I managed to get through a wet snowy night last night to meet up with some friends for good hearty Greek cuisine about an hour away by bus. We don't get together all that often anymore but when it comes to the Holidays, we try to make our best efforts to gather and catch up on the year.
Scott from "Holly Jolly X'masu" introduced this one from one of his podcasts this year, but it was news to me that the entertainment legend that is Yuzo Kayama（加山雄三）released some Christmas music. In November 1966, he put out a single, "Jingle Bells/Boku no Christmas" (My Christmas). "Boku no Christmas" is a friendly country-style Xmas ditty that was composed by the man himself under his songwriting pseudonym of Kosaku Dan（弾厚作）with Tokiko Iwatani（岩谷時子）providing the lyrics. He somehow even got his buddies, Alvin & The Chipmunks, apparently to chime in behind the mike (really, some of Kayama's associates on helium).
So, Kayama-san doesn't always man a surfboard after all. He can ride the sleigh as well.
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