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More X-Mas In Black & White

Posted in Mix CD-Rs, X-Mas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 11, 2009 | 8 Comments »

The first Christmas in Black & White retro mix was quite popular (if not so much in numbers of comments than in numbers of downloads). So here is a second volume, as promised. The oldest song here is Paul Whiteman’s Christmas Night In Harlem from 1934 (more of which shortly), followed closely by Tommy Dorsey’s [...]

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Intros Quiz – X-Mas edition

Posted in Intros Quiz, X-Mas, tagged , on December 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The eagle-eyed reader will have observed, if only by their extraordinary powers of deduction, that soon the feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour is due to be celebrated, with modesty, discretion and subtlety. To mark the event with the due solemnity, here is a special Christmas edition of the monthly intros quiz.
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Any Major Christmas in Black and White

Posted in Mix CD-Rs, X-Mas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 1, 2009 | 15 Comments »

After offering a “Christmas mix, not for Mother” last year, I feel obliged to make amends to your Mom by creating a mix she might like. Yes, it’s all gloriously retro this year. The youngest of the songs, as far as I can tell, is Jim Nabor’s version of Sleigh Ride from 1968; the oldest, [...]

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Any Major X-Mas Mix Vol. 2

Posted in Mix CD-Rs, X-Mas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 19, 2008 | 9 Comments »

For the less cynically inclined, here is my second Christmas mix. Some of the featured songs here are quite brilliant. Donny Hathaway’s This Christmas is a contender for the greatest seasonal song ever (my nephew rates Ron Sexsmith’s song as his all-time Christmas favourite Christmas). Rosie Thomas’ offering is my favourite this year, and by [...]

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Christmas mix, not for mother

Posted in Mix CD-Rs, X-Mas, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 16, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Today we put up our Christmas tree, and I built a Lebkuchenhaus (a gingerbread house, sort of), which turned out like it belongs on the set of a Tim Burton movie. I might post a pic of it at a later stage, when I post some of my favourite Christmassy tracks. This mix is most [...]

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Rudolph – Victim of prejudice

Posted in X-Mas, tagged , , , , on December 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »

We have seen the story played out in countless movies: a marginalised and victimised member of a society finding inclusion after turning his handicap into a communal benefit. So it is with Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.

We don’t know much about Rudolph. The song reports that due to a birth defect or medical condition the [...]

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Last minute Christmas stocking filler

Posted in X-Mas, tagged , , , , on December 22, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Before I go off to have myself a merry little Christmas, a few songs which didn’t fit on my Any Major Christmas Mix CD.
The Temptations – Silent Night.mp3
A superb rendition from 1970: it’s soulful, it features all the legendary Temptation singers in great form, it adapts rather than performs the Austrian Christmas hymn, it quotes [...]

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