Ferrante & Teicher: Snowbound / Various Artists: Yulesville!

Double the Holiday Excitement!!!

Hey! Looka Me! I've got TWO THINGS on my DESKTOP!!! They Point Upward! They're Rounded! This is Cool!!!

Two is Always Better Than One!!! Right!?! Like… Two Dollars is Twice as Good as One Dollar. And Two Broken Knees is… Wait… Okay. But… DOUBLE INDEMNITY means… You Got Your Ass Kicked TWICE!?!

This isn't going quite as well as I'd planned.

I say… Who Cares! We can MAKE TWO BETTER THAN ONE here at the ol' Tuna Melt!

For instance…

I'm going to post this record even though it has been posted by others before! This is a rip at 320kbps from a pretty good piece of wax. And it's a record by one of my favorite Piano Duos, Ferrante & Teicher!

Some may argue that it's not really a Christmas Record, but a Winter Record. They are allowed to do so and, while I will not agree with them, I will not disagree with them.

Here it is!

Ferrante & Teicher: Snowbound

1. Snowbound
2. Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
3. Sleighride
4. Moonlight in Vermont
5. Skaters Waltz
6. Jingle Bells
7. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
8. Winter Wonderland
9. Brazilian Sleigh Bells
10. Moonlight Serenade
11. June in January
12. Happy Sleigh Ride

Next up is a Promotional Disc from Warner Brother's from 1987. This was a point at which the record industry was simply grasping at whatever might possibly help it to keep making the billions of dollars it needed to keep making in order to continue being… The Record Industry? Yep. That was it.

It contains a few good songs (all of which have since been released on CD) and a few HORRIBLE songs (which will, hopefully, NEVER be released on CD) and several Spoken Word Holiday Messages from The Stars of 1987. You know… People like Ice-T, Madonna, Joey Ramone, George Harrison and Brian Wilson. And Really Cool People like 54.40, Sherrick and Siedah Garrett (whoever the hell they are/were?).

It has some cool stuff on it, though, and may come in handy to those of you who create Holiday Mixes.

Various Artists: Yulesville! Part 1

1. Musical Intro (Jingle Bells) - Uncredited Artist
2. Yulesville - Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes
3. Happy Christmas Message - George Harrison
4. Hot Club of Christ - Aztec Camera
5. Happy Holidays Message - Depeche Mode
6. Happy Holidays Message w/ Cell Phone Interuption - Depeche Mode
7. Silent Night / Erasure Christmas - Erasure
8. Have a Safe and Happy New Year - 54.40
9. The Bass Player Sings - 54.40
10. Christmastime - 54.40
11. My Night Before Christmas - Julie Brown
12. We Three Kings - Book of Love
13. Happy Holidays Message - Joey Ramone
14. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
15. Merry Christmas Message - Brian Wilson
16. Merry Christmas Message - Brian Wilson
17. 2000 Miles - The Pretenders
18. Happy Holidays Ho Ho Ho - Santa Claus

Various Artists: Yulesville! Part 2

1. Musical Interlude (We Wish You a Merry Christmas) - Uncredited Artist
2. Don't Drive Drunk!!! - Madonna
3. The Real Meaning of Christmas - The Winans
4. Christmas Message - Siedah Garrett
5. Holiday Greeting - The Bee Gees
6. Merry Christmas - The Force M.D.'s
7. I'm Gettin' Nothin' for Christmas - The Force M.D.'s
8. Holiday Rap - Ice T
9. Christmas Message - Sherrick
10. What I Want (for Christmas) - The New Monkees
11. Happy Holidee - Christine McVie
12. Christmas Greeting - Christine McVie
13. Holiday Message - Randy Travis
14. White Christmas Always Makes Me Blue - Randy Travis
15. Merry Christmas from Los Lobos - Cesar Rosas & Steve Berlin
16. Los Lobos Merry Christmas Intro - Cesar Rosas & Steve Berlin
17. The Christmas Song - Los Lobos
18. Another Lonely Christmas - Prince