Johnny Cash’s “The Ballad of Boot Hill” is an ode to one of the most infamous incidents in the American wild west; the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. “Boot Hill” is referring to the name of the graveyard in Tombstone. This was a common name for western gunfighter graveyards because the fighters “died with their boots on.”

There is controversy about the actual events that took place during the gunfight. Johnny is of the belief that Billy Clanton was innocent and slaughtered by Doc Holliday but the widely accepted belief is that Billy Clanton was not innocent and kept shooting til he was shot dead.

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Fuck You I’m Drunk has become a staple in the world of drinking songs.
Chances are you’ve heard it played at a party or a bar or covered by a band
at your local pub … heck, you may have sung it yourself!
Summer of ‘97 … Roscoe Village in Chicago … a group of friends got together to mess around on a bunch of different instruments, drink some beer & have some fun. 7 months later we recorded a CD called 'Fistful of Biscuits’ with Johnny K. at Groovemaster studio.
Our first show was at “The Damen” in Roscoe Village and was a rowdy 5 song set that featured the original line-up. Over the years members changed but the focus on fun remained the same. We even had some guest players who showed up every once in a while. Anyhow – we played places like Big Horse, Beat Kitchen, Morseland, The Gallery (in Normal IL), Lincoln Square Lanes, The Note, Mutiny, O'Malleys, Lounge Ax & Double Door. The shows were more of an event … circus style … with prizes for the audience. The key was having fun.

“Unreleased Heatrocks” is a collection of songs Snoop recorded around Tha Blue Carpet Treatment era (2006). Many of the songs were likely recorded for the album but didn’t make the final cut. The mixtape was released on his Myspace in 2007. It features collaborations with west coast legends like Brotha Lynch Hung, MC Eiht, and Nate Dogg.

“Territory” is the second time that Snoop Dogg and Brotha Lynch collaborated, the first time was on Brotha Lynch Hung’s Dogg Market from his album EBK4 (2000). The song was most likely supposed to be on Snoop Dogg’s album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2007) but didn’t make the final cut. The production quality isn’t the greatest but it’s still dope to hear two west coast legends flowing on this track.

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is based off a poem by Robert L. May written in 1939. The writer of this song, Johnny Marks, was May’s cousin and thought the poem would translate well to a song. The first recording of this song was by Gene Autry in 1949. It quickly reached Number 1 on the charts around Christmas-time of that year. It would later be made into a stop motion animation TV special by Rankin/Bass Productions in 1964, a staple of American households to this day.

The deeper meaning of the poem/song is that differences in one another should be celebrated. Rudolph was first seen as deformed and strange by others but circumstance would show them how beautiful and special he was. It is saying that you shouldn’t jump to conclusions about someone because they appear to be different on the surface. If you actually take the time to know someone you will find they are much like you.

After learning from the Snow Miser that it is his brother, the Heat Miser, who is preventing snow from getting to Southtown, the gang pays a visit to his domain. They are greeted with the exact same introduction song as the Snow Miser, complete with miniature heat misers singing the chorus. The only difference is the lyrics, anywhere cold or snow was referenced in the first song is now replaced by sun or heat.

He agrees to their request under the condition that the Snow Miser will allow him to raise the temperature at the North Pole for some time. They contact the snow miser and inform him of the deal. He laughs this off as the North Pole is the heart of his territory, the two brothers go back and forth until Mrs. Claus is forced to go above their heads to their mother, AKA mother nature.

Maury Laws (December 6, 1923-March 28, 2019) was an American television and film composer from Burlington, North Carolina. He is most known for his work with Rankin/Bass productions, an American production company, recognized for its seasonal television specials. He conducted and scored music for almost all of films/tv shows the company made from 1964 until it was shut down in 1984.

After the Mayor of Southtown makes a deal with Iggie and the elves that he will release their reindeer from animal control if there is a white christmas in the south, they pay a visit to the snow miser accompanied by Mrs. Claus. Upon entering the snow miser’s domain they are greeted by this big band musical number performed by Dick Shawn which introduces them to the snow miser. He also has miniature versions of himself that sing the chorus and dance along.

They ask him if he can send some snow to Southtown for Christmas but he informs them that Southtown is the territory of his brother, the heat miser and that the heat miser would not allow snow to fall in the south.

After the world has been informed that Santa is taking Christmas off, he receives a letter from a young girl. When he opens the letter, it cuts away to this short musical number which is mostly a cover of “Blue Christmas” by Elvis. The lyrics “I’ll have a blue Christmas that’s certain and when that blue heartache starts hurtin'” were added for this song.

The letter moves Santa to tears, he decides that Christmas will happen no matter what and this will NOT be a year without a Santa Claus!