Music

Chanukah, Night Three: The Chanukah Song

From Saturday Night Live bit on Weekend Update to getting regular airplay this time of year, here's The Chanukah Song…

18 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #16: "Frosty the Snowman" by Esquivel

Juan Garcia Esquivel -- often called just "Esquivel" -- is the king of "space-age bachelor pad music", a quirky, very…

18 years ago

Chanukah, Night One: Lighting the Melnorah, and I Ain’t Your Challaback Girl

I borrowed this image of the "Melnorah", pictured above, from NPR's holiday craft contest page and will be using it…

18 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #15: "Get Behind Me Santa" by Shi-Sho

There's something not quite right about Santa Claus -- he seems a little bit creepy what with the invitations to…

18 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #13: "Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi

Although Vince Guaraldi's jazz pieces written for A Charlie Brown Christmas is now associated with Christmas (and recently, Starbucks), it…

18 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #12: "White Christmas" by Billy Idol

Achewood comic from July 22, 2002 featuring the soul of Billy Idol. Click the comic to see it on its…

18 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #11: The "Studio 60" Version of "O Holy Night"

Of all the religious Christmas carols out there, O Holy Night is my hands-down favourite. To my ears, it has…

18 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #9: "Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)" by The Ramones

Time to punk it up a little and send a shout-out to my brother-in-law Andy, who plays bass for the…

18 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #8: "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues

Let's face it; most original rock and pop Christmas songs are downright terrible. The worst of the lot is Paul…

18 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #7: "Tijuana Christmas", by Sy Mann

According to Krusty the Klown, Tijuana is the happiest place on earth. Hence, their Christmas carols must be super-happy. To…

18 years ago