Twas the week before Christmas and all through the hood
A Starbucks is standing, where something better once stood
All the hipsters have gathered with their new PDAs
Spending 6 bucks a pop on their venti lattes
This has little to do with Christmas, it's true
I just don't like these hipsters and the things that they do
Now that that's off my chest, I'll get down to some biz
With a few crusty lines, 'bout my holiday miz
The obligation to shop and put balls on a tree
Has sadly become just plain ol' balls to me
It's those Lexus commercials, they are not apropos
I miss the Bud Clydesdales, as they clomp through the snow
So call me a Grinch, a Scrooge if it's funny
I still don't think Christmas is all about money
As Seuss said about Christmas, it "doesn't come from a store,
Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more"
As the year comes to a close, I continue to fear it
Where art thou, O brother, my pal, Christmas spirit
Still everyone is smiling, and I know that I should
'Cause I've got great readers, and you've got Burning Wood
HAPPY HOLIDAZE!
(Yeah, I know I'm a dork. But that's about as Christmassy as I'll get.)
(I also removed a verse where I rhymed "fecund" with "Vampire Weekend." You're welcome.)
The Christmas Song- Cesar Rosas & Steve Berlin
Christmas In Suburbia- Martin Newell
Christmas Tears- Freddie King
The Little Drummer Boy- Ellis Marsalis
Indian Giver- The Squirrel Nut Zippers
Christmas Kisses- Ray Anthony & The Bookends
I Wish I Was Christmas Today- Julian Casablancas
The Little Boy That Santa Claus forgot- A Girl Called Eddy
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town- Jimmy Smith
Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Poor Old Rudolph- The Bellrays
A Merry Jingle- The Greedies
Hang Your Balls On The Christmas Tree- Kay Martin & Her Bodyguards
Old Fashioned Christmas- Duke Pearson
Merry Christmas Baby- Charles Brown
THE ZIP
12 comments:
Merry Christmas Sal--you're not a dork. Thanks for the songs and for the big smile on my face!
Love it! Well, I don't love that you're missing the Christmas Spirit :( But the rest, love!
Thanks for the mix, (and the poem!)Sal. A combination of favorite artists & some that are new for me. Looking forward to listening to it.
Hate, hate, hate those Lexus ads - they do dampen the holiday spirit, especially considering the people facing the holiday without a job much a a new luxury automobile. And family & friends, as you've mentioned before, can be hurtful, deliberately or inadvertently. The holiday spirit can feel elusive and unlike a cold, very hard to catch.
But looking at the holiday as a reminder of both the people we do care about & who care about us and to do something for someone whose situation is worse than our own does help the holiday blues.
I really enjoy your writing and the chance to be introduced to artists I haven't heard and hearing new takes on old favorites. Your review a couple of years ago of the three disc set "Take Me To The River" prompted my husband to buy it for me - one of my best Christmas presents ever. You may be a Santa and not even know it! I belive I hear the distant sound of Sam & Dave calling "I thank you".
Merry Christmas, Sal!
Elizabeth
Love the poem, Sal! You writing gets better with each post, you know. Can I add one more ad to your bah-humbug list? Has to be the new Volkswagon ad with the lame girl singer and her doofus sidekick. My God! Talk about a lack of Christmas spirit! In any case, thanks again for an intriguing holiday mix.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Yes, Steve! That duo and the commercial have all those indie rock/cool hipster elements that make my skin crawl.
Thanks for the kind words. The "poem" was simply for fun.
thanks as always for another great mix...love the sharon jones tune
DEAR SAL,
THANKS FOR THE YEAR OF YOUR STORIES, REVIEWS, GREAT SONGS AND OF COURSE "THE LAUGHS".
I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SAFE NEW YEAR. PLEASE ENJOY !!!
LUV, FRAN
Sal,
I'm thankful for finding you online this year....your site has been nothing short of spectacular!! Thanks for the postings, insightful and witty comments and a shitload of great music...looking forward to a full year....
all the best
tom in RI!!
Okay....judging by the photo, the poem, the songs...pretty much everything...the cheese has finally slipped off the Big Zipper's cracker.....that being said, thanks much for "Todd"...bloody marvelous!
The photo, the poem...yes. But the songs?
I guess not...scratch the songs reference...but emphasize the poem reference...that's proof enough of the slipping-cheese-cracker reference....thank you.
Don't get too funky,
'cause you still got Sock Monkey!
I'm diggin' the rhyme and spending the time
With tunes hand-selected (and two times inspected).
And giving to musing on those you rejected . . .
A Petrarchian sonnet?
My boy Sal is on it --
But you'll never find cheer, 'mongst those ads on the telly,
Mostly viagra and beer and perfumes quite smelly.
So all I can say, to end this thing right
is Merry X-mas to all and to all a good night!!
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