Blogcritics Comments on Your Christmas Rock mixed CD

Comment by Lori

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:29:11 EST

I am a Canadian (and a fan of the Mckenzie Brothers) and it is spelled touque. It is a wool hat, and that should end all discussion on that topic. Do you have a site that gives an online listening link to the 12 days of Christmas by the brothers?

Comment by someone

Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:35:11 EST

wheres little st. nick and wonderful christmas time

Comment by Lono

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:38:52 EST

as the initial author, I will weigh in on the 'tuke' discussion. Frankly, I don't even know how to spell it. But... it IS a knitted wool cap of sorts. As for the Elvis comments, I honestly thought they were later Elvis recordings. The CDs I have a all re-issues and so don't have any decent recording dates. There is just so much hubris (along with brilliance) on some of those tracks.

Comment by Mark Saleski

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:10:03 EST

right around the time we actually played beer hunter, i had a roommate who might as well have been from canada: he was from madawaska, maine (check a map...it's really up there). he had the skinny on this stuff. he also used to bring budweiser purchased in canada. man, it was funny to see the word "Imported" stamped on the label.

Comment by andy marsh

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:10:33 EST

I know they discuss it in the song, but I don't remember if they ever actually give the definition. I was wondering about the spelling also...

Comment by Mark Saleski

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:04:20 EST

isn't a toque just a plain 'ole wool/knit, pull-it-on-your head winter-type hat? maybe mr. carruthers can verify this (though for some reason i imagine him wearing a bowler...don't know why) ps. i actually played "beer hunter" once in college. we used old milwaukee.

Comment by andy marsh

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:41:49 EST

I see the McKenzie brothers on there. Did we ever get a defintion of a tuke?

Comment by Al Barger

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 02:14:55 EST

Big missing link: The Phil Spector A Christmas Gift for You album. That whole thing is totally rockin, and totally necessary. It's some of his very best work. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" with Darlene Love is probably the most effective dramatic performance. Also, the Crystals' "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" from this album would add some texture. The Wall of Sound was just MADE for Christmas stuff.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:26:07 EST

thanks CC, great info - the '50s was a great time for contemporary Xmas music, I guess I'll have to write a post aobut it

Comment by ClubhouseCancer

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:17:44 EST

There's one on the 1971 Christmas album. But the 1957 version is the really famous one, and i'll be that's the one he;s referring to. if not, sorry. I just wanted to point out that the "fat pilly old Elvis" didn't record any Christmas music. There are just two Elvis Christmas albums, the 1957 classic and the 1971 "Wonderful World of Christmas." The 1957 has sold millions and millions of copies and makes up the bulk of all the "Christmas with Elvis" kind of compilations One can feel free to find Elvis's Christmas music campy kitsch, but know that the most famous of it comes from his most thrilling period. The 1971 isn't bad, either, and comes at another high point for Elvis, the "done-with-movies-back-to-music" period that followed the 1968 comeback special. Not pilly at all.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:46:36 EST

CC, perhaps Lono is referring to the live version of "Blue Christmas"?

Comment by BRICKLAYER

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:40:09 EST

I noticed there are no Clay Aiken selections on here. Please re-think, and revise as necessary.

Comment by the legs

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:25:09 EST

you gotta be kiddin me? no "fairytale of new york"?

Comment by ClubhouseCancer

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:24:25 EST

No comment on your choices, but the Elvis Christmas album ("Blue Christmas") was recorded in 1957. Also, some of your titles are off.

Comment by haithanh

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 05:10:29 EST

chao ban !