77 John Lennon Steals A Xmas Song

Headline caught your attention? Not to worry, this is not click bait Listen as well reveal how John Lennon's crafty song nicking skills got him in trouble, once again! But this time 'round it's not the LSD toting Dr. Timothy Leary he's pissed off. Or Chuck Berry.  But wait! The FUN doesn't stop there... Join us in this episode as we shed some light on circumstances surrounding America's racist conspiracy to wipe out Rock N Roll altogether in the 1950s. Elvis got taken out of the game, drafted into the Army. Chuck Berry got arrested. Eddie Cochrane dies in a suspicious car incident in England. Carl Perkins is put out of commission in another suspicious car incident on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Allan Freed, the man responsible for not only giving Rock N Roll its name but also spreading its gospel to the youth of America through the very first rock concerts ever and his nationally syndicated radio show, GETS BUSTED and dies penniless shortly thereafter. 17 year old Latino Tex/Mex heartthrob rock n roller Ritchie Valens. Dead. Airplane crash. 22 year old Buddy Holly, without whom, the world would never have had The Beatles. Dead. Airplane crash. 28 year old The Big Bopper, the veteran of the bunch, riding high in the charts, Top 10 in America with Chantilly Lace. Dead. Airplane crash. 22 year old Jerry Lee Lewis, scorned for singing the Devil's praise with Great Balls of Fire, CANCELLED in sex scandal. Sam Cooke. Singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, music publisher, record label owner and soon to be casino owner. Shot dead under extremely suspicious circumstances involving two individuals with previous links to crime. Most suspicious of all? Flamboyant and openly gay, African American Little Richard, at the very height of his creative powers and earning potential, quits music altogether, turning his life over to God and the Ministry.   BUT WAIT!!!!!!! There's still MORE! ...and that's not the half of it. In this latest installment of The GXO - Generation X Offender music podcast, we CELEBRATE our first ever ANNUAL GXO Christmas Special - The Musical! Ring in this festive season of Festivus, Chrismukkah, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Solstice, Christmas AND the Happy Nondenominational Holiday Tree right here in the comfort of your own wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts space. In this episode you're going to hear: Holla Day! by Little Jackie from the 2024 four song Christmas EP It's Skipmas! https://littlejackie.bandcamp.com/album/its-skipmas Little Jackie is actually Imani Coppola singing a duet with her unconventional little brown duck friend K-Wax Thank You Mariah by Kaleena Zanders from her 2020 single of the same name https://music.apple.com/ca/album/thank-you-mariah/1543045345?i=1543045346 Santa Claus Is A Black Man by Akim & Teddy Vann from their 1973 45 RPM single of the same name https://music.apple.com/ca/album/santa-claus-is-a-black-man/1319486323?i=1319486349 Santa Claus And His Old Lady by Cheech & Chong from their 1971 45 RPM single of the same name released on Ode Records https://music.apple.com/ca/album/santa-claus-and-his-old-lady/346945698?i=346945730 Brown Christmas by El Vez from his 1994 Merry Mex-Mas album https://music.apple.com/ca/album/brown-christmas/499776780?i=499776934 It's Christmas Without You by The Mavericks from their 2018 album Hey! Merry Christmas! https://music.apple.com/ca/album/its-christmas-without-you/1435546028?i=1435546206 8 Days Of Hanukkah by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings from their 2015 album It's A Holiday Soul Party https://music.apple.com/ca/album/8-days-of-hanukkah/1485052420?i=1485052421 Mrs. Claus by Little Jackie from the 2024 four song Christmas EP It's Skipmas! https://littlejackie.bandcamp.com/album/its-skipmas Little Jackie is actually Imani Coppola Don't Believe In Christmas by The Sonics from the 1965 Etiquette Records various artist Christmas compilation album simply titled Merry Christmas. The Galaxies and The Wailers (not to be confused with the Bob Marley band) also appear on the record https://music.apple.com/ca/album/dont-believe-in-christmas/634938633?i=634938755   Hooray For Santa Claus by The Fleshtones from their 2008 Christmas album Stocking Stuffer on Yep Rock Records https://music.apple.com/ca/album/hooray-for-santa-claus/290617987?i=290617989 (It's Gonna Be) A Punk Rock Christmas by Dead Boys from their 2025 single of the same name. This latest incarnation of the band includes Glen Matlock on bass from the Sex Pistols and the late Clem Burke from Blondie https://music.apple.com/ca/album/its-gonna-be-a-punk-rock-christmas-single/1837258221  Another Christmas by The Yobs from their 1980 album Christmas Album on Safari Records https://music.apple.com/ca/album/another-christmas/539479774?i=539479899 Let's Get Lit by The Paperbacks 2002 https://youtu.be/i1cFaguM5dQ?si=5VNyuoo3u5wYFV9a  This Dar Williams original The Christians and the Pagans is covered here by Heather Maloney from her 2020 Christmas Anyway EP https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-christians-the-pagans/1536499323?i=1536499509 Listen, The Snow Is Falling by Mad Crush Written by Yoko Ono from their 2019 single of the same name https://music.apple.com/ca/album/listen-the-snow-is-falling/1489894921?i=1489894922  The song first appeared on the B-side of John & Yoko's Happy Xmas (War Is Over) their 1971 Apple Records single 45 RPM of the same name Stewball by Peter, Paul & Mary from their 1963 album In The Wind https://music.apple.com/ca/album/stewball/357901511?i=357903175 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon & Yoko One from their 1971 Apple Records single 45 RPM of the same name https://music.apple.com/ca/album/happy-xmas-war-is-over-the-ultimate-mix/1527740882?i=1527742022   Do you have a burning desire to send The GXO an email? 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