Ah…Flaming Lips. Still one of the most amazing bands I have EVER seen live, though even they struggled slightly with the sterile conditions of Glasgow’s SECC.

No matter. A band who sound awesome on headphones and in concert alike,and there have been quite a few Christmas related songs over the years (nearly thirty years the band has been going now, unbelievable), so here they are for today:

Flaming Lips -‘Christmas At The Zoo.’ mp3

Flaming Lips-‘A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn’t So).’ mp3

Flaming Lips-‘White Christmas (demo for Tom Waits).’ mp3

…and a few Flaming Lips bonuses. You should go and buy as many Flaming Lips albums as you can. Get The Soft Bulletin, Clouds Taste Metallic, Transmissions From The Satellite Heart and Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots at the very least.

Flaming Lips -‘Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen cover).’ mp3

Flaming Lips -‘Can’t Get You Out O

f My Head (Kylie Minogue cover).’ mp3

Flaming Lips-‘Life On Mars? (David Bowie cover).’ mp3

Yup, today’s festive treats come from the Pride of Oklahoma City, the Flaming Lips.

This is from the legendary (and I can’t get my hands on) It’s A Cool, Cool, Christmas vari

ous artists compilation:

Flaming Lips -‘White Christmas (demo for Tom Waits).’ mp3

From 1995’s Clouds Taste Metallic:

Flaming Lips -‘Christmas At The Zoo.’ mp3

…and from 2003’s Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell EP:

Flaming Lips -‘A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn’t So).’ mp3

While driving around edinburgh the other day with scott who works for the label, he reminded me that the Lips had done a Christmas film last year. I have yet to see it – but this is the trailer: