Not Ep. 107: The 12 Interminable Days of Xmas: A Musical Extravaganza

Summary: Mark Lint and the PEL Orchestra present the longest, slowest, biggest, fattest, most surreal Christmas carol ever.<br> First Mark explains for a minute what this is (you can read it <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2014/12/12/musical-anarchists-wanted-immediately-12-interminable-days-of-xmas-project/" target="_blank">here</a>), then off we go on a long, strange trip, with different verses of the holiday classic arranged in styles from baroque to folk to metal to disco.<br> Featuring Jonathan Segel (from Camper Van Beethoven; <a href="http://www.jonathansegel.com/" target="_blank">jonathansegel.com</a>), comedian Adam Sank (<a href="http://adamsank.com/" target="_blank">adamsank.com</a>), Al Baker (<a href="http://www.albaker.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.albaker.co.uk</a>), Timo Carlier (<a href="https://soundcloud.com/carlier" target="_blank">soundcloud.com/carlier</a>), Maxx Bartko (soundcloud.com/dotdot), Daniel Gustafsson, Jason Durso and Shannon Farrell, Kenn Busch and Jenny Green, Kylae Jordan, Rei Tangko, Greg Thornburg, WILSON, and comedian Alex Fossella (@afossella).<br> Coordinated and sung by Mark Lint (<a href="http://marklint.com/samples.html" target="_blank">marklint.com</a>).<br> Get the music-only version (i.e. without Mark's spoken intro) in audio form <a href="https://soundcloud.com/partially-examined-life/the-12-interminable-days-of-xmas" target="_blank">here</a>; this is the link you will want to send around to torture and/or enlighten the masses.<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6QMDpbJMQo">Here's the YouTube version</a>, with animations by <a href="https://www.elance.com/s/papapaint/" target="_blank">Jason Durso</a> using PEL art by <a href="http://www.genevievearnold.com/" target="_blank">Genevieve Arnold</a> and <a href="http://existentialcomics.com/" target="_blank">Corey Mohler</a>.<br> Make sure to buy one of our new 2015 wall calendars with Genevieve's art on it!<br>