From 1963 to 1969 the Beatles issued limited edition Christmas fan-club singles on 7 inch flexi-discs. All very relaxed and off the cuff, it’s interesting to note how the cover art changed, along with the […]
Category: Holiday
In The Christmas Groove
Strut Record’s vintage funk and soul compilation, In The Christmas Groove , is a very worthy addition to any James Brown/Stax/Motown, soul-heavy, holiday collection. Released in ’09, the below track was a mainstay last season—on the deck from December 1st through […]
Merry Christmas From Yo La Tengo
It’s the first of December. In addition to it being the first day in the last month of the year, it’s also when I allow myself to begin with the month-long Christmas song onslaught. For […]
Happy Thanksgiving :: Alice’s Restaurant
ALICE MAY BROCK, born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 28, 1941. A Pisces … Grew from a difficult child to a juvenile delinquent to a regular (irregular) person … Spent a few years in […]
Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas…
One of my favorite Okkervil River songs, I always save “Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas” for December, as Will Sheff so perfectly captures the emotional undercurrent of the season. Melancholic? Yes. Smart? Indeed. MP3: […]
Sevens :: The Pogues, Fairytale of New York
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Some of the best holiday songs are the ones that don’t focus on the religious or spiritual nature […]
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
It’s the second week of December. The egg nog is spiked. Our Christmas tree has been purchased, trimmed and decorated, and it has actually been (kinda) seasonally chilly here in L.A. the past few days. […]
Happy Thanksgiving :: Alice’s Restaurant: The Cookbook
ALICE MAY BROCK, born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 28, 1941. A Pisces … Grew from a difficult child to a juvenile delinquent to a regular (irregular) person … Spent a few years in […]
Season’s Greetings :: Christmas Medley
As far as we’re concerned, blog-wise, Big Rock Candy Mountain is the place to be during the month of December. For four years now, every December, the site steadily offers up obscure quality Christmas nuggets you won’t hear at […]
Sufjan Stevens :: Songs For Christmas
Oh yes, December is here and it is that time of year again. While Sufjan Stevens has been pretty quiet of late, it would not surprise me if he decided to come out of seclusion to drop […]
Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas
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Elvis Presley :: Santa Claus Is Back In Town
Johnny Cash :: Blue Christmas
Download: MP3: Johnny Cash :: Blue Christmas
Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)
“Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight. Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight. Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight with you. Where is Santa? At his sleigh? Tell me why […]
Season’s Greetings :: Blue Christmas
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