I finally compiled this year's Christmas CD. Last year was pretty weak as far as new Christmas releases were concerned. Twisted Sister was the best, by far, in 2006. This year proved to be much better, even with Patti Labelle out there. So, here is the 2007 list, a good mix of old and new.

"The Yukon Cornelius Mix"... was there any doubt?

"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"/The Isley Brothers
"Christmas In July"/Brave Combo
"Sleigh Ride"/Relient k
"Bizarre Christmas Incident"/Ben Folds
"O Holy Night"/Martina McBride
"Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)"/Harvey Danger
"White Christmas"/Sister Hazel
"An Old Fashioned Christmas Polka"/Riders In the Sky
"O Little Town of Bethlehem"/Aaron Neville
"It Really Is (A Wonderful Life)"/Mindy Smith
"Jingle Bells"/Yolanda Adams
"Holiday"/Santa Claws and the Naughty But Nice Orchestra
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"/The Chipmunks & Canned Heat
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"/The Smithereens
"Christmas Is the Time"/Darlene Love
"The Last Month of the Year"/The Staple Singers
"Run, Run Rudolph"/Humpers
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"/Vince Vance And The Valiants
"Carol of the Bells"/Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
"It's Christmas (Let's Have Sex)"/Duke Tumatoe
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"/The Klezmonauts
"Silver Bells"/Jacqui Naylor

Meal of Links

Speaking of Christmas music, here are the all-time worst Christmas songs. These are pretty bad. But I give a pass to Springsteen, The Ramones and Band Aid. And I kinda like "Oi to the World". You gotta take the good with the bad. Any list that has "Christmas in Hollis" at No. 1 is OK by me. Good stuff on this list.

Paul mentions during the Browns game yesterday that Sonic is opening in Stow. Since I work near the Hudson-Stow border, I almost fainted. Sadly, Sonic is not coming to Stow. But they are coming to Streetsboro. We've finally hit the meat jackpot!



"Dexter" is winding down to its season finale next week and this program keeps getting better and better. But, I gotta say, Showtime is revealing way too much in the previews. No doubt, there will be twists and turns like night's episode, but they show some pretty important plot points, albeit without context. Very frustrating. And someone has decided to show scenes from the finale on YouTube. I stumbled upon those last week without realizing they seemed legit.

Exercise Yard

Could it be? A possible bid for EPL rights by the four-letter. No mention of US viewings though. Saturday a.m. seems like a vast wasteland that could use some live sports programming.

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