DEF XMAS PLAYLIST 2009: WHO WILL SLAY THE CHRISTMAS DRAGON? DIO WILL SLAY IT!

So far, we’ve given you a few tips on how to approach traditional Christmas song fare.

1. Get a Hammond B3.

2. Keep it short.

Here’e one more helpful suggestion:

When all else fails, get Ronnie James Dio to sing it.

"Deadbolt - Buy a Gun, Get a Free Guitar" (Watch on YouTube)

Now THAT is how you sing a f***ing Christmas carol.

[Artlessly stolen from bedsitter23 , who hipped me to this. And he’s bang on: “Comfort And Joy” has never sounded more terrifying.]

PRODUCTION NOTE: Contains about two minutes of dead air at the end.

DEDICATION: Get well soon, RJD.

A-caroling we will go,

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WHAT KIND OF ELF READS PLAYBOY?

A jolly old one, of course.



Via MyRetroSpace.

Santa baby,

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YOUTUBE SURVIVOR SERIES #75: GOSH BRUCE, I JUST DON’T FEEL IT TODAY

And now, something to help you stump yr friends on Trivia/Urband Legend Night at the pub: footage of Nancy Sinatra being photographed by Sammy Davis, Jr while she sings a Ray Charles number.

"Neil Young - Needle Of Death" (Watch on YouTube)

Sock it to me,

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DEF XMAS SHOPPING TIPS: WHAT WOULD CONWAY TWITTY SHOOT?

For those of you looking for last-minute shopping suggestions, Team Def revives this limited series with another limited series: the Conway Twitty™ Tribute Pistol.



[Via WFMU, which also has some Twitty MP3s for you]

Yrs for $1,995.00. Layaway is available. There’s only 300 of them, so get ‘em while supplies last.

Also available: the George Jones™ Tribute Rifle.

FUN FACT: I think I met Conway Twitty once. He was at our bowling alley for a tournament or something. Either way, I ended up with a free 45 of “Tight Fittin’ Jeans”. I wasn’t a fan of Twitty, but I was a fan of tight jeans. So, you know ...

Twitty twister,

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