Making Christmas mixtapes for friends with varying musical tastes means I now have a collection of well over 100 christmas songs.
Here are some of my faves.

Whether you like traditional songs featuring jingle bells, depressing songs to cry to, reminiscing about the young Michael Jackson, Chrismukkah tunes from the OC, driving music to listen to instead of annoyingly merry radio announcers, learning basic spanish, the only Mariah Carey song that it is socially acceptable to admit liking (just because it was in Love Actually), or if you just really like zooey deschanel (which seems to be the entire population), then there will be something for you here.

Donna and Blitzen - Badly Drawn Boy

Carol of the Bells - The Bird and the Bee

Christmas in Baghdad - Black Lips

Blue Christmas - Bright Eyes

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay

Christmas is going to the dogs - Eels

A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So) - The Flaming Lips

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Jackson 5

Baby, Please Don't Get Stoned (It's Xmas) - Je Suis France

Last Christmas- Jimmy Eat World

Christmas Reindeer - The Knife

All I Want For Christmas - Mariah Carey

Merry Christmas (I don't want to fight tonight) - The Ramones

Maybe this Christmas - Ron Sexsmith

7 O'Clock News/Silent Night - Simon and Garfunkel

Come On! Let's boogey to the elf dance - Sufjan Stevens

Feliz Navidad- Various Artists

All That I Want - The Weepies

It's Christmas Time - Yo La Tengo

Baby, it's cold outside - Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. Made me sob, like I haven't in months.

The Rules of Attraction. Certain parts made me feel sick (such as Lauren's rape scene), certain parts made me wish I made this film (particularly the Europe trip montage below), and a certain part made me develop an obsession with George Michael's song 'Faith'. On another note, it seems like almost all the films I've been watching lately feature suicide?





Edit: I am too lazy to find new video links, but frack you, vimeo.

L.A. in '97

Music: Judy is a Punk - Ramones







One of the weirdest (or "quirkiest", to be cliché) movies I've seen. I watched this after seeing and enjoying Rushmore. I like Wes Anderson's style, particularly his use of slow motion. The soundtrack was also a nice bonus surprise. (And I really want that tent)

Music: Lose Yourself - Eminem





















8 Mile

I wish my name was a palindrome like Stanley Yelnats.