December Musical Gifstravaganza

2007

Miko started the DMG as Miko's Musical Advent Calendar.
Songs posted:
12/1 Nay, Ivy, Nay, artist unknown
12/2 Winter Weather, Benny Goodman's Orchestra with Peggy Lee and Art Lund
12/3 Let it Snow, Sam Bush
12/4 Christmas Wrapping, the Waitresses
12/5 Great Day in December, The Swan Silvertones
12/6 Joy to the World, John Fahey
12/7 The Boar's Head Carol, Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band
12/8 (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon and Yoko Ono
12/9 Santa's Got a Big Old Bag, The BellRays
12/10 Trinquez, Trinquez, Michael Doucet
12/11 Christmas in Prison, John Prine
12/12 Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Bruce Springsteen
12/13 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Judy Garland
12/14 Overture and Sugar Rum Cherry, Duke Ellington
12/15 No post
12/16 Thanksgiving Theme, Vince Guaraldi
12/17 2000 Miles, The Pretenders
12/18 Merry Christmas from the Family, Robert Earl Keen
12/19 The Last Month of the Year, Betty May Bowman
12/20 A-Roving on a Winter's Night, artist unknown
12/21 Run Run Rudolph, Dave Edmunds
12/22 Children, Go Where I Send Thee, The Gospel Scarlets
12/23 Remember, Harry Nilsson
12/24 Guadete, Steeleye Span
12/25 Merry XMas, War is Over!, John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band

2008

There was no DMG this year.

2009

Miko made a 2nd, somewhat truncated attempt. 12/1 Troika, Prokofiev 12/2 Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy, David Bowie and Bing Crosby 12/3 Christmas Anthem, by Sacred Harp Singers 12/4 Sing We Now of Christmas, Hans Christian and Friends 12/5 What Will Santy Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin'), Louis Prima 12/6 Angels We Have Heard on High, The Taj Motel Trio 12/7 Merry Christmas, Baby! By Bruce Springsteen, Otis Redding, and Bonnie Raitt

2010

Discussion this year led to a new idea of having many participants instead of one. Thus was born the December Musical Gifstravaganza.