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* Snoop Doggy Dogg: Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto (7.0 mb)
From Christmas On Death Row : Death Row Records

* Otis Redding: White Christmas (4.0 mb)
* Carla Thomas: Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas Time (2.5 mb)
* Ray Charles: Christmas Time (6.0 mb)
From The Original Soul Christmas : Atlantic / WEA

* James Brown: Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto (4.5 mb) | Soulful Christmas (5.0 mb) | Signs Of Christmas (7.5 mb)
From James Brown’s Funk Christmas : Polydor

* Darlene Love: White Christmas (3.5 mb)
* The Ronettes: Frosty The Snowman (2.5 mb) | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (3.0 mb)
From A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector : Abkco

* The Irish Rovers: Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (5.0 mb)
* The Chipmunks: The Chipmunks Song (3.5 mb) | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (3.5 mb)
From Christmas Comdey Classics : Priority Records

Well, I can’t believe that it’s already the end of the year. Time sure does fly sometimes. And since this will be my last post before the Christmas holiday, I figured that I would post a bunch of holiday songs. This way you can get your parties started in style. Enjoy!

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If you’re still looking for gift ideas for your favorite music nerd, I would highly recommend the Buddha Machine. These things are absolutely brilliant. They are repurposed Buddhist meditation/prayer machines and contains 9 different loops by sound artists, FM3. It’s a totally self contained sound machine that is about the size of a deck of cards and includes a speaker, a headphone output, a toggle switch and volume control. The sound is totally lo-fi and mono. For a preview of what the box might sound like, go here for mp3’s of all 9 loops that are contained on the Buddha Machine. You might think to yourself, “Well why the hell should I buy this thing if I can get all the loops online and just play them on my computer?” Well, because it’s not even close to being the same experience, that’s why. Part of the wonder of the machine is the little speaker and the incredibly lo-fi sound. The fact that you can even manipulate the sound a little, depending on how you hold it. Man, this thing rocks.

Also, the new issue of Yeti (look here and here) is out, just in time for Stocking Stuffers. It’s another superlative issue, packed to brim with great writing and also includes a cd that’s well worth listening to. Contact e-mail is: yetipubs@gmail.com

Both of these fine items should be available in your finer record emporiums, although the buddha machine might be harder to find.