Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift to You is a favorite Christmas album. As a fan of 60’s girl groups and Brill Building pop, this LP does not disappoint. Featuring the Ronettes, the Crystals, Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans and Darlene Love.
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the Ronettes ‘Sleigh Ride’ (1963)
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the Crystals ‘Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town’ (1963)
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Darlene Love ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ (1963)
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MOAR HOLIDAY MUSIC!!!
When they were just high-school students riding the desegregation bus from South Central Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley, the members of Fishbone were collectively hooked by the Funkadelic song “Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock” and the bold endorsement of musical genre- blending the title implies. It became their manifesto [...]
It’s a Wonderful Life is a Christmas EP that puts a casual ho-ho-ho twist in your stocking. The title tune is actually the least interesting of the four gratuitous charmers; the soulful disenchantment of “Slick Nick, You Devil You” and the funked-out “Just Call Me Scrooge” are the real winners. A welcome gift to cheer up any celebration. — Trouser Press
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Fishbone ‘Slick Nick, You Devil You’ (1987)
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Next, San Francisco’s Pansy Division with an explicit ode to Christmas. We were supposed to see Pansy Division last July at a two day concert in Oakland’s Mosswood Park. The concert was rescheduled for Halloween weekend and then pushed out again to July 2021. John Waters is the concert emcee. Also recommend their song ‘James Bondage’; it’s a catchy one. WARNING: EXPLICIT LYRICS
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Pansy Division ‘Homo Christmas’ (1992)
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And now… Atom and His Package!
The champion of awkward suburban males the world over, Adam Goren started making synth punk rock in 1996, combining a guitar with a QY700 sequencer, affectionately known as "The Package" and an uncanny ability to not take music too seriously. —
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It's Christmas eve and you know I am hardly sleeping.
But there are no presents waiting for me on the floor.
It's the one day of the year when I use what my super Jewish powers are for. (HEY!)
WHO’S TALKING TO WHO?
Jimmy Kimmel: Zendaya, Diego Luna, Paris Jackson (R 12/3/20)
Jimmy Fallon: Pre-empted
Stephen Colbert: Barack Obama, Brittany Howard (R 11/24/20)
Seth Meyers: Amy Adams, Adam Davidson (R 11/24/20)
James Corden: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, BTS (R 11/24/20)
SPOILER WARNING
A late night gathering for non serious palaver that does not speak of that night’s show. Posting a spoiler will get you brollywhacked. You don’t want that to happen to you. It's a fate worse than a fate worse than death.
Stevie Wonder ‘Someday at Christmas’ (1967)
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!