Mittwoch Mix - Yule Tunes 2021 - Part Three

 

The inevitable march of the holiday season continues, which means it's time for more Yule Tunes... As a reminder you can find all the previous Yule Tunes entry at the hwæt Yule Tunes Page.

A mix of unusual instrumentation and arrangements to add some spice to your holiday festivities—featuring bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, dulcimer, sitar, theremin and more...

#	Artist	Track
1	The Snake Charmer	Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Bagpipes
2	GurdyBird	God Rest Ye Merry, Wicker Men
3	Sean Thomson	Here We Come A-Wassailing
4	Butch Ross	Trepak (The Russian Dance)
5	Thor Harris	Carol of My Balls
6	Uncle Fido	Ding Dong! Merrily on High
7	Said Fantasy	Greensleeves
8	Secret Chiefs 3	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
9	The Cavernous	We Wish You a Merry Christmas
10	Earl the Bard	Good King Wenceslas
11	Japan Theremin Old School	Ave Maria
12	Paddy Finnegan’s Green Machine	Auld Lang Syne

A lively mix of songs with instrumentation and arrangements that hearken back to centuries long ago.

#	Artist	Track
1	Daniel Hart feat. Katinka Vindelev	Be Merry, Swete Lorde
2	GreenMatthews	Bring Us In Good Ale
3	Rowan : Morrison	Corpus Christi Carol
4	Nativity Songs	Boar’s Head Carol
5	Earl the Bard	Щедрик (Shchedryk)
6	Paddy Finnegan’s Green Machine	O Tanenbaum
7	Onyx Brass	Wexford Carol
8	The Young Tradition with Shirley and Dolly Collins	Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
9	Rowan : Morrison	Als I Lay on Yoolis Night
10	Earl the Bard	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
11	Nativity Songs	O Come, O Come Emmanuel
12	GreenMatthews	The Coventry Carol

A mix of chiptune covers of Xmas classics for those nostalgic for when SNES cartridges were wrapped under the tree.

#	Artist	Track
1	LarryInc64	Sleigh Ride
2	Rush Coil	O Christmas Tree
3	8 Bit Weapon	Nutcracker
4	RushJet1	Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel
5	8-Bit Arcade	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
6	ovenrake	Deck the Halls
7	EvilWezil	Carol of the Bells
8	Brett Moots	All I Want for Xmas is You
9	LarryInc64	Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
10	8 Bit Weapon	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
11	RushJet1	Silent Night
12	Rush Coil	Auld Lang Syne

The Green Knight - Review

What to say of the Green Knight? It feels both medieval and modern, real and hallucinatory, rendering it entirely unheimlich or uncanny. Dazzling to behold, it renders the chivalric tale in cinematic splendor while twisting it subtly, and usually to great effect. It takes full advantage of its medium to present the cramped castle before sending its hero out into a vast and mythic wilderness. Dev Patel is stunning as the often unwilling and put-upon Gawain, but retains a vulnerability and a hidden core of iron that is only revealed in small flashes. The film manages to evoke both the post-Roman Britain of the supposed “Age of Arthur” as well as the late medieval time when the chivalric Arthurian romances were popularized and recorded.

An entirely haunting film, which I am sure to revisit again and again. I have only one minor quibble, which I shall hide below as it could be a spoiler to those not familiar with the poem.

5/5 Beheadings