From a distance, California politics has seemed like: →Read more...

The Atheist Christmas Carol - Vienna Teng I love this song, and Vienna Teng, who comes from my neck of the woods should be much better known.

A Happy Christmas to those who feel it.

Lindsey Stirling - We Three Gentlemen

Kate Bush - Christmas Special 1979 It only has one Christmas song but it aired on the BBC at Christmas so it's a Christmas Special. Featuring Peter Gabriel. I love Kate Bush but the canned audience sounds remind me of the Muppet show and I keep expecting Statler and Waldorf to pop in with some snide remarks (and it does feature a tribute to Oscar the grouch). Features songs from her first three albums.

Leon Redbone And Dr. John - Frosty The Snowman Sadly both men died within days of each other earlier this year.

Frankenstein's Jalapeño? WTF are they doing to jalapeños?→Read more...

Fashion Santa update. Remember when Toronto's Fashion Santa went viral a few years back? A bit more about him.

Aussie Jingle Bells - Bucko & Champs Christmas songs always seem to have snow and cold and sleighs and yet for half the planet it comes in the summertime.

Donna & Blitzen - Badly Drawn Boy From the film About a Boy 2002. Many people seem to find this a lovely and romantic Christmas song but I find it a bit disturbing. →Read more...

Mud - Lonely This Christmas A bit of the 70s here with an Elvis sound. →Read more...

Santa-Size! Because I like arse_hat, here is a Christmas song.

I've Got Some Presents For Santa - Sarah Taylor & Bill Mumy A delightfully salacious Christmas song. Danger Will Robinson!

I've listened to this so it can be Christmas time now. In case you don't remember who Johnny Ace was, I posted about him a few years ago.

Shonen Knife - Space Christmas Shonen Knife is a band from Japan formed in 1981 and still going. If you have somehow missed them think the Ramones but a 60s girl group. →Read more...

Dragonette - Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message) NSFW. Upbeat holiday song. Dragonette is a trio from Toronto, now living in England.

Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime...or are we?

Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin Albert King was a blues player who had a huge
influence on blues and rock guitar players in the 50s and 60s. →Read more...

Hello. You likely will never read this because you don't come here anymore. I decided to take a week off from anything Internet and it turned into a month or so. Tonight I came home from a dinner at the central mosque and I got back online.