmas in the marketplace	star of wonder cd ep	easter	1997			1:36:08 (Pop-up)
the both	you're a gift "you're a gift" by "the both"	digital single	superego	2015			1:38:59 (Pop-up)
the grip weeds	welcome christmas "welcome christmas" by "the grip weeds"	under the influence of christmas	rainbow quartz	2011			1:42:33 (Pop-up)

hanson	everybody knows the claus "everybody knows the claus" by "hanson"	snowed in	mercury	1997			1:48:22 (Pop-up)
pointed sticks	power pop santa "power pop santa" by "pointed sticks"			2012			1:52:59 (Pop-up)
the db's	home for the holidays "home for the holidays" by "the db's"	12"	irs	1987			1:56:07 (Pop-up)
cute lepers	christmas is the time to say i love you	va-blackheart christmas					1:59:11 (Pop-up)
big star	jesus christ "jesus christ" by "big star"	7"	aura	1978			2:01:41 (Pop-up)

the ravers	(it's gonna be a) punk rock christmas	7"	zombie	1977	RIP singer Graham Daddy		2:07:44 (Pop-up)
matt black & the doodlebugs	punky xmas	7"	punk	1976			2:10:37 (Pop-up)
whirling dervishes	you're a mean one mr. grinch	grinch cd ep	continuum	1994			2:12:33 (Pop-up)
the darkness	i am santa "i am santa" by "the darkness"			2015			2:14:38 (Pop-up)
donnie iris & the cruisers	introduction/angels we have heard on high	ah! leluiah!	primary	2010	the second-best Christmas album title ever.		2:18:59 (Pop-up)

tony hadley	snowing all over the world	the christmas album	omnivore	2016			2:29:52 (Pop-up)
future wife	i'm spending christmas alone	digital single	self-released		Future Wife is playwright Young Jean Lee/		2:32:53 (Pop-up)
bite the wax godhead	christmastime is done	split 7" with hungry dutchmen	flying a	1994			2:36:38 (Pop-up)
the kings	this christmas "this christmas" by "the kings"	r.s.v.p. 12" ep	dizzy	1982	yes it's the "Switchin' To Glide" Kings! More CanCon!		2:40:42 (Pop-up)
elton john	step into christmas "step into christmas" by "elton john"	7"	mca	1973			2:44:23 (Pop-up)

dion	santa claus is coming to town	rock n' roll christmas	the right stuff	1993			2:51:50 (Pop-up)
richard barone	i've got my love to keep me warm	va-a new york holiday	miranda music	2015			2:56:00 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:04pm Scraps deSelby: h'lo hey h'lo
	9:05pm Scraps: There's dandruff falling all around me
	9:05pm EL: HO! x 3
	9:06pm Amanda Nazario: Ho, ho-- let's go
	9:06pm Scraps: oh -- it is christmas?
	9:06pm medson: Thanks for having us in your snow globe efd
	9:07pm Mike Sin: I’m aboard lookin’ for some Yuletide cheer. Tally-ho, Evan!
	9:07pm A.T.F.: This snow falling is trippy.....warm digital snow..
	9:08pm Uncle Michael: bah...
	9:10pm Stevel: I see your bah and raise you a humbug!
	9:10pm Carmichael: Donde esta Santa Claus??
	9:12pm Stevel: In case efd is unable to spin this Fear classic. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zgol2NQhlM
	9:13pm JakeGould: Hanukkah is officially over! So good Christmas wishes to everyone who celebrates.
	9:13pm Uncle Michael: Little know fact: Donder esta Santa Claus.
	9:14pm Julie M: Beautiful snow... that doesn't have to be shoveled! Love it. Goes well with the fire in my wood stove. Sorry I missed The Pretenders but I bet I'll not be disappointed with what's to come.
	9:14pm Eddy in Australia: Visiting briefly today to say hi and happy holidays to Evan and all
	9:15pm Ajax: Don't forget the donuts !
	9:16pm Stevel: Hey, Eddy! Merry Christmas from the other side!
	9:21pm listener 126464: Thanks EFD!
	9:23pm mr_mike: Helloooooooooo Australia and EFD
	9:23pm Ken From Hyde Park: EFD broadcasting from inside a snow globe tonight.
	9:24pm Eddy in Australia: Hey Steve! This background reminds me of the giant hailstones we had the other day. No snow, though.
	9:25pm nickybones: Hey Evan! Rockin' this en route to Canada, so good.
	9:27pm Kat in Chicago: Happy holidays errybody. No snow here currently, but playlist snow will do.
	9:28pm Figgsrock: That’s the second time I’ve heard that Cheap Trick Xmas song today.
	9:29pm Richard S: Happy Last Full Day of Autumn!
	9:29pm efd: whoa it's really snowing over here! Hi everyone! @Figgsrock that's a good one to hear twice imho
	9:30pm V Priceless: Yay Slade! Hey efd and all
	9:30pm mr_mike: I hope it doesn't stick
	9:30pm andrewb: slade of course, done. Shamed to admit i dont get sick of the chris squire christmas number if were taking requests.
	9:31pm Richard S: (it would be cool if the snow graphic would start piling up at the bottom of our screens)
	9:32pm Uncle Michael: Hey, Figgsrock...gonna go see Mike G. and Bill Janovitz in January at the Burren Backroom?
	9:33pm Uncle Michael: The Cavalry stops at Calvary.
	9:36pm Ken From Hyde Park: If Stag has a Christmas version of "The Bedazzler," put that on my list, please.
	9:37pm Julie M: Uncle M, slightly morbid pun? Ken from Hyde Park, me too.
	9:38pm Uncle Michael: maybe slightly
	9:39pm Figgsrock: @efd Indeed--the classic rock folks downstairs at work spun it in afternoon drive, which was surprising. And I will admit, I'm not a fan of the holiday (I can tolerate it better now that I don't work above RCMH) but tonight's show has been pretty fascinating so far.
	9:40pm medson: Great stuff so far.
	9:41pm Figgsrock: @Uncle Michael--not making that show with Bill and Mike, but I will be speaking to Bill about the new BT album just a few days later here in NYC.
	9:43pm Ken From Hyde Park: Ha ha, (ho ho?)! An SUV just drove past with a bunch of Christmas lights adorning the roof rack. That's a thing now?
	9:43pm efd: a new-to-the-Funktacular instant classic is coming up next!
	9:43pm Kat in Chicago: This is so good and so sad to hear
	9:43pm Uncle Michael: Are you going to be at the Music Hall show in March?
	9:43pm efd: right there with you, Kat.
	9:45pm Julie M: Ken from Hyde Park, in my neighborhood, the cars are festooned with menorahs. Why not?
	9:46pm St Joe: you tease, I raised from seat. Donde
	9:49pm Figgsrock: @Uncle Michael--I am. And Bill and Chris are playing at Housing Works on 1/17, the same day I interview them.
	9:49pm Kat in Chicago: No. Way.
	9:50pm Amanda: <3
	9:50pm EL: So good!
	9:50pm Uncle Michael: I have tickets for the March show, but it's not 100% that I'll make it. I'll be out that way for the FMU Marathon.
	9:50pm Julie M: Love it and I haven't even heard it all. You are the best, Evan.
	9:50pm Kat in Chicago: Great find, Amanda! LOL
	9:51pm efd: I have no words.
	9:51pm Figgsrock: OH. MY. GOD. We did a story about this 4 years ago, and I blocked out that it existed since then.
	9:51pm efd: WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!??
	9:51pm Amanda: And I didn't even know about this 2014 version! EFD always goes the extra mile...
	9:52pm Figgsrock: @efd I was still working above Radio City then--I boycotted anything Christmas.
	9:52pm efd: haha
	9:52pm emily: I’ll be right here holding out for rock&roll winter all night
	9:53pm Stevel: You mean there are multiple versions of this? Good lord.
	9:53pm Bootsie: OH, yes. That was epic.
	9:54pm Figgsrock: Amanda, he did a version in the mid-90s too, am I right?
	9:54pm Uncle Michael: So this is the CanCon set?
	9:55pm efd: not entirely
	9:57pm Carmichael: ROY WOOD!!!!!
	9:57pm Drunken Creep: Yes! Another Rock'n'Roll Winter! This was the track I was hoping to hear!
	9:59pm joe: 'ello folks Happy Holidays
	10:00pm Switchblade Batman: Happy holidays @EFD and friends
	10:00pm Joe R.: 1996 or 2014, BTO’s management was sleeping on the job for not having that written for the next Christmas season after TCB came out. Amazing.
	10:01pm Carmichael: He’s wearing a robe and his beard is dyed white.
	10:04pm CDToaster: @Stevel: You didn't mention what song you were referring to so I'm presuming you're referring to "Who'll Stop the Calvary" tune as our host mentioned. If that's it, you owe it to yourself to hear the other hit version by Joan. It's terrific. @efd: Great show! (mta) Tony
	10:06pm Stevel: CDtoaster: Thanks! Actually, I was referring to the Bachman tune, but you make a strong recommendation.
	10:07pm CDToaster: @Stevel: Autocorrect is messing up my spelling. It changed Jona to Joan.
	10:13pm CDToaster: @Stevel: Yes, definitely check out Jona Lewie's big hit version. It's much different. The Bachman tune has an alternate version? I though Evan said it was brand new but yeah, I loved it so I'm gonna get it and add it to my new favorites. I thought it was new. I can't imagine a version of that song (Takin' Care of Christmas) any better. Ah yes, as our host said, it came out in 2014. I'm typing this as EFD is speaking.
	10:15pm Amanda: @Figgsrock - Yep, he did, much more of a straight take off of the original, musically (but with sleighbells obvs). I echo Evan's thoughts about it being perfect for the show!
	10:15pm Jerry Springer: Cincinnasti represent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	10:21pm JakeGould: I hope Santa knows how to drink a glass of water with one hand.
	10:22pm Figgsrock: @Amanda - I thought so. I think that was in the story we did in 2014. It is perfect for this show, no doubt.
	10:32pm medson: I knew you’d play Kurtis Blow : )
	10:33pm efd: "A new TV and a stere-yu"
	10:35pm Kat in Chicago: quite a rhyme there
	10:37pm Figgsrock: @efd--Superchunk just put out a Christmas song on Bandcamp today, "Child's Christmas in Wales." Something for next year perhaps?
	10:37pm efd: yes, maybe so!
	10:41pm Figgsrock: Oh I love both of The Both Christmas songs.
	10:42pm efd: I had a hard time deciding which one to play!
	10:42pm JakeGould: Kinda miss the days when TV’s and stereos were like furniture. Nobody is singing a Christmas song about their smart phone and Bluetooth speaker… And if they are? I need to hear that!
	10:45pm CDToaster: @JackGould: You're so right! That's why I don't go out to visit anymore - seems everyone is in their own world and there's no big audio system cranking out the tunes through speakers as big a full grown man. I don't get it.
	10:46pm Kat in Chicago: I don't think I've ever heard anyone else do the Whoville song!
	10:46pm Julie M: Child's Christmas in Wales by Superchunk? No fair. But I like the Grip Weeds thingy.
	10:48pm JakeGould: @CDToaster: I’m not saying that at all… I like my smartphone and Bluetooth speakers. I’m just saying it doesn’t sound romantic even thought my radio sounds good through Bluetooth.
	10:49pm EL: NOW IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!
	10:49pm J: Goddamn huh straight to hell for this, Evan!
	10:50pm ChrisB.: Great show, EFD! I am a huge fan of Christmas music, and you are mining some deep cuts!
	10:50pm Kat in Chicago: Aw c'mon, this kicks all kinds of festive ass.
	10:51pm efd: DON'T FORGET THE DONUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	10:51pm Julie M: Tee hee, Kat, INDEED.
	10:52pm Figgsrock: Oops. Forgot to play something from this Hanson album when I did my Party Like It's 1999 gig at the start of the month.
	10:55pm DJ Pat K: Great show tonight! I’m feelin seasonal as hell right now
	10:56pm Figgsrock: This should have been part of the CanCon set!
	10:57pm CDToaster: @JakeGould: Sorry for my misunderstanding. I thought you were talking about how you missed the days of big media systems that looked like furniture and the playing of old songs that people know... my mistake.
	11:00pm Richard S: @CDToaster - Giant vacuum tube TVs! Great stuff!
	11:01pm andrewb: hey , that'll do just fine
	11:02pm JakeGould: @CDToaster: No problem. I miss the nostalgia that created music like that. You can’t get too nostalgic about technology nowadays. But I still like technology since it allows me to listen to radio watch movies and TV shows at work. WHODDA THUNK!!!
	11:06pm George bailey: That Hanson song was terrible ..... Wow Jesus Christ was born the first real Christmas song so far , the ret have been mas songs , in other words no mention of Jesus ... There's a reason why 99% of these songs played tonight you never hear played , they are mediocre
	11:07pm Figgsrock: @efd, you know Hanson did another Christmas album this year, right?
	11:08pm Kat in Chicago: Hanson still makes albums?
	11:08pm Kat in Chicago: My cursor gets lost in the snow every time I try to type a comment!
	11:10pm efd: haha, sorry about that Kat! @Figgsrock, I did NOT know that!
	11:12pm Figgsrock: @kat--Hanson have actually carved out a decent post teen idol career for themselves. They haven't fallen into so many traps other kids did. @efd--it's called Finally, It's Christmas. I think it's all covers save the title track.
	11:15pm George bailey: Well the radio just went off , this is a train wreck of your a mean one mister grinch , at least slide was played tonight .
	11:17pm George bailey: Slade not slide
	11:26pm Michael from the Left Coast: No Fab Four? Maybe you don't know that record--Fab Four (Beatles tribute band) do Xmas songs in Beatles style--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBTIiVdPlzE
	11:30pm Kat in Chicago: was totally snickering, how did you know
	11:30pm efd: i could hear you
	11:31pm Michael from the Left Coast: This Tony Hadley song is pretty good--never heard it before
	11:31pm efd: @MichaelftLC I've come across some of those cuts, to date they haven't grabbed me but I will revisit before next year's show!
	11:31pm Kat in Chicago: can you still hear me? although I sorta like this chorus, as overwrought as this is
	11:32pm Figgsrock: Hey, Mr. Hadley still has some good pipes. I'm surprised.
	11:34pm efd: he does a pretty good version of "I Believe In Father Christmas" on that album. Many songs are too ballad-y for my taste though.
	11:34pm Kat in Chicago: yep, vocals were good. Hey, here's my Christmas theme
	11:35pm EL: Always love this one.
	11:35pm Andrew S: lol this song rules. Great show EFD, merry christmas
	11:35pm Kat in Chicago: I did decorate a $8 tinsel tree from Target this year. I have a small collection of ornaments I felt like taking out of the box for once.
	11:40pm DJ E: This year's Christmas will be tough cause it is the first one away from my family and I don't know what Chinese restaurant to go too!
	11:43pm efd: the world is your oyster, DJ E
	11:44pm Kat in Chicago: This Kings one is pretty good!
	11:45pm efd: I got that in either Chicago or Milwaukee, forget now which store!
	11:46pm Kat in Chicago: I know you got a Kings record at Laurie's so maybe it was Chicago.
	11:48pm efd: I actually got TWO Kings records on that trip! :D
	11:48pm efd: but if Laurie's uses green price stickers that's the one I got there
	11:49pm Kat in Chicago: My latest Laurie's acquisition has a pink sticker so idk
	11:50pm DJ E: efd, you are right, I will find a buffet and eat my weight in egg rolls for that is the meaning of Christmas!
	11:52pm Kat in Chicago: If you have any Jewish friends, ask 'em where they go :)
	11:54pm EL: Thank you, EFD!
	11:54pm DJ E: @Kat yeah, I live down the block from the synagogue, might just go in and ask, and yes I am Jewish and that is our family tradition.
	11:54pm herb.nyc: I saw this at the Public Theater and it goes to bway next year- playwright YoungJean Lee asks tough questions about identity politics and cultural stereotypes in her Christmas tale "straight white men".
	11:55pm DJ E: Strangely enough Dion has a house near me.
	11:55pm Kat in Chicago: I was raised Catholic but I used to go eat Chinese on Christmas when I lived in NYC
	11:56pm 12539: Thanks, Mr Funk! Merry Christmas!
	11:56pm DJ E: couple cities over at least.
	11:59pm efd: Thanks everyone for tuning in tonight! Merry Christmas, happy holidays, etc.
	12:00am Kat in Chicago: Thanks EFD and the same to you and yours :) always a fun show!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from December 20, 2017

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