First out of the snow-covered barn door is (or, rather, are)
Dick and Richard, and both sides of their 1963 seasonal offering Santa
Caught A Cold On Christmas Eve and the even sillier Stinky The Little
Reindeer. The A-side song was written by Dave Barbour, first husband
of the singer Peggy Lee (the couple were married for eight years between 1943–1951),
her son-in-law Dick Foster (husband of Lee and Barbour’s only child, Nicki Lee
Foster) and Richard Addrisi, Dick and Richard being the son-in-law and Mr
Addrisi.
Jack Marshall, who produced the disc, wrote the flip side; Richard
Addrisi also performed with his brother, Don, as the Addrisi Brothers, and as
Dick and Don. Previous to that, the brothers had been part of a traveling
trapeze act, The Flying Addrisis, with their parents. The brothers were
successful songwriters through the 60s and 70s, and in 1972 scored a minor Billboard
hit with their song We’ve Got To Get It On Again, but this
particular clunker failed to chart.
Apparently, The Night Ronald Reagan Rode With Santa Claus
was penned by Dave 'Red River McEnery 'in the spirit of Christmas forgiveness’.
The song features then-president Reagan issuing a pardon to striking air
traffic controllers, with Santa telling the Pres that 'Santa Claus counts on
air controllers all over the world. He's counting on a safe sky as he flies
round the world with Christmas greetings and toys for good little girls and
boys.'
Enjoy these, and I’ll be back before the Big Day with the
third installment of this year’s Christmas Cavalcade.
Download Santa HERE
Download Stinky HERE
Download Archibald HERE
Download Ronald HERE
Thanks for this, especially the Red River Dave, I was hoping it would show up at some point after you mentioned it earlier in the year. I'm guessing it's the same guy as this earlier Christmas single I shared. https://ernienotbert.blogspot.com/2022/12/on-old-red-river.html
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