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Christmas Music

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This Christmas metal project is called “Sleigher” for obvious reasons

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Music, Cover Version, Slayer, Sleigher

A bunch of metal types have come together to make “Season in the Abyss” from Slayer into a Christmas song.

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Because you can never get enough theremin Christmas music

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Carolina Eyck, Christmas Music, Theremin

The theremin is a finicky instrument that requires very deft and steady movements. Props to Carolina Eyck and her theremin.

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Billy F Gibbons gives a ZZ Top spin to “Jingle Bells”

December 24, 2021December 23, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Billy F Gibbons, Christmas Music, Jingle Bells, ZZ Top

He calls it “Jingle Bell Blues.” A nice song for Christmas Eve. (Via Tom)

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This is good: “Stupid Freakin’ Elf on the Shelf”

December 15, 2021December 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Music, Elf on the Shelf, Glacial Erratic

Here’s a little comedy from Glacial Erratic, a band from up on Georgian Bay in Ontario. If there are kids

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Random music news for Monday, December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Christmas Music, Holiday Music, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Taylor Swift

Well, this seems extreme. This day’s music news–December 13, 2021–isn’t at all like that. A new book could break open

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Here’s another festive song for Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Music, Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox

Robert Fripp and wife Toyah Roberts are still very much into the Christmas spirit with their Sunday Lunch performance. Sing

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Is this NFSW (or anywhere else, really) song the best of this year’s Xmas offerings?

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Music, Comedy

You be the judge. (Via Tom) @fattdanncomedyclub ##christmas ♬ original sound – Fatt Dann Comedy Club

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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch features more Xmas music

November 28, 2021November 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Music, Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox

After starting with the Christmas music last week, Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox continue with this seasonal singalong. Please join

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Dallas restaurant bans Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Christmas Music, Mariah Carey

Well, it’s not a complete ban. But they’re doing their best to cut down on this atrocity. Props to Stoneleigh

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It’s begun. Mariah Carey’s season of Christmas is here.

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment All I Want for Christmas Is You, Christmas Music, Mariah Carey

Now that we’re past Halloween, here comes the Christmas pressure. That includes incessant plays of Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want

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Eagles of Death Metal go Christmas. Seriously.

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boots Electric, Christmas Music, Eagles of Death Metal, Jesse Hughes

This year, Eagles of Death Metal Presents A Boots Electric Christmas will be the thing that dethrones Mariah Carey as

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The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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