If you drink don’t drive. Don’t even putt.

I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day.

Today’s Holiday Theme is A Dean Martin’s Christmas (Dean died on Christmas day in 1995.)

As we mentioned yesterday, Frank wasn’t the only member of the Rat Pack to sing carols –

Blue Christmas –

Originally recorded by Western actor Doye O’Dell in 1948, the song found popularity two years later with a cover by Ernest Tubb. Elvis Presley recorded it in 1957 for his Elvis’ Christmas Album.

Rudolph –

Unlike Santa, the character Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer is copyrighted, which is why in many modern Christmas stories, there are only the eight public-domain reindeer pulling the sleigh. You’ll notice, for instance, that when Santa appears on his sleigh at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, it’s without Rudolph.

A Marshmallow World –

Dean Martin performed this live with pal Frank Sinatra on the Christmas episode of The Dean Martin Show on December 21, 1967. The following year, he sang it again on the show, this time accompanied by a pair of female dancers wearing Santa suit mini-dresses.

I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm –

It’s not really about Christmas, but there’s plenty of winter imagery in this frosty tune, what with the snow snowing and the wind blowing, making it a holiday classic.

Jingle Bells –

This was the first song played in space. On December 16, 1965, astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford were aboard Gemini 6 when they played this on a harmonica and bells to Mission Control. Both instruments are displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

What the hell I’m starting to feel the bourbon, let’s watch an entire episode of The Dean Martin Christmas Show –

The whole world is drunk and we’re just the cocktail of the moment. Someday soon, the world will wake up, down two aspirin with a glass of tomato juice, and wonder what the hell all the fuss was about.

Demand Euphoria!