We presented something a little different—a very special edition of “Talking Animals” you might say (we wouldn’t say that, but you might!) 
It didn’t make sense to devote Christmas morning to a regular edition of the program, particularly conducting a guest interview (much less two!) on that show. But, since animal songs constitute one of the key elements of “Talking Animals,” I decided to go all in.
With Flee’s help–both suggestions of songs and selections from his vast music collection–I fashioned a collection of Christmas-oriented animal songs to play that morning. Sure—as you can see–to pull off this conceit, I needed to rely heavily on various versions of “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” but hopefully involving some interesting artists, as well as some less obviously yuletide critter tunes. Here’s what I played Christmas morning:
Rebekah Pulley—The Talking Animals Theme
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The Fab Four—Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Eels—Christmas Is Going To The Dogs
Keith Richards—Run Rudolph Run
Vinnie Bonofici And His Italian American Band—Dominick, The Italian Christmas Donkey
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Chris Isaak—Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Barking Dogs—Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks—Run Run Rudolph
Rodd Rogers—Maury, The Christmas Mouse
Dirk Keysser– Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
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Jackson 5– Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Bobs—Rasta Reindeer 2:31
Los Lobos—Rudolph The Manic Reindeer
The Knife—Christmas Reindeer
The Ventures– Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
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Los Straitjackets— Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Aimee Mann—You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch
A Rubber Band Christmas— Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Badly Drawn Boy—Donna & Blitzen
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