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• On the 18th day of Christmas... by surviving the golden age

  "I've had a long day so I'll keep this short. Today I post the Barenaked Ladies "Green Christmas". I believe this track was originally released on one of the Maybe This Christmas and it later also appeared on the How the Grinch Stole Christmas movie soundtrack. If you never saw..."

• Homercat Presents: the best Christmas CD Ever by Good Rockin' Tonight

  "Today in Music History:In 1971, Jerry Lee Lewis and his wife Myra who he married when she was 13 divorced, as he prepared to marry 29-year old Karen Elizabeth Gunn Pate.When my alarm went off this morning my local radio DJ said something like only seven days till Christmas, and..."

• Baby Jesus, born to rock by Circles of Concrete

  "It's Christmas time once again and that means crowded stores, screaming children, horrible looking sweaters and lots of greed. My least favorite holiday has arrived and I'm going to do what I can to survive this season.In the meantime, enjoy the "Surviving Christmas" mix:The Ravenettes - The Christmas SongFuel -..."

• For the Kids Three... by linesthroughlines

  "It's been great getting some feedback on the end-of-year lists. Thanks for the e-mails of appreciation. You all rule. I thought I'd take a step back today with something nice and light. Something you might smile about...If you haven't heard of the For the Kids series, this is your intro...."

• Free Canadian Christmas Music by Fong Songs

  "Everyone likes free music, eh?The Vancouver Sun and Nettwerk Music Group have teamed up to release a virtual holiday compilation album called Seriously West Coast Vol, 2. You've got 48 hours to download it, starting now.Track list:Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen The Weepies -..."