This year’s Car Boot Christmas cloudcast has finally landed. Whether you’re walking the dog, putting up the tree or listening surreptitiously on your ‘phone at work, there’s all sorts of festive music for you to ‘enjoy’, all on vinyl and all rescued from the boot sales and chazzas of deepest Suffolk (plus a Beany surprise). There’s jazz. There are carols. There’s soul, pop and surf. There are, er, Wombles. Use the player below and the tracklist will be revealed to you one joyous piece of music at a time. Sorry about the silly voice.
minibreakfast says
The’ll be some related blog posts during December. I’ll keep the place tidy and post all links in this thread. Look out for a Christmas vinyl competition tomorrow!
minibreakfast says
*There’ll*
Edith failure.
Johnny Concheroo says
Whether you’re walking the dog, putting up the tree or listening surreptitiously on your ‘phone at work
Whether you’re walking the tree, putting up the phone or listening surreptitiously to your dog at work
Whether you’re walking the phone, dogging up the tree or working surreptitiously on your listen and…
Everything comes back to Bob
minibreakfast says
Arf! (Said the tree)
Beany says
Nuff said.
minibreakfast says
Amazing.
Beany says
*coughs* Green Christmas 2009
SteveT says
Dogging up the tree? I know where I am going for Christmas.
Moose the Mooche says
I want you to stay here and make sure he doesn’t leave.
minibreakfast says
Listen out for the Christmas disco bongo solo…
Moose the Mooche says
Live from Hull!
Moose the Mooche says
Errr nerr! The Rerrrler Discerrr Orchestra!
Tiggerlion says
My mum will be chuffed.
minibreakfast says
Great! Send her my best wishes.
Wait – does this mean you won’t be listening in the bath? 🙁
Tiggerlion says
I only have a bath at my mum’s. She runs it for me and warms my towels.
Declan says
Wonderful @minibreakfast.
I’m such a sucker for that last track.
What silly voice? 🙂
minibreakfast says
Cheers, dec! Yeah, that last one really gets me – I start welling up and swooning during the opening strains.
mikethep says
Good work mini. No, really…listening to it now.
Christmas is much on my mind at the moment – when I signed up for the Brisbane Chorale I had no idea I was signing up for a midsummer Christmas cheesefest at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre. Rehearsals are well under way, bringing the innocent citizens of Brisbane such warhorses as Do You Hear What I Hear, Little Drummer Boy, When a Child is Born, plus Aussie Jingle Bells (‘Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Christmas time is beaut, Oh what fun it is to ride, in a rusty Holden ute’), and a few actual carols. Oh, and this taxing slice of Winter Wonder, which I’d avoided up to now (apols if it’s a favourite).
minibreakfast says
Funnily enough I bought Stevie’s Christmas album from a car boot this year. I’ve yet to give it a spin, but I think I recognise the above track from the Motown Christmas album. No, it’s not a fave, but I’m sure your rendition is just lovely.
I bet the choir thing is huge fun; there’s nothing like belting out some rousing tunes in a big group.
Kaisfatdad says
Choir singing must run in your family, Mike.
Your sister also seems to get enormous pleasure from her choral activities.
mikethep says
Both sisters actually, KFD – the other one is married to an MEP, and she sings in two choirs in Brighton and one in Brussels, the thought of which exhausts me.
minibreakfast says
It’s competition time! Win a vinly and some other tat! (UK only this year, sorry overseas chums.)
http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-giveaway-2016.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/gif%202_zpsnayy4zxi.gif
fatima Xberg says
Maybe some of you like to be reminded of my two crimble mixes – featuring lots of silly voices, crackling noises (OK!), Santa impersonations, and messages from Nelson Wilbury and others.
Kaisfatdad says
Have an Up Fatima. There are some gems on your playlist. A bayou Xmas is always right.
Green, Carboot, Fatima: all these totally different Xmases to enjoy! My cup runneth over.
If one just digs a little deeper, there are so many great Xmas songs. But all the stores play the same 50 or so on constant rotation.Boring!
minibreakfast says
Fab! Thanks Fatima, I remember enjoying these last year. They’ll be getting another virtual spin this season.
mikethep says
Those of you of an out-to-lunch Xmas waxings disposition (@beany, @minibreakfast, @fatima-Xberg, @duco01) might like to check out the YouTube channel of some joker who calls himself Cheeseknee Hawkes ‘Mr. Pastry’. He’s gone absolutely gangbusters on deeply obscure Xmas music, as well as the merely deeply obscure, which is what he usually posts. Here’s one of the less offensive offerings.
minibreakfast says
Thanks Mike. I like that Ames Brothers track a lot!
Moose the Mooche says
December Will Be Magic Again….
There seem to be several different versions. This 7″ is not the same as the version on This Woman’s Work or the one I grew up with, on the 1989 compo It’s Christmas! (very very similar to the Now! Christmas album, but not the same)
My mother particularly likes the “down the chim-a-neee” bit which sounds like someone doing a KB impersonation and going slightly too far.
Hawkfall says
I like the fact that all the early Kate Bush promo videos and TV appearances are up on YouTube. All those Pebble Mill and TOTP slots. Spend 20 minutes watching these and you conclude that no matter how far you go when doing a KB impersonation, you won’t be able to go nearly as far as she did.
Moose the Mooche says
Disappointed that Charles Brown isn’t covering this…
https://youtu.be/QmZYIyySxPE
Moose the Mooche says
…..nice to hear the Guildford (forty-)Four, too.
The Pelvis says
Is the cloudcast in the OP downloadable as a mp3?
minibreakfast says
‘Fraid not, Mixcloud is a streaming-only site, and pays all the necessary royalties. I suppose if you’re stuck I could upload it to dr**b*x – would that be useful?
Beany says
Doctor Bollox is a new download site? I’m waiting for the vinal release.
minibreakfast says
*THWACK*
The Pelvis says
Ta Mini. I’ll give it a go…
minibreakfast says
Will PM you a link….
minibreakfast says
Less than 12 hours left to add your name to the hat! http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-giveaway-2016.html
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/gif%2010_zpskv4imlcm.gif
minibreakfast says
Under an hour ’til the Grand Draw. My glamorous assistant is standing by. He looks great in chiffon. http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-giveaway-2016.html
hubert rawlinson says
Expected to see a photo of your glamorous assistant on the link. Just a pic of some vinly
*sadly disappointed*
Put my name in the hat. *Crosses fingers, toes and eyes*
minibreakfast says
Sadly not to be this year, Hubes (Mr B in a dress, or a win for you 🙂 )
hubert rawlinson says
Another disappointment for this year. Cheers Min. Have a splendid Christmas.
minibreakfast says
And you, Hubert. May your fez runneth over with yuletide joy xxx
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%201_zpsd1srhtvv.jpg
It’s Day 1 of the Car Boot Christmas Countdown! http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-1.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%202_zpsddz5nkhg.jpg
Day 2 of the Car Boot Christmas Countdown, with the Scrooged OST and James Last…
http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-2.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%203_zpsnpne3bmp.jpg
Day 3 and it’s the turn of three country gents.
http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-3.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%204_zpstjsct9ux.jpg
It’s Day 4 of the Car Boot Christmas Countdown, and time to get your skates on! *does twirl*
http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-4.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%205_zpsfmvijqoj.jpg
Day 5 of the Car Boot Christmas Countdown, with a trio of Tijuana. Frrrp!
http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-5.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%206_zps72vu4spk.jpg
Day 6 of the Countdown, with two more albums…
http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-6.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%207_zpsypf1tjtk.jpg
Day 7, and…… WAAAAARGH! A brace of Beanygifts!
http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-7.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%208_zpskcrxd16s.jpg
Day 8, and it’s the turn of three ladies of country.
http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-8.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%209_zps491zac6p.jpg
Day 9 of the Car Boot Christmas Countdown, with Harry, Ray and friends…
http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-9.html
minibreakfast says
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/xmas%2010_zpsfa9xvuer.png
It’s Day 10 and the final installment of the Car Boot Christmas Countdown. http://carbootvinyldiaries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/car-boot-christmas-countdown-2016-day-10.html
Tiggerlion says
Fabulous episode, mini! You surpassed yourself this year.
minibreakfast says
Thanks tig.
Don’t forget to dry properly between your toes 😉