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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 4:04 pm 
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I usually just make my own compilations around this time of year, as most store-made compilations seem to have a lot of hack artists on them that I don't like. Anyway, here's my semi-complete list of decent holiday tunes. I was just wondering if I'm missing anything notable.

Aislers Set – Christmas Song
Badly Drawn Boy – Donna & Blitzen
Be Good Tanyas – Rudy
Belle And Sebastian – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Ben Folds – Bizarre Christmas Incident
Ben Folds – Lonely Christmas Eve
Ben Kweller – Rock of Ages
Better Than Ezra – Merry Christmas Eve
Bright Eyes – Blue Christmas
Cocteau Twins - Frosty The Snowman
Coldplay – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Cracker – Merry Christmas, Emily
Dandy Warhols – Little Drummer Boy
Daniel Johnston – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Death Cab For Cutie – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Dismemberment Plan - This Christmas
Eels – Christmas Is Going To The Dogs
Eels – Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
Fiona Apple – Frosty The Snowman
Flaming Lips – A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn't So)
Flaming Lips – Christmas At The Zoo
Fountains of Wayne – I Want An Alien For Christmas
Fountains of Wayne – The Man In The Santa Suit
Grandaddy – Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland
Guster – Donde Esta Santa Claus?
Ivy – Christmas Time Is Here
John Lennon – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Juliana Hatfield – Make It Home
Kinks – Father Christmas
Lisa Loeb – Jingle Bells
Liz Phair – Winter Wonderland
Low - Just Like Christmas
Marcy Playground – Keegan’s Christmas
Mew – She Came Home For Christmas
Odds – Kings of Orient (We Three Kings)
Pogues – Fairytale of New York
Polyphonic Spree – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Pretenders - 2000 Miles
Pretenders - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Ramones – Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)
Raveonettes – The Christmas Song
Rilo Kiley – Xmas Cake
Ryan Adams – Hey Parker, It’s Christmas
Smashing Pumpkins – Christmastime
Sponge – Christmas
Teenage Fanclub – Christmas Eve
Tuuli – You Better Know By Now What I Want For Christmas
Weezer – Christmas Celebration
Weezer – The Christmas Song
White Stripes – Candy Cane Children
Young And Sexy – Santa Claus Likes Rich Kids Better


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What's up with that new Walkmen tune? It's bizarre.

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IMHO, most "modern" or "contemporary" Christmas music isn't great. I prefer the classics. Or at least, some innovative or rocking reworking of classics...

an exception:

Hawksley Workman - Three Generations
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You have to have the meeting of two of the biggest mongers of the last 100 years: Bing and Bowie doing "Little Drummer Boy." I challenge anyone to watch this video and not cringe in horror.

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alongdrive - judging by your mix, I would assume you are not into older Christmas music, whether it is "traditional" or "classic", or simply rockin'?

because I could make some kickass recommendations.....



PS are you making your mix available on slsk?
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You're missing:
The Pretenders - 2000 Miles
David Bowie/Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy

And, I think XTC has a Christmas song, too. Can't remember the name of it, though.

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"Christmas in El Paso" by Dash Rip Rock.

I'd love to have an "Indie-Christmas" to listen to over the holidays. Any chance of this being available for download?

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Leo Kottke - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Badly Drawn Boy - Donna and Blitzen
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Low - Christmas
"Just Like Christmas" is my favorite track off the album
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Modem Wrote:
alongdrive - judging by your mix, I would assume you are not into older Christmas music, whether it is "traditional" or "classic", or simply rockin'?

because I could make some kickass recommendations.....

PS are you making your mix available on slsk?



Mostly I look to gather songs by artists I normally listen to outside of the Christmas season. I'm not sure why this is, but I guess I think it makes for a more interesting listening experience.

Currently, 75% of the songs I listed above are available on my SoulSeek. There's a few I've heard of but can't find for downloading anywhere.
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I made this last year and am pretty sure it's up on slsk (my username is "bgljmu"). If it's not, let me know, and I'll put it back up.

1. Coldplay ~ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
2. Jimmy Eat World ~ Last Christmas
3. XTC ~ Thanks For Christmas
4. Low ~ Just Like Christmas
5. Bright Eyes ~ White Christmas
6. David Bowie & Bing Crosby ~ Little Drummer Boy
7. Belle & Sebastian ~ Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel
8. Cocteau Twins ~ Frosty The Snowman
9. Flaming Lips ~ Christmas At The Zoo
10. The Waitresses ~ Christmas Wrapping
11. Yo La Tengo ~ It's Christmas Time
12. The Pogues ~ Fairytale of New York
13. Badly Drawn Boy ~ Donna & Blitzen
14. U2 ~ Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
15. The Dismemberment Plan ~ Ice Of Boston
16. The Aislers Set ~ Christmas Song
17. Everything But The Girl ~ 25th Of December
18. Teenage Fanclub ~ Christmas Eve
19. Sixpence None The Richer ~ It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
20. Mogwai ~ Christmas Song
21. Six By Seven ~ I Believe In Father Christmas
22. Band Aid ~ Do They Know It's Christmas?

Bort also has a nice Xmas mix (imagine that) up on slsk as well.
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I forgot that I break my album rules and listen to the following full albums:

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Far and away the best Christmas tune: Mott the Hoople "Death May Be Your Santa Claus"
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kabob Wrote:
What's up with that new Walkmen tune? It's bizarre.

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Me likey. i just downloaded it, and think its pretty cool.

I can't believe none of you bastards have posted this'n yet:

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I understand that you, of all people, know this crisis and, in your own way, are working to address it. You, the madras-pantsed julip-sipping Southern cracker and me, the oldman hippie California fruit cake are brothers in the struggle to save our country.

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Am I the only one that doesn't like Christmas music? Bah humbug!

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I'm reapeating myself again, but the best Christmas song ever is Can's version of 'Silent Night'.

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Okay, my Christmas music is up for download on SoulSeek. My username is alongdrive or you can just go to the obner room.
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Sixpence None The Richer - You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch
Eric Lugosch - Christmastime is Here Again. (crazy good acoustic jazz and fingerstyle player)
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The Wonderful World of Joey "What Sweet Child O' Mine Is This?" - it interpolates the old carol "What Sweet Child Is This?" with the Guns'n'Roses tune in a groovy lounge act arrangement. Facking hilarious.
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what? no beatmas' last christmas?
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Although not so much with the spirit of the season or is it? I really like Macka B - "Christmas Cancelled". RIYL blasphemy
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99% of Christmas music is pretty cringe worthy but I'll second Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses and I also enjoy Welcome Christmas by Love Spirals Downwards.
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check out morecowbell.net for some indie xmas tunes.

i do like the classic songs of the season, but sometimes you just need a little something different.
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These are some of my favorites, and I hate holidays and tradition.

Pansy Division :: "Homo Christmas"<--- Great for office parties
Clarence Carter :: "Backdoor Santa"
Cheech and Chong :: "Santa and his Old Lady"
Gayla Peevey :: "I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas"
The Royal Guardsmen :: "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" <---- Had this bitch on 8-track.
Robert Earl Keen :: "Happy Holidays Y'all"
Robert Earl Keen :: "Merry Christmas from the Family"

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