Thursday, December 16, 2010

Alcoholidays

"Christmas isn't about presents and lights and stress and shit. It's about getting drunk and stoned with your friends and family, the people that you love." -Ricky, Trailer Park Boys: Xmas Special (2004)

What goes together with the Christmas blues? Christmas BOOZE! I promise that this mix is more upbeat than the last two. Mostly.

1. Better Off Dead - Alcoholiday.mp3
Buy: A King Family Christmas (2006)

2. Adam's House Cat - Santa's Out of Rehab by Christmas.mp3
From: Town Burned Down (1990, out of print)
Adam's House Cat is Patterson Hood's and Mike Cooley's band before they formed the Drive-By Truckers.

3. The Hot Rods - Santa's Too Drunk to Drive
Buy: Christmas (2003)

4. The Dwarves - I'm Drinking Up Christmas.mp3
From: Greedy Boot 1 (2005, out of print)

5. Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison - Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk.mp3
Buy: Happy Holidays (2006)

6. The Iguanas - Reindeer n' Whiskey.mp3
From: It's Midnight Xmess Part III (1987, out of print)

7. The Minus 5 - Your Christmas Whiskey.mp3
Buy: Oh Santa! New & Used Christmas Classics (2007)

8. Monkhouse - Guinness and Wine.mp3
Buy (mp3): A Damaged Christmas Gift To You (2009)

9. Paul Sanchez - Drunk This Christmas.mp3
Buy: Sonoma Valley (1999)

10. The Rimshots - Santa Stole My Whiskey.mp3
From: You Can't Stop the Christmas Bop Vol.2 (1997, out of print)

11. Sherwin Linton - Santa Got a DWI.mp3
From: Bummed Out Christmas! (1989, out of print)

12. Sonic Youth - Santa Doesn't Cop Out on Dope.mp3
From: Sleighed: The Other Side of Christmas (2000, out of print)

13. Tiger City Jukes - Watch Out! Santa's Been Drinking.mp3
From: Christmas in Bluestown (2002, out of print)

14. Dalhart Imperials - Old Man Spivey's Egg Nogg.mp3
From: You Can't Stop the Christmas Bop Vol.2 (1997, out of print)

15. Elmo and Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.mp3
Buy: Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Christmas Novelty CD of All Time (1989)

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