Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas all :)

If I finally get a new PC this Christmas (unlikely) there might be some updates before the next festive season.
I did buy a bundle of Christmas singles a few months back but this knackered laptop struggles with the easiest of tasks, so nothing has been saved to file yet :(

But whatever happens I wish you all the best for Christmas and the new year :)

Irn Bru Snowman

The Best Christmas advert ever :)

Merry Christmas 2010

Have a great Christmas blogger folk :)
and if you haven't been here before grab some great tunes to play while stuffing your face and drinking yourself stupid.
I did a quick check and at this moment in time the links are all still live (the dead ones have been reposted).

Various Artists - Punk Rock Xmas

Reloaded for Christmas 2010
This is a good if predictable collection including some punk rock notables such as the Ramones, Damned, Stiff Little Fingers, Dickies, and ex-pistols The Greedies.
Also a good selection of lesser known bands.
It's in high quality 128kbps which was state of the art when I found it, but it still sounds good to me :)

1. Ravers - (It's Gonna Be A) Punk Rock Christmas
2. Dickies - Silent Night
3. Sloppy Seconds - Hooray For Santa Claus
4. Fear - Fuck Christmas
5. Greedies - A Merry Christmas
6. Damned - There Ain't No Sanity Claus
7. Pansy Division - Homo Christmas
8. Boquet Of Veal - It's Christmas
9. Celibate Rifles - Merry Xmas Blues
10. Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)
11. Metal Mike Alison And Julia - Deck The Halls
12. El Vez - Feliz Navinada
13. Humpers - Run Run Rudolph
14. TVTV$ - Daddy Drank Our Xmas Money
15. Frogs - Here Comes Santa's Pussy
16. Mojo Nixon - Christmas Christmas
17. D I - Mr Grinch
18. Stiff Little Fingers - White Christmas

Link - Punk Rock Xmas

Christmas Classic

I heard my first Christmas song on Radio 1 the other day (the Wham one) and realised it's only 104 days to Christmas ... yeah I know it's about a 90 days before I should be hearing Xmas tunes but even the Wham one is better than some of the crap they play normally.
So here's a song I expect to hear soon, and I won't mind if they do :)

Merry Christmas 2010

Well I've just seen the first Christmas stuff in stores!! so here's a nice vid to get you in the mood for the next 4½ Months of festive cheer.
Warning - Contains rude words, so those of a sensitive nature shouldn't watch.

Happy Christmas

I know it's the 3rd of January but I've been busy :)
Merry Christmas all, hope you had a good one.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (12" Vinyl)

As promised here is that Frankie song again.
Frankie's Christmassy tune came in a nice gift sleeve which was impossible not to tear if you wanted the listen to the record.
The nine and a half minute version of Power features Red Dwarf's Chris Barrie doing his best Mike Read and Ronald Reagan impressions before the song.
I wasn't sure where track 3 ends and 4 begins so I've kept them as one ten minute file make your own choice, also they are listed in the wrong order on the disc.

01 - The Power Of Love
02 - The World Is My Oyster
03/04 - Scrapped And Trapped + Holier Than Thou

Link - 12 Inches Of Power

No Frankie at Christmas

Back in time for Christmas yipee! but on the downside I got one of those DMCA thingies that I've avoided for ages - "We have received a DMCA complaint for your blog, Nothing Better To Do At Christmas."
So you can't download the rather scratched 7" version of Power of love that I posted last year .... never mind, I had made the comment that you should only download it if you wanted "that authentic charity shop sound" as it was in pretty bad condition, I have recently ripped the far better 12" version which I might post in it's place nearer the time.
Ho Ho Ho

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born (7" Vinyl Rip)

Getting in early for next Christmas just found this one in the vinyl collection so thought it was worth posting :)
A bit crackly at the start but not too bad.
Only about a hundred and eighty days left or about 2 months till the supermarkets start rolling out their Christmas goods :(

01 - When A Child Is Born (Soleado)
02 - Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)

Link - Mathis Christmas

Merry Christmas

Just like to say a Merry Christmas to all who have visited this blog (and the other one) and hope you all have a better Christmas than I'm going to have (long story).
Hopefully this blog (and me) will still be here next year and I can add some other goodies to the collection so ....

Happy Christmas All :)

Christmas All Sorts (Part 6)

Some more for you to throw into that Christmas mix, I'm not going to say they are all brilliant but all worth a listen :)

Billy Idol - Frosty The Snowman
Blondie And Freddie - Yuletown Throwdown
Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
Fall - Xmas With Simon
Fall Out Boy - Yule Shoot Your Eye Out
Joey Ramone - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Knife - Christmas Reindeer
Lene Lovich - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Madness - Insanity Over Christmas
Manic Street Preachers - Christmas Ghost
Noel Gallagher - Merry Christmas Everybody
Rocket From The Crypt - Cancel Christmas
Six By Seven - I Believe In Father Christmas
Sufjan Stevens - Hey Guys It's Christmas Time
Wedding Present - Step Into Christmas

Link - Christmas 6

Christmas All Sorts (Part 5)

A bit late in the day I know (sorry I forgot to post this a few weeks back when I meant to) but here's another couple of totally random selections of Christmas cheer.
Just the sort of stuff that doesn't usually turn up on the annual Christmas compilations, and readers of this blog might enjoy :)

Badly Drawn Boy - Donna And Blitzen
Hanoi Rocks - Dead By Xmas
John Holt - I Believe In Father Christmas
Junkyard Dogs - Brand New Bike
Killers - Don't Shoot Me Santa
Marc Bolan - Christmas Bop
Murder City Devils - 364 Days
Pretenders - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
REM - Ghost Reindeer In The Sky
Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day
Shane MacGowan - Christmas Lullaby
Smashing Pumpkins - Christmas Time
South Park - Merry Fucking Christmas
Supersuckers - Christmastime
Yellowman - We Wish You A Reggae Christmas

Link - Christmas 5

Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (7" Vinyl Rip)

Along with Wizzard's "I Wish it Could Be Christmas Every Day" this is the classic Christmas tune.
I know White Christmas has probably sold more but ask anyone under 60 the first Xmas tune that pops in their head and it'll probably be this.
The B Side is Noddy Holder at full throttle.
Quality is really good as I bought this when it came out and it's not been out of my possesion unlike the others posted.

Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Slade - Don't Blame Me

Link - Merry Xmas

Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry (7" Vinyl Rip)

Bought this when it came out but to be honest not a favourite of mine.
But will make most Christmas compilations.
This version suffers a few crackles as I sold my original and this was picked up in a box of assorted vinyls from a market.

Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
Jona Lewie - Laughing Tonight

Link - Jona

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (7" Vinyl Rip)

Great stuff from Frankie.
Again a bit crackly at the start, so download if you like or there are better versions elsewhere if you don't want that authentic "bought at a charity shop" sound.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The World Is My Oyster

Link - Removed By Blogger

Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again (Vinyl Rip)

God I fancied Kate Bush at the time, a bloke I met several years later who claimed to know her reckons she was a bit of a go'er but I don't believe a word of it as it spoils my vision of her.
Anyway enough of teenage fantasies here's Kate's almost Christmas record which is great stuff.
The B side suffers from the crackles despite looking in good condition but the A is fine.

Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again
Kate Bush - Warm And Smooth

Link - Kate

Fat Les - Naughty Christmas (CD Single)

A Christmas follow up to 1998's football anthem "Vindaloo" from Fat Les (Keith Allen).
We've all bought some right crap at Christmas, and this fits right in :)
Certainly nowhere near the worst Christmas song ever but won't be remembered with the classics that turn up on those annual "Greatest Christmas hits in the World ever.." compilations.

01 - Naughty Christmas (Goblin In The Office)
02 - Naughty Christmas (Goblin In The Office) (Original Ska Mix)
03 - Carols On 45

Link - Naughty

Suggs - Christmas EP (CD Single)

Think Suggs has a nerve to call this "the Christmas EP" when there is only one Christmas song on it and that's track 2?
Track one is from the Lone Ranger album, and track three is a cover version of the Supergrass favourite.

01 - The Tune
02 - Sleigh Ride
03 - Alright

Link - Suggs Xmas

Sugababes - New Year (CD Single)

Christmassy tune from the original Sugababes.
Remember the shop had a basket load of these for 49p each just after Christmas 2000, so someone had obviously over ordered :)

01 - New Year
02 - Sugarbabes On The Run
03 - Forever

Link - Sugababes