Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Merry Festivus, Season's Greetings, Hello!... did I miss anyone? Hopefully not! Right now is a very special time of day; it is that ethereal time of the year, right between Christmas Eve and Christmas. I hope that I'm not needed to elaborate, as thoughts of sleeping children, and old creeping men should already be in your head, yet, if they're not, hopefully this post will help you get into the Christmas mood. As for me, if anyone is interested, I'm in a wonderful state of complete bliss, and there are so many things that can roll smoothly from my fingertips into this keyboard, talking of magic and Christmas, but I chose self control. So, instead of corniness (you can go watch It's A Wonderful Life, if you're interested), I've decided to translate all of this glee into a kick-ass (sorry if that's a little presumptuous) Christmas Spectacle! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
It's Xmas, So We'll Stop - Frightened Rabbit (Just click the title of the song to download)
It's Christmas so we'll stop
It's on with the lights to warm the dark
It can cloak elsewhere
As the rot stops for today
Let the rot stop just for one day
Only good red eyes, red suits, and faces will radiate
And the cold will hide its face
Now the cold is turned away
We can be best friends with the people we hate
'Cause we've all got blood
And it's warmer than you think
Yeah it is warm and it is thick
We all breathe out clouds
We're built to give at least once each year
Now that's better than never I guess
And life might never get better than this
With the perfect excuse for out natures to change
And wear shiny clothes
Oh it's Christmas so press pause and we'll go
Oh it's Christmas so we'll stop
'Cause the wine on our breath puts the love in our tongues
So forget the names
I called you on Christmas Eve
In fact forget the entire year
Don't reflect just pretend and you won't feel scared
You won't feel a thing
'Cause it's all been tucked away
And once you're tucked in bed
You'll hold on to the day for the last few seconds
Your gray dull face is protected from the wind
And I'll protect you I promise I will
And the rest of our lives will be just like Christmas
With fewer toys
You're a good girl I'm a good boy
So I thought
Oh it's Christmas so we stopped
Were it not for the tick of the clock
And the spinning of the Earth in space
We could always be this way
And as we sleep at the fall of the day
In the room next door the tree lights brighten the rodents' eyes
And catches a glimpse of the dust beginning to rise
The next day life went back to its past self
The next day life went back to its past self
The next day life went back to its past self
The next day life went back to its past self
For anyone interested, hopefully this is all of you, My Top Five, my favorite deceased podcast, has decided to come back for one more show, a very special Christmas show. Featuring dozens of fantastic Christmas songs (a couple suggested by yours truly) and the joyful return of the infamous Tom, I suggest all of you drag your collective mouses over to the links section, and take a listen.
My Top Five Christmas Podcast
So, now, without further ado, the admittedly short (and utterly fantastical) Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Official Christmas Mixtape.
A Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Official Mixtape;
Looks Like Christmas,
Tastes Like Christmas,
Holy Shit! It IS Christmas!
1. The Little Drummer Boy - Deerhoof
2. Snow - Harry Nilsson
3. Christmastime in the Mountains - Palace Songs
4. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Weezer
5. White Christmas - The Flaming Lips
6. Angels We Have Heard on High - Sufjan Stevens
7. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits
8. Christmas Is Coming Soon - Blitzen Trapper
Enjoy the above Mixtape, and again, I apologize for those of you who are not celebrating Christmas this year, as I am also not a very religious person, and I wish you luck with whatever you may be celebrating, even if it is merely existence.
There are only a few more issues on the docket, and that will wrap up the first ever Christmas post in Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice history.
Sometime in the next five days, there will be an end of the year wrap-up post, which will include my Top 10 Lists for the following;
Top 10 Best Tracks of 2008 (Plus Top 10 Runner-ups)
Top 10 Best Albums of 2008 (Plus Top 10 Runner-ups)
Top 5 Best Movies of 2008
Top 5 Best Books (that I've read) of 2008
So, to prepare yourself for the epic Top 10 of 2008 post, I thought I'd give you the links to Pitchfork Media's lists, so that you can sort of have an idea of what mine might look like.
The 50 Best Albums of 2008 (according to Pitchfork)
The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 (according to Pitchfork)
Now, before we part, I have a little Christmas message to you, the reader:
Thank you so much for your readership. It's been an incredible year, and I couldn't have done it without you guys. I'm sorry that this sounds EXACTLY like every other thank you to anyone ever given, but I'd just thought I'd include it so that you know you're appreciated.
Happy Holidays!
