Also worth mention is that they still have a page up on Brian's website that collects all the stray Xmas tracks including some not found on the XMas album (e.g. 'The Christmas Song'): So, over the years the Beach Boys, or the individual members, have released Christmas-themed songs. Not all of them masterpieces, but I guess it would be a nice fan-compilation. Therefor I thought we could compile a list of them, if possible with a link, so that everyone can create his/her Beach Boys Christmas-'rarities' playlist. Only criterion: The songs must be officially released and not be part of an album by the band (but single versions would be ok if they differ from the album release).
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Radio broadcasts do count. I include the bonus songs of 'What I really want for Christmas' because they were only bonus and not part of the album itself. I don't know if I forgot some stuff.
Maybe one of you can add something. We could also include other things that are Christmas related like interviews etc. Do you know if there are such things? The Beach Boys Little Saint Nick (single version): Child of winter: The Lord's prayer: O come all ye faithfull (live 1967): Brian Wilson The Christmas song: White Christmas - with Styx: Silent night: Peace on earth: On Christmas day: Joy to the world: Mike Love Jingle bell rock: Jingle bell rock - with Dean Torrence: Santa's goin' to Kokomo: Alone on Christmas day: Do you hear what I hear? With Mary MacGregor: (link is from the TV special) Have yourself a merry little Christmas: (link is from the TV special) Al Jardine Hurry up, hurry up, Santa Claus: Sunshine to snowflakes: Big Sur Christmas: Christmas day (live): Bonus Collin Raye (with the Beach Boys) - Winter wonderland: Brian Wilson and family - Silent night: Carnie & Wendy Wilson (feat.
Carl Wilson) - Hey Santa!: The Beach Boys and family - I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus: « Last Edit: December 15, 2017, 07:49:11 AM by Rocker » Logged. And in the category of 'attempted but abandoned archival releases', there's this from the 90s: Whoa! I can understand that it was not released (I skip most of the '77 material when I play Ultimate Christmas) but here are some songs I didn't know where planned to be released.
The medley is the Boys with their families, right? What about tracks 2,3 and 4 on side two?
I don't think I've heard about those. Just saw on Wikipedia that something of that was released on Carnie & Wendy's Christmas album: The album also features a Wilson family recording from 1976 of 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' that features the Beach Boys on backing vocals and a wide range of Beach Boys band members' children, including Matthew and Adam Jardine, Hailey and Christian Love, and Jonah and Justyn Wilson.! Guess I have to go through my archives and see if I have some of the tracks.
BTW just realized that 'Child of winter' wasn't on any album. So I'll add it to the above list Also, the Scrooge's Rock'n'Roll Christmas TV special is on youtube, so I added the links to two of the three Mike-related parts (the other one is Jingle Bell Rock with Dean, but the Mike version is already on the list) « Last Edit: December 10, 2017, 01:12:43 AM by Rocker » Logged. The medley is the Boys with their families, right? What about tracks 2,3 and 4 on side two?
I don't think I've heard about those. Just saw on Wikipedia that something of that was released on Carnie & Wendy's Christmas album: The album also features a Wilson family recording from 1976 of 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' that features the Beach Boys on backing vocals and a wide range of Beach Boys band members' children, including Matthew and Adam Jardine, Hailey and Christian Love, and Jonah and Justyn Wilson.!
BTW just realized that 'Child of winter' wasn't on any album. 1) Yes, the medley is w/their families. 2) Side 2, track 2 is a lyric from Go and Get That Girl (or so I've read). Side 2, track 3 is H.E.L.P. Is on the Way with new lyrics. Side 2, track 4 is (I Saw Santa) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, which was released (along with Child of Winter) on Ultimate Christmas, Christmas w/the Beach Boys, and Christmas Harmonies.
3) Yes, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus was released on Hey Santa! If I'm mistaken, someone correct me.
« Last Edit: December 10, 2017, 06:21:39 AM by B.E. The medley is the Boys with their families, right? What about tracks 2,3 and 4 on side two? I don't think I've heard about those. Just saw on Wikipedia that something of that was released on Carnie & Wendy's Christmas album: The album also features a Wilson family recording from 1976 of 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' that features the Beach Boys on backing vocals and a wide range of Beach Boys band members' children, including Matthew and Adam Jardine, Hailey and Christian Love, and Jonah and Justyn Wilson.! BTW just realized that 'Child of winter' wasn't on any album.
1) Yes, the medley is w/their families. 2) Side 2, track 2 is a lyric from Go and Get That Girl (or so I've read).
Side 2, track 3 is H.E.L.P. Is on the Way with new lyrics. Side 2, track 4 is (I Saw Santa) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, which was released (along with Child of Winter) on Ultimate Christmas, Christmas w/the Beach Boys, and Christmas Harmonies. 3) Yes, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus was released on Hey Santa! If I'm mistaken, someone correct me. I thought 'Rockin' around the tree' was maybe a BBs version of the Brenda Lee classic. Don't care for the ultimately released song (a finished 'Hey there Momma' iirc).
I updated the list with some links etc. Nothing great but a nice compilation could certainly be made. I love the original 'Alone On Christmas Day' and the 'Christmas Medley' from the unreleased 1977 album so damn much. They're some of my favorite Beach Boys holiday tunes. Does anyone know the reason why they haven't have been officially released? I'm really surprised they didn't make 'Ultimate Christmas', or the 'Made In California' box set, especially when utterly lazy dreck like 'Santa's Got An Airplane' got the green light. The 'Ultimate Christmas' CD is jammed pretty close to full capacity from what I recall.
If they were inclined to include all of those other tracks (the radio spots, the Brian '64 interview, etc.), then I'm not sure they could have fit the entire '77 XMas album. However, I do believe they vetted the '77 material and vetoes were made. That's what I recall Brad Elliott alluding to back then. 'Alone and Christmas Day' and 'Go and Get that Girl' are better than at least a few of the tracks they.did. include, so I'm not sure who might have vetoed what, and why.
Mike's lead on 'Alone on Christmas Day' is a bit shaky, so perhaps that's why that one was left off. Carl is doing his 1977 slightly drunk-ish sounding voice on 'Go and Get that Girl.' I'm curious if that might be why it was left off (even if it's the same voice you hear Carl use on the 'Adult Child' and 'MIU' stuff), and/or it may have been left off because it's barely an Xmas-themed song (if you ignore the 'her love can make you feel like Christmas day' line, it has no other musical or lyrics motifs that remind one of an XMas song). Another thing to keep in mind is that 'Ultimate Christmas' was programmed based on the tenuous theory/plan as of 1998 (which would have been great) to issue all of the BB albums as single-album releases (rather than two-fers), with each CD having album-specific bonus tracks. That's why 'The Lord's Prayer' was left off (it was going to be a bonus track on whatever was the next-closest BB album in terms of chronology).
Perhaps they thought the same of something like 'Go and Get that Girl', which could have been included on a theoretical 'MIU Album' expanded disc. The apparent circa 1993 attempt to issue the '77 XMas album is interesting. Prior to those promo cassettes surfacing in the last couple years, I had never heard of such an attempt.
I'm still unsure if Capitol was doing it on the sly and then hoping that BRI would sign off on it. It's confusing, because Capitol shouldn't have even had access to the album master tape for that particular album. It's owned by BRI, and was originally submitted to Warner Bros back in 1977. Further, by the time they got to the '98 'Ultimate Christmas' CD, at least one of the original '77 finished mixdowns was supposedly missing ('Bells of Christmas'), necessitating Al to spearhead remixing it for the '98 CD. So did Capitol actually work with BRI back in 1993 to try to release it (which would allow them access to the multitracks back then?), only for the thing to be canceled? Wasn't the GV boxed set coming out around that same time?
At least one or two people on this board bought that '77 album promo cassette on eBay; I was hoping they might post the contents on YouTube or something, as several of those tracks (e.g. 'Alone on Christmas Day' and 'Go and Get that Girl') only circulate in good-to-okayish sound quality. « Last Edit: December 11, 2017, 07:18:20 AM by HeyJude » Logged. Mike Love Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas Do You Hear What I Hear Is this the same version that is referenced on the Surfer Moon chord page for the 77 Christmas Album? I've been looking for a BB version for a while but never found one and the versions of the album I've heard end with the Christmas Medley (which doesn't include HYSAMLC).
Do you know if it recorded around the same time as these other 70s Christmas sessions? And is there a version featuring the BB that was intended for release on the 70s Christmas album? Mike Love Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas Do You Hear What I Hear Is this the same version that is referenced on the Surfer Moon chord page for the 77 Christmas Album?
I've been looking for a BB version for a while but never found one and the versions of the album I've heard end with the Christmas Medley (which doesn't include HYSAMLC). Do you know if it recorded around the same time as these other 70s Christmas sessions?
And is there a version featuring the BB that was intended for release on the 70s Christmas album? Noting that 'Jingle bell rock' is also mentioned on that site and since I never heard of the BBs having recorded either one, I guess it refers to Mike's version from the Scrooge's Rock'n'Roll Christmas special. Also worth mention is that they still have a page up on Brian's website that collects all the stray Xmas tracks including some not found on the XMas album (e.g. 'The Christmas Song'): So, over the years the Beach Boys, or the individual members, have released Christmas-themed songs. Not all of them masterpieces, but I guess it would be a nice fan-compilation. Therefor I thought we could compile a list of them, if possible with a link, so that everyone can create his/her Beach Boys Christmas-'rarities' playlist. Only criterion: The songs must be officially released and not be part of an album by the band (but single versions would be ok if they differ from the album release).
Radio broadcasts do count. I include the bonus songs of 'What I really want for Christmas' because they were only bonus and not part of the album itself.
I don't know if I forgot some stuff. Maybe one of you can add something. We could also include other things that are Christmas related like interviews etc. Do you know if there are such things? The Beach Boys Little Saint Nick (single version): Child of winter: The Lord's prayer: O come all ye faithfull (live 1967): Brian Wilson The Christmas song: White Christmas - with Styx: Silent night: Peace on earth: On Christmas day: Joy to the world: Mike Love Jingle bell rock: Jingle bell rock - with Dean Torrence: Santa's goin' to Kokomo: Alone on Christmas day: Do you hear what I hear? With Mary MacGregor: (link is from the TV special) Have yourself a merry little Christmas: (link is from the TV special) Al Jardine Hurry up, hurry up, Santa Claus: Sunshine to snowflakes: Big Sur Christmas: Christmas day (live): Bonus Collin Raye (with the Beach Boys) - Winter wonderland: Brian Wilson and family - Silent night: Carnie & Wendy Wilson (feat.
Carl Wilson) - Hey Santa!: The Beach Boys and family - I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus: How about that new recording of 'Love and Mercy' with The Miraculous Love Kids. That would be a great album closer.