VIDEO: Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)

Today, November 17, is what Star Wars fans know as Wookiee Life Day. It acknowledges the release and single airing of the Star Wars Holiday Special back in 1978. Join Chewbacca and his family Malla, Itchy, and Lumpy in celebration by watching the two hour classic TV special. I was just going to post one [...]

MP3: Abney Park, “Little Drummer Boy”

Years ago Abney Park released a Christmas album by the name of Dark Christmas. The first incarnation of this album in the band’s early years was simply a compilation of instrumental industrial reimaginings of holiday classics. Later, however, it was reworked to include vocals. The album never saw a serious release, however it caught on [...]

VIDEO: Lou Monte, “Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)”

Thanks to an independent film company I happened upon on YouTube called PS Films, we have a decent music video for my favorite Christmas song: Lou Monte‘s classic “Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)”! As some of you may know, I first fell in love with this song a year ago when I heard [...]

MP3: Ego Likeness, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Roboty Christmasy Celebration: Day 6 of 6 Happy Christmas! About this time last year, Ego Likeness posted an mp3 of their take on the Xmas classic “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” on the band’s LiveJournal. Fans were allowed to download the track for free, a gift from Steven and Donna. Though they wanted to [...]

MP3: "Ren & Stimpy’s Crock O’ Christmas"

Roboty Christmasy Celebration: Day 5 of 6 It’s Yaksmas… err… Christmas Eve! Today, the fifth in a series of six Roboty Christmas posts, I bring you the classic Ren & Stimpy album Crock O’ Christmas.Remember, if you will, a great era of animation called the early ’90s. Brilliant shows littered the air with scatological humor [...]

MP3: David Bowie and Bing Crosby, "Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy"

Roboty Christmasy Celebration: Day 4 of 6 Today marks the beginning of the second half of the special Roboty Christmasy posts here on You Sound Like A Robot. This and the following two entries shall be transfered to your brain stem via the interwebz at rapid succession: one today, one on Christmas Eve, and a [...]

MP3: Lou Monte, "Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)"

Roboty Christmasy Celebration: Day 3 of 6 As of this year, I have a new favorite Christmas song. I have officially discovered the Lou Monte classic, “Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)”. It has been coming on Starlite, the Christmas station on Sirius Radio, while I’m working this year. I always make a point [...]

MP3: "Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album"

Roboty Christmasy Celebration: Day 2 of 6 I was going to wait until Christmas Day to post this album, but I just can’t wait! Christmas in the Stars, the 1980 Star Wars Christmas album, was actually a small hit back in it’s prime. “What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns [...]

MP3: David Hasselhoff, "The Night Before Christmas"

Roboty Christmasy Celebration: Day 1 of 6 Ah… Christmas season is officially upon us. Stepping outside, however, you wouldn’t know seeing as it’s still quite hot out and Autumn seems to be a few months behind. That’s okay though. It’s just the world slowly ending all around us.To help cull your fears of the impending [...]

VIDEO: David Hasselhoff, "Stille Nacht"

So. I was planning on starting up a series of five posts consisting of entire Christmas albums, to be uploaded every Sunday leading up to the holiday. Unfortunately, as I went to upload the files for the first album I found out that Fileden has suspended my account without warning. To make matters worse, I [...]

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