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
12/16 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. It began on December 7.
12/8 Christmas in Heaven, Monty Python. Posted by Boring Postcards.
12/9 O Magnum Mysterium, Bill Taft and Kelly Hogan. Posted by Miko.
12/10 My Chimney, DJ Riko featuring Marcie. Posted by rhapsodie.
12/11 Falling in Love (With Christmastime), Moneybrother. Posted by Hugh Janus.
12/12 The Wexford Carol, Nanci Griffith and the Chieftains. Posted by Miko.
12/13 December Will Be Magic Again, Kate Bush. Posted by Miko.
12/14 Fuck You, Motherfucker, It's Christmas, Brad Sucks. Posted by rhapsodie.
12/15 Selection from The Christmas Oratorio, JS Bach. Posted by gaspode.
12/16 Five Pound Box of Money, Pearle Bailey, and Zat You, Santa Claus?, Ingrid Lucia. Posted by initapplette.
12/17 Christmas, The Opal Foxx Quartet Posted by Boring Postcards.
12/18 Arthur McBride, Ox. Posted by Hugh Janus.
12/19 Lovely Vine and Adeste Fideles, Boston Camerata. Posted by initapplette.
12/20 Chestnuts, 31D1. Posted by rhapsodie.
12/21 Christmas is Now Drawing Near, Coil. Posted by Boring Postcards.
12/22 Here Comes Fatty Claus, Rudolph & Gang. Posted by gaspode.
12/23 Sol Invictus, Thea Gilmore. Posted by danf.
12/24 The Rebel Jesus, Jackson Browne and the McGarrigle Family; Christmas Anthem by some shapenote singers; and Christmas Time for Girls and Boys by Ludwig Van. Posted by Miko.
12/28 Merry Christmas, I Fucked Your Snowman, Showcase Showdown. Posted by ufez.
12/29 Hell Interface,Soylent Night; The Magic of Christmas, Pac Man; Nu Roots, Roy Davis Jr. Posted by filthy light thief.
12/30 Cold December, Matt Costa; Our December , Thriving Ivory. Posted by rhapsodie
1/2/2011 White Wine In The Sun, Tim Minchin. Posted by Boring Postcards.
2011
12/1 The Twenty-Fifth Day of December, Middle Georgia Four. Posted by Miko
12/2 Come on Christmas, Christmas, Come On, Ringo Starr. Posted by Boring Postcards.
12/3 Winter Wonderland, Ashtray Babyhead. Posted by richat.
12/4 Party Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (LMFAO vs Brenda Lee), DJ McFly. Posted by bluesapphires.
12/5 There Must Be an Angel, The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir. Posted by Asok.
12/6 Bogoroditse Devo, Josepeh Lieber, Joseph Mein, and Justin Bieber, Justin Mine, choral performances. Posted by Melismata.
12/7 Up on the Housetop, The Jackson 5, and What Christmas Means to Me, Stevie Wonder. Posted by initapplette.
12/8 One Little Christmas Tree, Stevie Wonder. Posted by Slack-a-Go-Go.
12/9 Il est né le divin enfantItalic text, versions by Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois Montage, the Salt Lake City Choir, Demis Rousseaus, Tino Rossie, The Chieftains with Kate and Anna McGarrigle, and Souixsie and the Banshees. Posted by Senyar.
12/10 No post
12/11 Back Door Santa, Clarence Carter; Lonely Christmas Eve, Phrozenlight (Bert Hulshoff); Christmas With the Believers. Posted by arse_hat.
12/12 Mele Kalikimaka and Sleigh Ride, Arthur Lyman and His Orchestra. Posted by Miko.
12/13 No post
12/14 The Trees, Richard Cheese, and the first of the Beatles' Christmas records. Posted by arse_hat.
12/15 Christmas Medley and Silent Night, Spike Jones. Posted by danf.
12/16 R2D2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, What Do You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb), Sleigh Ride, Star Wars "Christmas in the Stars" album; The Cat Carol, Meryn Cadell; Father Christmas, The Kinks. Posted by Madamina.
12/17 No post
12/18 Frosty the Snow Man, Ella Fitzgerald; O Little Town of Bethlehem, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Posted by initapplette.
12/19 I Want a Monkey For Christmas, The Barbary Coasters. Posted by ufez.
12/20 Christmas at Jimo's House mix. Posted by filthy light thief.
12/21 Nou is Yole Comen, Portland Revels. Posted by bearwife.
12/22 Christmas Lights, J Church. Posted by Boring Postcards.
12/23 Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight), The Ramones; Let It Snow!; Luscious Jackson; Jingle Rock Bell, Pink Stainless Tail; Fairytale of New York, Billy Bragg and Florence Welch. Posted by richat.
12/24 Winter Wonderland, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Christmas Island, and Adeste Fideles, The Lennon Sisters. Posted by JanetLand.
12/25 White Wine in the Sun, Tim Minchin. Posted by Boring Postcards.
12/26 Selections from the Trans Siberian Orchestra, posted by sperose.
12/27 The Twelve Pains of Christmas, The Chimney Song, Jesus's Birthday, The 'What's It to Ya' Chorus, Didn't I Get This Last Year, Bob Rivers. Posted by bluesapphires.
12/28 No post
12/29 Winter Love, Robyn Hitchcock. Posted by Boring Postcards.
12/30 Good Morning Moon, Anchorage, and The Avocado Song, Marian Call. Posted by rhapsodie.
12/31 It's Just Another New Year's Eve, Barry Manilow. Posted by JanetLand.