Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - FOTM KOTJ Holiday Edition, Vol. 3: Toronto Mike'd #962

Episode Date: December 8, 2021

FOTMs kick out their favourite holiday songs.

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FOTM KOTJ series of Toronto Mike podcast episodes. series of Toronto Mic'd podcast episodes. That's a mouthful, but essentially these are FOTMs sharing their favorite holiday jams with other FOTMs. Okay, guys, introduce yourselves. My name is Jarvis. My name is Morgan. And Jarvis, how old are you, Jarvis? Seven years old.

How old are you, Morgan? Five. Okay. And do you know what you're here tonight to do? No. We're kicking out the jams. Yeah. Oh, my God.

Holiday style. Holiday? That's Christmas. Okay, Christmas style, right? Yes, Christmas. Unless you have a Hanukkah song. But Morgan, you learned. Okay, Christmas style, right? Yes, Christmas style. Unless you have a Hanukkah song. But Morgan, you learned what Hanukkah is, right? This is a lesson you just learned in school.

Oopsie. I don't want to say it. Yeah, tell me what Hanukkah is. I think it's like a, I forgot what it's called, but there's nine candles, but there's eight days, and there's nine candles and eight days and the middle one lights up the rest. It's called a menorah.

Oh my god. There's like a dreidel. Okay, so you don't have any Hanukkah songs, right? No Hanukkah songs. You're going to have Christmas jams. Here. Let's have some order in the house.

Let's start with you, Jarvis, and then Morgan Christmas jams. Here, so let's have some order in the house. Jingle bells. Let's start with you, Jarvis, and then Morgan will end with you, okay? Jarvis? Yeah? Do you have a favorite Christmas song? Actually, I do, but I don't know what it's called. Okay, can you sing a bit of it and I'll try to guess it? I want to sing Jingle Bells. I have a feeling that song's called Jingle Bells.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle feeling that song's called Jingle Bells. Jingle Bells. Jingle Bells. Jingle Bells. It wasn't that one. My job is this. Hurry up. I kind of like All I Want for Christmas. Oh, that's Mariah Carey. All I want for Christmas is you.

I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need. I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree. my own more than you could ever know make my wish come true all I want for Christmas is you You I don't want a lot for Christmas

There is just one thing I need And I don't care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I don't need to bend my stocking, there upon the fireplace, Santa Claus won't make me happy, with a toy on a Christmas day. I just want you for my own, more than you could ever know, make my wish come come true All I want for Christmas Is you You, baby Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas

I won't even wish for snow And I'm just gonna keep on waiting Underneath the mistletoe I will make the list and send it To the North Pole for Saint Nick I won't even stay awake to Hear the magic rain display Cause I just want you here tonight Holding on to me so tight What more can I do? Oh baby, all I want for Christmas is you

Ooh, baby Oh, the lights are shining, so bright in every corner, baby And my soul, the children's laughing, feels the air And everyone is singing, I hear those sleigh bells ringing Santa, won't you bring me the wonder in the day? Won't you be a a sweet little baby to me Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas This is all I'm asking for I just wanna see my baby Standing right outside my door

Oh, I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want more Christmas with you, baby I got a lot more Christmas with you, baby I got a lot more Christmas with you, baby I got a lot more Christmas with you, baby I know it's my favorite Christmas song. Morgan, what's my favorite Christmas song.

Morgan, what's your favorite Christmas song? Can I sing it? Can I sing it? Sure. You better not shout. You better not pout. Santa, I'll be telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town.

Love it. Happy Christmas. Merry Christmas. Happy Christmas. Merry Christmas. Happy Christmas. Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. I actually think Hanukkah is over. You missed it.

I missed it. Merry Christmas. I missed it. I missed Hanukkah. Yeah, it's done. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, everybody. Joyous Noel. That's done. Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas, everybody! Joyous Noel. That's friends.

Hey, Morgan, do you know anything? Me. It's all cold down along the beach. The wind's whipping down the boardwalk. Hey, Ben! Hey, Ben! The wind's whipping down the boardwalk Hey man Hey man You guys know what time of year it is What time? What?

What? What? Oh Christmas time You guys all You guys all been good and practicing real hard Yeah Clients you've been rehearsing real hard now. So Santa, bring your new saxophone, right? Everybody out there been good? What? Oh, that's

not many. Not many of you guys in trouble out here. And you better watch out. You better watch out, you better not cry You better not fight, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list. He's checking it twice. He's gonna find out who's low and nice. Say the clothes is coming to town.

Say the clothes is coming to town. Say the clothes is coming. To tell. He said the close is coming Tuesday He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good You better be good for goodness sake You better be good for goodness sake Oh, you better watch out

You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming in town Santa Claus is coming in town Santa Claus is coming to town Ho, ho, ho, ho This man of gold is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake

He knows if you've been better done You better be good for goodness sake You better watch out, you better not cry And I'm not proud, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town To the town Stay in the closet, come in the town Stay in the closet, come in the town

Stay in the closet, come in the town Stay in the closet, come in the town Sailor clothes is coming to town Sailor clothes is coming to town Sailor clothes is coming to town Sailor clothes is coming to town Sailor clothes is coming to town Sailor clothes is coming to town Sailor clothes is coming to town Sailor clothes is coming to town Say it, oh, say it Say it, oh, say it Say it, oh, say it Say it, oh, say it

Say it, oh, say it Hi everyone, Joe Louis here. The FOTMs have picked so many great jams, some of them familiar to me and sparking my own Christmas memories, others completely new. With musical tastes that run far and wide, I ultimately returned to Led Zeppelin as a sort of musical palate cleanser. And it's a similar story for Christmas music,

where my palate cleanser albums are Elvis' Blue Christmas and Pavarotti's Oh Holy Night. They bring me back to a time when music was playing in my parents' house. The secular of Mom's Elvis balanced out by the spiritual of Pavarotti for Dad. So while it might not qualify

as a jam, my Christmas KOTJ pick is Pavarotti's O Holy Night. Merry Christmas, everyone. It is the night of the dear Savior's birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining, If in a parent the soul felt its worth. © BF-WATCH TV 2021 O night divine, O night when Christ was born. O night divine, O night, O night divine! Minuit chrétiens, l'or est sur la mer, Où l'homme et Dieu descendit jusqu'à nous, Pour effacer la tache originelle et de s'aille d'espérance, A cette nuit qui lui donne le sauveur. Et la genouxe raconte des livrances, a conta delle bronze. Noël, Noël,

quassi verreda te. I'm a man of God Beaux-de-Mars were massive in the 70s and 80s and came out with a Christmas song called Vingt-trois-de-sans, which means December 23rd, and talks about how Christmas was celebrated back in the 50s. Whenever you turn on the radio in this province around Christmas time, you'll always hear this song. So I figured I would share this Quebec culture with everybody here and I hope everybody enjoys. And Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the FOTMs out there. Take care. C'était mal fait pis j'avais fête Quand je revenais de passer trois heures dans un igloo Qu'on avait fait deux ou trois gosses et guirons doux J'ai devant les yeux quand j'suis heureux d'une sorte de jeu Qu'on avait eu une sorte de grange avec des bœufs

La même année où j'suis passé J'ai tant des fêtes avec sa tête une sucre d'orier Parce que j'voulais me faire passer pour la Garvey 23 décembre, joyeux Noël, M. Côté Salut Ticu, on se reverra le 7 janvier J'ai sur le cœur un jour de l'an où mes parents En s'en vient faire, m'avaient habillé en communion Chez ma grand-mère, c'était mon père

Qui se déguisait en Père Noël pour faire à croire Que les gâteaux, ça venait pas tout de tu-cuis-frère 23 décembre, joyeux Noël, monsieur Côté, salut Ticu Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada J'ai perdu le mien au sang des sacs J'l'ai échangé contre des photos où on voyait Une fille de l'eau qui se cache les fesses avec les mains 23 décembre, joyeux Noël, monsieur Côté, salut Tigu, on se reverra Le 7 janvier 23 décembre, joyeux Noël, monsieur Côté, salut Tigu, on se reverra Hi Toronto Mike and everybody, it's JJ. Merry Christmas, happy holidays.

Mike had to send the heavies after me, but I finally managed to send in my recording. I chose this song because it's in the style or similar to the style of what's known as parang music and parang music is the type of music that you hear in Trinidad at Christmas time and this song just literally is a dude talking about what more could he do for the woman that he loves so which my kind of vibe but also the song just reminds me a lot of growing up and um trinidadian christmas which is to me the best so i hope everybody enjoys merry christmas Merry Christmas. Mi senorita, oh baby what you want for Christmas? Tell me what you want for New Year? I say I need some, me jiki jiki, I know you don't like too much fuss, but lover what you one for Christmas I want your TV, I want your fridge, I want your studio, I want your video Your bed, I want your house, I want your land, I want your man

I want my breakfast in my bed now I don't want no money in my bed Give me all that I can think of Nga dha wano wa ma nengwa Gimi all da rai jan jingo Sawa me break wa dena da Ayanda, Ayanda, Ayanda, Ayanda Ayanda, Ayanda, Ayanda, Ayanda The reason why I ask you It has so much of a taste But Christmas time is coming

And everybody get to something I give you clothing I give you school I buy your car Pressure cooker I give you two drinks I give you money I give you love

You have a man I want my breakfast in the black lab I don't want no man inside, give me all that I can do girl, I want me break one in me black Ayyanda, ayyanda, ayyanda, ayyanda, ayyanda It is our time for sharing And everybody getting something You're the reason why I ask you I confuse you with the case you I give you TV

I give you fridge I give you stereo I give you video You get that I give you house I give you land I give you farm I want me break what's in me bag I don't want no woman in bed Give me all that I can think of I want me break what's in my brain Ayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayay Hey Mike, it's Mike Rogotsky.

My favorite holiday jam is O Christmas Tree, but I like it when the lyrics are the same as O Canada. That's how it was sung on July 16, 1994 at the Las Vegas Posse's first ever CFL home game. It was sung by Dennis Park, who had never heard this song before, and he put the lyrics to O Canada to O Christmas Tree. It's a great memory. Thanks, Mike. O Canada, our home and native land,

True patriot love in all thy sons command. With growing hearts we see thee rise, the true and strong and free. From far and wide, O Canada We stand on guard for thee From far and wide, O Canada We stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. Hi, Mike and all the FOTMs.

Merry Christmas to you all. My pick for the holidays is Bruce Springsteen's rendition of Merry Christmas Baby with the E Street Band. And it's a song which is part of the album called A Very Special Christmas published in 1987. Which has a lot of great acts. For the time. So I hope you enjoy it. Everyone. You would have thought. That I would have picked something like.

Jose Feliciano's Feliz Navidad. But that's not the case with me. Enjoy. I just can't hear here tonight to say I just want to say I just wanna say Merry Christmas baby You surely treat me nice Merry Christmas baby

You surely treat me nice I feel just like living, living in paradise Now listen, now you see I feel real good tonight And I got music on the radio I feel real good tonight And I got music on the radio And the boys in the band are playing pretty good Now, I feel just like I want to kiss you

Underneath my mistletoe But now listen Santa came down the chimney Half past three With lots of nice little presents for my baby and me Merry Christmas, baby This is all I'm dreaming about. I feel like I'm living, just another day in the gas.

Come on, boys! When our sailor came down the chimney Half past three With lots of nice little presents For my baby and me Merry Christmas, baby This song will keep me nice I feel like I'm living I'm living in paradise

And I just came down to say Merry Christmas, baby I just came down to say Merry Christmas, baby I just wanna say Merry Christmas, baby I just wanna say Merry Christmas, baby I just wanna say Merry Christmas, baby

And Happy New Year, too Oh, yeah Merry Christmas baby! And Happy New Year too! Oh yeah! Play it boys! Go! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! How have you been? Oh, yes. Have a Christmas, baby. Hi, Mike. This is Karen from Houston, Texas, friend of YYZ Gord, who met you at the Toronto Mike Listener Experience 8,

the final Pandemic Friday podcast, where we feasted on Palma Pasta and Great Lakes beer. I'd like to put forward a fabulous holiday pop classic released in November of 1970 and written by the great Puerto Rican songwriter, Jose Feliciano. Feliz Navidad has been listed as one of the most downloaded Christmas songs in both the U.S. and Canada. songs in both the U.S. and Canada. So here's wishing to you and all your friends a Feliz Navidad Merry Christmas I want to wish you a Merry Christmas I want to wish you a Merry Christmas From the bottom of my heart I want to wish you a Merry Christmas

I want to wish you a Merry Christmas I want to wish you a Merry Christmas From the bottom of my heart Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Prospero año y felicidad Feliz Navidad

Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Prospero año y felicidad I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas From the bottom of my heart I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad, prospero año y felicidad.

Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad, prospero año y felicidad. I want to wish you a Merry Christmas I want to wish you a Merry Christmas I want to wish you a Merry Christmas From the bottom of my heart I want to wish you a Merry Christmas I want to wish you a Merry Christmas I want to wish you a Merry Christmas From the bottom of my heart.

Feliz Navidad. Feliz Navidad. Feliz Navidad. Prospero año y felicidad. Hey Mike, this is Liam from New Market, and I wanted to select a holiday jam as my favorite, which is a bit off the beaten path of the rest. No Presents for Christmas by King Diamond is an unconventional choice, but I feel it's different than the rest and is a great song standing alone, regardless of the season.

Mike, I wish you, your family and friends nothing but the best of the holiday season, Mike, I wish you, your family, and friends nothing but the best of the holiday season, as well as extending the same to the listeners and to the guests that have made this year one of the best for Toronto Mic'd. Cheers. Christmas time is here again Santa needs a helping hand He cannot find his sheep or sheep To draw his leg on the night A woman waiting Christmas trees

Gotta hear the master say There's no presents Not this Christmas There's no presents Tom and Jerry Bring the charity To Christmas Day Bring the charity Come get some Christmas time is here again

Santa needs a helping hand It's getting very, very late The beat has closed the door again And the new talk is still in place I wonder who it's gonna be There's no presents Not this Christmas There's no presents

Cementieri On the chair Cementieri guitar solo There's no presents Not this Christmas There's no presents I'm just having cherry Still drinking cherry And this Christmas has no presents We're just having cherry Still drinking cherry We're just having cherry I'm dreaming of a boy

Yes! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Wow! Hey Mike, Brian from Lockport. My pick for Friends of Toronto Mike Seasonal Jams is from the 1956 Lawrence Welk Christmas record, Alice Lon and the Sparklers performing I Wanna Do More Than Whistle. I wanna do more than whistle How long can a fellow whistle? I wanna do more than whistle

Under the mistletoe My jingle bell heart is beating It's time that our lips were meeting. Please give me my season's greeting. Under the mistletoe. believe in Santa Claus. I'm all decked out like a Christmas tree. So baby, please hang a kiss on me. I want to do more than whistle.

It's better to kiss than whistle. I want to do more than whistle under the mistletoe. Now the fire is warm and rosy, and we could be oh so cozy. So thrill me from head to toesy, under the mistletoe. Start kissing and please don't tarry, cause kissing is customary

Soon it'll be January, under the mistletoe I'm gonna get my wish because I still believe in Santa Claus I'm all decked out like a Christmas tree, so baby please hang a kiss on me. I want to do more than whistle, it's better to kiss than whistle. I want to do more than whistle, under the mistletoe I want to do more than whistle Under the mistletoe Happy Holidays Toronto Mike and my fellow FOTMs. It's Beck here. My holiday jam is I'll Be Home with Bells On by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Growing up it was a family tradition to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my grandparents, my aunt and uncle, and my cousins.

As the kids got older and entered our teen years and like to sleep in a bit more on Christmas morning, the parents always thought it was hilarious to wake us up early by blasting Kenny and Dolly's CD, Once Upon a Christmas. The song I'll Be Home with Bells On took new meaning for me when I moved away to the Cayman Islands. I always tried to make it home for Christmas. I only missed two while I lived there, but when I did make plans to come home, I always told them I'll Be Home with Bells On. I hope everybody enjoys this jam. You might not have heard it before. And I wish all of you happy holidays. I hope you enjoy the holiday time with your family and friends. And I'll see you in the new year. I'll be home with bells on Turn the tree and wrap the presents

Turn the Christmas music on It's Christmas, I'll be home with bells on I've traveled round this country, crossed the waters deep and wide Made lots of friends and memories, brought joy to others' lives It's Christmas time again, Another year has come and gone. And I can't keep from wondering how the old folks are at home. So I'll be home with bells on. I'll be home with bells on. Turn the tree and let the presents turn the Christmas music on.

This Christmas I'll be home with Bill Troll Play one for us! When the snow is on the meadow and the sleigh bells jingle bright And the kids are singing jingle bells around the Christmas lights As Daddy stokes the fire and Mama puts the turkey on There ain't nothing gonna slow me down this Christmas I'll be home I'll be home with bells on I'll be home with bells on Turn the tree and let the roses turn the Christmas music on This Christmas I'll be home with bells on

I'll be home with bells on. I'll be home when girls are I'll be home when girls are And that brings us to the end of our 960-second show. I want to thank every single FOTM who took the time to send me a holiday jam. Three volumes deep? Heck, I could go for four. You can follow me on Twitter. I'm at Toronto Mike. Our friends at great lakes brewery they're at great lakes beer chef drop is at get chef drop use the promo code f-o-t-m 50 to save 50 bucks

at chef drop.ca manis is at Moneris. McKay CEO Forums are at McKay CEO Forums. Palma Pasta is at Palma Pasta. Sticker U is at Sticker U. Ridley Funeral Home, they're at Ridley FH. See you all next week. Well, you've been under my skin for more than eight years. It's been eight years of laughter and eight years of tears. And I don't know what the future can hold or will do for me and you.

But I'm a much better man for having known you. Oh, you know that's true Because everything is coming up Rosy and gray Yeah, the wind is cold But the smell of snow Won't speed the day And your smile is fine And it's just like mine And it won't go away

Because everything is rose and green well I've been told that there's a sucker born every day but I wonder who yeah I wonder who maybe the one who doesn't realize there's a thousand shades of gray

Cause I know that's true Yes I do I know it's true Yeah I know it's true How about you? Are they picking up trash And they're putting down ropes

And they're brokering stocks The class struggle explodes And I'll play this guitar just the best that I can Maybe I'm not and maybe I

am, but who gives a damn because everything is coming up rosy and gray Yeah, the wind is cold, but the smell of snow warms me today And your smile is fine, and it's just like mine And it won't go away, because everything is rosy and gray Well, I've kissed you in France and I've kissed you in Spain

And I've kissed you in places I better not name And I've seen the sun go down on Sacré-Cœur But I like it much better going down on you yeah you know that's true because everything is coming up rosy and green yeah the wind is cold but the smell of snow warms us today and your smile is fine it's just like mine And it won't go away Cause everything is rosy now Everything is rosy and

Everything is rosy and gray guitar solo