Holiday Music 2012 - It's Never Too Early

[Danny Boy]

I did a quick search for a holiday music thread and I didn't find one. Scumbo has already brought up the new Sufjan holiday album/tour, so I figure it's open season.

I'm planning to get this Polyphonic Spree holiday album next week:

And this one looks interesting too:

 

[Reggo]

It's ALWAYS too early.

 

[u2popmofo]

Really excited about the new Sufjan. Bummed about him not coming here though.

Thanks for the heads up on that Holidays Rule set, had no clue about it. Some good bands on the list.

 

[bono_212]

It's definitely too early.

 

[cobl04]

There's been Christmas stuff in shops for a while already.

Cee-Lo put out a Christmas album but I doubt I'll listen to it.

 

[corianderstem]

Well hey now, Santa didn't bring me the stuff I want
And I'm like, fuck yoooooouuuuu! (Ooh-hoo-hoo!)

 

[BluRmGrl]

Well hey now, Santa didn't bring me the stuff I want
And I'm like, fuck yoooooouuuuu! (Ooh-hoo-hoo!)

Perfect!

 

[u2popmofo]

It sucks how lame he's made himself with that stupid show.

 

[IWasBored]

It's ALWAYS too early.

This.

 

[Danny Boy]

Mofo, I'm listening to the new Sufjan Christmas album right now in glorious FLAC. Good stuff.

I also have procured the two holiday albums from my original post. I believe I have already hit my yearly quota of holiday albums more than a week before Thanksgiving.

 

[u2popmofo]

Fu mf

 

[u2popmofo]

The amount of extras the Sufjan box set came with is insane.

 

[Danny Boy]

I only have teh FLACz.

 

[u2popmofo]

U miss out on stickerz, tattooz, ornamentz, posterz, lyricz, chordz, cool album coverz, etc.

 

[u2popmofo]

How's that Holidays Rule set? Should I get the whole thing, or just the handful of artists I like a great deal? (Shins, Andrew Bird, Eleanor Friedberger, Calexico) Any other songs on there you recommend?

 

[Danny Boy]

The Civil Wars and Rufus Wainwright/Sharon Van Etten do a very nice job.

 

[bono_212]

Travis has the first Stevens holiday box, and it is awesome.
I'll have to try and get a hold of the new one

 

[u2popmofo]

 

[u2popmofo]

Would it surprise anyone if I were to say that one of my early favorites from it is titled "Justice Delivers Its Death"?

 

[bono_212]

 

[FitzChivalry]

Not B&C centered, but I ordered this one today. I heard a track off it a couple years and jotted down the name. Recently found my jot and remembered how much I'd liked the track.

I figure it will be safe to start playing it next week.

 

[u2popmofo]

I like Andrew Bird's version of Auld Lang Syne on that Holiday Rules thing quite a bit. It's on Spotify, so I can decide which songs I want to buy. Yayz.

 

[u2popmofo]

Monster Trucks - Sufjan Stevens' Friendship Slay Ride 3 of 7 - YouTube

 

[Danny Boy]

Scumbo, that Holidays Rule album is only $3.99 on Amazon right now.

 

[u2popmofo]

It says $4.99 for me.

Y u lie 2 me?

 

[Danny Boy]

Weird, still sez $3.99 here.

I'm special.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009S6D6OO/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1353433601&sr=8-2&pi=SL75

 

[u2popmofo]

I think there was a "lightning deal" on it, but the amount they were selling for that price was 100% claimed, so it's back to $5 now. I was too slow.

May just do it for $5. Were I to buy the songs individually, there are probably 5 on there I'd want anyways.

EDIT: I'm an idiot, the CD is $5 on sale. Mp3's are $4.

 

[bono_212]

Just a heads up, in the Amazon thread there's a link to a coupon code that will let you get one of 10 Christmas albums for $1.99, one of them is Holiday's Rule.


Last night, decorated the tree and listened to my favorite Christmas album, then decorated the rest of the house and listened to Travis' favorite Christmas album.


What great songs these are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSr5EXs_imc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPG3zSgm_Qo

 

[corianderstem]

Dragged my Christmas crap up from storage today. Time to start getting that Christmas music on my iPod!

 

[bono_212]

We decorated the most ever this year so far. Got a nice tree goin', a table runner on our coffee table with the most adorable Charlie Brown toys and really pretty window clings.

Next payday I'll pick up some yard stuff, but Black Friday left me with about $0.