Merry Christmas

Sugar Plum Fairies on Glass Harp

[via Neatorama]

Merry Xmas from Scott Weiland

Mr. STP himself filled with holiday cheer. This odd, creepy take on the Xmas classic replicates what Weiland's day to day haze must be like. This is very weird.

Canadian indie rock Xmas

Compilation here [via Torontoist]

Counter-culture Xmas

Have Yourself a Counter-Culture XMas: Red-Nosed Misfits, Elven Outlaws & Bearded Marxists

This one is definitely worth a read. You will never watch the famous Xmas specials the same way again....

[One] could argue that while the domestic Christmas of invented tradition becomes the face of the season, the real heart of Christmas rests not in a placid still-life of carolers, sleigh rides, and easy listening music, nor even in a devout, pious, and formal religious ceremony, but rather in the tension-filled class struggle of chaos and rulebreaking

Peace on Earth for 2010

Hilarious:

Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy with Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly from Will Ferrell

[The Star]

FRUITCAKE!!!

Here are some kitschy holiday tunes from a group fronted by Fred Schneider of the B-52's, The Superions...





The whole thing feels pretty mailed in... but I guess it's pretty good for a $36 budget...

Rudolph vs. Roxanne

Fun if sloppy Xmas mashup:



[via Wire to the Ear]

Merry Xmas y'all

Season's Greetings from Can

Free holiday music from the German rock pioneers, Can.

Xmas music season is well underway...

Here's a gem from Michael McDonald's great Xmas album, In the Spirit. The album is worth checking out even if you're a non-ironic fan of his.

The spirit of listening

From NPR.org: A mostly-holiday mix from All Songs Considered.

A couple interesting inclusions in this odd selection of tunes. I guess that's why it's called All Songs Considered.

Thin White Christmas

Around 1:28-1:38 Bing has a couple of "What the fuck am I doing?" moments, but puts all his reservations aside and slays the perennial holiday classic with the Thin White Duke himself. By slay I mean that no one ever needs to do this song again. Ever. "What about a band who wants to liven up a show during the holiday season with a cover?" Stand there and put the CD on. Don't say anything, don't play anything. Just stand there and shut up. Probably the only Xmas song I can hear more than once during the season and not feel like smashing the speakers to bits.

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Saw this for the first time: Bowie sings ""Heroes"" on the same holiday special. He puts his mime training to good use here, by making love to himself in-between his own face(s). This would be cooler if it wasn't basically a rip off of the promotional video for the single.

Spoof of Bowie & Bing from This Hour Has 22 Minutes