"Christmas is Coming, Christmas is Coming!" - Me, acting like a wigged out Paul Revere this morning after shaking off the remnant effects of the Turkey and Zinfandel haze I'd spent most of Thanksgiving in.
Here's the first of our daily salutes to the very merry Christmas season.
Yuletide Threeway
(The same holiday song or carol as interpreted by three different artists in one micro-podcast perfectly sized to accompany your yuletide web surfing)
- I Saw Three Ships as performed by Maddy Prior,The University of Oklahoma Percussion Ensemble, and The Clare College Choir and Orch.
Variations on a Christmas Theme
(Three or more loosely themed tunes brought together in a bite sized micro-podcast)
- Melly Kwithmus - The Christmas stylings of that man of a thousand voices Mel Blanc.
Merry Christmas Mr. Dickens
(Revisiting the spirit of Christmas Past including nearly a dozen different versions of Boz's landmark "A Christmas Carol")
An Old Time Radio Christmas
More marvy Mel Blanc - this time by way of his wonderful, and fairly short-lived radio show:
Links:
- My personal fave yuletune site FaLaLaLaLa.com has unveiled its first official share of the 2005 season and it's a goodie - Sy Mann's slightly Moogy Switched on Santa. While your listening to the album make sure you visit the forums for more great music and fun discussions of all things seasonal.
- There's more Sy Mann goodness to be found, along with a treasure trove of other wonderful sonic surprises at Ernie (Not Bert). Including...
"From 1968, here's a guide to help you sell your Avon products. The first side (track 1) is all talk, and the second side (three tracks) is anonymous Christmas music guaranteed to drive customers into a buying frenzy. OK, maybe not, but one can hope."
- My own Podcast, Why Fidelity, has just gone all seasonal as well with the first of a jolly quartet of Christmas shows now available for download.