Normally on Christmas Eve I'd be making something for our family dinner (we have German roots, plus it's convenient for us all to keep this eve tradition - everyone scatters to different families on Christmas Day). Jamie would clear out coz he hates Christmas jingles, and so do I most of the year. But gimme a bit of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong whilst I tidy and cook and I feel cheerful.

I haven't even got St Nick out yet.

This year, though, I just can't. It feels wierd, as it's different this Christmas because Dad's not around. I can't listen to his music like I did in the weeks after his death either. And so I happily listen to one of Jamie's mixes. This one is from Dusk Dubs via Original Gidman. Although Dusk Dubs isn't doing any more shows (since 2020) they have a great back catalogue. I loved this Burial and Fourtet song which I've heard a ton before but it was especially good this morning as I scrubbed and tidied ready to go away.

You can find the whole mix here

On the mix was an awesome mash up of Midnight in a Perfect World by DJ Shadow and Dave Rodrigan . Such a classic tune to mash up.

Here's what Gidman had to say about it:

Another cheeky Mash Up, this time featuring the poem ‘On The Pulse Of A Morning’ by Maya Angelou which was read during the 1993 Presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton (later to be sampled by Mr Good Looking himself LTJ Bukem on the 1995 classic ‘Horizons’). This leads into Burial + Four Tet’s collaboration ‎ ‘Moth’ which was released on Four Tet’s label Text Records back in 2009. It’s a 4 to the floor eerie dubbed out house track, that the likes of only Burial can create …..Deep

And a little Erikyah Badhu, who I also love.

Wherever you are, hope your Christmas tunes are making you happy over sad, that you're dancing round the kitchen or the loungeroom, that you are holding your loved ones close, and not getting sucked into Christmas drama. And thanks to @ablaze for hosting three tune tuesdays all year!

Merry Christmas!