Happy holidays! Our Bohemian Heroes chose to celebrate Christmas this year. We each visited our respective families, except Peter Pan. He and I spent our first Christmas Eve together at a church service, playing with the kid sitting in the pew in front of us, passing notes on the bulletins and whispering, and hoping no one noticed we were still a little bit high. Peter Pan, Kaiser and I woke up on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, packed chillums of weed, smoked cigarettes and listened to Christmas music. There’s nothing like music to get us feeling festive, and we listened to a huge variety of it this week. But, I successfully narrowed it down to three, since I’m sure you’re all sick of reading blogs about this stuff by now. But, you’ll have to suffer through one more post, because instead of choosing an album and reviewing it this week, we’re going to share some of our must-have Christmas and holiday music.
1. “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, Vince Guaraldi and the Charlie Brown Trio (1965)
Ah, nostalgia.
The oldest of the albums on our holiday list, the soundtrack to the movie A Charlie Brown Christmas was released in 1965. There’s a nostalgic feel to the jazz trio, even if you didn’t grow up watching Charlie Brown like I did. It’s perfect background music at holiday gatherings.
2. “Christmas Eve and Other Stories”, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (1996)
Rock on.
A staple in my household growing up, Trans-Siberian Orchestra started as a collaboration with former members of the kickass metal band Savatage. It includes original works and interpretations of classics such as Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. It adds a rock feel to Christmas music, but with a sense of childlike magic and wonder. It’s an adult’s interpretation of a child’s Christmas.
3. “Barenaked for the Holidays”, The Barenaked Ladies (2004)
It's a green Christmas for us.
The most diverse of the albums on this list, “Barenaked for the Holidays” includes Christmas, Hanukkah and secular seasonal tracks. Of course, we loved Green Christmas. Go figure.
We heroes hope you enjoy the rest of the holiday season!
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