Disco Santa Claus on My 2015 Christmas Countdown

I believe the Raindolls were not a real group but a bunch of session singers and musicians who were put together for this one-off.

Still, it was a popular club tune in the '70s that was a hit on the dance music charts at the time of its release.

The title pretty much says it all. Note the very '60s girl group-styled harmonies. Nice, smooth arrangement and band work.

Have a very merry disco Christmas!

2013 Christmas Countdown Continues -- Disco Santa Claus

Sorry I dropped the Christmas ball yesterday on my Countdown, but we're back with this great diva-fronted disco number from 1978 by The Raindolls.

Hope you get your cha-cha heels this year! Let's bring out the egg nog and put the needle on the record.

Disco Santa Claus by the Fabulous Raindolls

Take off those damned boots and put on your platform shoes because, as The Raindolls explain, "We'll have a Disco Santa Claus this year/Doin'the Hustle with a bag of cheer!" Right arm!

From my research, it seems The Raindolls were a one-off who only did this song. The '60s-girl group-influenced voices that morphed into disco divas are a mystery. Who were they? What else did they do under other group names, perhaps? Did any of them have solo careers; would we recognize any of them by name? Who were the band members, for that matter? If anybody out there knows, please clue us in.

But otherwise, just Hustle on down to this very hot dance tune from '78 the way we do in Bay Ridge, Noo Yawk, home of Saturday Night Fever, after all. I'm Dj Buddy B, this is on my "Merry Happy" Christmas promo-only cd-r, and I hope you enjoy this track wherever on this planet you may be.