2: The Christmas Episodes (1)

Here is a link to Christmas Episode 1

This was the episode where we "accidentally" said 'Smelcome' for either the first or second time. A homage to this Utube Clip

Track Listings

'Oh Little Town of Bethlehem' (To the tune of house of the rising sun)
by Bob Rivers

I think we have a real classic on our hands here. Christmas music can be so Cheesy so why not take an old song and just convert it into a Christmas song. I think it works well. I would like to apologise personally to the city of New Orleans.

'We're all Going to Die' by Malcolm Middleton
During the show we fail to correctly name this angry Scottish man's take on Christmas but we do mention his video. You can see the video to this song here which proves that it really is a Christmas song and not just a warning to the perambulation obsessed contingent of the Proclaimer family.

'Last Christmas I Gave you my heart' (not) sung by Richard Cheese
The less said about this the better.

'Christmas in Las Vegas' by Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine
Normally Strictly a covers band this is a rare original offering by what is ironically a very original band. In the country of Genre-clash Richard is probably king.

my favourite lines are probably 'the elves are doubling down...' and 'What would Jesus Hit?'

Christmas has never been so Classy!

'Christmas is Awesome' by Reuben
This Surrey based rock band have captured the spirit of Christmas in the same way that Lordi captured the spirit of Eurovision with their classic 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' but we're not here to talk about Lordi we're here to talk about Rubens Barrichello, Christmas Parties and Run DMC.

'It's Cold Outside' Sung by James Taylor and Natalie Cole
James seemed like such a nice mild mannered man at the party. But when I woke up in his flat and realised that a bad bad thing had happened to me and that I couldn't remember a thing about it, my opinion of him changed. My main worry now is whether or not to keep the baby.

'Making Friends' by Lagwagon
Matt Setback shoehorns a bit of Lagwagon into the Christmas show by pretending that Making Friends is a thing that people only do at Christmas. This clearly isn't true. The name Lagwagon comes from the band's old tour van, which is pictured on on the back cover of the album Trashed. If you have downloaded their album, you won't get to see it.

'Circus Maximus' by Clutch
Circus sounds a bit like Christmas right? and Clutch are freakin' awesome. and this song talks about making love to the mythical beasts. The video practically films itself. Sadly I can't put a link to it as I can't find it on You Tube, You'll just have to lie back and imagine it for yourself.

'Changing the CD' by Matt Setback
This may well be the longest track we play on this show. Ever.

'The Shape of Punk to Come' by Refused
Brought to us by the Ghost of Christmas Punk. Christmas Christmas Christmas. Matt really failed to find enough Christmas tracks, which is why on the next episode I pick all the tracks. I'm the kind of guy that does his homework. I'm the one with a double first Degree and and MA with distinction. Matt got a 3rd. Although he got that in Physics and I got mine in Sociology and Creative Writing. I guess that kind of evens thing out.

'Hurt' sung by Johnny Cash (originally by Nine Inch Nails)
moving ever further away from being a Christmas Special this is the Track we choose to end on. The gravely tone of Cash's Delivery Gives this track a fantastic depth of feeling and sends goosebumps up the spine.

Merry Christmas Everybody. I'm writing this in February.