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Honestly, i don’t get Santa surfing. That’d be like a prairie dog burger. Doesn’t fly. Santa should not be wet. But, then, are the greats ever drenched?

Jody Whitesides encores “I Saw Santa Surfing.” This alt country/rock epiphany plays fast and loose with our Big guy myth. For funsies.

“XXXmas” by BEAAST MOBB is rap that transfigures Santa into a bad mo-fo, and surfing into a sex act. But it’s seasonally appropriate.

The antidote to that is “Santa on Vacation,” a slurred lounge act from Brice Salek that’s for kids. Santa goes where Bermuda shorts are the uniform. But it’s permanent.

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Santa surfing? Yeah, let’s get him back on the water.

Ukulele Jim (previously on the blog here as Surfer Jim) narrates “Surfer Santa Claus” as an Hawaiian icon. Tender ballideering.

Gene Mitchell blames The Beach Boys for when “Santa’s Gone Surfing.” Name dropping song titles like they’re the innards of a piñata, this surf rocker is kid friendly playful.

At more of a stoner’s pace, “Santa is a Surfer Man” by The Snow Man loops de loop with radical reverence. He’s got that frothy dog.

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Some songs tribute Christmas and then get around to surfing.

I recall Brave Combo’s wild zydeco “Christmas in July.” Santa wants to rethink the whole cold weather thing. And, plus which, if the Son of Man was born then, You’d see the Lord could surf Without a surfboard. Convinced?

The Kinks go travel agent with their rocking “Australia.” We’ll surf like they do in the U.S.A.; We’ll fly down to Sydney for our holiday On sunny Christmas Day. Not a surfing song, per se. Nor carol. But… The Kinks!

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Another day for Santa surfing.

Darrin Mazzilli and The Alpha Waves return and get the sound down cold on their “Surf’s Up, Santa!” Points for jargon, too. But the nasal vocals make me pause.

“Santa’s Gonna Come on a Surfboard” is twangy western music, oddly enough. But Adam Brand slings it, swings it, and brings it.

The Hollyberries top the crest with “(I Wanna Go) Surfin’ with Santa,” wild and wet surf rock with all the right guitar riffs. I’m on the edge of my board to find out if they got to go.

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ALBUM ALERT Surf Party, USA was a joke band that made good–well, at the college radio level. But their 2018 beginnings have resulted in THREE holiday albums (one’s for Thanksgiving, another’s for Halloween). Let’s get wet with Surf Party, Yule S.A.

Not every cut is Christmas AND surf related, so let’s start with “Santa Claus Sunk My Surfboard.” Garage anger for a half a minute.

Then “I Hate Christmas” only mentions the surf culture. Hand clapping fun folk.

“Twelve Days of Surfmas” is funnier than it should be. Echoic parody.

“Berg is Getting Coal in His Stocking Because He Didn’t Catch a Wave” is experimental electronica of the oddest type.

They slow the vibe wa-a-ay down with the fossilized folk of “Summer Santa.” Claus’s hittin’ the waves, but the kids call him by the wrong name.

Then along comes the garage punk to ask “What Does Surfing Have to Do with Christmas?” You may be left wondering. [Hint: it’s Everything, la la la.]

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A chance to catch up on surfer slang via Dusty Wright results in a skippy little ditty “Santa Surf City.” Big Red gets fogbound ’round Waikiki and the waves are righteous and, well, one plus one, my dudes.

Pinkfong (of ‘baby shark’ fame) gets kid-silly with “Summer Santa.” Santa swims here, but Rudolph surfs with a dwarf. So, carnival time. And nightmares.

Andrew Cassara has Santa flying ’round the jet stream, but in the gum-snapping pop of “Santa’s World Tour” he does visit surf-side. Fun guy.

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I love the fractured surf rock sound of Jon Bomb & The Humanoids (featuring Gnarly McDude & The Electric Sleds) in their “Surf Christmas.” Let’s play it again! (jk)

Beachfront Vinny does the odd parody with “The New Chanukah Song.” It’s–i think–a song listing people who don’t like surf rock. May i include this?

The Cuz don’t do the tourism biz any favors with their rollicking rap “Come to Straya.” This amateur bit of cleverness finally allows (after all the dangerous animals) that Santa might be surfing there ’round Xmas time. Long pointless outro.

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The Bad Detectives encourage “Go Go Surfin’ Santa“–but he’s not on an island interlude; he’s riding his board through the sky to deliver toys. Or is that Norrin Radd? Boss rock, mostly surf.

The Beach Boys definitely surf up the rock with their “Melekalikimaka.” Almost not racist.

Wenatchee Valley Boys (NightHeart) bring it in for a smooth landing with the surf-rocking “Surfside Somerset Sunwavz.” Then it gets angry. White privileged angry.