So, it’s finally Christmas Eve. Forgive me for being late with this one. Yet again, the fact that one of our main units of time consists of twenty four of another comes in useful. Today’s song is 24 Hours by 10cc. And that concludes another year of advent. I’ll be back again on the 1st [...]
Archive for December, 2011
A Musical Advent 2011, Day 24
Posted in Advent, tagged 10cc, 24, 24 Hours, Advent, music on December 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Musical Advent 2011, Day 23
Posted in Advent, tagged 23, Advent, music, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Twenty Three Hour Toothache on December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today sees the return to the musical advent, four years and twelve days after their first appearance, of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin! The song is Twenty Three Hour Toothache, which I have unfortunately only been able to find online on Myspace. Click on the play button and the song will appear in a pop-up window.
A Musical Advent 2011, Day 22
Posted in Advent, tagged 22, Advent, music, Sundown on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It turns out that 22 is an even less popular number than 14 in songs. Thankfully, those mad Scandinavians are here to help, with a gothic metal band. This is 22 by Sundown.
A Musical Advent 2011, Day 21
Posted in Advent, tagged 21, Advent, Eagles, music, Twenty One on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This year, the Eagles make their first appearance in Advent, with Twenty One, from their second album ‘Desperado’.
A Musical Advent 2011, Day 20
Posted in Advent, tagged 20, Advent, music, The Undertones, Top Twenty on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s song is Top Twenty by The Undertones.
A Musical Advent 2011, Day 19
Posted in Advent, tagged 19, Advent, music, Nineteen, Pillowdiver on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some more weird, relaxing instrumental stuff today, from an album on which every track appears to have been named by picking a completely random number. This is Nineteen by Pillowdiver.
A Musical Advent 2011, Day 18
Posted in Advent, tagged 18, 1812 Overture, Advent, music, Tchaicovsky on December 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This may count as cheating, but I don’t really care because it’s good. Today’s music is Tchaicovsky’s 1812 Overture.
A Musical Advent 2011, Day 16
Posted in Advent, tagged 16, Advent, Buzzcocks, music, Sixteen Again on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A bit of punk rock today, with Sixteen Again by the Buzzcocks.
A Musical Advent 2011, Day 15
Posted in Advent, tagged 15, Advent, Fifteen Flies in the Marmalade, music, The Legendary Pink Dots on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This one is completely mad. The album it’s from is called Asylum with good reason, it would seem. As soon as I saw the utterly bizarre nature of the song title and band name, I knew I had to use this one. Fifteen Flies in the Marmalade by The Legendary Pink Dots.


