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Hey everyone: trying something completely different; setting music to the classic Christmas poem, 'Twas The Night Before Christmas.' The songs that accompany each stanza are not meant to be literal, and not necessarily related to Christmas or the holidays.This is merely an experimentation in free form tape mixing. The end goal is - as always - to share great music with the tens of thousands of people from all around the world who visit IRC each week. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
We have a lot of great music, profiles, special playlists, new bands and more to come for the last week of 2009 and all throughout 2010 - which is already looking promising for alternative and indie rock music.
Twas the night before Christmas
"Christmas Eve" - The Sugarcubes
And all through the house
"Our House" - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Not a creature was stirring
"Creature of the Night" - Arthur Dodge & The Horsefeathers
Not even a Mouse
"Quiet as a Mouse" - Margot & The Nuclear So Sos
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
"Hanging Up My Stockings" - Squirrel Nut Zippers
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
"Little Saint Nick" - The Beach Boys
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
"Children" - The Delta Spirit
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
"Put Some Sugar On It" - Half Japanese
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
"Feather in Your Cap" - Beck
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
"I Go To Sleep" - The Kinks
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
"Come On Let's Boogie to the Elf Dance" - Sufjan Stevens
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
"We Awoke" - Between The Pine
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
"At My Window" - Lessons in Time
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
"Shutter" - City & The Horse
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
"Fallen Snow" - Au Revoir Simone
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
"Shine A Light" - Wolf Parade
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
"Eyes" - Rouge Wave
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
"Reindeer Ride" - Roger Lavern & The Microns
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
"Drive On, Driver" - The Magnetic Fields
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
"Donde Esta Santa Claus" - Guster
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
"The Reindeer" - The Headcoats
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Look at the Reindeer Rock" - Jimmy Boyd
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
"The Happy Reindeer" - Dancer, Prancer and Nervous
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
"Donna and Blitzen" - Badly Drawn Boy
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
"Wonderwall" - Oasis
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
"Dash After Dash" - Matt and Kim
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
"Maple Leaves" - Jens Lekman
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
"Fly" - Nick Drake
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
"The Roof" - New Bomb Turks
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
"Santa Claus is Coming To Town" - Bruce Springsteen
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof,
"On The Roof" - The Feelies
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
"The Hoofs" - Why?
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
"Cold Hands" - The Sun
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
"Father Christmas" - The Kinks
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
"Fur Soft As Fur" - The Boy Least Likely To
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
"Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
"All The Best Wooden Toys Come From Germany" - BSS
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
"Jump Into This Sack" - Daniel Paquette
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
"In the Twinkle of an Eye" - Eerie
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
"Rosy Cheeks" - Her Majesty's Orchestra
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
"Close Your Mouth It's Christmas" - The Free Design
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
"Santa Claus" - Belle and Sebastian
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
"The Pipe" - Vulture Whale
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
"Cinder and Smoke" - Iron and Wine
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
"Belly" - Swanton Bombs
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
"Jelly Belly" - The Smashing Pumpkins
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
"Jolly Jolly Ego" - Dirty Projectors
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
"If I Laugh" - Cat Stevens
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
"One Wink at a Time" - The Replacements
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
"Darlin Do Not Fear" - Brett Dennen
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
"Did You See The Words" - Animal Collective
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
"Santa Left a Booger in My Stocking" - Aqua Teen Hunger Force (w/Neko Case)
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
"Nose" - Mailbox
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
"Jingle Hell (Stuck in the Chimney" - Soundtrack of Our Lives
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
"Sleigh Ride" - Reliant K
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
"Milk Thistle" - Conor Oberst
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
Look at the Sky" - Ulrich Schnauss
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."
"Happy Christmas (War is Over)" - John Lennon
"Good Night" - The Beatles
(Still waiting for Peace on Earth)
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4 Comments:
this is the best playlist EVER
That's quite a list! Thanks IRC!!
wow - this is so freaking cool - thanks! a lots of great music. i agree with other comments
This is such a unique playlist and definitely experimental, but full of an eclectic mix of really good and interesting songs. I can't imagine how long it took to assemble this but your blog is consistently enjoyable and always full of exposing impressive music that isn't quite so well represented on any other music blog I know of. That's why it keeps me coming back all of the time, can't wait to follow u guys/gals in 2010 - even though Im still going thru many of the playlists from 2009 - and filling up my ipod :)
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