Merry Mixtapes: Gerry D - Totally Rad Christmas
Today we have the second episode in our Merry Mixtapes series - a conversation with Gerry D, the totally awesome host of the Totally Rad Christmas podcast.
If you’re excited by the idea of listening to a couple hours of lesser-known, synth-soaked tunes from the generation that brought you Sectaurs, Starriors and Square Pegs…or maybe you’re just a little ’80s-curious, this is the episode for you!
For information on the Merry Mixtapes series and how it got started, please check out the last post, or Episode 10 of the ‘Tis the Soundtrack podcast.
And a big “Thank you” to Gerry for sharing his mixtape and his love of all things ’80s.
To hear more of Gerry, check out the Totally Rad Christmas podcast.
Gerry D - Totally Rad Christmas
Obscure ’80s Christmas Tracks
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Steve Miller Band
- Christmas Must Be Tonight - Robbie Robertson
- Run with the Fox - Alan White and Chris Squire
- Dead By X-mas - Hanoi Rocks
- Thanks for Christmas - XTC
- 3 Ships - Jon Anderson
- Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
- Christmas Time - Chris Stamey and the dB’s
- What I Want for X’mas - The New Monkees
- Merry Christmas - Bonnie Tyler
- Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow - Jethro Tull
- Christmas in Love - Firefall
- Reason for the Season - Stryper
- Reggae Christmas - Brian Adams
- Cashing in on Christmas - Bad News
- 2000 Years of Love - 54-40
- All I Want for Christmas (Is World Peace) - Timbuk 3
- Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant - Siouxsie and The Banshees
- Silent Night - The Hooters
- Wrappen Up In You - Dolly Parton
- Under the Christmas Tree - Albert Hammond
- We Three Kings - Book of Love
- One Christmas Catalogue - Captain Sensible
- Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Corey Hart
- She Won’t Be Home - Erasure
- Little Drummer Boy - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- Transylvanian Xmas - Mojo Nixon
- Silent Night, Deadly Night - Morgan Ames
- Snowman - Rainbow
- Christmas Fever - CharlElie Couture
- Jólakötturinn - Björk
- Jólahjól - Sniglabandið
You can listen to Gerrys’s mixtape below on YouTube.
Thank you again Gerry for taking the time to share your mixtape!
Cheers and Merry Christmas!