From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V7 #486 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Saturday, December 26 1998 Volume 07 : Number 486 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Songs of Christmas [normal@grove.ufl.edu] Re: Songs of Christmas [Tom Clark ] Re: Songs of Christmas [amadain ] Re: Songs of Christmas [John Barrington Jones ] Have you heard of this? [Joel Mullins ] booty call [VIV LYON ] re: booty call, Patrick Swayze, Crow, etc. [VIV LYON ] Re: Songs of Christmas [hal brandt ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 06:42:34 -0500 (EST) From: normal@grove.ufl.edu Subject: Re: Songs of Christmas Also: Harry Nilsson: Remember (Christmas) [which doesn't actually mention Christmas at all, but it's one of Nilsson's best, so that's close enough for me.] And Kindercore put out a Christmas compilation CD a year or two ago. It has its moments but a lot of them are amateurish. Includes bunnygrunt, of montreal, my first keyboard and a few other groups I've never really heard of. (And a certain manufactured rock group whose name shall not be mentioned, did a nice version of "Riu Chiu", an old Spanish carol.) Terrence Marks normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 11:40:36 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Songs of Christmas Wow, West - you should set up a tree for that tape. It sounds awesome! I haven't seen anybody mention one of my fave xmas tunes: "Christmas Wrapping" by The Waitresses. The "Charlie Brown Christmas" album is an essential as well. merry merry! - -tc On 12/25/98 2:16 AM, West wrote: >Daniel Saunders wrote: > >> As I sit here, 30 minutes before Christmas day, I get to thinking about >> christmas music. No, not fucking "parapapumpum". I mean good music, >> music you can relate to. Every year I plan to make a christmas mix tape, >> but I can never assemble enough titles. I was hoping you guys might be >> able to help me out. Here's what I've got so far: >> >> * Fairytale of New York - the Pogues >> * I Saw My Baby Wearing Santa's Beard, The Bells are Ringing - They >> Might Be Giants >> * Santa's Gonna Kick Your Ass - The Arrogant Worms >> * It Just Wouldn't Be Christmas - The Loud Family >> * Christmas with Satan - Spinal Tap >> * Christmas At Ground Zero, The Night Santa Went Crazy - "Weird" Al >> Yankovic >> * Thanks for Christmas - XTC (only heard about this one) >> * The First Noel - Crash Test Dummies >> * Santa Claus Goes Straight To the Ghetto - Snoop Doggy Dog (seek this >> one out. Seriously. Appears on "Christmas on Death Row") >> >> It's a pity I couldn't include any Robyn Hitchcock in there. As far as I >> know, he's never recorded anything even remotely resembling a Christmas >> song, unless you count Winter Love ("It's the darkest time of year..."). >> Of course all this will be rectified with his next studio release, >> "Robyn Hitchcock's Christmas Party". > >I sympathize completely. I have gathered Christmas music from many >disparate sources over the years, put together a mix-tape track list in >March, and only got around to recording it a couple of weeks ago. Having >put the finishing touches on it just yesterday, I must say I'm pleased with >it. It goes like this: > >WEST'S CHRISTMAS IMPLOSION > > >PART ONE: BLUE CHRISTMAS > >ELVIS PRESLEY / BLUE CHRISTMAS >CANDY BUTCHERS / GIVE ME A SECOND CHANCE (FOR CHRISTMAS) >CARLA THOMAS / GEE WHIZ IT'S CHRISTMAS >THE BEACH BOYS / SANTA'S BEARD >CHARLES BROWN / PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS >SHELLEYAN ORPHAN / ICE >MICHAEL PENN & AIMEE MANN / JUST BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS >DEAN MARTIN / THE CHRISTMAS BLUES >BRIAN DEWAN / THE ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS >CARLA THOMAS / ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU >AMY ALLISON AND THE MAUDLINS / TOYLAND >JOHN LENNON / HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) >SIMON & GARFUNKEL / 7 O'CLOCK NEWS/SILENT NIGHT >T-BONE BURNETT / GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN >SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS / GIFT OF THE MAGI >THE POGUES & KIRSTY MacCOLL / FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK >THE PRETENDERS / 2000 MILES >DARLENE LOVE / CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME) >PAUL KELLY / HOW TO MAKE GRAVY > > >PART TWO: RED CHRISTMAS > >FISHBONE / IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME) >THROWING MUSES / SANTA CLAUS >MOJO NIXON AND THE TOADLIQUORS / GOOD KING WENCESLAS >DANCE HALL CRASHERS / I DID IT FOR THE TOYS >THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS / SANTA'S BEARD >DANNY ELFMAN / WHAT'S THIS? >BARRY GORDON / NUTTIN' FOR CHRISTMAS >CAPTAIN SENSIBLE / ONE CHRISTMAS CATALOGUE >HENRY ROLLINS / 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS >TIMBUK 3 / ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS >FISHBONE / SLICK NICK, YOU DEVIL YOU >WALL OF VOODOO / SHOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN HIM A GUN FOR CHRISTMAS >ELMO 'N PATSY / GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER >SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS / SANTA CLAUS IS SMOKING REEFER >FISHBONE / JUST CALL ME SCROOGE >DANNY ELFMAN / TOWN MEETING SONG >MST3K / (LET'S HAVE) A PATRICK SWAYZE CHRISTMAS >SUN 60 / MARY XMESS >MONO PUFF / CARELESS SANTA >STAN FREBERG / GREEN CHRI$TMA$ >KING MISSILE / JESUS WAS WAY COOL > > >PART THREE: WHITE CHRISTMAS > >BOBBY HELMS / JINGLE BELL ROCK >CHRIS STAMEY GROUP / CHRISTMAS TIME >BRENDA LEE / ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE >SYD STRAW / THE CHRISTMAS TWIST >THE BEACH BOYS / THE MAN WITH ALL THE TOYS >SHONEN KNIFE / SPACE CHRISTMAS >BOOKER T. & THE MG'S / JINGLE BELLS >THE BEATLES / CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN) >POI DOG PONDERING & THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND / MELE KALIKIMAKA >THE BUZZ OF DELIGHT / CHRISTMAS >THE SMITHEREENS / RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER >SQUEEZE / CHRISTMAS DAY >THE dB'S / HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS >DAVE EDMUNDS / RUN, RUDOLPH, RUN >NRBQ / CHRISTMAS WISH >MIKLOS ROZSA / ADORATION OF THE MAGI >SHAWN COLVIN / HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS >VINCE GUARALDI / CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE >THE CHIPMUNKS / THE CHIPMUNK SONG >THE DRIFTERS / WHITE CHRISTMAS >THE VENTURES / SNOW FLAKES >THE BEACH BOYS / LITTLE SAINT NICK >XTC / THANKS FOR CHRISTMAS >TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS / CHRISTMAS ALL OVER AGAIN > > >Incidentally, How The Grinch Stole Christmas is interwoven throughout all >three parts. When I make a mix tape, I don't fuck around. Come Valentine's >Day, somebody remind me to show you the track list for my homemade box set, >What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. > >In the meantime, I hope I've been helpful. Merry Christmas to all, and to >all a good night. > >Somethingly, >West. > >-- >*********************************************************************** >West >E-mail: ipalindromei@earthlink.net > >"...No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity." >"But I know none, and therefore am no beast." > --William Shakespeare, > "Richard III". > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 12:52:52 -0800 From: amadain Subject: Re: Songs of Christmas How could everyone forget my *very* favorite Xmas song: Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "I Believe in Father Christmas"? I always play that incessantly at this time of year. :) Love on ya, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 13:04:30 -0800 From: John Barrington Jones Subject: Re: Songs of Christmas >Wow, West - you should set up a tree for that tape. It sounds awesome! > >I haven't seen anybody mention one of my fave xmas tunes: "Christmas >Wrapping" by The Waitresses. The "Charlie Brown Christmas" album is an >essential as well. I just discovered "Christmas Wrapping" last week, when I found a hotline site featuring Christmas mp3's. woo hoo! But I haven't seen one of MY fave Christmas songs mentioned on here, namely: "Merry Christmas From The Family" - Jill Sobule a great song! And runner up would be "Suzy Snowflake" - Soul Coughing - -*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-# John B. Jones Email: lobstie@e-z.net ICQ: 8301543 AOL IM: Lobstie House of Figgy-- http://web.syr.edu/~jojones/hitchcock.html "I must I must I must have more thoughts than this." -Soul Coughing - -*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-#-*-# ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 19:48:08 -0800 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Have you heard of this? Man, this Christmas has been really kick ass! My girlfriend got me the greatest gift. It's a 12" record called Robyn Hitchcock: The Man Who Invented Himself. Here's the track listing: Brenda's Iron Sledge The Lizard Acid Bird Dancing on God's Thumb Eaten By Her Own Dinner The Man With The Lightbulb Head This Would Be The Day (that's their mistake. I know it should be "could") Egyptian Cream Fifty Two Stations The Rain Heaven Young People Scream Cathedral America It's just a compilation of some stuff from the early 80's. But it's still really cool! Some liner notes: Album compiled by Chris Dascalopoulos and Dimitri Hadjis MADE IN GREECE The label is United Records which I think is part of EMI. It was copywritten in 1986. I think that's all the information. Has anyone ever heard of this record? Does anyone else have it? I think I just got something that's pretty rare. Merry Christmas! Joel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 20:46:39 -0800 (PST) From: VIV LYON Subject: booty call Well, looks like it's the season to crow about your RH-related Christmas haul. Dave got me the Rhino re-issue of Eye and also the A&M Greatest Hits. On the subject of Christmas songs, I'll second 'A Patrick Swayze Christmas' (I'll have to punch your teeth in if you bastards touch my car), and 'Riu Chiu' (I was just about to watch the Christmas episode when my sister left with it). But what about the timeless (and soon to be obsolete) classic, 'It's a Marshmallow World in the Winter?' Vivien 'The sun is red, like a pumpkinhead- it shines so your nose don't freeze...' _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 21:08:46 -0800 (PST) From: VIV LYON Subject: re: booty call, Patrick Swayze, Crow, etc. My apologies: It's 'I'll have to smash your kneecaps in', etc. Vivien What, like a good action sequence don't belong at Christmas? _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 08:45:50 -0700 From: hal brandt Subject: Re: Songs of Christmas amadain wrote: > > How could everyone forget my *very* favorite Xmas song: Emerson, Lake & > Palmer's "I Believe in Father Christmas"? I always play that incessantly at > this time of year. :) That song is actually a Greg Lake solo release. Alas, no Carl. Sorry I had to be the one to break the news. Play ELP's "Tank" to make up for the loss. Happy Crimble and a jolly goo' year, /hal ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V7 #486 *******************************