The Music of Festivus' Past
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Okay, so I'll admit it, sometimes I'm a sucker for the Holiday season. Not for the presents. Though I do enjoy finding something special for someone, I'd rather not have the pressure of a specific date.
But last night if finally hit me, that 'Tis The Season feeling. Could be the snow, or the fact that Finals are over, or that I haven't been working retail (yet), but there you go. I rummaged around in my car after spending about an hour and a half in a used bookstore (sooo nice) and found my Christmas CD from 2004 to make me feel all warm and fuzzy. It's too bad it's going to be sunny tomorrow...and I'll be working, not doing this:
Still, right now I am full of teh cheese, 3 year old Christmas cheese. Most of these were culled from KROQ Christmas albums and this Nettwerk album.
Barenaked Ladies (feat. Sarah McLachlan) - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Jimmy Eat World (or Wham!, if you prefer) - "Last Christmas"
Placebo - "Someday at Christmas" <----super cheese
Sarah McLachlan - "Song For A Winter's Night"
Save Ferris (or, The Waitresses. I just prefer the Jewish version) - "Christmas Wrapping"
Squirrel Nut Zippers - "Carolina Christmas"
Switchfoot – "Old Borego"
The Pogues (feat, Kirsy MacColl) - "Fairytale of New York"
The Dan Band - "Rock You Hard This Christmas"
Tori Amos - "Christmas in Space"
The Walkmen - "Xmas" <----love.
Travis - "River"
U2 - "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Tom Waits - "Postcard From A Hooker in Minneapolis"
Jack Johnson - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (shutup.)
Stuart McLean - "Polly Anderson's Christmas Party" (Canada's answer to Garrison Keillor, only...not nails-on-chalkboard annoying)
True, a few of those I skip over now, but for the most part it's a good mix, even if it doesn't make me appear "cutting edge". Maybe now I'd throw in some Peggy Lee, some Tom Jones, maybe some Richard Cheese. So if you're in need of some tunes, Here's a good list. The Nettwerk "Maybe This Christmas" are pretty good. Pandora also has some good holiday stations. Here's my work-in-progress: Click for Teh Awesome.
And since Joel is departing, I'll pose a question....what's your favorite Holiday tew-ne?
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Posted by DOTDOT (anonymous) on December 16, 2007 at 12:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Does this mean you're going to be the nice one?
O Holy Night.
Don't tell anybody.
I mean it.
Posted by bloozman (anonymous) on December 16, 2007 at 9:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hmmm. There are three I return to each season. Yes, it's a strange trio of songs both by artist and content:
"Merry Christmas Baby" by Otis Redding
"A Christmas Carol" by Tom Lehrer
"El Tamorilero" by Tito Puente
Posted by DOTDOT (anonymous) on December 16, 2007 at 3:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Oops, I meant 'O Holy Night" as performed by Luciano Pavoratti
Now I'm REALLY denying it.
Posted by Jester (Nick Spacek) on December 16, 2007 at 3:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"Father Christmas" by the Kinks
"Merry Christmas, Everybody" by Slade
And "Fairytale of New York" usually ends up with me singing along and tearing up a little.
Posted by Dazie (Aileen Dingus) on December 16, 2007 at 7:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
DOTDOT- I'm with you. The only one better than Pavarotti was Cartman. ;) But I do love that song.
I heard Barenaked Ladies' cover of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" the other day. As an unashamed teen of the 80's, I was quite pleased with the song- I may have to get their Christmas album.
Posted by Shelby (anonymous) on December 16, 2007 at 10:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
fairytale of new york is especially good
so is Christmas at Ground Zero by Weird Al.
and Assassination of Christmas Eve by the Archers of Loaf
Posted by lostblend (Keith Campbell) on December 16, 2007 at 11:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
In my house it isn't Christmas until "Blue Christmas" by Elvis. Don't judge.
Posted by UKept (anonymous) on December 17, 2007 at 7:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Aww, Jill, you can't have worked at Borders and not brought up that non-stop Borders yuletide favorite 'Christmastime' from the Charlie Brown Christmas C.D.
I still wake up in cold sweats around this time of year with that song in my head....
Posted by DonQuipunch (anonymous) on December 17, 2007 at 10:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie/Bing Crosby
There's Something Stuck Up In The Chimney/Bob Rivers
Posted by godjilla (Jill Ensley) on December 17, 2007 at 2:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
UKept, the song from Borders constant loop is "It's a Marshmallow World". I don't know who sings it, and I'm too lazy to look it up....but so help me....
I still don't know how I feel about the Bowie/Crosby song. I've heard it many times and still don't know if I like it.
DOTDOT, put a Christmas stocking in it! <----catagorically not nice.
Dazie, BNL makes a fine Xmas album. Maybe that makes me decidedly un-cool, but there it is.
And Ha! Shelby, I'd forgotten about that Weird Al song....ahhh, Y2K.
Posted by DonQuipunch (anonymous) on December 17, 2007 at 2:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Can't help it. I'm a sucker for harmonies and Bowie absolutely brings so much to that song. That and the contrast between Bing and David. That kind of music just makes me melt.
Re: Marshmallow World...you mean this one (http://www.amazon.com/Marshmallow-World-...)
by Raul Malo?
His last name literally means "bad." After viewing the video, I can die knowing why.
You're welcome.
Posted by DOTDOT (anonymous) on December 17, 2007 at 3:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Yeah, well, your not niceness carries a bit of a Mathis edge.
Posted by godjilla (Jill Ensley) on December 17, 2007 at 6:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It's true. Maybe it's the holiday season. My piss and vinegar has been diluted with the Nog. Also, gross.
p.s. someone buy me this please:
http://janandpals.ecrater.com/product.ph...
Posted by OtherJoel (anonymous) on December 17, 2007 at 10:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Interesting. So if a bunch of us all got poop pals, would be then be poop pals pals?
Heh. I typed poop.
Posted by godjilla (Jill Ensley) on December 18, 2007 at 1:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
No, then we'd be the Special People's Club.
I almost didn't say that, thought it might be offensive. WHAT HAS BECOME OF ME?! Joel...I blame your departure for my neutering.
Fuck fuck fuck. poop. ass.
There. Much better.
Posted by godjilla (Jill Ensley) on December 18, 2007 at 1:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
And along the lines of the pooping unicorn....
http://www.threadless.com/product/771/Ma...
Posted by DOTDOT (anonymous) on December 18, 2007 at 7:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I can't figure out how to keep the nog from coagulating in the piss and vinegar. Little help here.
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