Seasonal Music

[gothwalk]

olethros has set up some clever streaming widgetry so that one playlist can be played all over the house. However, he's making faintly heretical noises about not playing seasonal music non-stop on seasonal occasions. They're faint because he knows he's outnumbered.

However, because I'm nice, I'm going to ask people to contribute unusual seasonal music. Ideally, point me at MP3s. If not, at least let me know artist, album and track. I'm looking for stuff like Silent Night played by a death metal band, or Good King Wenceslas on slide guitar and bongos. Punk versions are always approved of.

Anyone got anything?

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[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

I'll second the TSO recommendation (listening to them at the moment...) One of the tunes off the first TSO album - "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)" - can also be found on Savatage's "Dead Winter Dead" concept album (along with a short guitar version of the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th symphony) and also seems to be quite popular, and should be easy to find.

Spinal Tap does "Christmas with the Devil" ("The elves are dressed in leather, the reindeer are in chains") and King Diamond has "No Presents for Christmas" which is a fun tune to play - it quotes or paraphrases a bunch of classic holiday tunes throughout.

Going back a bit, ELP does the "Nutrocker" - which was released on a disc with "Pictures at an Exhibition." They have another Christmas tune as well - "I believe in Father Christmas" which is on "The Return of the Manticore" box set (not sure if it's available other places).

Jethro Tull has a Christmas tune on "Rock Island" called "Another Christmas Tune" and I think there's one on Ian Anderson's latest solo release (which is at work, so I can't verify.)

However, perhaps most potent of all would be to pick up a copy of "A Very Scary Solstice" from the HP Lovecraft Historical Society. What holiday is complete without a round of "Awake Ye Scary Great Olde Ones," "I Saw Mommy Kissing Yog Sothoth," or "Silent Night, Blasphemous Night."