The Yule Log From Hell 2025 - Episode 5: Music In The Heavens

This episode pays tribute to those who we lost over the past year. We have dispensed with our regular format and it is presented without interruption. Rest in Peace, Love & Music! 1) Remember (Christmas) – Harry Nilson – Richard Perry (producer) 1942-2024 2)Mumfie’s White Christmas (excerpt) – Britt Allcroft (author) 1943-2024 3) The Christmas Song – Linda Lavin 1937-2024 4) Pine Cones and Holly Berries/It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas – The Osmond Brothers – Wayne Osmond 1951-2025 5) Christmas Greeting – Brenton Wood 1941-2025 6) Don’t Let The Light Go Out – Peter, Paul & Mary – Peter Yarrow 1938-2025 7) Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Sam Moore 1935-2025 8) The Night Before Christmas – Bob Euker 1934-2025 9) Angels We Have Heard On High – 2005 B’way cast of Chicago - Dave bargeron (trombone) 1942-2025 10) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – John Sykes 1959-2025 11) Must Be Christmas Must Be Tonight – The Band – Garth Hudson (keyboards) 1937-2025 12) Teddi’s Song (When Christmas Comes) – John Mellencamp – Toby Myers (bass) 1939-2025 13) I Saw Three Ships – The Cheiftans/Marianne Faithfull 1946-2025 14) Carol of the Bells – David Benoit - Tony morales (drums) 1954-2025 15) O Holy Night – Jerry Butler 1939-2025 16) As Long As There’s Christmas – Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack 1937-2025 17) ‘Zat You, Santa Claus – Buster Poindexter & his Banshees of Blue – David Johansen 1950-2025 18) All I’m Missing – Angie Stone 1961-2025 19) Christmas Song – Natural Gas – Joey Molland (guitar) 1947-2025 20) Don’t You Just Love Christmas – Carl Dean 1942-2025 21) How Zorak Stole Christmas – George Lowe (voice of Space Ghost) 1957-2025 22) Holiday – Roy Ayers 1940-2025 23) The 12 Pains of Christmas – Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas 1956-2025 24) Comfort and Joy – Richard Chaimberland 1934-2025 25) Mark Twain Christmas – Val Kilmer 1959-2025 26) Christmas Is The Best Of All – Johnny Tilotson 1938-2025 27) Denice the Menace plays Silent Night on his Bugle – Jay North 1951-2025 28) Yuletide Throwdown – Blondie – Clem Burke (drums) 1953-2025 29) Talkin’ To The Wrong Guy – Ilene Weiss – Drew Zingg (guitar) 1957-2025 30) 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of all Time – Wink Martindale 1933-2025 31) The Holly and the Ivy – Jon Anderson – Roy Thomas Baker (producer) 1946-2025 32) The Most Wonderful Time Of the Year - Lulu Roman 1946-2025 33) Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – Mike Peters 1959-2025 34) (Christmas Is) The Saddest Day of the Year – Jill Sobule 1959-2025 35) Christmas With Gladys & Tyrone – Artie Johnson/Ruth Buzzi 1936-2025 36) Christmas Comes But Once A Year - Joe Louis Walker 1949-2025 37) A New Deal For Christmas – Reid Shelton/Annie OBC – Charles Strouse (composer) 1928-2025 38) ChristmasTown – Elf OBC – George Wendt (Santa) 1948-2025 39) Christmas Cookies – The Robertsons/George Strait – Phil Robertson 1946-2025 40) The Simpsons Nutcracker – The Simpsons – Alf Clausen (Composer/Adaptation) 1941-2025/Dan McGrath (writer) 1964-2025 41) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Sly Stone 1943-2025 42) What I Really Want for Christmas – Brian Wilson 1942-2025 43) Christmas In New York – Lou Christie 1943-2025 44) Christmas On Her Mind – Bobby Sherman 1945-2025 45) Christmas Greeting – Rebekah Del Rio 1967-2025 46) Navidad – Jose Carreras - Lalo Schifrin (arranger) 1932-2025 47) O Come All Ye Faithful – The Strings of Jimmy Swaggart – Jimmy Swagart 1935-2025 48) Autumn: The Winter Long – Strawbs – Dave Cousin (vocals) 1940-2025 49) Christmas With The Devil – Spinal Tap - David Kaff (Viv Savage-keyboards) 1946-2025/Rob Reiner (Director) 1947-2025 50) Baby’s First Christmas – Connie Francis 1937-2025 51) All I Want For Christmas Is You – Tony Bennett – Alan Bergman (composer) 1925-2025 52) Jingle Bells – Brian Culbertson – Malcolm Jamal-Warner (chorus) 1970-2025 53) Winter Wonderland – Jessica Simpson/Ozzy Osbourne 1948-2025 54) Christmas In Gaza - Kooymans & Carillo - George Kooymans (vocals) 1948-2025 55) Great American Beer Christmas – Hulk Hogan 1953-2025 56) A Christmas Carol – Tom Lehrer 1928-2025 57) The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot – Cleo Laine 1945-2025 58) Bob gets Serena for Christmas – Bob Hope/Phyllis Diller/Loni Anderson 1945-2025 59) Alegre Records Christmas Promo – Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta – Eddie Palmieri 1936-2025 60) Silent Night – Bobby Whitlock 1948-2025 61) What’s Happening!: Raj & Dee’s Reunion – Ernest Lee Thomas/Mable King/Danielle Spencer 1965-2025 62) Waltz of the Flowers – London Symphony Orchestra - Kurt-Hans Goeicke (Tympani) 1935-2025/ John Kitchen (Violin) 1938-2025/Terrence Johns (Horn) 1944-2025/ Brian Clarke (Viola) 1933-2025 63) Earl Pitts Happy for Christmas - Gary Burbank 1941-2025 64) Benedictus (from Christmas Oratorio) - Stefano de Peppo/Lourdes Ambriz 1961-2025 65) The Gift Of Love: A Christmas Story – ...