The Superhero Sandbox-- Dec. 31 2020

 As heard on WFVR-LP 96.5FM South Royalton-- Royalton Community Radio. This episode is available for one week following its original air date. Produced by Christopher Smith. 

It Was a Very Good Year-- Richie Havens

Star Wars Main Title-- Electric Moog Orchestra

AC/DC Bag-- Phish

Five Years-- Phish

Pure Imagination-- Lou Rawls

Heaven-- Talking Heads

Hey Jude-- Stan Kenton 

Spirit in the Night-- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Doctor Worm-- They Might Be Giants

Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously; What's New In Baltimore-- Frank Zappa

These Dreams of You-- Van Morrison

I've Just Got to Get a Message to You-- Bee Gees

Ballad of Billy the Kid-- Billy Joel

Changes-- David Bowie

Do You Realize-- Flaming Lips

Nashville Skyline Rag; I Shall Be Released-- Earl Scruggs Revue

Lawrence Welk Counter Revolution Polka-- Roy Clark

Colorado-- National Lampoon

Somewhere Over the Rainbow-- Leon Russell

Can't Find My Way Home-- Bonnie Raitt

We're All Gonna Die-- Dawes

Live Forever-- Billy Joe Shaver

World on a String-- Neil Young

Changes-- Phil Ochs

With a Little Help from My Friends-- Richie Havens

The Living End (Act 1)-- Ernest Gold, composer; It's a Mad Mad... World Soundtrack

Up Above My Head-- Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight

The Superhero Sandbox-- Dec. 24 2020

 As heard on WFVR-LP 96.5FM South Royalton-- Royalton Community Radio. This episode is available for one week following its original air date. Produced by Christopher Smith. With Liz Hobson, Jessie Smith, Chris Smith, and Iona Smith. Featuring Larry Ferrari at the organ. 

Sleigh Bells-- [community choir]

If Every Day Was Like Christmas-- Elvis Presley

Hark the Herald Angels Sing-- King's College Cambridge 2011

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen-- Bing Crosby

Keep Christmas With You-- Sesame Street

Jingle Bell Rock-- k.d. lang

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer-- Elmo and Patsy

Winter Wonderland-- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

The Bell that Couldn't Jingle-- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

The Day Before the Night Before Christmas-- The Caroleers

Small One [opening theme]

Jingle Bells-- Barking Dogs

I'll Be Home for Christmas-- Elvis Presley

Blue Christmas-- Elvis Presley

Radio Shack Presents Christmas with Santa and his Friends [excerpt]

Christmas Comes but Once a Year [1936 cartoon; excerpt]

The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives [cartoon; excerpt]

Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory [1966 television program; excerpt]

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas-- Frank Sinatra

Silent Night-- Emmylou Harris

Sweet Little Jesus Boy-- Mahalia Jackson

Up Above My Head-- Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight

The Superhero Sandbox-- Dec. 17 2020

 As heard on WFVR-LP 96.5FM South Royalton-- Royalton Community Radio. This episode is available for one week following its original air date. Produced by Christopher Smith. 

Come Thy Fount of Every Blessing-- Sufjan Stevens

Frosty the Snowman-- The Ventures

Jingle Bell Rock-- Gene Krupa Trio

Twelve Days of Christmas-- Sergio Mendes

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies-- Larry Clinton Orchestra

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear-- Eastern Rebellion

The Christmas Song-- Marvin Stamm

White Christmas-- Jimmy Dorsey

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?-- Lena Horne

Greensleeves-- Jimmy Dorsey

We Three Kings-- Dave Brubeck

Carol of the Bells-- David Benoit

O Little Town of Bethlehem-- Jack Wilkins

God Bless You Merry Gentlemen-- Bing Crosby

Sleigh Ride-- Al Aiola, Riz Ortolani, Jimmy McGriff

Merry Christmas, Baby-- Lou Rawls

What Child Is This-- Ray Charles

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)-- Darlene Love

The Christmas Song-- Stevie Wonder

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer-- The Crystals

Here Comes Santa Claus-- Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans

Auld Lang Syne-- Guy Lombardo

I'll Be Home for Christmas-- Sufjan Stevens

Handel's Messiah

*=1972 Revelation Philharmonic; Andy Belling, arranger and cond.

**=1971 David Axelrod, arranger; Julian "Cannonball" Adderly, cond.

***=1979 New London Chorale  

Overture *
Overture **
Every Valley Shall Be Exalted ***
Comfort Ye My People **
O That Tellest Good Tidings ***
Behold **
Hallelujah *
He Was Despised ***
Glory to God **
The Trumpets Shall Sound *
Worthy Is the Lamb **

Up Above My Head-- Sister Rosetta Tharpe

The Superhero Sandbox-- Dec. 10 2020

 As heard on WFVR-LP 96.5FM South Royalton-- Royalton Community Radio. This episode is available for one week following its original air date. Produced by Christopher Smith. With Jacob Snyder of Bennington, Vermont. 

Star Wars Main Title-- Electric Moog Orchestra

Gaucho-- Steely Dan

The Stallion Pt 2-- Ween

I'd Have to Be Crazy-- Willie Nelson

Burn On-- Randy Newman

Boots of Spanish Leather-- Bob Dylan

Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)-- Bob Dylan

I Ain't Drunk-- Albert Collins

Louis Collins-- Pizza Tapes

The Collins Missle-- Mike Gordon/Leo Kottke

Jackson Cage-- Bruce Springsteen

Pennsylvania 6-500-- Glenn Miller and his Orchestra

Dancin' Fool-- Frank Zappa

Willie the Pimp-- Frank Zappa

Sing It Again-- Beck

Satan Gave me a Taco-- Beck

Burnt Orange Peel-- Snyder/Turner/Smith

Betcha Got a Chick on the Side-- Pointer Sisters

Oh Wow It's You Again-- Becker/Fagen

Sun Mountain-- Becker/Fagen

The Living End (Act 1)-- Ernest Gold, composer; It's a Mad Mad... World Soundtrack

Up Above My Head-- Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight

The Superhero Sandbox-- Dec. 3 2020

 As heard on WFVR-LP 96.5FM South Royalton-- Royalton Community Radio. This episode is available for one week following its original air date. Produced by Christopher Smith. 

Star Wars Main Title-- Electric Moog Orchestra

I Want Jesus On the Road I Travel-- Brother Joe May

Leave It There-- Clara Ward and Ward Singers

De Blind Man Stood on the Road and Cried-- Morris Brown Quartet

Everyday Will Be Sunday-- The Original Gospel Harmonettes and Dorothy Love Coates

How Far Am I From Canaan-- The Soul Stirrers

I'm Bound for the Promised Land-- The Charioteers

Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There-- Washington Philips

He Got Better Things for You-- Bessie Johnson

I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About-- Marion Williams

I Want to Rest-- The Soul Stirrers

Heaven on My Mind-- Five Blind Boys of Alabama

If We Never Needed the Lord Before-- Marion Williams

It's a Highway to Heaven-- Alex Bradford

Hide Me In They Bosom-- Dixie Hummingbirds

Never Turn Back-- R.H. Harris

The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow-- Marion Williams

Amazing Grace-- The Caravans

The Living End (Act 1)-- Ernest Gold, composer; It's a Mad Mad... World Soundtrack

Up Above My Head-- Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight

The Superhero Sandbox-- Nov. 26 2020

As heard on WFVR-LP 96.5FM South Royalton-- Royalton Community Radio. This episode is available for one week following its original air date. Produced by Christopher Smith. 

Imagine-- John Lennon

Star Wars Main Title-- Electric Moog Orchestra

I Should've Spent More Time With My Family-- Avett Brothers

Pack Up Your Sorrows-- Richard and Mimi Farina

The Wind-- Cat Stevens

It Doesn't Matter Anymore-- Linda Ronstadt

The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise-- Les Paul and Mary Ford

Live and Let Die-- Stan Kenton Orchestra

Don't Worry About a Thing-- Hugo Montenegro

Who Feels It Knows It-- Bob Marley and the Wailers

Things It Would Have Been...-- Father John Misty

Philosophy-- Ben Folds Five

I've Got a Name-- Jerry Reed

That's the Way God Planned It-- Billy Preston

Desperado-- Linda Ronstadt

How the Heart Approaches...-- Paul Simon

Louisiana 1927-- Randy Newman

Goin' on to Heaven in the Sanctified Way-- Sister Cally Fancy

We Will Walk Through the Valley-- Sister Ernestine Washington

Jesus Will Make Things All Right-- Argo Gospel Singers

Packing Every Burden-- The Fairfield Four

When the Gates Swing Open-- Dixie Hummingbirds

I Found Peace and Joy-- Carolina Kings of Harmony

Peace in the Valley-- The Soul Stirrers

The Living End (Act 1)-- Ernest Gold, composer; It's a Mad Mad... World Soundtrack

Up Above My Head-- Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight

The Superhero Sandbox 2020: A Special Year-End Series

The Superhero Sandbox 2020 is a six-episode series to end the epic year of 2020. Produced by Christopher Smith, programs are heard exclusively on WFVR 96.5FM South Royalton-- Royalton Community Radio. New episodes air each Thursday at 2pm ET, and are available on demand for one week. Playlists for each program will appear in this blog. 

November 26-- Thanksgiving Special; Gospel Power Hour

December 3-- The Greatest Music Ever Recorded

December 10-- Don's Favorite Picks, hosted by Jacob Snyder and Chris Smith

December 17-- Sandbox Christmas Party, featuring a World Exclusive: A Compilation of Rock Versions of Handel's Messiah

December 24-- Family Christmas Party

December 31-- New Years' Eve Special: The Greatest Live Concert of All Time

The Superhero Sandbox, a weekly production of Christopher Smith, was a regular feature on Royalton Community Radio from its inception in 2013 through 2018. Thanks to all of the underwriters and sponsors of Royalton Community Radio for making this special series possible.