FOF #2922 - Incredibly Strange Christmas Music 2020, Vol. 11 - Christmas Boogaloo

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 6:49 a.m.

No holiday puts it all out there like Christmas! When people from all kinds of cultures and traditions come together, the food, music and celebrations regardless of who you are can be marvelous.

Today we wrap up our sixteenth season of podcasting with our holiday celebration: \u201cIncredibly Strange Christmas Music, Vol.11\u201d- wonderfully weird songs we think deserve a spot on your playlist this year.

Listen as we dive into Pete Rodriguez, the godfather of Latin Boogaloo music, a fusion of soul, rhythm & blues and Caribbean music that captivated Harlem dance halls in the 60s and 70s and changed the musical landscape forever.

Plus--

\u27a4 All new drag queen Christmas songs from Lady Bunny, Jinkx Monsoon and BenDelaCreme.

\u27a4 How Richard O\u2019Brien wrote the Rocky Horror Show over Christmas and the release of of the 45 \u201cMerry Christmas Baby\u201d with the flip side song \u201cEddy\u2019s Teddy\u201d that he recorded with his then-wife Kimi, who also played one of the Transylvanians in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

\u27a4 Bea Arthur\u2019s \u201cLife Day\u201d song she sings to the boozehounds in the Star Wars Holiday Special.

\u27a4 Liberace helps to desegregate the south by popularizing the steel drum music of Trinidad.