J's Indie/Rock Podcast - Christmas Edition 2009

Hey, folks. I hope you're having a happy holiday season so far. J's Indie/Rock Mayhem is on holiday break this week, but I'll be back next Wednesday with the 8th Annual J's Indie/Rock Top 25 Albums of the Year. It's going to be an amazing show.

In the meantime, in what I hope will be the first of a number of non-radio podcasts in the coming year, I wanted to share with you my first attempt at a homemade podcast for the Christmas season. Since I didn't get to do the usual Christmas show this year, I've whipped together a few of my favorite holiday songs into a handy podcast that clocks in at just over an hour. This means it's perfect for downloading and burning to CD or putting on your mp3 player for the car trips over the coming days. There's a mix of classic and heartwarming moments, some hilarious, ribald and mildly sacrilegious ones as well. In other words, something for everyone. Check out the download link and track list below. As usual, the podcast is also available via iTunes.

Happy holidays and I'll see you next week!

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: Christmas 2009 Podcast

Big Star - "Jesus Christ" (demo) [from the keep your eye on the sky boxset]
David Bowie/Bing Crosby - "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" [television special performance.]
Josh Rouse - "Christmas with Jesus" (live) [from under cold blue stars radio sampler EP.]
Run-D.M.C. - "Christmas in Hollis" [from a very special christmas.]
Ramones - "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)" [from brain drain.]
The Kinks - "Father Christmas" [from come dancing with the kinks.]
John Denver - "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" [from rocky mountain christmas.]
Vince Guaraldi Trio - "Skating" [from a charlie brown christmas.]
Joni Mitchell - "River" [from blue.]
Type O Negative - "Red Water (Christmas Mourning)" [from october rust.]
Johnny Cash - "Blue Christmas" [from the christmas spirit.]
Didjits - "Under the Christmas Fish" [from hey judester.]
Patton Oswalt - "My Christmas Memory" [from feelin' kinda patton.]
Elastica - "I Wanna Be a King of Orient Aah" (live) [from the radio one sessions.]
Flaming Lips - "Christmas at the Zoo" [from clouds taste metallic.]
Nicolai Dunger - "Going Home for Christmas" [from tranquil isolation.]
Jim White - "Christmas Day" [from no such place.]
Vince Guaraldi Trio - "Christmas Time is Here" (instrumental) [from a charlie brown christmas.]