I suppose it's a little late to post this now, but here's the playlist for the CD of Christmas music I gave Joshua, and personally grooved to the entire day he was to receive it, and to selections from which I am currently grooving. The first part is the totally rawking section:
- Suzy Snowflake by Soul Coughing.
- Winter Wonderland by Fleming & John, a CD of whom Josh gave me a while back.
- Frosty the Snowman by Man... or Astroman? It has a nice little intro with Santa reading a strange request, probably from some B-movie like most of their songs' quotes.
- Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses, not the Jewish-themed cover by Save Ferris.
- Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas by Eels. This song features as an aside the line that could title this disc: "Baby Jesus, born to rock."
- Let It Snow by Luscious Jackson. A pretty standard, upbeat version of the song.
Then comes the punk section. This part is liiikely inappropriate for groups of mixed squareness/hipitude.
- Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight) by The Ramones.
- Nothing's Going to Ruin My Holiday by The Vandals.
- Thanx for Nothing by The Vandals. Angry, with cursing. w00t.
- Mele Kalikimaka by Reel Big Fish. This track ends with some goofy NC-17 noisemaking.
- Oi to the World by No Doubt. I picked this over the Vandals' version simply because I like Gwen Stefani's voice better.
Lastly is the swing/quiet section:
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, a fairly swingin' cover by Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan, those zany Canadians.
- Christmastime by Aimee Mann and Michael Penn.
- Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt, a nicely lo-fi version.
- A Johnny Ace Christmas by Squirrel Nut Zippers, appropriate for both swing and quiet sections.
- Toyland by R.E.M.
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Tori Amos.
- Listen, the Snow is Falling by Galaxie 500. This almost eight minute track is mostly haunting guitar that really gets the feeling across.
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where can i get a copy of the above cd?