It's a song you know well

Because nothing says Christmas like -- unh! -- James Brown.

Well, not really. But when you've had enough of sterile studio recordings of pop and jazz divas warbling carols, you can count on James Brown to spike your egg nog. Get down!



"Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto"
"Sweet Little Baby Boy"
"Christmas is Love"

And there's no need to fight last-minute shoppers at the mall. The Best of James Brown: The Christmas Collection -- 17 funky and festive tracks -- is available on iTunes for $9.99.

Addendum: RIP, Mr. Brown. I feel inexplicably responsible, having posted about him the day before.

Bonus track: Animaniacs, "The Noel Song". Best. Noel. Puns. Ever.

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This isn't music-related, but it is audio- and Christmas-related: on the latest episode of CBC's Quirks & Quarks, an engineering professor explains that it is possible for Santa to visit all our houses in one night with jetpacks and a relativity cloud. Awesome! A guest also discusses the virgin birth of komodo dragons. My favourite part is him pointing out that if Mary had conceived through parthenogenesis, Jesus would have been a girl. I think there's an untold story in that.