Fifteen Days/Songs of Christmas Music Mixtape Draft - Links to final mixes in post #1 (1 Viewer)

[Eephus]

Rolling for draft order

eephus
Doug B
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Kumerica
NV
JZilla
ilove80s
Simey
Bruce Dickenson
Cosjobs
Tom Servo

Turn:  John Bender

 

[Eephus]

rolling 11 x d100.  Lowest roll picks first

 

[Eephus]

11d100, rolled once.

Roll set 1
Die rolls: 92, 77, 43, 30, 9, 74, 39, 4, 34, 34, 99 (Doubles!)

Rolloff between Cosjobs & Bruce Dickenson

2d100, rolled once.

Roll set 1
Die rolls: 25, 80

 

[Eephus]

Google Sheet:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TR577RRc-tdE5p0HudQlJhUFkkAgU-rVhYZ8qtra0xo/edit?usp=sharing

Draft order:

Round    .    Pick    Pick#    Drafter
1    .    1    1    Simey
1    .    2    2    NV
1    .    3    3    Kumerica
1    .    4    4    Bruce Dickenson
1    .    5    5    Cosjobs
1    .    6    6    ilove80s
1    .    7    7    Ramsay Hunt Experience
1    .    8    8    JZilla
1    .    9    9    Doug B
1    .    10    10    eephus
1    .    11    11    Tom Servo
1    .    12    12    John Bender

 

[Tom Servo]

Rolling for draft order

eephus
Doug B
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Kumerica
NV
JZilla
ilove80s
Simey
Bruce Dickenson
Cosjobs
Tom Servo

Turn:  John Bender

I'm not in. I'm just waiting to listen.

 

[simey]

I'll kick it off with a song about those nutty brothers from the show The Year Without a Santa Claus.

1.1 - Snow Miser, Heat Miser - The Hellblinki Sextet - (Child's Christmas - A song by, for or about kids)

 

[Eephus]

A very obvious and predictable choice.  So sad.

 

[Ilov80s]

A very obvious and predictable choice.  So sad.

I knew there was no chance it would fall to me. 

 

[simey]

A very obvious and predictable choice.  So sad.

There is a rumor going around that you fathered the Miser Brothers. 

 

[Eephus]

I'm not in. I'm just waiting to listen.

We'll leave a gift under the tree in case you change your mind

 

[Tom Servo]

We'll leave a gift under the tree in case you change your mind

After sleeping on it...I'm in.

 

[Fariq]

"Last Christmas" by Wham will probably be a top ten draft pick.

 

[Northern Voice]

I'll kick it off with a song about those nutty brothers from the show The Year Without a Santa Claus.

1.1 - Snow Miser, Heat Miser - The Hellblinki Sextet - (Child's Christmas - A song by, for or about kids)

I didn't realize you were in this draft  

 

[simey]

I didn't realize you were in this draft  

I didn't either.     I had signed up, and then deleted my response about 30 minutes later, but I reckon Eephus saw my "In" before I deleted it. Yesterday I got a notification that my name was in a thread, so I looked and it said I was up first in the draft.  Ebenezer (Eephus) pulled me back in, so here I am  . 

 

[Eephus]

I didn't realize you were in this draft  

You also didn't realize you're up

 

[JZilla]

Jesus may have died for the christians, but he was clearly born for bored atheists

 

[Steve Tasker]

I've got a couple of super depressing emo pop punk Christmas songs if anyone's struggling with that category....

 

[JZilla]

Probably not too late to jump in. You know what they say, the more the mirthier

 

[Northern Voice]

You also didn't realize you're up

This one is one of the required songs and MJ just sounds so damn happy.

1.2 - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - The Jackson 5

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Hey!  I want in, too.  

Slow down.  You move too fast.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

hohoho

I said this to my wife and 2 daughters. They werent impressed

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I said this to my wife and 2 daughters. They werent impressed

Maybe that's because they've heard it before.

 

[Eephus]

1    .    1    ---    Simey    ---    Snow Miser, Heat Miser    ---    The Hellblinki Sextet
1    .    2    ---    NV    ---    Santa Claus Is Coming to Town    ---    The Jackson Five
1    .    3    ---    Kumerica    ---        ---    
1    .    4    ---    Bruce Dickenson    ---        ---    
1    .    5    ---    Cosjobs    ---        ---    
1    .    6    ---    ilove80s    ---        ---    
1    .    7    ---    Ramsay Hunt Experience    ---        ---    
1    .    8    ---    JZilla    ---        ---    
1    .    9    ---    Doug B    ---        ---    
1    .    10    ---    eephus    ---        ---    
1    .    11    ---    Tom Servo    ---        ---    
1    .    12    ---    Mrs Rannous    ---        ---    
1    .    13    ---    John Bender    ---        ---   

@Kumerica

 

[FUBAR]

following

 

[John Bender]

the rules seem really ####### complicated. at least i have the "wrap around" spot

 

[Eephus]

the rules seem really ####### complicated. at least i have the "wrap around" spot

* some assembly required

 

[Eephus]

Probably not too late to jump in. You know what they say, the more the mirthier

Plenty of room at the inn.

 

[Ilov80s]

Plenty of room at the inn.

Holiday Inn perhaps

(awful Christmas song draft joke)

 

[Tom Servo]

* some assembly required

* batteries not included

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

This one is one of the required songs and MJ just sounds so damn happy.

1.2 - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - The Jackson 5

This is the definitive version, IMO, which made it a clear 1st round VBD pick. 

In other words, **** you. 

 

[Ilov80s]

This is the definitive version, IMO, which made it a clear 1st round VBD pick. 

In other words, **** you. 

Tough call between getting the classics we must draft to get a good version and targeting the songs we like most

 

[Ilov80s]

Also is there a definitive list of categories?

 

[Eephus]

Mix requirements

Core versions of most covered 25 songs randomly selected from fivethirtyeight.com's list of the 25 most covered songs
(2) picks from the following traditional carols:  Away in a Manger, Silent Night, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
(2) picks from the following pop standards:  White Christmas, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Other songs from the traditional and standards category (excluding the 6 mandatory songs)
(1) traditional/religious carols (written before 1900)
(1) pop standards (written between 1900 and 1963)

(3) Rock-era originals (written in 1964 or later)

(1) Instrumental - any song, any era (but excluding the 6 mandatory songs)

(2) Wild card songs - any song, any era and including Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter, December, New Year's etc. (but again excluding the 6 mandatory songs)

(1) Sad/depressing/wistful/anti Christmas song - your definition

(1) Child's Christmas - A song by, for or about kids.

(1) Novelty song - your definition

 

[Eephus]

If there's popular demand, we can add a 4th option for the mandatory songs in either or both core categories.

ETA: ...but we should decide before the sale ends

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Are the six mandatory songs two from those two trad and pop standards plus two other picks from the list?

(And thanks for adding me to the draft.)

 

[Eephus]

Are the six mandatory songs two from those two trad and pop standards plus two other picks from the list?

(And thanks for adding me to the draft.)

The six mandatory songs are:  Away in a Manger, Silent Night, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, White Christmas, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. 

The mandatory name is an artifact from the original set of rules before they were loosened a bit and re-titled as core songs.  Now you only need to pick two out of the three songs for each category (traditional carols & pop standards).  These songs may only be drafted in the two core categories.  They're not eligible in any other category.

Other than these six songs, songs can be drafted as many times in as many categories as they're eligible.  Using the two picks made so far as examples, "Mr. Snow Miser" can be drafted multiple times in childrens, rock era, instrumental and wild card categories.  But "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is only eligible in the core/mandatory pop standards category.

And :drunkbanana: because that always helps to make explanations clearer

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

That doesn't really help me.  Sorry.

You wrote:

(2) picks from the following traditional carols:  Away in a Manger, Silent Night, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen(2) picks from the following pop standards:  White Christmas, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

That seems like four songs, not six.  What am I misssing?

 

[Tom Servo]

That doesn't really help me.  Sorry.

You wrote:

That seems like four songs, not six.  What am I misssing?

Nothing; he meant two each from the two catagories, making 4 total.

 

[Eephus]

That doesn't really help me.  Sorry.

You wrote:

That seems like four songs, not six.  What am I misssing?

NV drafted Santa Claus Is Coming To Town at 1.02

He now has to choose either White Christmas or Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer to close out the pop standards core category.  The song he doesn't pick is dead and can't appear elsewhere in his mix.

 

[Tau837]

to follow along

 

[DocHolliday]

following 

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Thanks, Eephus.  I am having a low comprehension day.

 

[Tom Servo]

When is @Kumerica going to pick?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

When is @Kumerica going to pick?

Monday.  8:15AM.

 

[Tom Servo]

Monday.  8:15AM.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I didn't say what time zone.

 

[JZilla]

I don't think I'm going to be very spotify friendly.  Thought about it but many of my personal faves aren't there - My (& my poor put upon kids') old Xmas playlist is about 1/3 local files.  I'll toss up a zip somewhere when we're all finished though.

 

[Doug B]

I don't think I'm going to be very spotify friendly.

Same here. I expect to be able to find Youtube links for everything, though.

 

[Eephus]

I normally don't like first round clocks but since this isn't a competition, here's the plan.

Kumerica OTC until 2PM EST.  If he misses his window, he can pick whenever and we'll adjust the draft order accordingly.

@Bruce Dickinson on deck.

 

[Kumerica]

Sorry. I'm here. 

1.3 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band (Pop Standard)