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 One of the most obscure albums I'll recommend within these
pages is A
Midnight Christmas Mess (1984) and its two follow-ups
- Midnight Christmas Mess Again!!
(1986) and Midnight Christmas Mess
Part III (1987) - released by New York independent
label-cum-record store, Midnight
Records. Both on their label (active 1985-1989) and
in their store (still alive and kicking), Midnight focuses
on 60's garage rock, proto-punk, and psychedelia, as well
as bands who continue in that tradition. Their Christmas
LP series consisted of all-new recordings by largely now-forgotten
East Coast bands, and the first volume is really a peach
- non-stop nuggets of original Christmas songs that really,
truly rock. The pickings are a little slimmer on the second
and third editions, but fans of the genre will dig all
three platters.
Bear in mind, the production is programmatically lo-fi, but if you love garage
rock, you're used to that by now! Sadly, the Midnight Christmas
Mess records are quite out-of-print and have never been reissued on
CD. Last time I looked, they're not even listed in the Amazon database, and they are rarely hawked on eBay. But, Midnight Records - still around after all these years - claimed to
have some vinyl copies available for mail order. [top of page]
 Albums
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A Midnight Christmas Mess (1984)
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Midnight Christmas Mess Again!! (1986)
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Midnight Christmas Mess Part III (1987)
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Songs
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Are You Ready For Christmas (Luther n' BBB's, 1987)
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Celebrate! (Whooping Cranes, 1987)
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Christmas Dance (Johnny Rabb, 1984)
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Christmas Here (Could Never Be Like That) (Wednesday Week,
1984)
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Christmas I'll Be Home (The Vipers, 1986)
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Christmastime With You (Cheepskates, 1984)
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December Mourning (Crocodile Shop, 1987)
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Forget It (Nadroj & The Wolrats, 1984)
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Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) (Tryfles, 1984)
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Gotta Get Lucky For Xmas (Johnny Rabb, 1984)
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Here's What I Want On Christmas Day (Justin Love, 1984)
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It's Christmas (A Time For Giving) (Screamin' Jay Hawkins,
1984)
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Last Minute Rush (Cheepskates, 1984)
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Merry Christmas (Plan 9, 1984)
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Merry Christmas Baby (Senders, 1987)
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Mrs. Claus Has Menopause (Sterilles, 1987)
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O Tannenbaum Now (Das Furlines, 1986)
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On Comet (The Point, 1984)
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One Winter's Night (The Brood, 1987)
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Santa Ain't Santa (Woofing Cookies, 1986)
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Santa Is Comin' Down Again (Psycho Daisies, 1986)
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Sleighbell Bop (The Holidays) Star (Cheepskates, 1986)
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Xmas Time (It Sure Doesn't Feel Like It) (Dogmatics, 1984)
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Xmas Will Never... (Love Pushers, 1987)
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Yuh Xmess (Gorehounds, 1987)
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Further
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