Christmas 8 tracks By Amanda on December 11, 2008 6:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (13) | TrackBacks (0)
This is a jazzy, funky, rocky one. No country because my country Chrissie songs are in a format not supported by 8 tracks so I'll do a twangy one when I've done some conversion.
Here or here:
White Christmas -- Bobby Timmons
You're a Mean One Mr Grinch -- Aimee Mann
Christmas is Coming -- John Denver and the Muppets
Do You Hear What I Hear -- Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
Stone Soul Christmas -- Binky Gripite & The Dee-Kays
A Christmas Duel -- Cyndi Lauper and the Hives (a bit NSF kiddies)
Pretty Paper -- Roy Orbison
Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow -- Jethro Tull
Santa Claus is Coming to Town -- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
I Need a Man Down my Chimney -- Barbara Carr
Christmas Now is Drawing Near -- Sneak's Noyse
Angels We Have Heard on High -- The Brian Setzer Orchestra
God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman -- Los Straitjackets
Darlin' (Christmas is Coming) -- Over the Rhine
We Wish You a Merry Christmas -- John Denver and the Muppets
O Come All Ye Faithful -- Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
Jingle Bells -- Ed Calle, Arturo Sandoval and Jim Gasior
Auld Lang Syne -- Martin Sexton
By Andre
on December 11, 2008 9:18 PM
This is a great mix! I haven't heard any of these before, apart from the Muppets and Roy Orbison. Sneak's Noyse is great, Cyndi Lauper - love her, and Binky Griptite - has to be one of the best names ever!
I'm listening to your other mixes when I get the chance, though I've skimmed through all of them already. It's an awesome and inspiring collection (I'm also feeling pretty smug because I have stuff by a lot of the artists).
Hayes Carll is a must get. If I keep listening to your compilations, I'm going to end up even more broke than I am already.
Cheers!
By Shaun
on December 11, 2008 9:28 PM
What? "Mistress for Christmas"?
By Shaun
on December 11, 2008 9:58 PM
There should have been a "no" in the above bit of faux indignation.
By jo
on December 12, 2008 1:26 AM
Sacrilege! Only a King gets a guernsey at Xmas.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=aMCDriUlalE&feature=related
By jo
on December 12, 2008 2:18 AM
hhm, some of your heathen music is pretty good.
But I'm still a believer!
By Amanda
on December 12, 2008 5:24 AM
@ Andre, thanks for your comments. All these tracks, and not all but most of my stuff on 8 tracks, are downloads from eMusic. I find that a very economical way of getting a lot of cool music. Well, its probably not so economical when you spend as much there as I do, but for normal people it is. ;-)
@ jo. You have correctly identified a serious transgression. Mea maxima culpa. I will make amends presently.
By Andre
on December 12, 2008 5:52 AM
I'm a Luddite - it took me forever to go from records to tapes to cds. It makes no sense as I immediately load the cds onto the computer but that's the way I am. I hesitated at eMusic's front door, but didn't go in - this time.
By Amanda
on December 12, 2008 6:10 AM
^^^^^ is my 500th comment. Thanks Andre! There is a free trial, 50 songs so you can wrestle with your inner luddite with no risk. ;-)
Dunno what's up with all the duplicate comments ....
By Francis Xavier Holden
on December 12, 2008 12:13 PM
I Need a Man Down my Chimney IS SFW?
By Amanda
on December 12, 2008 12:21 PM
Yes. Nothing explicit. She is just asking Santa to bring her a man, and Santa comes down the chimney, therefore so must the man. Simple.
Tho' there's another one on the same album called Humping Santa.
By Francis Xavier Holden
on December 12, 2008 8:52 PM
yes yes floppy of course.
Down my chimley is very different to I need man UP my chimley
BTW - wtf is anyone doing playing these things out loud at work fer krisakes
By jo
on December 13, 2008 3:01 PM
"absolvo a peccatis tuis in nomine Elvis, et Little Elvis et Jesse. Amen."
Are you planning on coming for a second round at the Warren View tomorrow arvo - ie. LP Xmas drinks? A pretty um, select group at this stage judging by the comments/rsvp's, and notwithstanding your v. busy schedule of events that is.
Oh, yeah 10 Hail Gladys'.
By Amanda
on December 13, 2008 6:56 PM
8 ball oracle sez: It's not impossible.