Look what some bearded weirdo in red attire just shoved under your tree...

Ho!Ho!Ho! And by that I don't necessarily mean the scantily clad ladies accompanying this post, because nothing says 'tis the season' like mistle toes, eggnog, Christmas Carols and, uh, ample amounts of cleavage?! Did someone in the back there just yell 'Jingle them bells'? Naughty boy, you! So, this year from Uncle OBG you get some cheesecake, delivered freely with your Christmas offering, which is the kinda sorta mandatory Christmas compilation, seasonal obligation for any self-respecting music blog (unless you boycott Christmas or Christmas music compilation, which, you do you, you!). Not much to say, other than there's a bunch of cool dudes and dudettes on here (Ron Sexsmith, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tom Rush, Koko Taylor) and that you should check it out. 

On my PC I have my Christmas music arranged in playlists by genre, but this has proven to not be the best way of going about it. After a while you get sort of fed up with a single genre (funk, country, rock etc.), so this comp will feature a variety of artists and styles. Dig the power pop that The Grip Weeds bring to "Christmas Dream", some rockabilly "Jingle Bells" from Ricky Nelson or some funky festive tunes from The Temptations. The biggest wild card in the pack is probably Twisted Sister's take on "Deck The Halls", with its rumbling "falalalala-lalalala" chorus making me imagine a bunch of disgruntled elfs taking the piss out of the whole Christmas endeavor. 

So, Merry Christmas y'all that do celebrate, and if you don't, have a good time with friends or family regardless. See you on the other side...

PS. Have some more cheesecake, for the road. There ya go...