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Auld Lang Syne by the Good Lovelies (Musical Advent Calendar, Day 24)
No link today.
However, we do have this live version on YouTube:
Canada is peculiarly rich in girl folk groups: Dala, the Be Good Tanyas, the Wailin' Jennys, and of course the Good Lovelies spring to mind. Here the Good Lovelies perform what amounts to two versions of the classic New Year's Eve songThere are in fact many many versions of Auld ( Read more... ) -
Musical Advent calendar bonus: Ho Ho Ho Canada III
Oh hey, remember Green Trees Red Hearts from Day 15? There's now a third Ho Ho Ho Canada mix. You can get it over at the Line of Best Fit. -
I caved
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What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? by Rufus Wainwright (Musical Advent Calendar, Day 23)
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Another confession: in general I am not all that fond of Rufus Wainwright. He's very talented but I have a particular horror of whiny tenors. And yet... I quite like this. Go figure. Apparently this song played a fairly major part in his rise to fame thanks to this Gap commercial:
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I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by Ella and Louis (Musical Advent Calendar, Day 22)
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong are never wrong, and they're particularly right together. Ella's solo version is also lovely.
The other seasonal jazz classic is of course "Baby, It's Cold Outside." It's acquired unfortunate overtones but I'm still fond of it. Here's a great version by Meaghan Smith and Buck 65.
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Fat litter
Cousin Jen and I are watching Coupling and have hit the sofa parasites rant, which remains the best thing ever. -
Musical Advent calendar interlude
Yet another Christmas collection for your listening pleasure! -
2000 Miles by The Pretenders (Musical Advent Calendar, Day 21)
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This is another song that needs no introduction. Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders also put in a well-deserved appearance in the Women Who Rock documentary mentioned on Day 16; she truly is a phenomenal talent, and even if this song has only the most tenuous connection to Christmas, it's still a classic.
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Listen The Snow Is Falling by Thea Gilmore (Musical Advent Calendar, Day 20)
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So remember back in the introduction to this Advent calendar I mentioned that former Beatles suck at Christmas songs? It doesn't seem to apply to their wives: this is a Yoko Ono song, and it's amazing, although I admit I like this cover better than the original.
From this interview, in which Thea Gilmore also has trenchant things to ( Read more... )
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