We’d like to start by thanking The Walrus for doing a fun interview with us the other day. The Walrus has a lot of fun posts ranging from ’60s psych rock to new indie stuff to anything else you need to know about. Check ‘em out! And while we might have embellished a little about upcoming interviews with Fox News and MSNBC, we do have some other treats coming this year that we’re super excited about. Stay tuned!

And if you’re so inclined, listen in on KNDD tonight (approx 6:30pm EST) for some Last Christmas shenanigans!

Now if you’re like us, you’ve come to a point in the game where you’re feeling a little overwhelmed at 220 versions of the same song. Or maybe some of you missed all the fun last year and you’re not sure where to begin. Either way, we’ve come to a decision and need your help, dear reader. We’d like to package a “Best Of” with your suggestions, so please comment here or email us your top 10 versions and we’ll re-feature them in a special post. Sound good? Good.

If Plas-Tick’s electro-pop version sounds so good, you feel like you’ve heard it before, you have! Most people agree that last year Mon)tag offered one of the best, most genuinely distinct versions of the lot, so you can’t really blame Plas-Tick for wanting to base their cover on a surefire winner.

Berlin based Plas-Tick just released a Christmas EP (complete with Karaoke version of “Last Christmas”) which you can order from their site. UPDATE: This track is also available as part of a free downloadable album, Electric Fantastic Christmas available here

Plas-Tick – Last Christmas


So this isn’t so much a band, as a party. At least that’s what we’ve been told. Mr. Creed held a party to record Christmas tunes, and that sounds awesome to us. I think that technically classifies this as choir music. To us anyways.

More joy awaits you on their Myspace!

Ryan Creed Family Christmas Players – Last Christmas


Even after trying to navigate their Italian webpage, I still have no idea who or what Pork Band is. This particular recording is a live adaptation in which they decide to change “Last Christmas” to “La Scrima”…ok, I’m cool with that. And judging by the squeaky fart at 2:54 and the monologue halfway through, I’m guessing they’re some sort of comedy band?

Buttloads of Pork Band mp3s available here

Pork Band – La Scrima