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The Everly Brothers: Christmas Eve Can Kill You Christmas Eve Can Kill You on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeTpvQMVt8E https://open.spotify.com/track/6siVeocuKKnuynQK4PV7AE?si=f52862dae98a4ec1 The Everly Brothers composed one of the most heartbreaking holiday tunes of all time with "Christmas Eve Can Kill You." This is not from their groundbreaking period of early rock and roll songs in the '50s, … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: December 4, 2024
Everclear: Hating You For Christmas Hating You For Christmas on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEtU-_gJDNQ https://open.spotify.com/track/4GI3yCscSVFhs7v6JqYOJ6?si=841c6f6187624f89 Originally released as an untitled hidden track at the end of Everclear's 1997 album So Much For The Afterglow, "Hating You For Christmas" is a great example of holiday music that is not about the joy of the season. If … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 4, 2024
Turntable Ornament This turntable ornament is an obvious choice for me to own. I've also included a classic country Christmas tune by Buck Owens. Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv-lu8mkHXs https://open.spotify.com/track/3Bvzxos6OqXt2ysKD2RQeB?si=f4166e618da74e87
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys: Santa's On His Way Santa's On His Way on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8d0mQ-99WA https://open.spotify.com/track/5jvOrfXK2NWeISxD2dcbgh?si=713d6cdb396a4fd2 I love to find old holiday songs that I didn't know before. I often find them throughout the year while researching these posts, at which point I will throw them into a list for later. … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 3, 2024
Vintage Aluminum Christmas Tree Today's photo is the first in a series of holiday pix. This is a photo of our favorite Christmas tree. It is an original 1950s aluminum tree that we purchased over 20 years ago from an Ebay seller whose parent worked at the factory* where they were made. There is no … Continue reading Photo of the Day: December 2, 2024
The Rev. T.L. Barrett (featuring the Youth for Christ Choir): Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Pt. 1 on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSIx-2u3mqg https://open.spotify.com/track/3Wak2RfgnZKyKpSRp7KhVE?si=ab066095129e4e97 It's about to get all holiday music up in this joint. I will provide one official song daily, but I will most likely publish a bunch of bonus posts as well. And the … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 2, 2024
Oscar Peterson: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7abaFPt6zz0&list=OLAK5uy_nlDM6y1GyAQiVSmbDCGmEwx4ohMYchoIk&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/4g4CiZQyCf9Mt1CfPIiD3M?si=1822d4695bcb4f9f Sunday is jazz day and this is a Holiday edition. Holiday jazz tunes are often the only jazz that some will hear all year. There is certainly no shortage of options when selecting a Holiday jazz tune, … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 1, 2024
James White and The Blacks: Christmas With Satan Christmas With Satan on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4UyP8AbR6Y&list=OLAK5uy_m9rYYybSI5wJEvDEDpBqlota4hG5S_icw&index=12 https://open.spotify.com/track/5Ci98yFvCk1l8pNJD7oX2m?si=b3499ea8c634479e Saturday is lost classics day and this is a Holiday edition. Arguably the greatest Holiday music compilation of the New Wave period is the 1981 album A Christmas Record on the No Wave label ZE Records. This album … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 30, 2024
The Brian Setzer Orchestra: Jingle Bells Jingle Bells on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ALun_USeEY https://open.spotify.com/track/42VWiNs76HJuAkuoPWsMD3?si=f7314fd248034c15 It is the day after Thanksgiving, and here at the Faux household that means one thing - all Holiday music, all the time. You can visit my past posts about Holiday music if you want to take a deep dive into … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 29, 2024
Arlo Guthrie: Alice's Restaurant Massacree Alice's Restaurant Massacree on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKIX6oaSLs https://open.spotify.com/track/4OjKHySJHstsImlUW3qfml?si=770e6d17cbc34aa6 It's Thanksgiving in the U.S., although here at the Faux household we don't treat the holiday as a celebration of our violent, ethnic-cleansing history. We instead celebrate this day as the start of an extended Holiday season, and as a day … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 28, 2024
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