To follow up on Kathi D's post (you know my motto: Steal from the Best), Christmas is all about the music. For hip 'n' cool folk like Kathi and me, this also includes the smirky ironic variety. She cites "Merry Christmas from the Family" by the great Robert Earl Keen, to which I added “Even Santa Gets the Blues” by Marty Stuart, and “Please Daddy Don’t Get Drunk at Christmas" by Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison (a great alt-country couple by the way. Right up there with Buddie and Julie Miller). There are plenty more out there, I'm sure.
I have a not-so-secret Christmas music habit. I'm a sucker for unusual compilations, the Starbucks CDs, new arrangements of classics, unexpected genres. I make a compilation CD of Christmas music each year to give to friends. Last year's ranged from Billie Holiday to El Vez, and included surf rock, the vibes, bluegrass and Louis Armstrong. Since I have all new colleagues this year, I smartly recycled it for 2008. 'Cause it's that good, IIDSSM*. Here's the playlist:
Baby It's Cold Outside: Zoey Deschanel & Leon Redbone (from Elf)
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm: Billy Holiday
Frosty: The Ventures
Trim Your Tree: Asylum Street Spankers
Merry Christmas Baby: Charles Brown
Christmas Song: Mr. Majestic
'Zat You, Santa Claus?: Louis Armstrong
That Was the Worst Christmas Ever: Sufjan Stevens
Jingle Bells: Duke Ellington
Mele Kalikimaka: Chris Isaak
Feliz Navidad: El Vez
I'd Like You for Christmas: Julie London
All I Want for Christmas: John Waite
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home): Death Cab for Cutie
Even Santa Gets the Blues: Marty Stuart
Skating: Vince Guaraldi Trio
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve: Nancy Wilson
Auld Lang Syne: David Grisman
Of course, I couldn't burn this for you. That would be wrong. I'd hate to spend Christmas in jail.
Though it would make a good song.
This doesn't even include the downloads...
[*if I do say so myself, duh!]
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