tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8914995481427314527..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Okay, you can play Christmas music nowBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35612705823759009612016-12-21T22:39:37.268-08:002016-12-21T22:39:37.268-08:00I love non-traditional Christmas songs. Here'...I love non-traditional Christmas songs. Here's a playlist of some lesser-known Christmas music: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/qaz23/playlist/22Hs4AlaOFExwI0cOEBHSj" rel="nofollow">Obscure Christmas Songs</a><br />johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735101936345571258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54036852173423995342014-12-29T15:05:36.517-08:002014-12-29T15:05:36.517-08:00I know this is really late, but I love Marshmallow...I know this is really late, but I love Marshmallow World by Dean Martin.CarolMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357698369178272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90174121256210931512014-12-20T08:33:25.176-08:002014-12-20T08:33:25.176-08:00When my wife asked who I was listening to after gr...When my wife asked who I was listening to after growing tired of Trans Siberian Orchestra and Mannheim Steamroller for a week, I told her our favorite Christmas album of the year was recommended by a great Jewish writer. She told me she wanted to start reading your blog. So, now you have two fans in the Bob McCormick household. Thanks, Ken. Have a great new year.Bob McCormicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22393664684067906912014-12-17T18:02:18.347-08:002014-12-17T18:02:18.347-08:00My two favorites are "Little St. Nick" b...My two favorites are "Little St. Nick" by the Beach Boys - just good old Christmas fun!! And the Carpentars "Merry Christmas Darling" gives me the chills everytime I hear Karen's beautiful voice and harmonies.Alan Gollomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06182300402128985496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29898981365691028602014-12-16T11:35:38.378-08:002014-12-16T11:35:38.378-08:00Here are 2 brand new Christmas Carols by Bad Aunti...Here are 2 brand new Christmas Carols by Bad Auntie. Sure to be classics. :)<br /><br /> Finally figured out what to get Grandpa for Christmas http://bit.ly/1sw2s2S <br /> <br />Happy Holidays! Cat and Dogs sing for you. http://bit.ly/1uTDmGCAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321619265042926225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35123608210139114442014-12-16T06:38:05.163-08:002014-12-16T06:38:05.163-08:00I'll post on my wife's behalf.. any of Dol...I'll post on my wife's behalf.. any of Dolly Parton's Christmas albums.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514127184704002111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25217603655916502722014-12-15T18:55:25.616-08:002014-12-15T18:55:25.616-08:00"Merry Christmas Darling" by the Carpent..."Merry Christmas Darling" by the Carpenters is one of my favorites. And on a lighter note "12 Days of Christmas" by John Denver and the Muppets always bring a smile.<br /><br />The worst has to be "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" by Bruce Springsteen - Sorry, he just sounds constipated.JCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5594461727452607162014-12-15T13:11:50.093-08:002014-12-15T13:11:50.093-08:00All the music from "Mr. Magoo's Christmas...All the music from "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" is great, possibly the best total score for any holiday special (the half-hour "Grinch" has great songs, but a comparative few). DBensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91067297775927458362014-12-15T08:31:15.312-08:002014-12-15T08:31:15.312-08:00Barry Kooda - Santa Claws .
' Nuff Said.Barry Kooda - Santa Claws .<br /><br />' Nuff Said.John Hammesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13313813502664502522014-12-15T06:54:10.311-08:002014-12-15T06:54:10.311-08:00James Brown did a Christmas album; that's all ...James Brown did a Christmas album; that's all I've got to say.Charles H. Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32771127515454483572014-12-15T06:43:44.814-08:002014-12-15T06:43:44.814-08:00Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fig...Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)<br /><br />John Prine - Christmas in PrisonRobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8029205904661571182014-12-15T06:01:37.373-08:002014-12-15T06:01:37.373-08:00The Roches' cover of "We Three Kings"...The Roches' cover of "We Three Kings" is my favorite holiday recording ever. <br /><br />Their holiday album is also called "We Three Kings"; lots of good tracks on the disc.David in Cincinnatinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4583898151025636492014-12-15T05:53:55.003-08:002014-12-15T05:53:55.003-08:00The Pogues - Fairytale of New York.
A timeless ...The Pogues - Fairytale of New York. <br /><br />A timeless classic which is everywhere in the UK over the holiday. <br />Bruce100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87925948870117515932014-12-15T05:51:25.992-08:002014-12-15T05:51:25.992-08:00Question:
How receptive are studios to TV shows wi...Question:<br />How receptive are studios to TV shows with black leads? I ask because various writers have said that studio bosses told them they are not interested in movies with black leads. This includes Tyler Perry and George Lucas, who couldn't get money for Red Tails.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88618535078921184702014-12-15T03:43:47.636-08:002014-12-15T03:43:47.636-08:00Only version of Liitle Drummer Boy I've ever e...Only version of Liitle Drummer Boy I've ever enjoyed was in a WEST WING Christmas episode. <br /><br />Hated song - Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas”. Yeuch. Bexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37650233142975305532014-12-15T02:42:12.273-08:002014-12-15T02:42:12.273-08:00Fairytale of New York by The Pougues
Is a great so...Fairytale of New York by The Pougues<br />Is a great song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88901690406844063062014-12-14T23:07:41.332-08:002014-12-14T23:07:41.332-08:00I may have said this back in July but it doesn'...I may have said this back in July but it doesn't make it more true: as terrible as McCartney's Christmas song is (and you and I have very similar taste in Christmas songs, as two Jews of a certain age might), Happy Christmas/War Is Over is both wonderful and, like Imagine, totally subversive but has slipped through the radar of those who try to censor subversive lyrics. War Is Over If You Want It is one of the most appropriate themes ever presented in a Christmas song. Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10622957857108864352014-12-14T23:06:52.781-08:002014-12-14T23:06:52.781-08:00Ditto on Christmas Wrapping...and the entire Vince...Ditto on Christmas Wrapping...and the entire Vince Guaraldi Charlie Brown Christmas album. Jeff Baldwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39827531383216732282014-12-14T22:26:04.079-08:002014-12-14T22:26:04.079-08:00Actually, Sinatra cut three versions of "The ...Actually, Sinatra cut <i>three</i> versions of "The Christmas Waltz" (not unusual for Frank, who recorded multiple versions of many songs, usually with differing arrangements or tempos) -- in 1954 and 1957 for Capitol, and in 1968 for Reprise. The '54 version is the rarest, and my personal favorite.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31964694094551271052014-12-14T21:11:15.116-08:002014-12-14T21:11:15.116-08:00Boney M's "Mary's Boy Child" is ...Boney M's "Mary's Boy Child" is a great vaguely Caribbean song. For those with a more secular taste, add to it one I heard on KOST last night, "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." <br /><br />-30-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20876931080722793662014-12-14T20:00:45.129-08:002014-12-14T20:00:45.129-08:00Weird. I posted a comment on here last night, and...Weird. I posted a comment on here last night, and it seems to have disappeared. Anyway, I noted that we just saw Darlene Love from front row center at the Eisemann Center here in Dallas, and last night saw the Brian Setzer Orchestra's Christmas spectacular (with rockabilly carols and a big band swing version of "The Nutcracker"). I normally don't care much for Christmas music, other than Leon Redbone's "Christmas Island" CD, but those two shows were among the best I'd ever seen and actually put me in sort of a holiday mood. Sort of. Pat Reedernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66040154562154611502014-12-14T19:58:58.074-08:002014-12-14T19:58:58.074-08:00Actually, ghost stories are traditional at Christm...<i>Actually, ghost stories are traditional at Christmas, particularly in England.</i><br /><br />Yeah well, we ain't in England, Skippy. We kicked their tea sipping asses outa here in 1776.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80451214291490042382014-12-14T19:28:08.150-08:002014-12-14T19:28:08.150-08:00My take, from 9 years ago...
http://rndmaccess.blo...My take, from 9 years ago...<br />http://rndmaccess.blogspot.com/2005/12/ae-sine-qua-noel.htmlMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775430353810840374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8142991074437643412014-12-14T19:27:40.886-08:002014-12-14T19:27:40.886-08:00The Black Crowes did a killer version of Clarence ...The Black Crowes did a killer version of Clarence Carter's Back Door Santa. It's on youtube and definitely worth checking out!<br /><br />SammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26733466560828476982014-12-14T19:03:25.482-08:002014-12-14T19:03:25.482-08:00There are two songs that set the mood for the holi...There are two songs that set the mood for the holidays for me:<br /><br />Christmas on Acid, by The Vestibules<br /><br /><i>Why do I see these things? <br />It's not the rum and egg nog<br />It's not the holiday fun<br />It's Chrismas on acid<br />Christmas on acid</i><br /><br /><br />And of course, that insightful reflection on how you'd celebrate the birthday of a single friend in his '30s:<br /><br />Jesus' Birthday by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie<br /><br /><i>You're spending time<br />We're spending money<br />On a big-boobed tight assed honey<br />Pouring me and Jesus margaritas<br />At the Hooters in the mall<br /><br />'Cause it's Jesus' birthday<br />(It's Jesus' birthday)<br />Jesus wants some boobies in his face...</i>David Pnoreply@blogger.com