It’s that time of year again. Amongst other things on this site will follow much by way of Christmas related stuff, including some anti-Christmas stuff.

Just in case anyone is worried, as God is my witness, I promise not to post any painfully awful and/or obvious stuff. So there will be no Mud, Slade, Shakin’ Stevens, Mariah Carey, Boney M etc.. If you want it, I’m sure you can find it elsewhere.

Mogwai have done two (or three, depending on yur point of view) songs with Christmas in the title. ‘Xmas Steps’, all eleven and a bit minutes of it, was released in 1998, as the lead track on the ‘No Education =No Future (Fuck The Curfew) EP.’ It made no.2 in John Peel’s Festive Fifty that year. It was released in slightly shorter form as ‘Christmas Steps’ on the following year’s Come On Die Young LP. Later on in 1999, the Mogwai EP contained the ‘Christmas Song.’

To what extent are these Christmassy? After all the original ‘Xmas Steps’ came out in July. But they feature the word ‘Christmas’ in them, so that’ll do for me.

Mogwai -‘Xmas Steps.’ mp3

Mogwai -‘Christmas Steps.’ mp3

Mogwai -‘Christmas Songs.’ mp3

(and yes, these were featured by both me last year and Teenage Kicks/I Wish It Could be Christmas Every Day. Three will be other stuff that wasn’t. Promise)