The winter solstice is a time of joy and merriment. It’s a time to visit family, to renew old friendships, and commune in a spirit of love, brotherhood, and sisterhood with our fellow Homo sapiens. It’s no wonder, then, that this season has produced some of the most angst-filled music ever heard, and no one knows how to throw down the angst like a geek.
The irony is that, rather than being depressing, these songs can actually cheer you up far more than any saccharine gooey sweetness from Amy Grant or Josh Groban. Listening to these songs I’m thinking, “Hey, at least my life’s not as bad as this guy’s.”
So to help brighten your otherwise tense holidays, I offer these 12 little bittersweet chocolate nuggets.
If you have Spotify, grab (most of) these songs from our 12 Geeky Holiday Tunes Playlist and let me know if I left anything out.
1. ‘Toymageddon’ — featuring Yo La Tengo, Ira Glass, Eugene Mirman
This is the first single from comedy album 2776, and performed by Yo La Tengo, in a holiday season where the Toys decide to take over.
I would have included Slick Nick by Fishbone and Henry Rollins’ version of Twas the Night Before Christmas.
I just opened the Spotify play list to be public and collaborative, so share your own Geeky Holiday Tunes!
Sweet! I just added some of your picks to my ChristmaKwanzannukah playlist. Feel free to listen to it and add some back to your list: http://open.spotify.com/user/introvertedone/playlist/2CCpHEP2VlwumUGAiTrwVm
“Doug’s Greatest Christmas Ever” by the folk/humor band Uncle Bonsai –
https://play.spotify.com/album/4IQwae99FtM8CuOe0OFbed