Memoirs of an English Major

” Welcome, Christmas, bring your cheer.
Cheer to all Whos far and near.
Christmas Day is in our grasp
so long as we have hands to clasp” - Dr. Seuss.

Well, it’s that time of year again : Christmas time! And I thought I would start if off this year with a little bit of some holiday music… geek style.

Ever since last year, The 8bits of Christmas has become a tradition for me to play every Christmas. It is by far the geekiest thing I can do to ring in the holiday spirit. What is a rendition of classic Christmas song done on old video game or PC hardware, or better known for its genre of music : Chiptune . There are such classic renditions as Silent Night and Let it Snow and it’s all done in a very surreal, digital feeling. Definetly not for everyone, but for those of you who want to show their nerdy side this holiday, download a copy.

As far as chiptune’s go, its pretty impressive and definetly a good introduction into the genre if you’re new to the format and should jump you right into the mix in an original form. I reccomend this to pretty much everone, regardless of their geekness. If you ever wanted to hear that Gameboy sing, here’s an album to download.

Well, I hope everyone will get into the holiday mood.

Anyone else have any holiday songs or albums geeks should pick up?