Media Monarchy’s annual all-Christmas music show features seasonal sounds from Olly Murs & The Ordinary Boys, The Allergies, Luke Bryan & Ella Langley and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for December 18, 2025. ♬
A Very Monarchy Christmas ♬ A compilation from all of our annual all-Christmas episodes!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4cFl90VZwsO3j60AL55ft9
Kay Martin And Her Body Guards – “I Know What You Want For Xmas” (Vinyl)
‘I Know What He Wants For Christmas… But I Don’t Know How To Wrap It!’
Fax Record Company – Nov. 30, 1962
*Kay Martin And Her Body Guards – “I Know What You Want For Xmas” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90wghhQwmR4 // https://www.discogs.com/release/2441940-Kay-Martin-And-Her-Body-Guards-I-Know-What-He-Wants-For-Christmas-But-I-Dont-Know-How-To-Wrap-It // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Martin_&_Her_Body_Guards // It’s like Almost Vinyl – but it’s real! Kay Martin and Her Body Guards was a nightclub act consisting of Kay Martin together with Jess Hotchkiss and Bill Elliot. From 1953 to 1963 their popular, often risqué material received top billing in Las Vegas and Reno casinos and was in demand across the southern United States. Their best known recording was the 1962 Christmas album ‘I Know What He Wants For Christmas… but I don’t know how to wrap it!”. Sometimes the record sleeve graphic would feature ex-model Martin but more often an anonymous model. Sometimes there was an alternative “party” version featuring a nude model on the cover.*
No Artist – “It’s A Wonderful Life Official Trailer”
Film Trailer
Paramount Movies – December 10, 2020
*No Artist – “It’s A Wonderful Life Official Trailer” https://youtu.be/iLR3gZrU2Xo // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/ // Here’s the trailer of “It’s A Wonderful Life’, the 1946 Frank Capra Christmas classic, released in 1946.*
Dimitri Tiomkin – “Main Title” (Inst. Film Version)
‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
Real Gone Music – October 10, 2025
*Dimitri Tiomkin – “Main Title” (Inst. Film Version) https://open.spotify.com/track/03zZ9FfAVJyfZHklEa6ld6 // https://www.discogs.com/release/35340118-Dimitri-Tiomkin-Its-A-Wonderful-Life // From the just-released first ever vinyl issue of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ the soundtrack of the 1946 film directed by Frank Capra. Available now via Real Gone Music.*
Dimitri Tiomkin – “It’s A Wonderful Life”
‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
Real Gone Music – October 10, 2025
*Dimitri Tiomkin – “It’s A Wonderful Life” https://open.spotify.com/track/6L3XSs6KuHiVCzGi4L2tNO // https://www.discogs.com/release/35340118-Dimitri-Tiomkin-Its-A-Wonderful-Life // From the just-released first ever vinyl issue of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ the soundtrack of the 1946 film directed by Frank Capra. Available now via Real Gone Music.*
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Joe Normal – “Fabulous Christmas”
Digital Single
Joe Normal – November 11, 2025
*Joe Normal – “Fabulous Christmas” https://joenormal.bandcamp.com/track/fabulous-christmas // https://joenormalusa.com // As is now a tradition, we get a new song on our annual Christmas Special from our friend, Joe Normal. Grab this song at Joe’s website – and thanks to Joe for sending us the track!*
American Thought Criminals – “All I Want For Christmas Is My Country Back”
‘All I Want For Christmas’
Robot Polisher Records – December 5, 2025
*American Thought Criminals – “All I Want For Christmas Is My Country Back” https://robotpolisherrecords.bandcamp.com/track/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-my-country-back // Monarchy member Jay from American Thought Criminals is wishing for a miracle this Christmas! From the just-released EP, ‘All I Want For Christmas,’ available now via Robot Polisher Records.*
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Olly Murs & The Ordinary Boys – “Christmas Starts Tonight”
Digital Single
BMG – December 1, 2025
*Olly Murs & The Ordinary Boys – “Christmas Starts Tonight” https://soundcloud.com/ollymurs/christmas-starts-tonight // https://ollymurs.lnk.to/ChristmasStartsTonightTW // Here’s a new Christmas classic by UK singer-songwriter Olly Murs, available now via BMG.*
The Darkness – “Mistletoe and Wine”
Digital Single
Cooking Vinyl – December 5, 2025
*The Darkness – “Mistletoe and Wine” https://youtu.be/LSJzk1bpA-U // https://thedarknness.lnk.to/mistletoewine // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistletoe_and_Wine // Here’s a hopeful new Christmas song by The Darkness, available now via Cooking Vinyl.*
Gasolina – “Expensive”
‘Christmas With…’
Punk Slime Recordings – November 25, 2025
*Gasolina – “Expensive” https://soundcloud.com/gasolina-sc/expensive // https://pnkslm.lnk.to/xmas-gasolina // From ‘Christmas With…,’ the just-released two-song single by Swedish singer-songwriter Lina, aka Gasolina, who is also the bassist for the now un-retired Shitkid. Available now via Punk Slime Recordings.*
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The Allergies – “Rudolph’s Revenge”
‘Allergies Season’
Jalapeno Records – November 28, 2025
*The Allergies – “Rudolph’s Revenge” https://theallergies.bandcamp.com/track/rudolphs-revenge // https://open.spotify.com/artist/2v2cdjqYIpT8ZBpflNTttY // Rudolph is hittin’ back this Christmas! From ‘Allergies Season,’ the just-released EP by The Allergies, available now via Jalapeno Records.*
Wild Earp – “Sick On Christmas”
Digital Single
Western Myth Records – November 28, 2025
*Wild Earp – “Sick On Christmas” https://wildearp.bandcamp.com/track/sick-on-christmas // https://www.wildearp.com // Ol’ Wild Earp has got the flu for Christmas! New single by the country & western star is available now via Western Myth Records.*
Luke Bryan – “Winter Wonderland” (w/Ella Langley)
Digital Single
UMG Recordings – November 14, 2025
*Luke Bryan – “Winter Wonderland” (w/Ella Langley) https://soundcloud.com/official-luke-bryan/winter-wonderland // https://lukebryan.lnk.to/WinterWonderland // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Wonderland // Here’s the new Christmas single by country star, Luke Bryan – with Ella Langley. Available now via UMG Recordings.*
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Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – “Christmas Time’s A Comin'”
‘Christmas With Buck Owens And His Buckaroos’
Sundazed Music – 2022
*Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – “Christmas Time’s A Comin'” https://open.spotify.com/track/5QexwNJj98Tua3Jc1N2und // https://www.discogs.com/release/29172169-Buck-Owens-And-His-Buckaroos-Christmas-With-Buck-Owens-And-His-Buckaroos // From the 2022 reissue of ‘Christmas With Buck Owens And His Buckaroos’, originally released by Buck on Capitol Records in 1965. This reissue, from Sundazed Music is all analog, cut by Kevin Gray from the original stereo master tape.*
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – “Good Old Fashioned Country Christmas”
‘Christmas Shopping’
Sundazed Music – 2022
*Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – “Good Old Fashioned Country Christmas” https://open.spotify.com/track/0h97at9gusuLjg9jRGfvR8 // https://www.discogs.com/release/25324264-Buck-Owens-And-His-Buckaroos-Christmas-Shopping // From the 2022 reissue of ‘Christmas Shopping,’ the second Christmas album by Buck Owens And His Buckaroos, originally released on Capitol Records in 1968. This reissue, from Sundazed Music is all analog, cut by Kevin Gray from the original stereo master tape.*
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Manchester Orchestra – “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”
‘Christmas Songs Vol. I & II’
Loma Vista Recordings – November 7, 2025
*Manchester Orchestra – “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” https://manchesterorchestramusic.bandcamp.com/track/god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-3 // https://cfcg.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=1574 // From ‘Christmas Songs Vol. I & II’, the just-released album by Atlanta-based band, Manchester Orchestra. 100% of our net proceeds from sales on Bandcamp this holiday season (through 12/31/25) will be donated to the Georgia charity, Merrie Christmas Project Fund.*
Vince Guaraldi – “O Tannenbaum” (Inst. 2022 Stereo Mix)
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
Fantasy – Oct 14, 2022
*Vince Guaraldi – “O Tannenbaum” (Inst. 2022 Stereo Mix) https://open.spotify.com/track/0ujUgE6zoDX9mXqK05i6AJ // https://www.discogs.com/release/24827525-Vince-Guaraldi-A-Charlie-Brown-Christmas // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059026/ // Here’s the 2022 stereo mix version of Vince Guaraldi’s arrangement of “O Tannenbaum”. The song is prominently featured in ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ which first-aired on the CBS Television Network sixty years ago last week on December 9, 1965. From the 2022 reissue of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ originally released on the Fantasy label in 1965.*
Bill McClintock – “Mama I’m Jingling My Bells” (Ozzy Osbourne x Hall & Oates)
Digital Single
Bill McClintock – December 1, 2025
*Bill McClintock – “Mama I’m Jingling My Bells” (Ozzy Osbourne x Hall & Oates) https://youtu.be/W8nnJF3rdTg // https://remix.audio/track/83542/hall-amp-oates-bobby-helms-and-ozzy-osbourne-mama-im-jingling-my-bells // Merry Ozmas! Here’s the new mashup by Bill McClintock, featuring: Hall & Oates – “Jingle Bell Rock” and Ozzy Osbourne – “Mama I’m Coming Home”. Available now via the artist.*