Winter Star by Tim's Sock Puppet
Tim sang and played banjo, guitar, mandolin, flute, ukulele, kazoo, pedals and devices.
Chrissy sang and played guitar, saw, and glockenspiel.
Erin played fiddle.
Recorded in Tim's bedroom and apartment, Decembers 2020-2023, with "Grinch" recorded at the Log Drive Cafe in December 2018(?). Singers and guitar players at the 2023 Yule Party included Marianne/Oddeline, Robert, Marina, Maureen, Canute, and Hayley. Jack Pyl played the brilliant tin whistle.
David Bazan wrote the original alternate verses for "Bells of Christmas" and "Silent Night" (that Tim sings in "Holy Night, Silent Night, Bloody Night?"). Check out and support his work:
https://davidbazan.bandcamp.com/album/dark-sacred-night
Thanks to other purveyors of Christmas music for weary hearts like Sufjan Stevens, John Prine, Bright Eyes, and Low for inspiration and musical succor at an often grinding and fake time of year.
Tracklist
Credits
Samples gathered from:
Black Christmas (1974)
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Gremlins (1984)
BBC Voices of the First World War
Duncan Barrett's Short History of the Christmas Truce
CBC talking about the Christmas truce
Michael Moore talking about Christmas bombings and genocide
Our Changing Climate talking about "Why We Need a War On Christmas"
Valerie Vande Panne talking about "We Can Reclaim Christmas from Capitalism"
Paul Ringel talking about “Why Children Get Gifts on Christmas”
Stephen Nissenbaum talking about "The Battle for Christmas"
Thoughtslime talking about Rare Exports
Crimethinc talking about Christmas
Alan Lomax talking about the Puritans' war on Christmas
News from American Prestige, CBC, NPR
Other forgotten things
News samples undocumented
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
Finished versions go to: https://wychwood.bandcamp.com/