IF ONLY IT WAS.....

......cos i'd be off work for a few days.....

As it is, I've got to get in for an important couple of meetings that will have an impact on whether or not I've got a job beyond 31 March 2011. I'm confident it will all work out OK in the weeks ahead - its a funding issue (I'm employed in the public sector) that should have been sorted a good while back.

Anyways, as many other bloggers have turned their attention to 25 December, I thought I'd do likewise. Here's something that Santa brought me on white 7" vinyl last year:-

mp3 : Julian Casablancas - I Wish It Was Christmas Today
mp3 : Julian Casablancas - Old Hollywood

Listening to that b-side reminded that two years ago, David Gedge finally got round to releasing a Xmas single with a really festive b-side:-

mp3 : The Wedding Present - Holly Jolly Hollywood
mp3 : The Wedding Present - White Christmas

Initially a download single only, it was later made available as part of a limited edition boxset entitled How The West Was Won.

Thinking of that boxset title reminded me that R.E.M. once recorded a song with that same name and that over the years they have released a series of bit-less-than-serious Xmas songs for fanclub members over the years, including these:-

mp3 : R.E.M. - Ghost Reindeer In The Sky
mp3 : R.E.M. - Christmas Griping

Happy Listening - oh and please tune in on Christmas Day for a very special TVV competition.......