Have Yourself A Rockin' Little Christmas

Here's one of the two CD mixes I put together in 2006 for all my friends. (Come back Sunday for the second one, Have Yourself A Mellow Little Christmas, and I'll also explain how Christmas music was my introduction to MP3 blogs.) Two years ago, I was celebrating having a computer and regular net access for the first time in literally years. Also, for the first time in ages, due to changes in my job, I was really digging on Christmas music, and the spirit of peace and love I hadn't gotten much of for years. This is a nice rocking comp, mostly composed of stuff I'd downloaded all December (though I did rip some stuff, less than I've done since then).

A few words on how I compiled these: I tried not to include things that I heard on the radio, unless I loved them beyond all reason. Even the 24-hour Christmas-format radio stations with the widest playlists would only play about three songs from this CD. Looking back on it, I would probably reorder the two mixes from '06, since I put them together in less than a day after deciding to do it, but they're presented here as I assembled them originally, due mostly to laziness on my part, and for continuity for any of my friends who may download.

Tracklist:

01. Run-DMC - Christmas In Hollis
02. The Beach Boys - Santa's Beard
03. They Might Be Giants - Santa's Beard
04. Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
05. The Brian Setzer Orchestra - 'Zat You, Santa Claus?
06. Erlend Oye - Last Christmas
07. The Ventures - Sleigh Ride
08. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
09. Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings
10. Cotton Top Sanctified Singers - Christ Was Born On Christmas Morn
11. Jill Sobule - Jesus Was A Dreidel Spinner
12. The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy's Christmas
13. Aimee Mann and Grant Lee Phillips - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
14. Jack Johnson - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
15. The Trashmen - Real Live Teenage Doll
16. My First Keyboard - Christmas Is Only Good If You Are A Girl (Boy)
17. James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
18. Kristoffer Ragnstam - Merry Christmas Baby
19. Better Than Ezra - Merry Christmas Eve
20. Velocity Girl - Merry Xmas I Love You
21. Middle Distance Runner - Xmas Party
22. Liz Phair - Winter Wonderland
23. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Rhythm Scholar Kringle Kut Remix)
24. The Polyphonic Spree - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

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