Much as I genuinely quite like Elbow's cover of Golden Slumbers, wouldn't you rather hear some less well-known seasonal tunes? Something that isn't being used to flog you something, maybe? So hear we go, with the New Amusements 2017 musical advent calendar. Knock yourselves out.
| 1st | 15th | 7th | 12th | 19th | 4th |
| 21st | 13th | 17th | 5th | 23rd | 9th |
| 6th | 20th | 24th | 2nd | 11th | 16th |
| 10th | 3rd | 22nd | 8th | 18th | 14th |
REM - Ghost Reindeer In the Sky
They Might Be Giants - Santa's Beard
Timbuk 3 - All I Want For Christmas
(suggested by C)
No Doubt - Oi To The World
Sparks - Thank God It's Not Christmas
Wedding Present - No Christmas
The Fall - (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas
Scritti Politti - Snow in Sun
Tracey Thorn - Tinsel And Lights
Margo Guryan - I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You
Half Man Half Biscuit - All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit
(suggested by Mark)
Laura Marling – Goodbye England (Covered In Snow)
Of Montreal – Christmas Isn't Safe For Animals
The Kinks - Father Christmas
Badly Drawn Boy - Donna and Blitzen
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again
Beck - Little Drum Machine Boy
Elastica - Gloria
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Christmas 1979
(suggested by Swiss Adam)
Ryan Adams – Hey Parker, It's Christmas
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! – In This Home On Ice
Best Coast & Wavves – Got Something For You
Yorke and Björk - Merry Christmas
Squeeze - Christmas Day
A great start!
ReplyDeleteIt's all downhill from here. Like a metaphorical sleigh ride...
DeleteGreat idea. Wish I"d thought of it. Not that I'd have had time to put it into practice.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Rol. It gets a bit trickier every year.
DeleteThanks for putting this one up today - still sounds good to me. The message is perennial but some of the lyrical references have dated so charmingly!
ReplyDeleteYes, sounds good, doesn't it?
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