Tim McMahon's Rockin' Christmas VI

Every year, for the past 6 years, my friend Tim makes a holiday mix, scratch that, it's a proper Christmas mix. If you don't celebrate Christmas I ask that you look past that and check it out - this time of the year is festive and celebratory - those vibes are captured herein.

It's the 18th of December and I was beginning to lose hope on the continuity of these records. The mix is eclectic, atypical, includes classic and new bands, and is effective at it's message. Here's the tracklist:

• Dear Santa Claus - Billy Childish & the Musicians of the British Empire
• X-Mas Song - Fireflies
• A Christmas Camel - Procol Harum
• If Christmas Can't Bring You Home - Reigning Sound
• Christmas in Space - Touchers
• Little Stars - Holly Golightly and The Greenhornes
• It's Christmas Time (Yeah We're Gonna Rock) - The Flat Duo Jets
• Happy ChristM.A.S.S. - M.A.S.S.
• Come on Santa - The Raveonettes
• Space Christmas - Shonen Knife
• Happy Fucking Holidays - Starfucker
• Plastic Christmas Trees - Summer Cats
• Flowers for Albion - Parenthetical Girls
• I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without you - Claudine Longet
• Mr. Santa Claus - Nathaniel Mayer
• Ain't No Chimneys - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
• Christmas Time Is Here Again (1967 outtake) - The Beatles

This year's mix also includes a supplement mix, which is a tradition that began 2 years ago. I only began reposting his mixes last year and as long as he posts these, I will repost them.

Tim McMahon's Rockin' Christmas V

A good friend of mine, Tim McMahon, whom I met when I lived in Gainesville, FL, at UF, makes a Christmas music record every year. It's a compilation with music from different influences. Without fail he has come through with new tunes not used in previous records (to my knowledge). These are easy to listen with friends & family, or at a Christmas party and easlily allows you to engage in the mayhem that the holidays bring on. Here is the record. This is his fifth installment, that's five years of unique holiday records.

The Main Record
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The Playlist
The Sonics - Santa Claus
Deerhoof - Holy Night
John Maus - This IS the Beat
Troy Hess - Christmas on the Moon
Daniel Johnston - Rock Around the Christmas Tree
Asobi Seksu - Merry Christmas
Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - 6 Bullets for Christmas
Beat Happening - Christmas
Wild billy Childish & the Musicians of the British Empire - Christmas Hell
The Legendary Tigerman - Fuck Christmas, I Got the Blues
Beulah - Santa Kissed Me
The Legendary Pink Dots - Frosty
The Free Design - Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas)
Pizzicato 5 - From Party to Party
Sy Mann - Tijuana Christmas
Hasil Adkins - Santa Claus Boogie
Native Tongue - Do You Hear What I Hear?
The White Stripes - Candy Cane Children
Big Star - Jesus Christ
Jimi Hendrix - Auld Lang Syne

This year he also added a surprise disc which I haven't even checked out yet. This is the second time he implements this supplement. It's full of some really old songs best enjoyed on a dark and silent night.

The Surprise Supplement
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Enjoy!
(FYI people - for some reason Tim made the record in .m4a files)

Going to the Mall

I'm going to hit the shops today. I'm dreading and delaying this venture. What's funny is that everyone I know actually does have everything they need. I mean they don't need anything. So I'm just going to look for things they may want in hopes of success. I'd hate to let this drag to the weekend.

My goal is to spend less than $800 on everyone (excluding myself). This is a reasonable goal, wouldn't you say? I think the average spend during Christmas is around $1.5k~$2k among the lower and middle class folk.