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December 7, 2005

Another Indie Rock XMas Mix

Jonathan Schmitt put together this fine mix of holiday tunes...

Angels We Have Heard On High - Sufjan Stevens
Winter Wonderland - Phantom Planet
Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - Fall Out Boy
Jingle Bells - Barenaked Ladies
Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
All I Want For Christmas Is You - My Chemical Romance
Christmas (Baby. Please Come Home) - Death Cab for Cutie
Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance! - Sufjan Stevens
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Jack Johnson
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay
The Christmas Song - the Raveonettes
Christmastime - Smashing Pumpkins
When I Get Home For Christmas - Snow Patrol
Christmas Party - the Walkmen
Jinglebell Rock - the Arcade Fire
That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! - Sufjan Stevens
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - John Ondrasik
The New Year - Death Cab for Cutie
Download the MP3s at his site The Test Pilot.

Ironic that MCR cover "All I Want For Christmas Is You" 'cause all I don't want for XMas are their new action figures.

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So you can pose them having the group gay sex they love so very much.
First post bitches.

Posted by: Louis at 12/07/05 10:54 AM | Reply
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do they have Super Sucking Action? Or maybe Terrible Music Kung-Fu Grip?

Posted by: andrew at 12/07/05 11:27 AM | Reply
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Oh no - I ain't falling for another indie Christmas mix. I already have half of those songs, and frankly, they all suck. There's just something about "indie" music and Christamas which does not mix well. I think it's because faux-irony/detachment is not compatible with X-Mas. But that's just a guess.

What is certain is that indie Christmas songs suck - ESPECIALLY Jimmy Eat World Christmas songs.

Posted by: Billy K at 12/07/05 11:52 AM | Reply
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Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance! - Sufjan Stevens
That's my new favorite Christmas tune.

Posted by: Jen W at 12/07/05 11:53 AM | Reply
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except for sufjan....

because he looks just like the baby jesus.....

i'd like to hear someone do run-dmc 'christmas in hollis'.....

word.

Posted by: maya lucia at 12/07/05 11:56 AM | Reply
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That's a good indie XMas rock list. You could also add The Darkness' 'Chirstmas Time - Don't Let the Bells End' and Weezer's 'Christmas Song.'

Posted by: JoJoba at 12/07/05 2:06 PM | Reply
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My God. Those action figures! How much do they cost? I've been looking for a good novelty gift that makes my friends hate me until they realize how funny the gift was.

Posted by: fido at 12/07/05 6:11 PM | Reply
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How, um, "life-like"...

Posted by: melina at 12/11/05 10:34 PM | Reply
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speaking of Sufjan...
i heard a rumor that New Jersey WILL be the next state. someone on a sufjan message board said that it was recently announced in a magazine article. anyone else hear this???

Posted by: JR at 12/15/05 12:55 PM | Reply
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U guys have such bad horrible fucking taste! MCR is one of the best bands out there... but yeah, they should have a Bert doll for extra gay fun...

Posted by: Olga at 12/19/05 9:20 PM | Reply
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oooo i want gerard!!

Posted by: Andrea at 07/25/06 4:53 AM | Reply
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MCR is the best band...ever! These are amusing though...

Posted by: YouDon'tKnow... at 12/05/06 7:51 PM | Reply
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Every MCR fan should have upholstery tacks driven into their gums because that's the pain I feel when I hear their music.

Posted by: are you kidding? at 12/21/06 5:09 PM | Reply
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Here are a couple more indie Christmas songs to add to your collection:

You're Not the Kind of Ho (That Santa Had in Mind)
Dr. BLT
words and music by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT (c) 2006
http://www.drblt.net/music/hosong.mp3

What Kind of Christmas (Has This Become)?
Dr. BLT
words and music by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT (c) 2006
http://www.drblt.net/music/WhatKindaChristmas.mp3

Posted by: Bruce at 12/21/06 6:25 PM | Reply
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I just wanted to say thanks to all of you for making those Christmas tunes such a success last year.

Can you believe it's 2007? Can you believe I wrote a song about it?

A Future 2B Behold (Celebrate 2007)
Dr. BLT
words and music by Dr. BLT ©2007 Blog n Roll Records
http://www.drblt.net/music/future3.mp3

bonus track:
The First Cut is the Deepest
Dr. BLT cover of Cat Stevens song
Blog n Roll Records
http://www.drblt.net/music/firstCut2.mp3

HAPPY NEW YEAR, independent record company, Blog n Roll Records!

Posted by: Bruce at 01/05/07 3:28 AM | Reply
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nice :)
;))

Posted by: gestibar at 02/12/07 9:15 PM | Reply
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Yay! Thanks for this. I "borrowed" a few of these for my holiday edition of Guilty Pleasure on East Village Radio.

Posted by: DJ Elhaam at 12/21/07 5:58 PM | Reply
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