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Christmastime Has Come

December 13, 2007 2:08 PM

t hadn't actually occurred to me how close it is to Christmas until I was at the mall today. I was helping a friend do some Christmas shopping and the store was playing Christmas music. I recognize the song, but it took me a little while to realize that they were playing The Smashing Pumpkins. I had actually completely forgotten that SP had recorded a Christmas song sometime after Siamese Dream but before Mellon Collie. Anyway, the song actually took me from being completely out of the Christmas spirit to being completely in it--I'm really excited about it now. Which actually only serves to make me depressed because I won't get to be with my family this Christmas, which is the first time that'll happen... ever. So I'm bummed about that. But, still, Christmas is cool.

And to celebrate the song that reminded me about that, here's a fan-made video for "Christmastime," The Smashing Pumpkins' Christmas song:

I actually think it's pretty hilarious. But maybe those of you who aren't giant Smashing Pumpkins fans--which is to say pretty much all of you--won't. I don't know.

Anyway, while I was on YouTube looking for that, I found the coolest baby thing I've ever found: an album of lullaby versions of Smashing Pumpkins songs. When I have kids, I'm starting them off on the Pumpkins from an early age, and I can't think of a better way to introduce them to the best band ever. And, lest you think that I'm going to warp my children's musical minds from the beginning, there are a bunch of other, non-Billy Corgan-related choices, too.


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