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It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like

It's beginning to look a lot like the apocalypse. If you're in Portland, anyway. Seriously... this town must have somewhere around ten snow plows.

I grew up in Pennsylvania. We had plows, salt, cinders, sand, shovels, snowblowers and more. These things were a reality of winter in the Pocono mountains. I suppose the same is true for those who live in the Cascades... but here in the city?

No. Frigging. Way.

I tried to walk from my apartment to Safeway yesterday and I almost fell on the sheet of ice that used to be a sidewalk. That's especially bad since I live in an apartment ABOVE THE SAFEWAY! I didn't even have to walk one city block, and I barely made it that far.

Anyway... this post isn't supposed to be about the snow. It's about Christmas music. I'm posting a pair of holiday playlists this week.

The Holiday Road
12/15/08 - 12/21/08

Holiday Road | Matt Pond PA
That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! | Sufjan Stevens
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) | Damien Rice
Lonely This Christmas | KT Tunstall
25th December | Everything But The Girl
River | Rachael Yamagata
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Coldplay
All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue | Over The Rhine
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental) | Vince Guaraldi
Last Christmas | All About Eve
Santa Baby | Eartha Kitt / Henri Rene Orchestra

...and another one...

Happy Hanukkah Santa!
12/15/08 - 12/21/08

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | Death Cab for Cutie
The Lights and Buzz | Jack's Mannequin
It's A Hit | Rilo Kiley
Next Year | Foo Fighters
Better Days | Goo Goo Dolls
Christmas With Jesus | Josh Rouse
This Year's Love | David Gray
Next Year, Baby | Jamie Cullum
St. Patrick's Day | John Mayer
January's Little Joke | Trashcan Sinatras
You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch | Whirling Dervishes

...enjoy!

Sarah said:

Have you heard Neko Case's cover of "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis"? It's my new favorite for the season. Of course, I can't listen to it that much as it is depressing as all get out, but it's still my new favorite :-)

::::: | Posted December 15, 2008 8:23 PM

Me! said:

Ooh, I don't know that one. I'll have to look for it. I love depressing as all get out - unless I'm the one being told to get out, since that's even more depressing than your standard depressing as all get out.

::::: | Posted December 15, 2008 10:40 PM