As longtime followers of this site are aware, I typically ruminate on the state of the culture when Christmas Eve arrives, although recent entries in this series have had more to do with the state of this website and my growing estrangement from what's considered popular out in the world. For now, I'd just like to recognize that first, people are still visiting this site, and to thank them for doing so. Even though we've had some recognition in the wider culture over the history of the site, this has still been, first and foremost, a hobby for me, and one in which the readers are just as hip as I've ever claimed to be, maybe more so. So thanks once again for stopping by. When I started this site, it was as much to help me compile my annual mix cassette as anything, and then my annual mix disc.
This year I finally sloughed off physical media, although some of my correspondents still lovingly compile and design virtual mix discs with art and everything and just choose not to clog up the USPS with the actual plastic and paper versions, leaving it to the listener to do that. Good on you folks; some technological armageddon may come along in which it once again becomes cost-effective to burn discs, and you'll be ready. I've skipped ahead to simply building a Spotify playlist, which I chose because that service offers a free tier and the ability to embed the music into a website. Hopefully this covers everyone, though I'm open to suggestions. Almost forgot to note: this year's Mistletunes mix is called Don We Now Our Plague Apparel, and you can access it here.
Going forward, I'm going to do what I've always done, which is to highlight new Christmas records in the rock 'n roll realm, with a certain generosity toward covering associated genres. If I can, I hope to update the software underpinning this site to make it a more convenient historical archive at some point, but we'll call that an aspirational goal for now. Don't forget to click on Amazon from here to start your shopping sprees. And just to remind you why we're here, merry Christmas from Thin Lizzy and the Sex Pistols.
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