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B-Sides For X-Mas
 
 
B-Sides For X-Mas
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Part advent calendar, part dumping ground for all the weird and wonderful Christmas music I have accumulated. 100% Celine Dion-free, and that is a promise. |
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http://sportbucket.com/blog/christmas/
Not copyrighted
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1. Auld Lang Syne
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Boney M, 1981 ? One last treat for you, since it?s Christmas and all. Happy New Year!
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Published on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST - 4 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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2. Christmas In The Northwest
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Brenda Kutz White, 1985 ? You know, I think that?s it. I?m done. I quit. This has gone too far. I just can?t do it anymore. Not now. Not after this. Anyway, Merry Christmas!
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Published on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - 7 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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3. Silent Night
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Tom Waits, 1989 ? Sweet mother of mercy, that voice.
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Published on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - 5 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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4. Sleigh Ride
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Mistletoe Disco Band, 1980 ? Christmas and Disco, together at last.
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Published on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - 3 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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5. I'm Gonna E-Mail Santa
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Billy Gilman & Rosie O?Donnell, 2000 ? I?m not a violent man, but the first time I heard this song, I was waiting in a long line at Best Buy, and the sound of Billy Gilman?s voice made me want to strangle someone. After the second chorus, I ditched the items I had planned to purchase in the nearest
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Published on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - 6 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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6. Little Drummer Boy
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RuPaul, 1993 ? Back to back Drummer Boys! RuPaul doesn?t have as much of an ego about his/her rendition, dropping the definite article ?the?, probably in an effort to appeal to the everyman cross-dressing Christmas caroler. I think it works.
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Published on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - 4 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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7. The Little Drummer Boy
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Ringo Starr, 1999 ? Ringo Starr would like to take this opportunity to remind you that he was in the Beatles. Ever heard of them?
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Published on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - 6 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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Pebbles & Bamm Bamm, 1965 ? This seems like a pretty bizarre choice of song for a pair of pre-historic toddlers to sing. Especially when you consider that they?re singing about the birth of Jesus, which would be several thousand years in the future. Maybe they heard about it from the Jetsons. Eit
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Published on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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9. What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)
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C-3PO, R2-D2, and Friends, 1980 ? Good tune or not, you?ve gotta admit it?s a tough question to answer.
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Published on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - 5 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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10. Come On Ring Those Bells
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Evie Tornquist, 1977 ? Christmas is all about traditions. For me, as a kid, the Christmas season hadn?t begun until we?d picked up my prodigal sister from the airport, set up the tree, brought out the anglocentric nativity scene, and put on the Evie record. Come to think of it, that?s probably whe
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Published on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST - 4 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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