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I believe Vaughn planted the bug for this one back during the Truer Halloween post. Let me just say this, this was no easy task my friend. I found out 2 important things will compiling this: 1. There are a shit ton of christmas albums, 2. Most of them suck (as a matter of fact the cover I made reflects what I felt like doing after about the 14th listen to some crappy over produced rendition of "insert christmas song here". But I think I came up with something workable. I tried to seperate them a little so the sadder songs (christmas tearjerkers my friends) are towards the back, but some of them (like the Dwight Yoakam "santa can't stay") I couldn't decide whether they were tragic or funny. You will also come to realize I have a special love for surf music in my heart (I had to try hard to keep from puttin a ventures song on here, and the next to final draft DID INDEED have a ventures song on it). A couple of the songs were mandatory (like the "Merry Christmas From The Family" & "Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy") but I tried to veer away from the traditional stuff. One thing on here that bugs me though is the censorship of the otherwise excellent "Oklahoma Christmas". I couldn't for the life of me find an uncensored version, doubt their even is one. I kept the song on the mix though cause hell it's still a funny song and since it's censored, you can play this mix in front of the little ones without getting on Santa's bad list....too much.01-Dwight Yoakam-Run Run Rudolph
02-Reverend Horton Heat-Jingle Bells
03-Adam's House Cat-Santa's Out of Rehab by Christmas
04-Southern Culture On The Skids-Merry Christmas Baby
05-Robert Earl Keen-Merry Christmas From The Family (Live)
06-Asylum Street Spankers-Red Nosed Reindeer Blues
07-Los Straitjackets-God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
08-Buck Owens & Susan Raye-Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy
09-Old 97's-Holly Jolly Christmas
10-Reverend Horton Heat-Santa On The Roof
02-Reverend Horton Heat-Jingle Bells
03-Adam's House Cat-Santa's Out of Rehab by Christmas
04-Southern Culture On The Skids-Merry Christmas Baby
05-Robert Earl Keen-Merry Christmas From The Family (Live)
06-Asylum Street Spankers-Red Nosed Reindeer Blues
07-Los Straitjackets-God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
08-Buck Owens & Susan Raye-Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy
09-Old 97's-Holly Jolly Christmas
10-Reverend Horton Heat-Santa On The Roof
11-Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison-Oklahoma Christmas
12-John Prine-Everything Is Cool
13-The Refreshments-My Christmas Baby
14-Ry Cooder-Christmas In Southgate
15-Robert Earl Keen-Happy Holiday Y'all
16-Dwight Yoakam-Santa Can't Stay
17-Buck Owens & Susan Raye-All I Want For Christmas is My Daddy
18-Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison-Please Daddy Don't Get Drunk
19-Clarence White-Silver Bells
20-Squirrel Nut Zippers-Gift Of The Magii
12-John Prine-Everything Is Cool
13-The Refreshments-My Christmas Baby
14-Ry Cooder-Christmas In Southgate
15-Robert Earl Keen-Happy Holiday Y'all
16-Dwight Yoakam-Santa Can't Stay
17-Buck Owens & Susan Raye-All I Want For Christmas is My Daddy
18-Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison-Please Daddy Don't Get Drunk
19-Clarence White-Silver Bells
20-Squirrel Nut Zippers-Gift Of The Magii
21-Roger Miller-Old Toy Trains
22-Steve Earle-Nothing But a Child (Demo)
23-The Band-Christmas Must Be Tonight
24-John Prine-Christmas In Prison
25-Red Star Belgrade-Xmas Day
22-Steve Earle-Nothing But a Child (Demo)
23-The Band-Christmas Must Be Tonight
24-John Prine-Christmas In Prison
25-Red Star Belgrade-Xmas Day
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Someone we all know and love over at Fifty Cent Lighter left this hilarious comment: "to clarify, they are up against Douchebags, Teeth & Hat, Skirt & Hat, and Skirt & Douchebags".
I think showing a little more of that attitude on this blog would serve it well. HA!
Really, people need to wake the Fu#k up and put an end to the nonsense that that crap is in ANY WAY Country Music. Good luck to The Steeldrivers, they're awesome!
Hi great christmas comp.... and I live in hope that you may fish out the guy clark outtakes from your archive..was abroad when you published them.. and the link didn;t last until i returned....would be much appreciated...since his stuff seems so scarce on the net...thanks..
haha, glad you caught that Vaughn! Teeth & Hat is what I've been referring to all the "duo" country groups for years. Think about it...the formula always is one guy in a cowboy hat, and a pretty boy who smiles all the time.
Grievous Angel, I will get that back up, I'm still going through the archives and upping everthing as torrents, but I will pull that one out as a from the archives post here soon. I also have a Guy Clark, Steve Earle, & Verlon Thompson songwriters workshop I will be putting up sometime soon.
TS - Thanks for this. Didn't get it last year. Glad to get it this year on a tip from Aimz' blog. And Vaughn - I'm ashamed to say I'd never heard of The Steeldrivers...that is until last night. They played 3 tunes in Nashville last night at a benefit show for a local homeless ministry. Incredible. Not sure the lead singer/guitarist's name - the dude looks like Mikey from American Chopper - but he & the rest of them were amazing. Can't remember name of 1st 2 songs - but last one was Blue Side of the Mountain.
TOO MUCH: Buy The Steeldrivers self-titled CD on Rounder and when you see them again live pick up their self-released live CD recorded at The Station Inn. It repeats many of the songs from the studio CD but it's still worth having for the performances.
TRUER: That formula is SO right on. My girlfriend and I watch GAC and CMT just to make fun of the fools in those videos (that is until I can't stand hearing the music. Our favorite is the old stand-by BROOKS AND DUNN in which Kix Brooks pretends to do play guitar and pretends to sing back-up but all he really does is make money at wearing a hat. It must drive Ronnie Dunn insane.
TS:
The Red Star Belgrade song is THE most depressing Christmas song eva'. My teenage daughter just loves it...
Thanks!
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