WHOPPY AND STREAKER’S 99 CHRISTMAS MUSIC VIDEOS!
November 13, 2007
They’re all here, REINDEER SINGING “WHITE CHRISTMAS”, NEW MILEY!!, Aretha, Nat “King”Cole, Bing, NEW ARCHIES, Elvis, Rudolf, EXCLUSIVE JOSH GROBAN FROM NOEL!, NEW ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, Alan O’Day, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, Paul Evans, Jingle Cats, Neil Diamond, Band-Aid, EXCLUSIVE UNEDITED CHRIS BROWN “THIS CHRISTMAS”, Ashley Tisdale, Enya, Carpenters, NEW JULLIANNE HOUGH, Brenda Lee, Beach Boys, Sponge Bob, Perry Como, Alvin and the Chipmunks and so much more! HOURS AND HOURS OF FAMILY FUN with the original Christmas music clips and new Christmas Video animations!
When Whoppy and Streaker were little more than kittens I sat down with them on their first Christmas Eve and sang Christmas songs on my guitar. Ten years later they’re playing Christmas songs for me that they found on the Internet! Sound outrageous? Not as outrageous as some of the the videos they found!
Here are the Singing Reindeer and “White Christmas”, by Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters, one of my aunt Wan’s favorites, which my friend Publicist/ Writer Gary Stromberg, sent me as a Christmas card. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooc5eJc5SHA
Growing up in the 50’s, Irving Berlin was one of my greatest influences. He wrote other classic songs like “Easter Parade’, “True Love”, “Always”, and “God Bless America”, but none ever touched as deeply as his classic, “White Christmas”. When I started in the music business, I remember going from door to door in 1650 Broadway, trying to get my songs published. One day I walked into Irving Berlin Music, which occupied a suite of offices on the second floor. I asked the receptionist If I could see Mr. Berlin, and play him a few of my songs. Holding back a smile, she says, “I’m sorry, but Mr. Berlin, no longer comes into the office…besides this company only publishes Irving Berlin songs!” This “Brash Brotha’” from the Bronx, smiles and asks, “In that case may I just take a look at his piano?”
She smiles back and says she shouldn’t be doing this…and takes me into the room where he did his writing. This is the instrument, I read about in Life Magazine. Berlin, with no formal training, was only able to play in the key of C. So he had this upright piano made with a “gear shift”, to change keys or modulate with a flick of the wrist! Although I want to sit and play, I don’t want to overstep my bounds, so I just gently and respectfully touched it on my way out.
Now the original “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby, from “Holiday Inn”.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4430902754197897751&q=christmas+music+videos&hl=en
UNEDITED Chris Brown video of “This Christmas” http://www.ifilm.com/video/2912477?cmpnid=776&pt=lk&refsite=10471
JUST RELEASED! MILEY CYRUS AND “SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6PVuTut3_8&feature=related
Here’s “Oh Holy Night” by Celine Dion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jr-2eyRtV4
JOSH GROBAN’S ASTONISHING PERFORMANCE ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA OF, “IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR” from “NOEL”… BEST VERSION OF THE SONG THAT I’VE EVER HEARD! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3u259_josh-groban-it-came-upon-a-midnight_creation
ALSO LIVE FROM ROCKEFELLER CENTER, JOSH GROBAN “OH HOLY NIGHT” http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/538755
JUST ADDED! From Josh Groban’s #1 album,”NOEL”, “Silent Night” http://classymusic.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/josh-groban-silent-night-video/
Patti Dahlstrom sent this incredible “Silent Night” interactive card . http://ecard.ashland.edu/2004admission/index.html
BRAND NEW! From Alan O’Day’s Inspiring new album “I Hear Voices” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyG30MxOONw
This song comes from first album I ever received. My Mother gave it to me along with my first phonograph. It’s “White Christmas” from the Elvis Christmas album which features “White Christmas”. The video footage shows personal home movies of Christmas at Graceland with the King, The Queen (Priscilla) and the Princess (Little Lisa Marie) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1721952957455893444&q=white+christmas&total=4303&start=30&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
“Happy Christmas (The War Is Over) John Lennon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb2YSAVHmIE&feature=related
BRAND NEW! Our pal Ron Dante sent over a video from his new “Archie’s Christmas Album”…Archie’s Christmas Party”! It’s the first Christmas album for the cartoon icons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht3Xq3Agxx0
How did Whoppy And Streaker know I loved “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jEnTSQStGE
JUST ADDED…”OH HOLY NIGHT”, in church last Christmas with American Idols David Archuletta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIg5D7aAtic&feature=related
Judy Garland “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC9o4oYMIq
Here’s Nat King Cole singing ,”The Christmas Song”
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xuqg2_nat-king-cole-the-christmas-song
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5220054224932530118&q=Elvis+Presley+christmas&hl=en
Here’s Bobby Helms with Dancing Snowmen and “Jingle Bell Rock”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2785975325131488663&q=jingle+bell+rock&hl=en
Johnny Marks, the composer of “Rudolf”, as well as “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, was definitely the King of Christmas? The song became so popular, that everytime a reindeer was drawn or painted with a red nose, he would get a royalty! Johnny was a character out of a Damon Runyan story, hair slicked back 40’s style, always nattily dressed, the kind of a guy you’d see at the race track waiting in line at the $100 window. He was quiet and assuming most of the year, but at Christmastime, he’d be in his glory! I remember once in the mid-sixties, during the holiday season , Johnny took my wife and I to lunch at Jack Dempseys’. The restaurant was located right next to the Brill Building and the poor man couldn’t take a bite without one his songwriter or publishing pals coming over to interrupt. Without question he was definitely one of my songwriting heroes!
Now here’s the original video on “Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer” with Burl Ives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ePeDa8GZiA&feature=related
Here is an inventive animation of Regis Philbin singing, “Rudolf” with cameo appearances by Kelly Ripa, Gelman and Donald Trump.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6262668787984741554&q=rudolf+the+red+nosed+reindeer&total=643&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=4
As I was growing up we all looked forward to Perry Como’s Christmas Show! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2878832714824526873&q=perry+como+christmas+videos&total=124&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=7
Brenda Lee “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” with Disney gang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWHgQtz9kqw
Here are the Jingle Cats and their version of , ”Jingle Bells” http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4713533704832803716&q=jingle+bells+jingle+cats&hl=en
MAKING OF THE JULLIANNE HOUGH CHRISTMAS ALBUM! Two time grand prize winner of “Dancing With The Stars” who’s enjoying her first #1 country album, has just released her first Christmas CD.
http://www.umgnashville.com/artist/media/mediaplayer.aspx?mid=1204&aid=208
We interrupt our program for a Christmas message from a twelve year old Michael Jackson. I wish I had a video of him doing a song I wrote with George S. Clinton, Jr. “Little Christmas Tree” from the Classic Motown Christmas album…but I don’t. Here’he is with one of my favorites,”I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2890892773539045335&q=santa+claus+is+coming+to+town&total=721&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
JUST ADDED! Jeff Foxworthy “Redneck 12 days of Christmas”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suqWNk1vi0o
Destiny’s Child, “8 Days Of Christmas” http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/469940
Bruce Springsteen “LIVE” “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yErhglOXIxM
It might be 90 degrees at the beach, but you’d never know it to see The Beach Boys cooling it, on “Shindig” with “Little St. Nick” http://www.clinko.com/music/The_Beach_Boys/Little_Saint_Nick/?vid=We41bCkszOs
JUST ADDED! 20th Anniversary of The Rad Dudes and their cult classic, “Christmas in Malibu” produced by Joe Klein
Darlene Love “Christmas, Baby Please Come Home”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXVcrWO5FCg
TIME FOR ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, “THE CHRISTMAS SONG!” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dnrosVyamY
EXCLUSIVE!!! PREVIEW OF ARETHA FRANKLIN”S, “THIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM”!http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=44756028
High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale and “Last Christmas”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShDg9iy2dcg
Here is a ten minute “Charlie Brown Christmas” video performed by cast of “Scrubs”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Of_mna-Rs&mode=related&search=
The Trans Siberian Orchestra with, “Christmas Eve In Sarajevo”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6787154900077932185&q=trans+siberian+orchestra+christmas+video&hl=en
“Neil Diamond performing live in 1971 , “Holly Holy” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQwqQwD6OOw
Where were you when you first heard, “Merry Christmas Darling” by The Carpenters? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnT8sYz_ASk
I remember this one from when I was a kid! The original Rank-Bass “Frosty the Snowman” 25 minute cartoon narrated by Jimmy Durante
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2977584602602848279&q=frosty++the+snowman
Kenny G and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” http://www.ifilm.com/video/2791593
NEW!NEW! One of the best new Christmas songs to come out in a long time, “All I Want For Christmas Is A Soldier To Come Home” by Monty Lane Allen
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6078035774819625166&q=country+christmas+music+videos&total=281&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=7
Last, but certainly not least here’s a video of Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Rosemary Clooney in the finale of the 1954 Paramount film, “White Christmas” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00S-N3cy9DU
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About ten years ago after inexplicable weakness and episodes of falling down in the street. I checked into UCLA Medical Center for 3 days of test. They kept me for 3 weeks! It was a few days before Christmas, I was in a ward with many who were far worse off than me…and we did our best to keep each others’ spirits up. Somehow, I lost my phone book, and the only numbers that I could remember was my Mothers’, who had moved to West Virginia, and that of my long time friend Alan O’Day, who was on his way out of town.
It’s a policy of most hospitals to send as many patients home for the holidays to be with their family and friends. Soon, I was the only one left in the ward, since I had nowhere else to go. One lonely night, as I sat feeling sorry for myself, I heard a group down the hall, singing Christmas carols. I followed the voices to the the children’s ward…where I heard the joyous sounds of “Jingle Bells”. It was the Salvation Army, passing out toys and candy, and singing to the kids, who were confined to their beds. I joined in on “Silent Night”, “Jingle Bell Rock”, and “Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer”, but when they started singing “White Christmas”. Tears started running down my face, and I had to sit in another room to compose myself. This song, written by Irving Berlin, always brings back memories of family and friends in a snow covered New York City…flooding me with emotions.
10 years later, I told Toni Wine (”Candida”,”Groovy Kind Of Love”) I told her the story…and showed her some lyrics I had written that fateful night, “I Lose it When I Hear “White Christmas”. She loved it, but wanted to make the story more universal. Over two writing sessions, which we started on Irving Berlin’s piano, that was given to Toni many years ago, we came up with….
“I LOSE IT WHEN I HEAR “WHITE CHRISTMAS”
words and music by Toni Wine and Artie Wayne
They can play “Jingle Bells” all day
talk about Santa’s Sleigh
I’m alright on a very “Silent Night”
But then my tears begin
when they sing I can’t join in
‘Cause I Lose it When I Hear “White Christmas”
Bein’ without you just ain’t no fun
What kind of thrill is cookin’ for one?
Can’t deny I wanna’ cry myself out
Here’s to Holiday spirit
don’t wanna’ be anywhere near it
‘Cause I Lose it When I Hear “White Christmas”
And Baby I know…You needed to go
But why did you have to leave me now?
[instumental]
Don’t feel like spreading good cheer
Just wanna’ sleep in the New Year
‘Cause I Lose it When I Hear “White Christmas”
‘Cause I Lose it When I Hear “White Christmas”
Copyright 2005-CasmoTwine
If you’d like to hear the Tony Orlando and Dawn recording click http://artiewayne.com/I_Lose_It.html
Where to buy Tony Orlando and Dawn”Reunion” CD http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Reunion-Tony-Orlando-Dawn/dp/B000ANVP7Y
To reach Toni Wine http://toniwine.com
YOU SAY YOU WANT MORE? Then click onto THE STORY BEHIND THE MOTOWN CHRISTMAS ALBUM…the classic album that almost never saw the light of day. Diana Ross, The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson all contributed to one of the greatest Christmas albums of all time, THE MOTOWN CHRISTMAS ALBUM. It is also the story of how George Clinton, Jr. and I wrote “Little Christmas Tree” for Michael Jackson. Read all about it here.
“NEW CHRISTMAS MUSIC VIDEOS 2008 FOR FREE”! includes Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, ARETHA, ELVIS PRESLEY DUET WITH MARTINA MCBRIDE, NEW “ARCHIE’S CHRISTMAS PARTY”, Alan O’Day “I HEAR VOICES”, Tony Bennett, PAUL EVANS‘ “SANTA’s STUCK UP IN A CHIMINEY”, Faith Hill, U2, Rascal Flatts, DAVID ARCHULETTA, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/new-christmas-music-videos-2008/
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From Artie Wayne On The Web, Whoppy and Streaker on the couch. 
For Alan O’Day http://cdbaby.com/cd/alanoday2/from/artiewayne
For Joe Klein ”CHRISTMAS IN MALIBU” RAD DUDES http://NewMediaCreative.com
To know more about Gary Stromberg’s book, “The Harder They Fall
http://www.garystromberg.net
For the Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf
For Artie’s website http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/about-artie-wayne/
Copyright 2008 by Artie Wayne
Special thanks to Barry Oslander for Whoppy and Streaker’s Christmas bows.
