¡Bienvenidos! ¡Feliz Navidad! ¡Note the upside-down exclamation points! Come on in to the party…
So, if you are just arriving, let me explain where we are. On November 21st, sometime early in the morning, John M. Higgins died suddenly — shockingly — of a heart attack at the age of 45. Either you knew him personally, and you know he was a prince among men, or you’ve never heard of him and you’re wondering what the fuss is. This post went up the day John died and links to many news stories and blog posts about him. This post has more news stories and also has audio of Higgins being interviewed on the radio in his role as a trade reporter covering the television industry.
One of the things John and I shared was an obsession with collecting Christmas music, chiefly pop music. Last year, I posted 44 songs from my large collection. This year, I called my effort The John M. Higgins Memorial Xmasganza and I just used songs from John’s collection.
He was known for making mix tapes and CDs for people and several people made comments to me at his memorial about getting copies of his old ones. Why wait? Just download here and you can make your own personal Higgins Xmas Mix. I’d recommend rearranging the order a little.
The Dickies – Silent Night — BUY
DDT – Captain Morgan’s Christmas — BUY
The Gwens – Christmas Love
The Chubbies – There’s Nothing I Want More For Christmas This Year — BUY
DJ Demonixx – Carol of the Bells (A Demonic Christmas)
Yello – Jingle Bells (Single Version) — BUY
Suddenly, Tammy! – Rock ‘n’ Roll Santa Claus
5 Chinese Brothers – The Fruitcake Song — BUY
The Kingstonians – Merry Christmas — BUY
Sluggy Ranks – Doesn’t Really Matter What Santa Brings — BUY
Porn Orchard – This Holiday Season — BUY
Mr. Bob Francis – That Swingin’ Manger — BUY
Robert Earl Keen – Merry Christmas From The Family — BUY
Jill Sobule – Merry Christmas From The Family — BUY
Jon Stewart – Message from a Jew
Pudie Tadow – Get Your Dreidel On
Home Grown – Christmas Crush
My Chemical Romance – All I Want For Christmas Is You
Mr. Birchum’s Gift Guide – Adam Carolla
O Holy Night – The Kids of South Park
Snow Patrol – Just Like Christmas
Jack’s Mannequin – Lights and Buzz
To mix it up a little, here are a couple bonus cuts:
By the way, if you need some further background, this post from last year outlines some of my general thoughts on the genre of Christmas music (and gives further background to this cranky post from last night).
Tags: John M. Higgins, Christmas music, MP3s