tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94810192011-12-14T20:49:19.827-06:00Christmas mp3s all year 'round! Some naughty, some nice. Most tunes offered at 128k and available for 2 weeks after posting. These tunes are for you to evaluate as you enjoy. Please support the artists by purchasing their work from a retailer near you (links provided, when available). If your own song is featured and you want the link removed, just e-mail me at cdm -at- goodshow -dot- net.frosty chestnutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532782164556514746noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481019.post-1106300663470957182005-01-21T03:31:00.000-06:002005-01-21T03:46:13.213-06:00

The king and his bodyguard. Sorry for the extra light blogging week (and, of course, by "extra light" I mean non-existent). It's been a little crazy. The final line of this particular novel, however, is that, at long last, I have a job offer. Assuming Company B doesn't come through with a better offer pronto, I start with Company A on the 31st. This new job will require me to wake up at 5:00

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Conrad peeks out the window behind "his" window shade (obviously).

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Jingle Bells - Ochre Album: A Very Unschooled Christmas Buy it! Think: You've somehow snuck an Atari 5200 console (and a TV) into Disneyworld and you're playing it while you watch the Electric Light Parade (listen: disc 2, track 9) on Christmas Eve. That is Ochre's "Jingle Bells." Right on! This disc is available from the fine folks at CDBaby (much love to those guys). Ochre has some OGG

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No, I don't know why the links to the left are doubled up suddenly. It appears to be a Blogger software problem. They're in there only once in the template code. I swear. If I get a chance I'll try to do a little tweaking and rebuilding to see if I can make the problem go away.

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I Know You Rider - Mark McKay & Scott Murawski Album: Ain't No Grave: A Tribute to Traditional & Public Domain Songs Buy it! Resolution January continues with a bit of restlessness. Travel as a means of change is a trope as old as the hills. People have been hopping on trains, buses, planes, wagons, and their feet to escape their troubles ever since agrarian societies started telling them to

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Snowflakes Falling (Movement III) - Ming & FS Album: Christmas Eclectic Buy it! I had a hard time choosing just one song from this album. This disc, purchased on a whim, was one of the nicest surprises of the past year's finds. If you don't like the whole electronic music genre, this may do nothing for you, but if you do, this is really worth picking up. In the end, I ended up choosing this

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Hemingway, Master of the Sink

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Merry Xmas Everybody - Tweenies Album: The Christmas Album Buy it! The Tweenies are sort of like older Teletubbies on speed... with a British accent. And they're pretty much taking over the world, one arena at a time. But, see, here's the thing: for a "kids'" song, this thing really... uh... rocks! I mean, seriously! It helps to start with good material, and the Slade original "Merry

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Do You See What I See? - John "Bowtie" Barstow Album: The Annoying Music Show's The Annoying Music Show Holiday CD Buy it! The picture above is not of John "Bowtie" Barstow. I have been unable to locate a picture of Mr. Barstow, as he seems to only exist in the general vicinity of Jim Nayder, the creator and host of NPR's The Annoying Music Show. They're not the same guy, mind you. But I

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I suppose this shouldn't be surprising, but in combing through my 14,000 mp3s, I'm finding that the vast majority of the songs about transformation, redemption, forgiveness, and new beginnings are country, folk, or (obviously) gospel. Go figure! Amazing Grace - Judy Collins Album: Whales & Nightingales Buy it! I'm kicking off Resolution January with this classic because there simply aren't

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Well, so here it is. Another new year. A nice round-figured one at that. I hope everyone got home safely and well-kissed and well-champagned. For the month of January, in addition to the Christmas tunes, I'll be focusing on songs of transformation, change, redemption, forgiveness, new beginnings, and the odd goodbye. They're not strictly Christmas tunes as such, but they are apropos of the most

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Conrad surveys the wreckage. Conrad has resolved to shred more furniture in 2005. Auld Lang Syne - The Cucumbers Album: Ho Ho Ho Spice Buy it! Fun fun fun. This version is actually off of one of screenwriter and infamous Christmas music collector Eddie G.'s holiday compilations (thus the weird little Barbie and Ken moment tacked onto the end), but if you're not lucky enough to have one of

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Still, Still, Still - Aled Jones Album: The Christmas Album Buy it! Aled Jones was a Welsh child-soprano phenom in the 80s. Now the boy wonder is all grown up and doing theatre and recording albums in a voice not quite as high, but just as sweet. You can buy this album at Amazon and chat about Aled at the official Aled Jones Forum at his site. Nowell, Nowell/Tidings True/Riu, Riu, Chiu -

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Two frosty treats for you today, the first in honor of Friday Catbloggin' and in honor of the greatest Christmas music site on the Internets. Christmas Litter - Noah Simon Album: (none) This semi-exclusive was an answering machine message left for Brad (aka The King of Jingaling) by his friend Noah. The King of Jingaling runs the greatest of all Christmas music sites, FaLaLaLaLa.com. If you

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Tunes now, words later... gotta run. Another Lonely Christmas - Prince & The Revolution Album: The Hits/The B-Sides Buy it! Old Man Davie's Christmas Kingdom - Duotang Album: A Team Mint Xmas 2 Buy it!

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I'm sick as a dog, so short on words. I offer you three very different versions of the story, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (warning: the last one is naughty but bleeped): 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Liberace Album: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Buy it! 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Stan Freberg Album: Christmas Kisses Buy it! 'Twas the Night Before Christmas -

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Job interviews that require you to complete a big "homework" assignment before you even go to the interview suck ass. Probably won't get a chance to post new tunage until Tuesday afternoon. I will not post "Tuesday Afternoon," however. (Do the Moody Blues count as prog-rock, or are they too old?)

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It's become tradition elsewhere in the blogosphere, so why not here. This is Conrad the Cat sampling the garland. I know how he feels. Update: This just kills me. Via No Capital.

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Santa Claus Is Surfin' To Town - Soupy Sales Album: Blaa-Oh Blaa-Oh Blaa-Oh: Complete Reprise Recordings Buy it! Soupy Sales didn't just throw some serious pie. He was also a mega-entertainer, with not only his own show, but guest appearances on, well, pretty much everyone else's show, too. You can buy "Blaa-Oh Blaa-Oh Blaa-Oh" at Amazon. I Was A Teenage Reindeer - Jim Backus Album: vinyl

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I am back from the land of sun and earthquakes. Boughs of Folly will resume shortly (dang... that would be another cool Christmas music blog name... quick, somebody grab it!).

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(I am leaving town for several days, so I'm posting next week's offerings early. I'll be back on Tuesday.) Jingle Bells - Jingle Dogs Album: Christmas Unleashed Buy it! By way of welcoming Frosty Chestnuts to the blog block, John from Tofu Hut has requested (in comments) Jingle Dogs. I consider this a hostile action, and I demand vengeance.... Burger King Christmas Carol - Unknown BK

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Liza over at Copy, Right? is in the holiday spirit, combining Christmas music with my other musical obsession: covers. (Of course, most Christmas music is basically covered at this point, I suppose.) I'm with her on the Grover cover of The Pogues "Fairytale of New York." Normally, I like my covers to be different than the originals, and this one really isn't. But, I guess "Fairytale" is such a

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Cyber Nation feat. Sean & Kim Album: Cyber Trance Presents Xmas Trance Best (Japanese import) Buy it! Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow And have ourselves a merry little Christmas now. My first reaction to this tune was a combination of horror and amusement. This upbeat, dance version of what is, in fact, the very dark, bittersweet,

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By popular request (and by "popular" I mean a few homiez in e-mail), I now bring you Lou Monte's "Dominic, the Italian Christmas Donkey." Dominic, The Italian Christmas Donkey - Lou Monte Album: Christmas at Rao's: A Celebration of Family, Friends & Holiday Spirit Buy it! You can find this tune on at least two CDs: Christmas at Rao's: A Celebration of Family, Friends & Holiday Spirit, and The

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Spoilt Victorian Child is providing a fabulous musical Advent Calendar so far. Though these first offerings are largely straight-forward standards, SVC is always reliable for unearthing true gems. It will be worth keeping an eye on this one. Day 1: Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy Day 2: Marion Williams - When Was Jesus Born? Day 3: Arthur Lyman - Mele Kalikimaka Day 4: Porter Twin Disc Music

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You can quit looking now. You've found The Greatest Christmas Recording Ever. Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail Available for a limited time on mp3. I'm having a hard time typing this because I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. How does one transcend one's snailness? Jerry had pondered that question for quite some time. Finally, he decided the only way he could do that would

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I Got Coal - The Deathray Davies Electric Ornaments: An Idol Records Christmas Collection Buy it! Dallas-based band, The Deathray Davies (who have the coolest band name in the history of ever), bring us this cautionary tale of temptation and woe. When you sell your soul for rock and roll, you get coal. Santa sees all. "Electric Ornaments" is probably second only to Vince Guaraldi's Charlie

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The intersection of my manic obsession with Christmas music and my relatively late discovery of the MP3 blog: Frosty Chestnuts. But this won't be a seasonal thing. I intend to make available 2 tunes a week (with extras occasionally) all throughout the year. They will be offered at 128K, which is good enough quality to enjoy, but still forces you to go out and purchase the music if you want CD

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