Christmas Goes to the Movies will be rebroadcast on Sunday night, Christmas Eve, on WRIU Kingston, 90.3 FM, also streaming at wriu.org, from 7-8 PM. Please don’t miss this.
This show was broadcast on Sunday, December 17 from 7 to 8 PM, on WRIU Kingston, 90.3 FM, also streaming at wriu.org. It will be re-broadcast on Christmas Eve, December 24th, same time same place)
By Wayne Cresser
Christmas Time is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas composed by Vince Guaraldi, performed here by NRBQ
Opening or “Dah Who Doraze” from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, composed by Albert Hague, Eugene Podanny, and Theodor Suess Geisel, performed by the MGM Orchestra and Chorus
Happy Holiday from Holiday Inn, composed by Irving Berlin, performed by Bing Crosby, Marjorie Reynolds, the Music Maids and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
The Polar Express, from The Polar Express, composed by Alan Silvestri and Glenn Ballard, performed by Tom Hanks
What’s This? from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, composed and performed by Danny Elfman
Christmas Is Coming, from A Charlie Brown Christmas, composed and performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
It Feels Like Christmas from the Muppets Christmas Carol, composed by Paul Williams, performed by David Rudman
“Jingle Bells” (with the “Batman Smells” verse) from the Simpsons, featuring the voices of Phil Hartman, Nancy Cartwright, and Harry Shearer
Reindeers are Better than People from Frozen, composed by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, performed by Jonathan Groff
Winter Was Warm, from Mister MaGoo’s Christmas Carol, music Jules Styne, lyrics Bob Merrill singing Victoria Clark
Skating from A Charlie Brown Christmas, composed by Vince Guaraldi and performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
Snow from White Christmas, composed by Irving Berlin, performed by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Peggy Lee
In the Season of Hope from The Man Who Invented Christmas, composed by Michael Danna
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, from Meet Me in St Louis, composed by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blaine, performed by Judy Garland
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Eve from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, composed by Johnny Marks, performed by the Decca Concert Orchestra led by Herbert Raybine
Christmas Time is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas , composed by Vince Guaraldi, performed by Guaraldi and the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Choristers
Have a Holy Jolly Christmas from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, composed by Johnny Marks and performed by Burl Ives and Owen Bradley
White Christmas from Holiday Inn, composed by Irving Berlin, performed by Bing Crosby
Welcome Christmas Reprieve from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! featuring the voice of Boris Karloff
Thank You Very Much from Scrooge, composed by Leslie Bricusse, performed by Anthony Newley and Company
White Christmas from White Christmas, composed by Irving Berlin, performed by the Drifters
God rest ye Merry (traditional)
Source: Picture This Playlist 30: Christmas Goes to the Movies