December Musical Gifstravaganza

What is the December Musical Gifstravaganza (DMG)?

It's a way for MetaChatters to recommend and share holiday music throughout the month of December. MetaChatters sign up for a certain day or set of days throughout the month, then post some music to share. Services like DivShare make it easy to let other listeners sample music before making a commitment to owning it, so that's one we've liked a lot. Of course, you are also encouraged to incorporate videos, images, personal stories, lyrics, and whatever else you think goes along with your selection.

We'll use this Wiki page to keep a list of past songs recommended.

2007

Miko started the DMG as Miko's Musical Advent Calendar.

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, truncated attempt to offer a whole month

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 Boring Postcards: Christmas in Heaven, Monty Python.
12/9 Miko: O Magnum Mysterium, Bill Taft and Kelly Hogan.
12/10 Rhapsodie:My Chimney, DJ Riko featuring Marcie.
12/11 Hugh Janus: Falling in Love (With Christmastime), Moneybrother. 12/12 Miko: The Wexford Carol, Nanci Griffith and the Chieftains.
12/13 Miko: December Will Be Magic Again, Kate Bush.
12/14 Rhapsodie: Fuck You, Motherfucker, It's Christmas, Brad Sucks.
12/15 Gaspode: Selection from The Christmas Oratorio, JS Bach.
12/16 Initapplette: Five Pound Box of Money, Pearle Bailey, and Zat You, Santa Claus?, Ingrid Lucia.
12/17 Boring Postcards: Christmas, The Opal Foxx Quartet.
12/18 Hugh Janus: Arthur McBride, Ox.
12/19 INitapplette: Lovely Vine and Adeste Fideles, Boston Camerata
12/20 Thapsodie: Chestnuts, 31D1.
12/21 Boring Postcards: Christmas is Now Drawing Near, Coil.
12/22 Gaspode: Here Comes Fatty Claus, Rudolph & Gang.
12/23 Danf: Sol Invictus, Thea Gilmore.
12/24 Miko: 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..
12/28 Ufez: Merry Christmas, I Fucked Your Snowman, Showcase Showdown.
12/29 Filthy Light Thief: Hell Interface,Soylent Night; The Magic of Christmas, Pac Man; Nu Roots, Roy Davis Jr. Posted by filthy light thief.
12/30 Rhapsodie: Cold December, Matt Costa; Our December , Thriving Ivory.
1/2/2011 Boring Postcards: White Wine In The Sun, Tim Minchin.

2011

It was so much fun we did it again!
12/1 Miko: The Twenty-Fifth Day of December, Middle Georgia Four.
12/2 Boring Postcards: Come on Christmas, Christmas, Come On, Ringo Starr.
12/3 Richat: Winter Wonderland, Ashtray Babyhead. 12/4 Bluesapphires: Party Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (LMFAO vs Brenda Lee), DJ McFly. P
12/5 Asok: There Must Be an Angel, The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir.
12/6 Melismata: Bogoroditse Devo, Josepeh Lieber, Joseph Mein, and Justin Bieber, Justin Mine, choral performances.
12/7 Initapplette: Up on the Housetop, The Jackson 5, and What Christmas Means to Me, Stevie Wonder..
12/8 Slack-a-Go-Go: One Little Christmas Tree, Stevie Wonder.
12/9 Senyar: 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. .
12/10 No post
12/11 Arse_hat: Back Door Santa, Clarence Carter; Lonely Christmas Eve, Phrozenlight (Bert Hulshoff); Christmas With the Believers.
12/12 Miko: Mele Kalikimaka and Sleigh Ride, Arthur Lyman and His Orchestra.
12/13 No post
12/14 Arse_Hat: The Trees, Richard Cheese, and the first of the Beatles' Christmas records.
12/15 Danf: Christmas Medley and Silent Night, Spike Jones.
12/16 Madamina: 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.
12/17 No post
12/18 Initapplette: Frosty the Snow Man, Ella Fitzgerald; O Little Town of Bethlehem, Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
12/19 Ufez: I Want a Monkey For Christmas, The Barbary Coasters.
12/20 Filthy Light Thief: Christmas at Jimo's House mix.
12/21 Bearwife: Nou is Yole Comen, Portland Revels.
12/22 Boring Postcards: Christmas Lights, J Church..
12/23 Richat: 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.
12/24 JanetLand: Winter Wonderland, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Christmas Island, and Adeste Fideles, The Lennon Sisters. 12/25 Boring Postcards: White Wine in the Sun, Tim Minchin.
12/26 Sperose Selections by the Trans Siberian Orchestra
12/27 Bluesapphires: 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.
12/28 No post
12/29 Boring Postcards: Winter Love, Robyn Hitchcock.
12/30 Rhapsodie: Good Morning Moon, Anchorage, and The Avocado Song, Marian Call. Po
12/31 JanetLand: It's Just Another New Year's Eve, Barry Manilow.

2012

Why stop when you got a good thing going on?

Dec 1 - Miko: The Song the Season Brings, Beta Radio.
Dec 2 - Madamina
Dec 3 -Bearwife
Dec 4 - Slack-a-gogo
Dec 5 - JanetLand
Dec 6 - BoringPostcards
Dec 7 - Senyar
Dec 8 - bluesapphires
Dec 9 - gaspode
Dec 10 - Miko
Dec 11 - arse_hat
Dec 12 - danf
Dec 13 - initapplette
Dec 14 - arse_hat
Dec 15 - ufez
Dec 16 - JanetLand
Dec 17 - Miko
Dec 18 - Madamina
Dec 19 - undue influence
Dec 20 - Slack-a-gogo
Dec 21 -initapplette
Dec 22 - Senyar
Dec 23 - BoringPostcards
Dec 24 - JanetLand
Dec 25 - gaspode
Dec 26 - Ardiril
Dec 27 - initapplette
Dec 28 - bluesapphires
Dec 29 -
Dec 30 -
Dec 31 -
and for fun
Jan 1, 2013! - arse_hat