I hate Christmas music. Which is to say I find the vast majority of it absurd and maudulin, and so damned cheerful that I want to bludgeon myself with an icicle. The sole exceptions are the "Charlie Brown Christmas" soundtrack, a few choral hymns -- and Sufjan Steven's three Christmas EPs, which turn out to be so simple, so crystalline, that they actually seem to have something to do with Jesus. These songs are wonderful, like some honey-eating woodsman arriving out of the wilderness with a guitar and good news. Please listen to them.
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Also ran across a live Wilco cover of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" this morning. It's been a good day for downloads.
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I promise my silence this week isn't a harbinger. The Pulse's Top Ten of 2004 issue won't write itself, and there are far too many Christmas parties to attend. Know that while I may be drinking wine, eating cheese and sharing cigarettes, I am secretly thinking of you.
Posted by mesh at December 18, 2004 03:40 PM | TrackBackthanks for the tunes. good xmas music is very hard to come by.
as for the wilco cover, this may be obvious, but: more cowbell!
Posted by: bobw at December 18, 2004 05:08 PMMesh, you're a beautiful human being. I miss you so much baby. I'm here, in Florida, where its way too warm, chillin' on a deck in this apt. complex stealing wi-fi readin' up on my friends.
Can't wait to get back tomorrow and download that Sufjan album, and the Wilco cover!
Posted by: JosiahQ at December 18, 2004 10:44 PMNothing like Florida at Christmas, my dear friend: Waiting around outside for just a touch of breeze to bring seasonal thoughts.
Stay cool. Tomorrow, we hug.
Posted by: mesh at December 18, 2004 11:02 PM