mp3: Phil Spector
mp3: Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
Dear Darlene,
What is it about Phil Spector’s checkered past that makes his Christmas wishes so strange? I don’t quite know. What I do know is that your song is so good — I think I would have to say that it is one of my favorites. [...]
mp3: The Sugarcubes – – – – Birthday
dear rob-
so i was trying to find a song about having a birthday sometime near christmas, and there are actually quite a few… the problem is that they all suck. bad. every version of “christmas birthday” that i found made me want to die. instead, i think i [...]
mp3: Last Christmas
Dear Erlend,
Remember about 2 years ago when you could do no wrong in my life? While the jury is still out on your version of this Wham! classic, at least it isn’t the Jimmy Eat World version (Rob, why are you such a hater?) And it even gets a little interesting [...]
mp3:O Come All ye Faithful
Dear Christopher-
congratulations! you are on the internet! oh, and remember all that stuff rob’s been saying about re-recording classic christmas songs? well, thanks for doing a good one, and not for totally blowing it like JEW did. if i had to put a crappy one up and make fun of it, [...]
mp3: Lo How a Rose Er’e Blooming
Dear Feist,
I seriously need to get in on some mistletoe action. I am serious. Every year it is always hanging out above the doors, and yet I rarely have anyone to share a little doorway snog with. Or maybe I just can’t get over the casual [...]
