Merry Metal Christmas

Let's crank it up with some heavy metal thunder hijinks!..Legendary vocalist Ronnie James Dio screams out the Christmas cheer!

Miley Christmas

Our girl Miley has been full of Hijinks this year..I guess she can't be tamed..

Ray Price

We take a break from the usual hijinks to recognize another heartbreaking loss to the world of Country Music. Ray Price comes from ther era when country music was about singing your heart out. Like George Jones before him, the unique voice will never be replaced..

Sinatra Hijinks

If you know me than you know that Miss Nancy Sinatra is always welcome here at MusicSlices. I believe this will be her first appearance on Holiday Hijinks!. It takes courage to cut a holiday tune with your family..even Frank Jr!  yikes

Alan Mann: Christmas on the Block

Alan Mann: Christmas on the Block

An obscure Christmas song..unless you are from the Philadelphia/New Jersey area and listened to radio station WMMR 93.3 in the early 1980's.

The song was released as a vinyl single only and has become a sought-after rarity for those who are  searching for this Christmas tune as a momento of their youthful days listening to Philly rock and roll radio. There is a video of Christmas on the Block  with mediocre sound quality out on YouTube. Alan Mann died tragically in 1987 and his Christmas tune seems to still tug at the heartstrings of those who remember the song from the 80's.

Somewhere in my digital travels I secured a MP3 version of  Christmas on the Block and I have received requests the last few years to pass along this holiday tune. It all started on a wintry night with forecasts of a blizzard on the horizon and...ahhh no..not really.... actually I stumbled onto the WMMR blog and noticed a few posts inquiring about this elusive song.

It is a nice feeling to share some Christmas magic with fellow music lovers from my old stomping grounds. So..if you want a mp3 of Christmas on the Block, just send me an email and I will gladly hook you up

TRAYNORCOFFEE@AOL.COM

The Raincoats: The Magic of Christmas

Vintage Holiday Hijinks!

Back in the 80's, me and my brother Dan recorded this original Christmas tune. The audio survived on an old cassette tape and my friend, Dan Molino, created this video in 2012. I will post this classic on my blog and on Facebook until we get this sucker to go viral!..Fell free to forward this video to millions of your friends..Thank you for all you do!

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Once again, this is totally random..I found it..I liked the cold, 80's techno-ish sound..I have no further information at this time..

Tony O

This is more like it!.. The first 2 entries of Holiday Hijinks were actually pretty cool songs but I discovered this nugget durung a random session of hijinks browsing on YouTube. Tony Orlando and Dawn?..relevant in 2013?  Hell yeah! this is the world of Holiday Hijinks! All are welcome!..Come on in, Tony!..and bring your little Dawn friends as well! 

I am actually going to NYC this month so this is a special hijinks miracle for me. I will be looking for you, Tony!!

Wicked St. Pickett

Time for a shot of Christmas Soul!!  From the Wicked Pickett..Wilson Picket..Let's do this!..Are you with me, Richie??  This one's for you!

Bettie

No words needed.....

Holiday Hijinks 2013

Oh yes!..Christmas music..the great equalizer. Everyone is welcome to this twisted party...from Bing Crosby to The Muppets..It does not matter if you have not had a song on the charts in decades, just go ahead and record that Christmas tune. It's cool with us. You don't even need to celebrate Christmas, personally (see Neil Diamond, Babs Streisand and Bobby Dylan for details)....you can be Jewish and still release multiple Christmas albums.

It's time for the madness of Holiday Hijinks...