Music

Audio Advent Calendar #23: "South Park" Christmas Treats

For those of you who are South Park fans (like the Ginger Ninja and me), I present a couple of…

19 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #22: "Alan Parsons Winter Wonderland" by Grandaddy

For the last working day for many of us, I offer something both mellow and amusing -- indie-folkie rock darling…

19 years ago

Chanukah, Night Six: "Give the Jew Girl Toys" by Sarah Silverman

This is a popular Chanukah download from this blog year after year, so I'm posting it again: Give the Jew…

19 years ago

Chanukah, Night Five: The Chanukah Song, Part III

Oh, yes -- Adam Sandler's Chanukah Song comes not in one, not in two, but three distinct versions! The Chanukah…

19 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #19: KITT Saves Christmas

Before Baywatch David Hasselhoff had another hit TV show: Knight Rider. Running from 1982 to 1986, it was the first…

19 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #18: Santas of Colour!

First, a video treat from the British Indian-themed sketch comedy show Goodness Gracious Me, featuring the recurring character who says…

19 years ago

Chanukah, Night Four: The Chanukah Song, Part II

Back by popular demand, the download for tonight, the fourth night of Chanukah, is Adam Sandler's The Chanukah Song, Part…

19 years ago

Chanukah, Night Three: The Chanukah Song

From Saturday Night Live bit on Weekend Update to getting regular airplay this time of year, here's The Chanukah Song…

19 years ago

Audio Advent Calendar #16: "Frosty the Snowman" by Esquivel

Juan Garcia Esquivel -- often called just "Esquivel" -- is the king of "space-age bachelor pad music", a quirky, very…

19 years ago

Chanukah, Night One: Lighting the Melnorah, and I Ain’t Your Challaback Girl

I borrowed this image of the "Melnorah", pictured above, from NPR's holiday craft contest page and will be using it…

19 years ago