Music

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Audio Advent Calendar #15: "Get Behind Me Santa" by Shi-Sho

There's something not quite right about Santa Claus -- he seems a little bit creepy what with the invitations to…

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Audio Advent Calendar #13: "Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi

Although Vince Guaraldi's jazz pieces written for A Charlie Brown Christmas is now associated with Christmas (and recently, Starbucks), it…

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