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And the Bells Were Ringing Out on Megmas Day - Holiday 2023

A while ago one of my best friends sent me a text:

I noodled on this for a while, made lists and everything. A few months later I replied with:

(Yes, these are the kinds of conversations you can have with me if you have my contact info).

Anyway, if you're familiar to the Megmas back catalogue, you know that Fairytale of New York has been a long time staple of these mixes, both the original and a ton of great covers. With the passing of Shane MacGowan this year, I couldn't help but pay tribute to one of the best punk songs and one of the best holiday songs of all time––uncomfortable language and all. And so, the title of this year's mix is from the chorus of Fairytale of New York. And the album art is a slight nod to the album cover for the single.

I thought about putting a cover or live version of Fairytale of New York on this mix, but in the end, I decided to just go with the original. And, in a wonderful stroke of luck, one of the other songs on this mix references the song with the line "This is the fairytale of nowhere."

This year's mix is a return to form in a lot of ways: it has more pop-punk than in recent years, more silly songs, and even a Hanukkah song! There were also so many wonderful new Christmas songs that were on my radar this year, I hardly had to dip into my unused archive.

As always I hope you enjoy the mix and share it with people who also like non-traditional holiday songs.

1 Afraid of Heights // Tom Fletcher 2 Christmas (I Won't Be Home) // The Lottery Winners 3 Festivus! // Mountain Songs 4 We Won't Come Home at Christmas Time // The Reds, Pinks and Purples 5 Might Ruin Christmas // New Rules 6 Is This Christmas? // The Wombats 7 Christmas at 22 // The Wonder Years 8 It's Christmas Time // Vista Blue 9 I Wear My Leather Jacket at Christmas // Department of Creative Affairs 10 All I Want For Christmas is a Rock Show (feat. Kyle Gass) // Grizfolk 11 Xmas Blue // Safe Ferris 12 Merry, Merry Christmas // El Gato Roboto 13 Christmas Dirtbag // Wheatus 14 Snoopy's Christmas // Smash Mouth 15 Saul: The Hanukkah Narwhal // The Zach and The Jess 16 Merry Spidey Christmas // Patrick Stump 17 Pass The Good Stuff Around // Make Like Monkeys 18 I Never Cared for Christmas // Old Mountain Station 19 Merry Christmas Everyone // Punk Rock Factory 20 Xmas Time of the Year // Green Day 21 Missing You This Christmas // Theory of a Deadman 22 All Hang The Lights On Christmas // Nick Phoenix 23 Angels We Have Heard On High // Bayside 24 I'll Be Home For Christmas (If I Can Be There) // The Oh Hellos 25 Christmas Magic // The National Parks 26 No Christmas Bells // There Will Be Fireworks 27 Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) // The Pogues 28 All I Want For Christmas Is New Years Day // Hurts

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Just Like Megmas - Holiday 2022

A three year streak with the return of the quasi-annual Megmas mixes, making this the 15th mix!

This year I spent a lot of time digging for deep cuts,* revisiting old classics that haven't ever made it onto a mix, and going back and forth on using the cover vs the original on a few of these tracks (Silversun Pickups and Phoebe Bridgers to name a few). And of course, there are one or two just silly songs because what would a Megmas mix be without those.

Over the years, I've realized that Low's "Just Like Christmas" has become one of my all time favorite Christmas songs (this year marks the 3rd cover to appear on a megmas mix). As I was thinking of names for this year's mix, it just seemed like the right thing for 2022 where the world is sort of, a little bit, starting to feel normal again; and at least for me, things are starting to feel just like christmas in ways they haven't in a while.

*I will say the one downside to a spotify only release is that I can't get the super deep cuts, or the random tv and movie quotes that used to be on the CD releases of Megmas past.

1 I don't know what Christmas Is (But Christmas Time Is Here) // Old '97 2 Little Drummer Boy // the bird and the bee, Dave Grohl 3 Wintering // The 1975 4 Sally Sweet Tooth // Bad Bad Hats 5 Marshmallow World // The Regrettes 6 Drummer Boy // Titus Andronicus // 7 Christmas, Burn It All // Randolph's Leap, The Olive Grove All-Stars 8 Groovy Xmas // The Linda Lindas 9 Feliz NaviSKA // Skatune Network, JER 10 Naughty or Nice // Tom Cardy 11 Ho Ho It's Christmas Again // Wicketkeeper 12 A Christmas Shortcut // Hot Dad 13 Christmastime With You // Cheepskates 14 Yr Always Alone (On Christmas) We Are The Union 15 Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message) // Dragonette 16 Make Way For The Holidays // Le Bon 17 Just Like Christmas // Silversun Pickups 18 The Other Side of Christmas // The Boy Least Likely To 19 Someone to Spend Christmas With // The Spook School 20 So Much Wine // Phoebe Bridgers 21 Christas // Rogue Wave 22 Fairytale of New York // Communist Daughter 23 A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So) // The Flaming Lips 24 Next Year Will Be Mine // Whyte Horses 25 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? // The Head And The Heart 26 Happy New Year // Murder By Death

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A Megmas Gift for You -- Holiday 2021

And we're back with the 14th quasi-annual Megmas mix.

Back in the day, I used to burn these on CDs and post them to everyone, and then I moved to sending everyone files with an attached playlist. The thing I miss about those mixes is that I was able to include really random music, super indie stuff, and clips from other media.

This is the second year I've done a Spotify only release, and I'm still pretty happy with the tracks I've put together. And for some reason I have an equal mix of "I miss you" and "fuck you" tracks, and that just feels very 2021 to me.

1 This Christmas // Backyard Superheros 2 Christmas Caller // Beach Bunny 3 It's Christmas and I Fucking Miss You // Charly Bliss, PUP 4 Holiday Records // New Found Glory 5 Holiday Road! // The Aquabats 6 My Favorite Time Of Year // L.A. Exes 7 Just Like Christmas // Ingo Star Cruiser, Gaby Frödrn 8 Krampus // The Lathums 9 Not Too Old for the Holidays // The Animal In Me 10 Not Another Christmas // blink-182 11 Merry Christmas and Fuck You // The Things We Were 12 Favorite Time of Year // American Authors 13 Twinkly Lights // Bob's Burgers 14 (All I Want For Christmas Is To) Rage With My Friends // Piebald 15 December Is for Cynics // The Matches 16 I Wish It Was Christmas Today // Senses Fail 17 Out of All The Charlie Browns in the World, I'm the Browniest // Mirror Eyes 18 Christmas Without You // Sheppard 19 Fairytale of New York // Vance Joy 20 Joy // The Sea The Sea 21 Merry Christmas, Happy New Year // Ingrid Michaelson, Zooey Deschanel 22 Happy New Year // Frank Turner

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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Megmiss - Holiday 2020

Well it's been a crazy few years... I got pregnant in 2016 and was too exhausted to make a mix in 2016 and then again in 2017 with a 6 month old. I then got pregnant again in 2018 and was too sick , and then too tired in 2019 with a 5 month old and a two year old to make one then. So, 2020 became my triumphant return!

As I started crafting this mix, I realized that I had so many more female artists than I've ever had, and so I decided to 86 the other potential songs and make this an all "miss" mix. And I am so pleased with how this turned out, and I hope it was worth the four year wait between mixes!

1 Make You Mine This Season // Tegan and Sara 2 Here We Come A-Caroling // Pomplamoose 3 Little Saint Nick // Best Coast 4 Jingle Bells // Bleached 5 Christmas in Hollis // Porlolo 6 Winer Love // Fionn 7 It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries // Carly Rae Jepsen 8 All I Want for Christmas is a Work Email // Self Esteem 9 It’s Christmas Time (We’re as Miserable as Sin) // The Happy Somethings 10 Ugly Xmas Sweater Party // girlhouse 11 Winter Song // Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareilles 12 This Christmas Day // Amy Macdonald 13 Fairytale of New York // Grace Petrie 14 Home Alone, Too // The Staves 15 This Year Can Kiss My Ass // Meiko 16 Auld Lang Syne // Haley Blais

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Have Yourself a Happy Little Megmas - Holiday 2015

2015 has been a crazy year. I changed jobs so that I’m vey rarely at a desk, which has been awesome, but the downside is that I’m now very rarely able to listen to music at work, which is where I usually started constructing my Megmas mixes. So, when I finally sat down to finalize the mix, I found that I had a truly epic amount of Holiday songs that I needed wade through. 

I planned on calling this year’s mix “O Megmas Tree” but as I was trying to decide what to do for cover art, I thought of Bob Ross’s evergreen tree paintings (I’ve taken to watching The Joy of Painting when I get stressed). But then Husband pointed out that they would have to be happy little Megmas trees, and so the name was changed as an homage to Bob Ross and one of my favourite Christmas movies of all time “Meet Me in St. Louis.”

Fun Fact: The first band on this mix is listed as WJLP, and when I was looking them up to confirm the info, I discovered that this stands for William J. Le Petomane, the Governor from “Blazing Saddles.” amazing!

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1 At Christmas Time // WJLP 2 Come On! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance // Fortunate Ones 3 I am Santa // The Darkness 4 The Season’s Upon Us // Dropkick Murphys 5 Just Like Christmas // Craig Finn and Esmé Patterson* 6 Never Gonna Be Alone on Christmas // Work Drugs 7 Christmas Wrapping (feat. Iggy Pop) // Kylie Minogue 8 Christmas is Back in Town // Gaspard Royant 9 Christmas Depends on You // Short Skirts* 10 Home Alone Theme // August Burns Red 11 The Ghost of Christmas Past // Deidre & the Dark 12 Here Come the Bells (Xmas Gift) // Public Access T.V.* 13 Missile Toe // The Mosquitos* 14 Linus and Lucy (Live) // Los Straightjackets 15 Space Christmas // Shonen Knife *16 A Very Sorry Christmas // The New Mendicants 17 Christmas Night // The Cave Singers 18 Year End Letter // Garfunkel and Oates* 19 Happy New Year Next Year // Violent Femmes

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Megmas Sweater - Holiday 2014

This might be one of my favourite Megmas mixes I've ever made. I found some really amazing bands and songs. It might not flow as smoothly in some places as others, but I'm still super happy with it. I was worried that the penultimate songs were a bit of a downer, but I wasn't going to pass up a change to use a song titled "My Beer Drunk Soul is Sadder Than All the Dead Christmas Trees in the World."

Fun fact: I somehow went 10 years without having a single song about Christmas sweaters, and then suddenly I have like 5 on this mix (and actually cut at least one other one). 

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1 Santa Claus is Coming to the USA // The Kicks 2 Together in Our Holiday Sweaters // My First Earthquake* 3 Christmas Day (I Wish I Was Surfing) // Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler 4 Father Christmas // Bad Religion 5 On Christmas // Dum Dum Girls* 6 Snow // New Found Glory 7 Christmas Sweaters // The Classic Brown 8 One Christmas Catalogue // Wild Nothing* 9 And Anyway It’s Christmas // !!! 10 Christmas Sweatz // Rhett & Link 11 Christmas Party // Dr Dog 12 Hooray for Santa Claus // Sloppy Seconds 13 The Little Drummer Boy // Christopher Lee 14 Miracle of Christmas // Funeral For A Friend* 15 The Sweater Song // The Hermione Crookshanks Experience 16 Holiday Road // Limp 17 Christmas Island // Piney Girl* 18 My Beer Drunk Soul is Sadder Than All the Dead Christmas Trees in the World // Broken Records 19 Cure (Christmas Song) // Neives* 20 Mvmt IV, “Every Bell On Earth Will Ring” // The Oh Hellos

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Megmas Xmas - Holiday 2013

Ten years, you guys. This is the 10th annual Megmas album. And what's crazier than the fact that I've been making these mixes for 10 years, is that some people out there have copies of all 10! 

I really wanted to do something special for this mix, and I entertained the idea of getting the band back together to create our own cover of "Fairytale of New York" for the occasion, but things didn't work out and I ran out of time. Still, it's a good solid mix with a lot of new bands, as well as a last min addition by my favourite band: The Hold Steady. 

Mostly, I am just proud of the fact that I have made this a part of my holiday traditions for so long. I see no end in sight. 

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1 Christmas Wrapping // Slow Gherkin 2 It’s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) // Squarehead* 3 All I Want For Christmas is You // Heike Has The Giggles* 4 Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You // The Hold Steady* 5 It’s Christmas // The Polyphonic Spree 6 Make it Ring (Like a Christmas Bell) // I ♥ The Monster Hero* 7 Do They Know It’s Christmas // Badly Drawn Boy* 8 It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop // Frightened Rabbit 9 Christmas Madness // The Rocket Summer 10 X-Mas Eve (She Got up and Left Me) // Rancid* 11 R2D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas // Star Wars Christmas 12 Christmas is All Around // Billy Mack 13 Last Christmas // The Hairy Bottlers 14 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas // The Mountain Goats 15 Auld Lang Synge // Andrew Bird

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Megmas List - Holiday 2012

One of my favourite things is finding clips from other media that I can use in the mixes along with awesome holiday songs. This year, we see two clips from the BBC radio comedy, Cabin Pressure's Christmas episode: Molokaʻi. This mix also has one of the best covers of all time: Zach Braff and Donald Faison singing "Baby It's Cold Outside," which, if you understand the historical context of the song, brings their bromance to epic new levels.

Fun fact: despite the fact that there is a SpongeBob song on this mix, I've never actually seen a full episode of the show. 

1 Dasher? On! // Cabin Pressure* 2 Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town // Bruce Springsteen 3 All I Need Is Love // Cee Lo Green feat. The Muppets 4 Wonderful Christmastime // The Shins 5 Merry Something to You // Devo 6 Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree // Chicago 7 Don’t Be a Jerk (It’s Christmas) // SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Do They Know It’s Christmas? // Barenaked Ladies 9 Get Dressed You Merry Gentlemen // Cabin Pressure* 10 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen // August Burns Red 11 XMS PRTY // Shock And Awe* 12 Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) // Bowling for Soup 13 Santa Claus’ Party! // The Aquabats! 14 Baby It’s Cold Outside // Zach Braff & Donald Faison* 15 Little Drummer Boy // tobyMac 16 Xmas Rulez, Voldemort Droolz // Harry and the Potters 17 All I Want for Christmas // Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey, & The Roots* 18 Fairytale of New York // Stars

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Do They Know It's Megmas? - Holiday 2011

I have a weird obsession with the song "Do They Know It's Christmas (Feed the World)." Objectively, I know it's a horrible song for a ton of reasons. But in 2004, I was spending winter in Ireland and it was the 20 year anniversary of the song, so they had released a new version–the best official version, in my opinion (the one they released for the 30th anniversary is so beyond horrible and they tried to update it for the Ebloa virus and ugh, but I digress). Anyway, it was everywhere, and it kinda sunk in. And then I started finding really awesome covers, and it just became a staple of Megmas, so it seemed fitting to finally pay homage in the title of the mix. I also used the truly horrible art that was used for the 20th anniversary. 

I am also proud of the amount of humor I was able to get into this mix: a HIMYM quote, Venture Bros., Jack Black & Jason Segel, Space Ghost! I'm awesome. 

1 I Wish it was Christmas Today // Julian Casablancas 2 Zombie Christmas // Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler 3 All I want For Christmas // The Yeah Yeah Yeahs* 4 O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night // Trans-Siberian Orchestra 5 Do They Know it’s Christmas (Feed the World) // The Venture Brothers* 6 Fairytale of New York // No Use for a Name 7 Mannheim Steamroller // How I Met Your Mother* 8 Carol of the Bells // Mannheim Steamroller 9 Snow Globe // Matt Wertz 10 Baby, It’s Cold Outside // She & Him 11 Where Are You, Christmas? // And Then There Were None 12 I Solemnly Swear I am Up to Good Cheer // The Remus Lupins 13 Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy // Jack Black & Jason Segel* 14 We Wish You a Merry Christmas // Space Ghost*

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All I Want for Megmas - Holiday 2010

This mix has two of my favourite Christmas songs of all time on it: "Fairytale of New York," and "The Cold, Wild Yonder." The former is a classic–everyone knows this amazing song by The Pogues; the latter, however, is actually a Wizard Rock song, and is about Christmas during Deathly Hallows when Harry, Ron, and Hermione are on the run. 

When I sent this mix out to friends, I told my bestie (a huge HP fan like myself), that there was a Wizard Rock song on the mix, and even she couldn't pick it out right away. Two years later, when I met the singer of Oliver Boyd & The Rememberalls at Leakycon and was banging on about how amazing this song is, I told him that everyone I had played this for was shocked that it was “Wizard Rock,” and he said “Well, that’s the point, isn’t it.” 

Fun Fact: This mix is also notable for having the word "fuck" twice in the track listing!

1 The Christmas Can-Can // Straight Not Chaser 2 Another Christmas Song // Stephen Colbert* 3 A Happy Christmas Baby // The Boy Least Likely To 4 Wish List // Neon Trees 5 The Elf Song // The Vacancies 6 This Christmas Day // Trans-Siberian Orchestra 7 A Christmas Duel // The Hives & Cyndi Lauper 8 Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On // Ringo Starr 9 Do They Know it’s Christmas? // Fucked Up* 10 Christmas With The Devil // Spinal Tap 11 Fuck Christmas // Eric Idle 12 Merry Christmas Have a Happy New Year // Bears* 13 Fairytale of New York // The Pouges & Kristy MacColl 14 The Cold, Wild Yonder // Oliver Boyd & The Rememberalls 15 A New Year (live) // Stars

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The Twelve Days of Megmas - Holiday Mix 2009

One of my favourite Christmas movies OF ALL TIME is "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street" (1978). It's a gem. Everyone goes ice skating (even Oscar in his garbage can);  Bert & Ernie do a "Gift of the Magi" thing with Bert's paperclip collection and Ernie's rubber ducky; Oscar tries to convince Big Bird that there is no Santa; and in my favourite plot point, Cookie Monster gets so excited writing Santa to bring him cookies, that he accidentally eats a pencil, a typewriter, and then a phone. I used one song from this before: Oscar the Grouch's "I hate Christmas" back on the 2005 mix, but the ending song, "Keep Christmas With You" was always a favourite, especially since they teach the kids how to sign along in ASL. 

Looking back, I'm not sure why I used the Glee version of "Last Christmas." I don't usually choose things that mainstream... Also, I have watched a total of 25 mins of Glee and I hated every minute of it, which I think is how even fans of the show feel...

Fun Fact: Eddie Izzard's standup special "Dressed to Kill" (where the Five Gold Rings clip is from) is one of my favourite things ever. I pretty much have it memorized and quote it on a regular basis. 

1 All I Want for Christmas is You // My Chemical Romance 2 Oi To The World // The Vandals 3 Get Your Hump On This Christmas // Earth, Wind & Fire (feat. Cleveland Brown) 4 Do They Know It’s Christmas (Feed the World) // Slade 5 Christmastime is Here // Gatsby’s American Dream* 6 O Holy Night // Weezer 7 Carol of the Bells // The Bird And The Bee 8 Wizard in Winter (Instrumental) // Trans-Siberian Orchestra 9 Five Gold Rings // Eddie Izzard* 10 The Twelve Days of Christmas // Straight No Chaser 11 Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas) // The Decemberists 12 Sexy Santa // Steel Panther 13 Christmas Card // Jimmy Eat World 14 Last Christmas // Glee Cast 15 Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy // Anthony Rapp & Everett Bradley* 16 Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year) // Sesame Street Residents

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How The Grinch Stole Megmas - Holiday Mix 2008

I started a new job in Jan 2008 and quickly made a bunch of new, close friends (including the man who I would end up marrying), so this was the first Megmas mix that was going to be given to people outside of my older friends and college friends group. As such, there are a few repeats from previous mixes, because they were too good to not pass on to a new audience. This might have the best cover art of any Megmas mix... 

Fun fact: the Gary Hoey track was suggested to me by a Jewish friend, who has little to no interest in Christmas music (aside from when I brought him to a TSO concert and we got high and stared at the lasers and flames for 2 hours.. at least I think he was at that show. I mean, I was really high and apparently afterwards I ordered a burger, ate it, then cried because I thought everyone else got their food but I didn't...I always keep it classy).

1 Making Christmas // Rise Against 2 Feed the World (Do They Know It’s Christmas) // FAR Feat. Chino Moreno 3 It’s Snowing // Catchlove 4 I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday // Wizzard 5 Little Saint Nick // John Denver and the Muppets 6 Christmas In Hollis // The AKAs* 7 Give Da Jew Girl Toys (Sarah Silverman vs. Trio) // A Plus D 8 Put the Lights On the Tree // Sufjan Stevens 9 Wintertime Love // The Doors 10 A Peter Griffin Christmas* 11 Christmas Bop (Ramones vs. Xmas Songs) // Smash-Up Derby* 12 Siberian Sleigh Ride (Instrumental) // Trans-Siberian Orchestra 13 Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas // The Eels 14 A Gun for Christmas // The Vandals 15 Deck the Halls // Twisted Sister 16 Santa’s Got an Airplane // The Beach Boys 17 Linus and Lucy (live) // Gary Hoey

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Megmas Vacation - Holiday Mix 2007

I started getting really into Mashups this year–I was going to Bootie in SF a lot–and there was a Bootie Christmas Mashup playlist, so about 3 of those mashups made their way onto this mix. Also, this is the first official appearance of TSO and Wizard Rock on a Megmas mix. 

((Missing cover... someday I might find it))

1 A Mad Russian’s Christmas // Trans-Siberian Orchestra 2 Come on Christmas // Cheap Trick 3 Nothing’s Going to Ruin My Holiday // The Vandals 4 Father Christmas // The Kinks 5 Come On! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance! // Sufjan Stevens 6 Happy Christmas Day // Oliver Boyd and the Rememberalls 7 The Christmas Song // The Raveonettes 8 Step into Christmas // Elton John 9 Don’t Shoot Me Santa // The Killers 10 Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End) // The Darkness 11 Xmas Dick in a Box // A Plus D* 12 Just Call me Scrooge // Fishbone 13 Alala Falala Hasselhoff // King of Pants* 14 Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home ) // Death Cab for Cutie 15 Yuletide Zeppelin // Mojochronic* 16 An Epic Christmas Tale, Chapter One; How the Thestrals Saved Christmas // The Mudbloods

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A Megmas Story - Holiday Mix 2006

I seriously debated finding a bunny suit to dress up like Ralphie for the cover of this mix... Luckily for all of us that took too much effort. This is the first mix that ends with a New Years song. There are a surprising few New Years songs, and this one is hands down my favourite. 

Some people gave me  shit about including Mannheim Steamroller (which appears on at least one more mix along with the most amazing HIMYM quote), but whenever I hear them, it's like an instant flashback to childhood––The Steamroller was my mom's jam!

Fun Fact: The Who's "Tommy" scares the bejesus out of me (have you seen the film?! Horrifying!), but for some reason I felt that I just HAD to use "Christmas" as a track for Megmas. I really like the songs, as long as I don't think about any clips from the film (it's similar to "The Wall" actually, but "Tommy "doesn't give me weird trippy nightmares).

1 Deck the Halls // Mannheim Steamroller 2 Feed the World (Do They Know it’s Christmas) // Far [Featuring Chino Moreno] 3 Last Christmas // Jimmy Eat World 4 Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) // The Ramones 5 Thanx For Nothing // The Vandals 6 Run Rudolph Run // Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem 7 Oh Come All Ye Faithful // Twisted Sister 8 Forget December // Something Corporate 9 Christmas Wrapping // The Waitresses 10 Carol of the Bells // Mae 11 A Great Big Sled // The Killers 12 Christmastime Time in Hell // Satan, The Dark Prince 13 Thank God it’s Christmas // Queen 14 Christmas (live) // The Who 15 Star of Bethlehem // Angles & Airwaves 16 100 Resolutions // The Lawrence Arms

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The Nightmare Before Megmas - Holiday Mix 2005

This mix started an epic fight between me and my Nemesis. He said that I had mislabeled the artist for "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)" and that it should be Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Well, at this point in time, I had never heard of TSO. Instead, I had been rocking out to Savatage for years and knew, without a doubt, that the song was by them (I love "Dead Winter Dead" it's my favourite rock opera/concept album. Deal with it.)

This was before the days of having Wikipedia on our phones, so this argument lasted for the majority of a drive from Monterey, CA to Reno, NV in the middle of the night. In the end, it turns out we were both right. Members of Savatage would go on to form TSO mostly because of "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)." (And this sort of heated debate about trivial things would go on to define our relationship for the next decade). 

Fun Fact: The Peter Griffin Christmas may be my favourite thing to come out of a Family Guy episode. Well, except for the obscure quote, "Three days? That's tomorrow!"

1 What’s This? // Jack Skellington 2 This Time of Year // The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 3 All I Want for Christmas is You // My Chemical Romance 4 Christmas in Hollis // Run-DMC 5 Little Saint Nick // The Beach Boys 6 A Peter Griffin Christmas* 7 Santa’s Got A Mullet // Nerf Herder 8 My First Xmas as a Woman // The Vandals 9 Yellin’ at the Christmas Tree // Billy Idol 10 I Hate Christmas // Oscar the Grouch 11 Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) // Savatage 12 Christmas at Ground Zero // Weird Al 13 Christmas in Hell // Pennywise* 14 It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year // …In Memory Of* 15 Dead, Dead, Dead // South Park 16 Feed The World (Do They Know It’s Christmas) // BandAid 20

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Merry Megmas - Holiday Mix 2004

The first ever Megmas Mix. This was made because I was broke but wanted to give something to my college friends. It was very last minute––I had spent all of my money on plane tickets to Ireland to stay with my then-boyfriend and his family for the Holidays, and I had about 1/2 a day between the end of classes and leaving the country. Honestly, not a lot of thought went into this mix (compared to the subsequent ones, anyway) but I was stoked to give my friends a little something for Christmas. Little did I know this would start a tradition. 

As you can see, I was still in a pretty big Ska-Punk phase here, which makes for a rockin Holiday mix. 

Fun Fact: I just wrote "Merry Megmas" as a whim on the CDs (there was no cover art, just green and red sharpies). The name kinda stuck...

1 Oi to the World // No Doubt 2 I Won’t be Home for Christmas // Blink 182 3 Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) // The Ramones 4 Twelve Days of Christmas // Space Ghost* 5 The First Noel // Bad Religion* 6 Christmas Time for My Penis // The Vandals 7 Deck the Halls (I Hate Christmas) // Zebrahead* 8 The Chanukah Song // Adam Sandler 9 I Saw Mommy Jockin’ Santa Claus // Long Beach Dub Allstars* 10 Christmas Day // MxPx 11 Mele Kalikimaka // Reel Big Fish* 12 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies // The Vandals 13 Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer //  Less Than Jake* 14 Joy to the World // The OC Supertones* 15 You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch // Blue Meanies* 16 Feliz Navidad // Voodoo Glow Skulls

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