Another year will soon be passed but before we go eat, drink and be merry let us take the time to remember the real meaning of Christmas, FREE FESTIVE TOONS!

Skeewif have excelled themselves this year with an entire album of festive fun and frolicks. I’m sure music just falls out of the Skeewiff entity as it/he/she/them just go about their daily routines. So much good music and so much for free.

Bobby C Sound TV has added his yuletide laser bass to the Grinch, The Gaff spreads festive joy all around with his selections of downloads (these are limited only, be quick), Jon Kennedy drops a bulging sack with the Ski Sunday remix winning overall, Badboe, Zenit, Fort Knox Five and Almighty I.Z. all throw in a well wrapped present each and we have anothe Xmas Round Up for the year. I was going to add in some tracks from previous years but seem to have lost my hard drive in the recent house move. Anyone thinking of buying me a present this year…?

Xmas Round Up

For the third installment of my Ramp Shows, I decided to do something very different...

What you have in front of you is an old fashioned, tipsy, Christmas mixtape. Inspired by 1960's and driven by Dean Martin, the real king of Christmas. Allow yourself go back to an era when life seemed simpler, less globalised and capitalised.

For this mix to go down properly, to precisely taste what I'm trying to say here, I've added a secret ingredient to help compliment the next seventy five minutes...something hot to warm your soul this holiday season. This may be an unorthodox step to take but "Oh my gosh my golly, it's time for Gluhwein and Knusperhauschen biscuits"!

My secret Christmas Gluhwein recipe goes as follows:

1 bottle of wine, 500ml apple juice, 1 can of pear cider, 50g sugar, 1 cinnamon stick snapped in half, 4 cloves, 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground all spice, couple of splashes of Cointreau. Just bring to the boil slowly, take 25-30mins to cook through. Repeat the stated dose.

Tracklisting:

01. Ain't There Something That Money Can't Buy - Young Holt Unlimited

02. Me Gustas Tu (Danny Massure Edit) - Manu Chao

03. Son Of A Preacher Man (Shimi Sonic Remix) - Dusty Springfield

04. Lets Get It Together This Christmas (Skeewiff Re-Wiff) - The Harvey Averne Band

05. I Love Las Vegas - Dean Martin

06. Deans Opening Monologue, Live at the Sands Hotel, 1963

07. Via Vento - Dean Martin

08. Volaire - Dean Martin

09. On An Evening in Roma - Dean Martin

10. Please Be Kind - Frank Sinatra

11. I Believe - Frank Sinatra

12. You Make Me Feel So Young - Frank Sinatra

13. Dean & Frank Monologue

14. White Christmas - Dean Martin

15. Dean, Frank & Sammy Monologue

16. This Christmas Song - Sammy Davis Jr.

17. Mr. Bojangles - Sammy Davis Jr.

18. Christmas Time All Over The World - Sammy Davis Jr.

19. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin

20. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin

21. Marshmallow World - Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra

22. Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin

23. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin

24. Jingle Bells - Sammy Davis Jr.

25. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Raindeer - Dean Martin

26. I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas

27. I'm A Believer (DJ Snatch Edit) - The Monkees

28. Papa Loves Mambo (Skeewiff Remix) - Perry Como

29. These Boots Were Made For Walkin' (Skeewiff Remix) - Nancy Sinatra