I don't think the SSRIs are working any more.

[constance]

I've been making a Christmas CD as office gifts for my coworkers. Since they're for the most part older than I am, and to a person infinitely more conservative than I am, I've been limiting myself to the more traditional parts of my Christmas music while choosing a playlist; and as an antidote I've been breaking by listening to the indie-type stuff.

At some point during one of these breaks, I realized that a lot of the indie-type stuff is kind of, well. It's a downer, is what, whether it's whiny my-baby-left-me or just fucked in the head (although some of it's so over-the-top, purposefully or not, that it kind of crosses back over into festive and fun again).

Generations X and Y have some issues to work through as regards the holiday season, it seems.





download here

I recommend you get drunk before listening.

 

Comments

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

Chugging that download right now. But you know what? The Cocteau Twins' Frosty the Snowman is really lovely. Their music sounds all tinkly and icy anyway so it's great for something so wintry.

[tofty.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I love that one, and they do a fantastic "Winter Wonderland" as well. I didn't mean to imply that there aren't some wonderful, surprisingly sincere, unironically festive indie Christmas songs out there -- I even have some of them! -- it's just that putting them in this collection would've spoiled the joke. :D