IT'S HERE!

Say, Ray, don't you think it's a little early to release a Christmas mixtape? After all, you hate Sunny 95 for playing Christmas music starting Thanksgiving Day. And here we are, four days - three waking days, really - into the month of December and here you have it completed and everything. And what, some of this music was purchased for the sole purpose of the mixtape?

Ray's you're insane. Have you gone mad with power?

Replace "power" with "boredom and a Visa Check Card" and you're absolutely right. And it is with that in mind that I give you my second annual CHRISTMAS MIXTAPE!dat da da daaa



The Lineup:
1. Marah, "Baby It's Cold Outside"
2. Five Iron Frenzy, "You Gotta Get Up"
3. The Waitresses, "Christmas Wrapping"
4. El Vez, "Feliz Navi-Nada"
5. The Kinks, "Father Christmas"
6. The Black Arts, "Christmas Number One"
7. Relient K, "Angels We Have Heard On High"
8. Jimmy Eat World, "Last Christmas"
9. The Killers, "Don't Shoot Me Santa"
10. James Brown, "Funky Christmas"
11. The Smithereens, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
12. Snow Patrol, "When I Get Home For Christmas"
13. The Decemberists, "Please Daddy Don't Get Drunk This Christmas"
14. Bright Eyes, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
15. The Bird and The Bee, "Carol Of the Bells"
16. Mindy Smith, "I'll Be Home For Christmas"
17. The Weepies, "All That I Want"
18. Sufjan Stevens, "That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!"
19. Travis, "River"
20. Coldplay, "2000 Miles"
21. Eels, "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas"
22. The Fray, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
23. Nat King Cole, "O Come All Ye Faithful"

Get It!

Oh, and here's last years mix, for good measure:

Ray Lockman's Official Christmas Mix



1. The Killers - Great Big Sled
2. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Carol Of the Bells
3. Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis
4. Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
5. The Dandy Warhols - Little Drummer Boy
6. Ben Folds - Bizarre Christmas Incident
7. My Chemical Romance - All I Want For Christmas Is You
8. Johnny Cash - Blue Christmas
9. The Arcade Fire - Jungle Bell Rock
10. VeggieTales - The 8 Polish Foods Of Christmas
11. Thurl Ravencroft - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
12. Phantom Planet - Winter Wonderland
13. Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas
14. Sense Field - Happy XMas (War Is Over)
15. Coldplay - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
16. Death Cab For Cutie - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
17. Barenaked :Ladies & Sarah McLachlan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
18. Michael Bublé - I'll be Home For Christmas
19. Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song
20. Vanessa Carlton - Greensleeves
21. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmastime Is Here (Instrumental)
22. Jack Johnson - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
23. Belle and Sebastian - O Come, O Come Emmanuel
GET IT!

You may notice a few things, and I'll address them tomorrow when I have even more time.

1. Yes, Jimmy Eat World is on both mixes. I found a higher-quality mix this year, and I'll put that on the old mix, or remove the track.
2. In the process of making everything mp3 format, I forgot to properly tag "That Was the Worst...". Therefore, I am listed as the artist. Change that for now, I'll fix it in the next few days.
3. 2007 has no artwork right now. Use the pic here, I'll include it in the update.

So enjoy this bit. It's been a slow work in progress for a while now, and here it is. Send me suggestions, or even better, send me mp3's you'd like to see next year. I'd love you forever.

Oh, and I've already got a new mixtape in mind. My dad and I sprang the idea while watching TV tonight.

Be afraid.