YOU GUYS!! It's almost Christmas!!! I know; I know. Some of you are all, "Who cares! Christmas is a pagan holiday co-opted by Christians in order to annoy the rest of the world!" And some of you are like, "Who cares! Christmas is a holy holiday stolen by non-Christians in order to get presents!" And some of you are like, "I celebrate Hanukkah, actually, but thanks!" And some of your are all, "I'm Muslim and Isa is a very important prophet born of a virgin birth but I'm not going to erect a tree in his honor or anythingand, by the way, why does no one understand anything about my religion?" And some of you are are like "GAH CHRISTMAS JUST NEEDS TO BE OVER ALREADY"and some of you are like, "Belch! THIS EGGNOG IS GONE! WHERE IS THE MULLED WINE?"
You are all equally right, of course, except for the drunk people. The drunk people are always more right. But I, for one, have not yet had my Christmas spirit beaten out of me, even though traffic around my office (which happens to be near a very big mall) has tried its damndest to break me. Nay! I WANT IT TO BE CHRISTMAS ALWAYS! They don't sell sparkling cider year round, you know!
So, look! We've made you a Christmas mix! It is 96% secular, too, in case you don't like Jesus but do like Santa Claus. And, because I compiled it (with suggestions from the other FYAers), it's mostly about drunk people. Whoops!
You'll need Spotify to listen to the playlist (don't worry! It's free!). Just click on this link below to play!
And, because I can't figure out how to sort songs on a Spotify playlist (too much mulled wine, I guess), you can see a list of all the songs on the playlist in my suggested order under the cut. (Or, if you just want to listen to a couple of the songs, just click on the title of the song to play it in Spotify!)
HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ASSORTED WINTER HOLIDAYS, YOU GUYS! OH ALSO I GUESS SUMMER HOLIDAYS IF YOU LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. LET'S BE INCLUSIVE!
A Playlist for People Who Like Christmas Almost as Much as They Like Drinking:
1. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
2. Sleigh Ride - Squirrel Nut Zippers
3. I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas
4. Christmas in Hollis - Run D.M.C.
5. Christmas 1979 - Wild Billy Childish
6. Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith
7. Christmas in Prison - Emmy the Great ft Lightspeed Champion
8. Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom Waits
9. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
10. Little Drummer Boy - The Dandy Warhols
11. Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) - The Decemberists
12. Merry Christmas From The Family - Robert Earl Keen
13. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Rufus Wainwright
14. White Christmas - Otis Redding
15. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Willie Nelson and Norah Jones
16. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong
17. Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
18. Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday - N Sync
19. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry
20. Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi Trio
21. Silver Bells - She and Him
22. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
23. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Sufjan Stevens
24. Auld Lang Syne - Lou Rawls
About the Author: Erin is loud, foul-mouthed, an unrepentant lover of trashy movies and believes that champagne should be an every day drink. When she isn't drowning in a sea of engineers for whom Dilbert is still uproariously funny, she's writing about books, tv, the cult of VC Andrews and more.
