Do They Know It's Christmas?

Words cannot express how much I love this song/video.
Great Christmas song? Or Greatest Christmas song?

Do They Know It's Christmas? from Scott Aukerman on Vimeo.

An all-star comedy Christmas Carol
Directed & Edited by Scott Aukerman

Sung by the Comedy Death-Ray Xmas Nativity Choir (feat. Paul F. Tompkins, R.O. Manse, Tig Notaro, Rob Huebel, Patton Oswalt, Mike Phirman, Jimmy Pardo, Brian Posehn & Scott Aukerman, Garfunkel & Oates, Aimee Mann, Chris Hardwick, Paul Scheer & June Diane Raphael, Doug Benson, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Nick Thune, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Cracked Out, Dragon Boy Suede, Natasha Leggero, Thomas Lennon & Ed Helms)

This is track one on the CDR Xmas 2009 CD - available ONLY for FREE with purchase of a Comedy Death-Ray 2009 Calendar!

Purchase at AST Records.

Here’s the track listing for the CD:

1. The Comedy Death-Ray Xmas Nativity Choir (feat. Paul F. Tompkins, R.O. Manse, Tig Notaro, Rob Huebel, Patton Oswalt, Mike Phirman, Jimmy Pardo, Brian Posehn & Scott Aukerman, Garfunkel & Oates, Aimee Mann, Chris Hardwick, Paul Scheer & June Diane Raphael, Doug Benson, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Nick Thune, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Cracked Out, Dragon Boy Suede, Natasha Leggero, Thomas Lennon & Ed Helms) - Do They Know It’s Christmas?

2. Sarah Silverman - Give The Jew Girl Toys

3. Aziz Ansari - Jingle Bells

4. Matt Besser - Billy Braggart Sings People’s History Version Of Xmas Gospel

5. Reggie Watts – Christmass Is For Fuckin’

6. Scott Aukerman & BJ Porter - Grandma Got Run Over By A Hyundai

7. Duncan Trussell & Natasha Leggero – A Tea Bagger’s Christmas

8. Brent Weinbach - On Christmas

9. R.O. Manse - State Of Xmas Shock

10. Matt Besser - Bjork Sings Silent Night

11. Garfunkel & Oates - Present Face

12. Mike Phirman - Christmas Dinner

13. Dragon Boy Suede - Let’s Trap Santa & Make Him Watch

14. Scott Aukerman & Jimmy Pardo - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

15. Matt Besser - Neil Young Sings Frosty The Snowman

16. Paul Scheer & Brett Gelman - ‘Twas The Night Before Xmas

17. Paul F. Tompkins - Xmas Ben

HIDDEN TRACK. Thomas Lennon – I Want Your Christmas (Live at CDR)

Episode Twelve - Jonah Ray & Codi Fischer

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Episode Twelve welcomes, from G4's Web Soup, comedian Jonah Ray and "professional awesome person" Codi Fischer. Recorded at the 51st. St. Speakeasy in Oklahoma City. (Apologies for the background noise.)

Episode Eleven - Sethy McCarroll & JP Inc.

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Episode Eleven welcomes musician/designer Sethy McCarroll (Gentle Ghost, Student Film, Umbrellas) and comedy musician JP Inc. (formerly Pleaseeasaur, Comedy Central Records).

Be sure to check out JP Inc. on his upcoming tours with Neil Hamburger and Devo:

11/06/09 - Boston, MA - Great Scott*
11/07/09 - New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine*
11/08/09 - Providence, RI - Jerky's Live Music Venue*
11/10/09 - Albany, NY - Valentines*
11/11/09 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory*

11/12/09 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater**
11/13/09 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater**
11/15/09 - Washington, DC - 930 Club**
11/16/09 - Washington, DC - 930 Club**
11/20/09 - New York, NY - The Fillmore at Irving Plaza**
11/21/09 - New York, NY - The Fillmore at Irving Plaza**
11/23/09 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Theatre**
11/24/09 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Theatre**

*= w/ Neil Hamburger
**= w/ Devo

Episode Ten - Philip Bjorklund & Kyle Davis

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Episode Ten welcomes DJ Philip Bjorklund & musician Kyle Davis (Evangelicals). Be sure to check out Philip's new mixtape "Sunday at Chili's" and see Evangelicals on their upcoming tour.

Evangelicals Tour Dates:
10/31/09 Norman, OK - Opolis w/ JP Inc., Gentle Ghost
11/02/09 Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts w/ Holiday Shores
11/03/09 Los Angeles, CA - Echo w/ Port O Brien
11/04/09 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern w/ Holiday Shores, Fake Your Own Death
11/05/09 Portland, OR - Holocene w/ Holiday Shores
11/06/09 Seattle, WA - The Vera Project w/ Holiday Shores
11/07/09 Missoula, MT - The Palace w/ Holiday Shores
11/08/09 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court w/ Holiday Shores
11/09/09 Denver, CO - Hi Dive w/ Holiday Shores
11/11/09 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar w/ Holiday Shores, Eli August
11/12/09 St. Louis, MO - Firebird w/ Holiday Shores
11/16/09 Washington, DC - The Red and the Black w/ Holiday Shores
11/17/09 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie w/ Holiday Shores
11/18/09 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall w/ Holiday Shores
11/19/09 Allston, MA - Great Scott w/ Holiday Shores
11/20/09 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place w/ Holiday Shores
11/21/09 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern w/ Holiday Shores
11/22/09 Chicago, IL - Schubas w/ Holiday Shores
11/23/09 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop w/ Holiday Shores

Episode Nine - Tate James & Matt Duckworth

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Episode Nine welcomes graphic designer Tate James (The Apache House) and musician Matt Duckworth (Stardeath and White Dwarfs).

Episode Eight - James Nghiem & Seth Joseph

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Episode Eight welcomes my former ETS cohost James Nghiem and, all the way from New York, Seth Joseph. Recorded at the 51st St. Speakeasy in Oklahoma City.

New Eugene Mirman!

One of my absolute favorite comedians, Eugene Mirman, released his new album, God is a Twelve Year Old Boy with Aspergers, this week, and it's completely hilarious. Buy it. Seriously.

And just because, here's a bonus track by John Wesley Harding that was originally supposed to close out the album.