First off, we’ve been remiss, and would like to give a big tip-o-the-hat to Brandon Page, who made the awesome George Michael-on-a-moped illustration. It has provided endless inspiration to press onward. Secondly, we’ve been mentioned on the Fader blog, WORDSnVERBS and Yewknee, so if you’re visting from them, welcome and thanks! And finally, a caveat: if you’re looking for a particular version of the song, be aware that we still have at least 19 more days of Last-Christmasing to go. Today, we gleefully pass the two-hour mark, so you now have over two hours and twenty-six minutes of the same song, over and over and over and over. But like I said, we still have 19 more days. Just thought I’d put things into perspective. Well anyway, on with the show…

The Gates of Berlin recorded this version of “Last Christmas” last.. well, last Christmas. It’s from Atlanta radio station 99X’s Christmas compilation. To the best of our knowledge, it’s no longer available though. In the words of guitarist Phillip Barlow, “We had heard a few versions, so we thought we would try to make it a bit different. We did an acoustic version and changed the time signature to 3/4. We were happy with how it came out. Hope you like it.” We certainly do. Another notable thing about this version is that the Gates sent it to us, and we didn’t have to do one bit of Internet scouring to find it! Thanks, Gates of Berlin. Here’s a Magical Snowflake Award. Boom.



Gates of Berlin – Last Christmas


Now, let this be a lesson to all of you: If you’re in a band, and you want a Magical Snowflake Award, all you have to do is send us your version of “Last Christmas.” Remember, it’ll look great on your resumé.

This guy. Man. Erlend Øye’s version makes me so sad that I want to take a shower and get shampoo in my eyes, just so I’ll have an excuse to let out all the tears I’ve been bottling up since I was twelve. And I’m okay with that. This is more like his Kings of Convenience work, and less like his more recent project, Whitest Boy Alive, or his earlier electronic work. You can find it on the compilation Seasonal Greetings, which is available from amazon.com.


Erlend Øye – Last Christmas