Don Van Vliet 1941-2010

Have Yourself A Meaty Little Christmas

I tried to put together as much cheesy Christmas music as I could this year, with a little help from the Salvation Army, Jim Baker and his Christmas slide guitar, and the Aqua Teen Hunger Force gang. I found their Christmas album last year post holiday and never even opened it up. This year it got a workout. It is a hilarious album that is sure to become an Embrace the Sound holiday tradition.










December 19, 2010

Feliz Navidad -- Los Straitjackets -- 2002 Tis the Season for...
Santa Left A Booger In My Stocking -- Aqua Teen Hunger Force -- 2009 Have Yourself A Meaty Little Xmas
Walkin' In A Winter Wonder Land -- Jim Baker -- 1975 A Steel Guitar Xmas
Hark! The Herald Angel Rap -- ATHF -- 2009 HYAMLX
White Xmas -- Bing Crosby
Twas The Night Before Jesus -- ATHF -- 2009 HYAMLX
Blue Xmas -- The Ventures Xmas Album
Indian Giver -- Squirrel Nut Zippers -- 1998 Xmas Caravan
Frosty the Red Nosed Snowman -- ATHF -- 2009 HYAMLX
I'll Be Home For Xmas -- ATHF -- 2009 HYAMLX
My Favorite Things -- Kenny Rogers -- 1981 A Kenny Rogers Xmas
Here Comes Santa Claus -- Vic Jordan -- 1975 A Banjo Xmas
The Little Drum Machine Boy -- ATHF -- 2009 HYAMLX
Snow Flakes -- The Ventures Xmas Album
Hot Xmas -- Squirrel Nut Zippers -- 1998 Xmas Caravan
All I Want For Xmas Is My One Front Tooth -- ATHF -- 2009 HYAMLX
Oh Holy ToNight -- ATHF -- 2009 HYAMLX
Xmas In My Hometown -- Randy Charles & Jim Baker -- 1974 Xmas Harmonica in Nashville
Jingle Bells Deep -- ATHF -- 2009 HYAMLX
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town -- The Ventures Xmas Album

Playlist December 12, 2010

December 12, 2010

Ticket To Ride -- The Beatles -- 1965 Help!
Hot Lanta -- The Allman Brothers Band -- 1971 At Fillmore East
Mind Your Own Business -- Hank Williams
Sing It Again -- Beck -- 1998 Mutations
Slow Dancing -- Lucero -- 2002 Tennessee
Life on Mars? -- Seu Jorge -- 2005 The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions
There There -- Radiohead -- 2003 Hail to the Thief
No Deal -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1972 High Low and In between
She Came and She Touched Me -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1977 Live at the Old Quarter Houston, TX 1973
Delta Momma Blues -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1971 Delta Momma Blues
There'll Be No Second Time -- Sam Cooke
Smokefinger -- Drag the River -- 2002 Closed
Perfect Day -- Lou Reed -- 1972 Transformer
Bridge Over Troubled Water -- Johnny Cash w/ Fiona Apple -- 2002 American IV: When The Man Comes Around

Christ you know it ain't easy...

10/9/1940 - 8/8/1980

Go Go Boots

I let Tom Moon know about the new Drive-By Truckers album coming out in February. Tom "Love Love Love the Drive-By Truckers", yet I see he has omitted them from his list of 1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die.

I imagine they will get there... This album is going to be hot, and the tour to follow will be no snowball.








December 5, 2010

Cobwebs and Strange -- The Who -- A Quick One
Worm Tamer -- Grinderman -- 2010 Grinderman 2
Trimmed & Burning -- Built to Spill -- 2001 Ancient Melodies of the Future
See Fernando -- Jenny Lewis -- 2008 Acid Tongue
The Thanksgiving Filter -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2010 The Thanksgiving Filter 10"
Revolution Blues -- Neil Young -- 1974 On The Beach
Used To Be A Cop -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2010 The Thanksgiving Filter 10"
Poor Bird -- Vampire Hands
This Ain't No Picnic -- Minutemen -- 1984 Double Nickels on the Dime
Elevate Me Later -- Pavement -- Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
That Much Further West -- Lucero -- 2003 That Much Further West
Past in Present -- Feist -- 2007 The Reminder
Leavin' in the Morning >> Tired & Fired -- Drag the River -- 2006 Esta Loco

outro: Mountain Air -- Pat Donohue