KRUPMAS CHRISTMAS (STEREO)
Welcome! If you are new to Krupmas, you are probably asking yourself why I, a more or less cultural Jew, would be such a champion of Christmas and Christmas music. Well it all started as a young lad, when our family was watching some old home movies, and I discovered that my older brothers celebrated Christmas before I was born.
I was probably about 6 or 7, and man did I feel gypped. I'm assuming I threw at least a little tantrum. When I asked my parents why we no longer celebrated the holiday that seemingly every single kid in the universe celebrated, my mom told me that she had started to feel guilty about it. I'm guessing some yenta said something to her at the beauty parlor.
Of course there was nothing I could do to change my parents' minds (they were a team), so I pretty much was deprived of Christmas up until college. (That's not completely true: A big shout-out to the Kelly Family of Westfield who showed me what Christmas was all about with their amazing open houses for family and friends, featuring their father's killer eggnog). You better believe I bought a Christmas tree my first year in school. And somewhere along the line, because I was/am an obsessive record collector, I started collecting Christmas music.
I probably made my first Christmas mixtape around 1990, give or take a year. It started the old-fashioned way, with what we Boomers used to call cassette tapes. These 90-minute masterpieces eventually gave way to the space age technology of CDs, condensing the number of allowable minutes but vastly improving the sound quality. And, beginning 13 years ago, I finally dragged all of us into the 21st century with handy, downloadable files.
I was probably about 6 or 7, and man did I feel gypped. I'm assuming I threw at least a little tantrum. When I asked my parents why we no longer celebrated the holiday that seemingly every single kid in the universe celebrated, my mom told me that she had started to feel guilty about it. I'm guessing some yenta said something to her at the beauty parlor.
Of course there was nothing I could do to change my parents' minds (they were a team), so I pretty much was deprived of Christmas up until college. (That's not completely true: A big shout-out to the Kelly Family of Westfield who showed me what Christmas was all about with their amazing open houses for family and friends, featuring their father's killer eggnog). You better believe I bought a Christmas tree my first year in school. And somewhere along the line, because I was/am an obsessive record collector, I started collecting Christmas music.
I probably made my first Christmas mixtape around 1990, give or take a year. It started the old-fashioned way, with what we Boomers used to call cassette tapes. These 90-minute masterpieces eventually gave way to the space age technology of CDs, condensing the number of allowable minutes but vastly improving the sound quality. And, beginning 13 years ago, I finally dragged all of us into the 21st century with handy, downloadable files.
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This switch to files meant I no longer had to make and send out multiple copies. It also resulted in saving a good deal of money. And, as has become custom (and in keeping with the true spirit of the holiday season), I can pass the savings onto the charities of my choice.
Ann and I are donating to the following two charities, because, um, 'Murica:
and National Immigrant Justice Center
And now that we've dispensed with the heavy stuff, let's get to the music.
Download 2025's Holiday Mix, KRUPMAS CHRISTMAS, by clicking the link below:
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Not sure what to do once you click on the link? First, you'll be directed to a page that looks like this:
Next, click on the three dots on the right of the file with the headphones icon:
...or you can also ask a friendly, neighborhood Millennial for help.
Then, choose the Download option and download the .mp3 file to your desktop, tablet or phone:
...or you can also ask a friendly, neighborhood Millennial for help.
You can also stream it on Mixcloud!
Plus, here's a Bonus Link of some of the Ghosts of Krupmas Past. Together, with this year's mix, that's about 1.4 days of non-stop Krupmas Classics!
Click here for a complete Master Tracklist of all 27 Krupmas Mixes
Note: Krupmas is for everyone*, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Festivus, so please feel free to share with your friends and families.
Note: Krupmas is for everyone*, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Festivus, so please feel free to share with your friends and families.
(*Unless you're a MAGA, racist, fascist, and/or Nazi-sympathizer. Seriously, if you voted for that orange conman, do not even consider listening to any of these mixes.)
Merry Crimble, Feliz Natal, Happy Hanukkah
and Slava Ukraini!
and Slava Ukraini!
Peace, Love, Understanding,
The Weisnicks
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