Christmas Music
This post is a plea. I have been inspired by that beautiful man Sufjan Stevens to put together a compilation of Christmas tunes. Stevens, bless him, has just released a 5 cd boxset of Christmas songs. Now, whilst he should have perhaps edited it down to a 2 or 3 CD boxset, it contains some of the best Christmas music I've heard in a long while. God-damn-it, this guy is a genius. Illinoise was my favourite album of 2005 and now this new release is just steadily burying its way into my psyche and instilling joy in my heart.Anyway, the thing is, as we're all aware, 97% of all Christmas tunes are just bobbins. Most make me want to literally kill myself which is at odds with the spirit of the season. But there must be a huge number of songs from artists (other than Sufjan Stevens) that are really great. So, I want you to suggest me songs to put in a Alternative Christmas Music Compilation. No holds bared. Anything from 15th century carols to punk, if it is Christmas related and a great tune, I'll have it. I don't care if it's happy or sad or joyful or melancholy, if it's Christmas related, I wannit.
Here's a few tracks I have already got that you need not suggest:
- I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas (Aimee Mann)
- Bizarre Christmas Incident (Ben Folds)
- Seven O'Clock News/Silent Night (Simon and Garfunkel)
- The 2 or 3 CDs worth of decent tracks from Sufjan Steven's Christmas CD Boxset.
- White Christmas (Otis Redding)
- I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Dean Martin)
- O Holy Night (from that Studio 60 thing I blogged about the other day)
- Fairy Tale of Noo Yoyk (Obviously)
- ??????????
10 Comments:
"Fairy Tale of Noo Yoyk (Obviously)"
Not obviously, as I'm sure you're aware this tune actually falls into the "97% of all Christmas tunes are just bobbins" category, as I've already clearly stated elsewhere!
Coco - butt out. We've already established that you're wrong!!!
Here are some suggestions from me:
* Jingle Bells by Carol Aflat
* Jingle Rock Bell (of course)
Coco, shush your lips up. You're wrong, and you know you're wrong.
Tony - Hey, you know, that Jingle Bells by Carol Aflet might just make the cut! Plus, yeah, maybe the Ringle Bell Jock song?
keep 'em coming folks.
Fuck Christmas by Eric Idle (on itunes!) is an old favourite of mine.
But the Phil Spector Christmas album has to be the best... not that I'd buy it.
oh, oh, and of course, Santa Claus is coming to town by the Jackson 5.
Not heard of that Eric Idle number I will seek it out.
Phil Spector and Jackson 5 - good lord no. They're everywhere this time of year already! I need stuff that hasn't already been pummelled into my brain box in every shop I walk into at Christmas time.
Oh Chris, with your hatred of Fairytale Of New York.
You are so wrong!!
Can't you tell that as you are the only person in the world who does not like it that it is you who are wrong???
Anyway, good Christmas songs. I vote for 2000 Miles by The Pretenders (one of my fav bands) and I have to vote for Springsteen's version of Santa Clause Is Coming To Town.
How about The Flying Pickets - Only You, Christmas number one in 1983. Dawn said you'd probably like that, I'm not so sure, but then I apparently have a lousy taste in music....
Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo?
No
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