12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 9
Raise your hand if you like ska, punk, or ska-punk music? If you did, then the songs here are for you. It’s just a little something to cheer you up as the temperature (especially here in Chicago) drops. Right now, all I want for Christmas is a Chicago Bears win over the New England Patriots (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 8
There’s snow on the ground, a chill in the air, a tree in my living room, and good tidings all around. What better than some for more Christmas songs for your listening pleasure? Well, how about all the other Christmas songs I’ve posted over the last few weeks? Here are the links to Day 1, (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 7
Christmas and the rest of the holiday season is (at least around here) a time for getting together with friends and family and (of course) having a few drinks. All the songs here are (at least loosely) about just that. As always, there’s more! Here are the links to Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 6
Not that it really has anything to do with this, but back when we were much younger and before we were married, the wife and I drove down from Indianapolis to Bloomington to see Sloppy Seconds at some club there. They were awesome as is their Christmas song, “Hooray For Santa Claus.” And if you (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 5
Can you believe that we don’t even have our Christmas tree up yet? Why? Well, my wife decided that she wanted to paint tthe dining room (where the tree goes) before we put it up so I’ve been helping her paint all weekend long. If not for the painting, this post would have gone up (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 4
More Christmas songs, yippee! Local meteorologists are predicting at least a few inches of snow to fall overnight so I’ve (tentatively) made plans to take my girls sledding if the weather cooperates. Until then, we’ll just listen to some Christmas music. There’s more, so here are the links to Day 1, Day 2, and Day (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 3
What we’ve got here are a few of the most awful and/or annoying Christmas songs known to man. Don’t argue either… I mean, how can the synth that opens “Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time” not make you want to stab through your ears with an icepick? And is there anything creepier than Johnny Cash (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 2
Today we got some flurries here in Chicago and it feels like the Christmas season has begun. I actually listened to some Christmas music on the radio during my drive home from work. Speaking of Christmas music, Low’s “Just Like Christmas” is probably my favorite non-traditional Christmas song and while the original version is presented (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 1
It’s finally that time of year again. Tree trimming and decorating has begun and Black Friday is a thing of the past. So on the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree and a whole bunch of Christmas MP3′s… a lot of Christmas MP3′s. My daughter (Read more…)
