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It's time for some ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐๐.
If you've not yet checked out the vast ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐ underworld, allow me to Virgil your Dantรฉ.
Everyone who says they hate these songs are talking about repeatedly hearing the same 50 or so.
Thing is, there's more than just those. https://twitter.com/Public_Interest/status/1200561978177212422
Everyone who says they hate these songs are talking about repeatedly hearing the same 50 or so.
Thing is, there's more than just those. https://twitter.com/Public_Interest/status/1200561978177212422
There are many mansions in the ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฬ๐๐๐ genre & this year, I've put together a few playlists to highlight some of them.
We'll dive right in here w/ the
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A decade I declare the best decade for original ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐๐ since the 60s.
a lot to love here! shuffle it: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sFl5FR6CbkiwXm3iWe0nK
[most if not all via @ChrisHornb].
![We'll dive right in here w/ the ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฬ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ 2010๐A decade I declare the best decade for original ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐๐ since the 60s.a lot to love here! shuffle it: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sFl5FR6CbkiwXm3iWe0nK[most if not all via @ChrisHornb].](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/En2xNQwWEAMQgh3.png "We'll dive right in here w/ the ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฬ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ 2010๐A decade I declare the best decade for original ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐๐ since the 60s.a lot to love here! shuffle it: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sFl5FR6CbkiwXm3iWe0nK[most if not all via @ChrisHornb].")
๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฬ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ 2010๐
A decade I declare the best decade for original ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐๐ since the 60s.
a lot to love here! shuffle it: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sFl5FR6CbkiwXm3iWe0nK
[most if not all via @ChrisHornb].
in somewhat plinko-style I've filtered like songs with each other into a few shareable specialty playlists
if you don't care for playlist filtering & want to mainline a huge & relatively quality ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฬ๐๐๐ playlist, go here & shuffle:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IhASNKjRUaAOLLkKPXbiF
if you don't care for playlist filtering & want to mainline a huge & relatively quality ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฬ๐๐๐ playlist, go here & shuffle:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IhASNKjRUaAOLLkKPXbiF
If youโre shopping for a good 2020 Christmas LP, this oneโs hitting it right https://open.spotify.com/album/1UOb2Vez7VMxqJWpaMs3Mx?si=ePm9yyCsRhWcAnmao0SR7g
This is the LP that started a lifelong obsession --an album of at the time 'alternative' ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฬ๐๐๐--
the Kingston Trio's "THE LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR" [1960].
Dad'd put this record on first after we got back with the
.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5jSwmPrat1yHiNdF4CETSH?si=hdO61miRQwOA5WvXxStV1w
![This is the LP that started a lifelong obsession --an album of at the time 'alternative' ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฬ๐๐๐-- the Kingston Trio's "THE LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR" [1960].Dad'd put this record on first after we got back with the. https://open.spotify.com/album/5jSwmPrat1yHiNdF4CETSH?si=hdO61miRQwOA5WvXxStV1w](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EoB-8BfW8AAvirr.jpg "This is the LP that started a lifelong obsession --an album of at the time 'alternative' ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฬ๐๐๐-- the Kingston Trio's \"THE LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR\" [1960].Dad'd put this record on first after we got back with the. https://open.spotify.com/album/5jSwmPrat1yHiNdF4CETSH?si=hdO61miRQwOA5WvXxStV1w")
the Kingston Trio's "THE LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR" [1960].
Dad'd put this record on first after we got back with the
.https://open.spotify.com/album/5jSwmPrat1yHiNdF4CETSH?si=hdO61miRQwOA5WvXxStV1w
Here is 'a 1960s Christmas'.. you can shuffle about 2.5 hours of below-the-surface [mainly] pop tunes from that era, which is one of my favorite decades for Christmas songs, so many hidden gems here.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP
![Here is 'a 1960s Christmas'.. you can shuffle about 2.5 hours of below-the-surface [mainly] pop tunes from that era, which is one of my favorite decades for Christmas songs, so many hidden gems here. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EogIx8pXcAAEpUa.png "Here is 'a 1960s Christmas'.. you can shuffle about 2.5 hours of below-the-surface [mainly] pop tunes from that era, which is one of my favorite decades for Christmas songs, so many hidden gems here. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP")
![Here is 'a 1960s Christmas'.. you can shuffle about 2.5 hours of below-the-surface [mainly] pop tunes from that era, which is one of my favorite decades for Christmas songs, so many hidden gems here. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EogI2lEXIAADFSY.png "Here is 'a 1960s Christmas'.. you can shuffle about 2.5 hours of below-the-surface [mainly] pop tunes from that era, which is one of my favorite decades for Christmas songs, so many hidden gems here. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP")
![Here is 'a 1960s Christmas'.. you can shuffle about 2.5 hours of below-the-surface [mainly] pop tunes from that era, which is one of my favorite decades for Christmas songs, so many hidden gems here. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EogJp33W4AMZlO4.png "Here is 'a 1960s Christmas'.. you can shuffle about 2.5 hours of below-the-surface [mainly] pop tunes from that era, which is one of my favorite decades for Christmas songs, so many hidden gems here. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP")
![Here is 'a 1960s Christmas'.. you can shuffle about 2.5 hours of below-the-surface [mainly] pop tunes from that era, which is one of my favorite decades for Christmas songs, so many hidden gems here. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EogJypEWMAcwAvz.png "Here is 'a 1960s Christmas'.. you can shuffle about 2.5 hours of below-the-surface [mainly] pop tunes from that era, which is one of my favorite decades for Christmas songs, so many hidden gems here. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP")
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAR8cHX3OUsochRNE4lGP
It may surprise you to learn that the Bee Gees, the brothers Gibb, make the most appearances on this playlist. They are the undersung heroes of obscure 1960s Christmas songs. This one could be mistaken for Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd:
Spotify doesnโt have this but another version is on it, a beautiful dirge about a troubled toymaker:
Listen: 'A country Christmas' (about 2.5 hours):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bU7dAuqHrRrIMFZzY2EgJ
Many, many underheard stars in this particular galaxy..
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bU7dAuqHrRrIMFZzY2EgJMany, many underheard stars in this particular galaxy..
If y'r aiming for a good 2020 Christmas song, stop here:
"Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year" by James Brown [1967]
the backup singers repeat the title as a kind of incantation, off of which JB's vocals rocket into the stratosphere. Intense.
![If y'r aiming for a good 2020 Christmas song, stop here: "Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year" by James Brown [1967]the backup singers repeat the title as a kind of incantation, off of which JB's vocals rocket into the stratosphere. Intense.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eo_VOLhW8AElvVm.png "If y'r aiming for a good 2020 Christmas song, stop here: \"Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year\" by James Brown [1967]the backup singers repeat the title as a kind of incantation, off of which JB's vocals rocket into the stratosphere. Intense.")
"Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year" by James Brown [1967]
the backup singers repeat the title as a kind of incantation, off of which JB's vocals rocket into the stratosphere. Intense.
which is a segue to another playlist I made of unsung Chrtistmas songs..
Here is "a Soul Christmas:"
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc
[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]
![which is a segue to another playlist I made of unsung Chrtistmas songs..Here is "a Soul Christmas:" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eo_slpCXEAUNIRV.png "which is a segue to another playlist I made of unsung Chrtistmas songs..Here is \"a Soul Christmas:\" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]")
![which is a segue to another playlist I made of unsung Chrtistmas songs..Here is "a Soul Christmas:" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eo_uwKQXEAIpJo2.png "which is a segue to another playlist I made of unsung Chrtistmas songs..Here is \"a Soul Christmas:\" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]")
![which is a segue to another playlist I made of unsung Chrtistmas songs..Here is "a Soul Christmas:" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eo_uyITW8AQSQhV.png "which is a segue to another playlist I made of unsung Chrtistmas songs..Here is \"a Soul Christmas:\" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]")
![which is a segue to another playlist I made of unsung Chrtistmas songs..Here is "a Soul Christmas:" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eo_uylPWMAICkKD.png "which is a segue to another playlist I made of unsung Chrtistmas songs..Here is \"a Soul Christmas:\" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]")
Here is "a Soul Christmas:"
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MR4XvkuAc6KST6JiNQGsc
[James Brown's original/little-heard Christmas song output is quite impressive, btw]
favorite here i think is 'this christmas'.. here's one of my favorite versions, from my former co-worker.
Aaron, you need to replicate this video every year from a different angle, & soon enough you'll have a Christmas stocking full of growing-up dissolves https://twitter.com/aaronfarrarNews/status/1205287848523522050
Aaron, you need to replicate this video every year from a different angle, & soon enough you'll have a Christmas stocking full of growing-up dissolves https://twitter.com/aaronfarrarNews/status/1205287848523522050
I often get sick of Jingle Bells but this version restores.
Steve Cropper here nailing the rhythm AND the lead in just a couple of minutes.
Steve Cropper here nailing the rhythm AND the lead in just a couple of minutes.
If you're a Beatles fan who hasn't yet heard the seven Beatles Christmas Records, let's fix that now.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/13oq0mlikx3505c/Beatles%20Christmas%20Records%20%28in%20order%29.mp3?dl=0
These were annual promos for the Fan Club.
Front to back is a novel in its own write.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/13oq0mlikx3505c/Beatles%20Christmas%20Records%20%28in%20order%29.mp3?dl=0
These were annual promos for the Fan Club.
Front to back is a novel in its own write.
The third one's the best one, & it was recorded 45 years ago yesterday. It links the Goon Show & Monty Python.
