57 posts tagged with MefiMusicChallenge and holidaymusic.
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O Holy Night

Despite my lack of religion and the fact that this song has been done to death, I thought I'd give it a shot.
posted by chococat on Dec 21, 2012 - 18 comments

Tubular Carol of the Jingle Bells

Does just what it says on the box, and then some.
posted by unSane on Dec 15, 2012 - 4 comments

Christmas Island

I made my children to sing on another Christmas song. In three-part harmony. Merry Christmas, everybody.
posted by chococat on Dec 23, 2011 - 6 comments

Amazing Grace

Thought I'd jump in to the holiday spirit at the last second: Here is a version of Amazing Grace I did back in 2003 for guitar, 2 musical saws, and xylophone (the toy kind with wheels that you drag around by a string). Recorded into Cubase via the tiny microphone on my old 12" powerbook.
posted by TheCoug on Dec 31, 2010 - 3 comments

Auld Lang Syne

In keeping with tradition, here again are the Demons of Gyrophonia ringing in 2011 with the same old song. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 31, 2010 - 0 comments

Oh Come All Ye Slothful

A pragmatic carol for hungover sinners. Oh come let us eat breakast.
posted by cortex on Dec 27, 2010 - 6 comments

We Three Kings

And finally, The Christmas Album closes on a low note--literally, this time. After all, where's the fun in having a contrabassoon at your disposal if you're not going to do something wacky with it?* *Headphones recommended for maximum head-rattling [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 25, 2010 - 1 comment

Deck the Halls

Hopefully your halls have already been decked. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 25, 2010 - 1 comment

Ukrainian Crab Carol (Shchedryk)

Alright, time to ruin Christmas with the gift of Crabtone. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 24, 2010 - 0 comments

Angels We Have Heard On High

More like Black Angels We Have Heard On High, amirite? [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 24, 2010 - 1 comment

Coalstockings (Blacklung)

Now for, perhaps, the most abstract experiment on the album, and another test of our previously stated theory. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 23, 2010 - 0 comments

Mountain Instrument Medley

A swirling medley of carols from Cousin Jim's back porch. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 23, 2010 - 1 comment

Little Drummer Boy

roll truck roll on dulcimer, firemonkey on trumpet [more inside]
posted by roll truck roll on Dec 22, 2010 - 1 comment

Winter Wonderland

It's one of my least favorite christmas carols, so it seemed appropriate to tackle it instead of something that I cherish (and therefore wasn't willing to tamper with). Decided to drop a verse or two, because let's face it...who isn't a little sick of christmas music.
posted by SamuraiCarChase on Dec 22, 2010 - 1 comment

Bad Santa

An original composition by our own Tommy Scheurich, and another experiment in instant festivity. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 22, 2010 - 4 comments

Silent Night

Extremely spartan recording, for me. Vox, piano, a simple vox harmony, and a melodica solo. [more inside]
posted by cortex on Dec 22, 2010 - 1 comment

Up on the Housetop

Because this holiday tune appears on every beginning band's premiere concert program, it's one of my favorite to mock. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 22, 2010 - 0 comments

What Child is This?

We all thought as hard as we could, to come up with a Christmas song that none of us hate, so we could do it semi-reverently, in a manner which at least resembles proper. It took so many takes to get it right that now we hate this song, too. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 21, 2010 - 3 comments

Have Yourself a Walken Little Christmas

A special encore performance by Christopher Walken and the Lounge Fellas.
posted by cortex on Dec 21, 2010 - 3 comments

Silent Night

"What should we play next?" "How about Silent Night?" "Okay." [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 21, 2010 - 0 comments

Rusty Chevrolet

A cover of a holiday classic. This is my first real multi-track project. [more inside]
posted by g.i.r. on Dec 20, 2010 - 2 comments

Christmas (Is the Time to Get Fucked Up)

Sometimes Christmas cheer comes in bottles and baggies.
posted by uncleozzy on Dec 20, 2010 - 5 comments

Santa's Slay

The first of two experiments on The Christmas Album, testing the hypothesis that [x] + sleighbells = instant festivity. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 20, 2010 - 0 comments

O Tannenbaum

Be patient. I'm told the melody appears in here somewhere. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 20, 2010 - 0 comments

Jingle Bells

A quick introduction of our two newest toys, and the first track off our new Christmas album. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 19, 2010 - 5 comments

Driving Home For Christmas

Quick and dirty cover of Chris Rea's gruffly charming classic. Hope Chris doesn't mind me breaking in and rearranging the furniture a little. Merry Christmas everyone!!
posted by MajorDundee on Dec 19, 2010 - 15 comments

donkey

one of my least favourite carols, but still... [more inside]
posted by peterkins on Dec 18, 2010 - 6 comments

Vilchik, the Dog

Another little piece of "For Grigori - I sold goat". [more inside]
posted by Beardman on Dec 17, 2010 - 7 comments

From Olga

Arnaud wasn't just about the techno noise. He was an enormous fan of Laurie Andersen's Oh, Superman and had assembled a vocoder himself by taking apart the family's old tube TV. His mother Olga, who was not an educated woman, could not write without speaking aloud, and so one day when he heard her writing a letter, he snuck a microphone under the rickety table, fed it to his home-made recorder, and began to play along... [more inside]
posted by unSane on Dec 17, 2010 - 5 comments

Christmas Don't Be Late

Now chipmunk-free.
posted by chococat on Dec 15, 2010 - 8 comments

Get out!

So there was this awesome ask.MeFi post, "For Grigori I sold goat" -- A Christmas Mystery. [more inside]
posted by MonsieurBon on Dec 15, 2010 - 19 comments

Shchedryk

A quick surf-punk blast thru the Ukrainian folk song which was neutered into Carol of the Bells. For the challenge, obviously! [more inside]
posted by unSane on Dec 11, 2010 - 9 comments

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (A Dramatic Reenactment)

I recently discovered this bit of classic radio-recorded vinyl. Enjoy a blast from the (present) past. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 8, 2010 - 3 comments

CrimboRingoTone

A little seasonal cheese for your cellphone.
posted by gallus on Dec 5, 2010 - 2 comments

The Worst Things (Christmas Remix)

With apologies to chococat... [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 2, 2010 - 9 comments

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

An arrangement for solo electric guitar.
posted by gallus on Nov 26, 2010 - 20 comments

The Ghost of Christmas Pluperfect Subjunctive

A Post-Christmas song for you, featuring autoharp, marimba, and some other things. Thanks to orthogonality for helping with the name! [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Dec 29, 2009 - 6 comments

God Rest Ye Merry Juggalos

Santa Clown is coming to town. [more inside]
posted by uncleozzy on Dec 25, 2009 - 11 comments

Want To Embarrass That Irritating Twat Of A Relative/Colleague At This Year's Christmas Get-Together? - Dundee Tells You How - For FREE!

Instrumental version of an earlier upload - on reflection the singing sounded less like herald angels and more like cats fucking, except not quite feline enough. Dammit. Anyway - if your Crimbo party starts to sag invite that irritating relative or co-worker to sing along and make an utter twat of him/herself! Remember to point out they have to do it a la John Lydon....
posted by MajorDundee on Dec 23, 2009 - 2 comments

Here Comes Santa Claus

In which "say your prayers" is somewhat threatening. [more inside]
posted by uncleozzy on Dec 23, 2009 - 1 comment

Sing Christmas

A Christmas song written by me and sung by Tay Zonday. [more inside]
posted by minifigs on Dec 22, 2009 - 5 comments

O Little Town of Bethlehem

My second entry to Hark! The Herald Banjo Rings 2009. Clawhammer banjo and guitar. [more inside]
posted by usonian on Dec 19, 2009 - 7 comments

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Just a little carol we recorded for our holiday card. roll truck roll on dulcimer, firemonkey on trumpet and horn. [more inside]
posted by roll truck roll on Dec 16, 2009 - 0 comments

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (MagiMix)

Picking up on media hype about a strange new star that's getting beardy-wierdies very excited, local New Wave outfit The HeBeGeeBees (Maurice, Barry and Ruben) decide the time is ripe to release their debut single. Recorded live at a packed-to-the-rafters Holiday Inn Bethlehem, the track is coupled with the riske “Herod Blew My Camel, No Really". [more inside]
posted by MajorDundee on Dec 15, 2009 - 6 comments

The Most Wonderful Day of The Year (Misfit Toys)

From the "Island of Misfit Toys" scene in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. What was wrong with the doll? [more inside]
posted by chococat on Dec 13, 2009 - 9 comments

Low-Fi Silent Night

A mildly country version of silent night. Tune+Bucket=Success [more inside]
posted by French Fry on Dec 13, 2009 - 0 comments

Christmas Wrapping

Cover of The Waitresses classic recorded for Christmas 2006 and featuring my daughters Jennifer and Stephanie on vocals. Their English accents make it sound like a Bananarama outtake. I will shortly be uploading something that will almost certainly qualify for the "Naughty" podcast even if it doesn't make the cut.....
posted by MajorDundee on Dec 12, 2009 - 7 comments

Here Comes Santa Claus

(Quickly) recorded for the December MeFiMusic Challenge. [more inside]
posted by mintcake! on Dec 11, 2009 - 1 comment

The Wassail Song

My first contribution to the Hark! The Herald Banjo Rings 2009 project. [more inside]
posted by usonian on Dec 9, 2009 - 2 comments

White Christmas

dreaming of a, blah blah blah [more inside]
posted by raisindebt on Dec 9, 2009 - 3 comments

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