Author: Phil

Phil is the Owner/Editor-In-Chief/Chief Reviewer of ASM. He is a long time Transformers fan, having been involved in the online fandom since the early 90's. He resides with his wife in Wisconsin, but no, he doesn't like to eat much cheese.

More Music of Christmas – Day 24: Last Christmas

“Last Christmas” By Wham! I may have given some people a heart attack with this one. This song has been a perennial favorite, but lately it’s taken on new fame as part of the online game Whamaggedon. The goal is to go as long as you can starting on December 1 without hearing the song. If you make it to 12:01am on December 25, you win! If you hear the song — the original, mind you — you lose and your soul is sent to Whamhalla. It’s Russian Roulette on the radio, where the next song you hear could mean

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More Music of Christmas – Day 21: Sleigh Ride

“Sleigh Ride” By Los Straitjackets I featured the Debbie Gibson version of this last year. This year is far from that 80’s pop version. It’s surfing music! Not much to this song other than it’s a Christmas classic that can transcend musical styles. And it sounds at home in an orchestra as it does with surf guitar. A sandy beach in summer is the exact opposite of a winter sleigh ride, but darn it, it works. Listen to it. Have fun with it. Great stuff. The entire Los Straitjackets Christmas album should be in your collection. Tomorrow — we go

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More Music of Christmas – Day 19: Driving Home for Christmas

“Driving Home for Christmas” By Chris Rea Back around nine or ten years ago, my wife and I stumbled across the British comedy series “Gavin and Stacey”. We got hooked on the first episode and tracked down the entire three series (seasons) and the 2008 Christmas special. It is in this episode that we here today’s song, “Driving Home for Christmas”. The song is heard when one extended family boards a coach bus in Wales to make the drive to other family in Essex. One of the characters, Uncle Brynn, hears the song on the radio and asks the driver

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