A double CD compilation of Christmas songs and a live chill-out album, released as a 2017-18 Kickstarter project.
A Very Electric Sixmas
- Father Christmas (The Kinks) (3:56)
- You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (Thurl Ravenscroft) (3:04)
- Silent Night (Tom Waits) (5:20)
- Power Chord Christmas (2:32)
- Silver Bells (Jay Livingston and Ray Evans) (2:28)
- Christmas Wrapping (The Waitresses) (4:37) – Chosen by Kevin Knipstein
- Same Old Lang Syne (Dan Fogelberg) (4:50) – Chosen by Michael Laue
- Christmas at K-Mart (Root Boy Slim) (2:36) – Chosen by Randy LaRue
- Jingle Bells (James Lord Pierpont) (1:30)
- Don’t Shoot Me, Santa (The Killers) (4:06) – Chosen by James Reed
- Christmas Vacation (Mavis Staples) (3:15) – Chosen by William Jason Brown
- Alone On Christmas (Phoenix) (3:34)
- Night Santa Went Crazy (Weird Al’ Yankovic) (4:05) – Chosen by Benton Redmann
- Ghost of Christmas Past (2:38) – Written by Electric Six with theme chosen by Jason Flythe
- Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (3:00)
- Cold Blooded Christmas (Jon Lajoie) (2:13) – Chosen by Andreas Uffelmann
- Santa Claus is Watchin’ You (Ray Stevens) (03:20) – Chosen by Steven Smith
- Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (Elmo & Patsy) (3:43)
Electric Six: Dick Valentine, Johnny Na$hinal, DaVe, Rob Lower, Tait Nucleus
GUEST APPEARANCES:
Father Christmas – Scott Weinart – Bass, Kyle Robertson – Vox, Brandon Habermass – Guitar
Silver Bells – Mel Caceras – Vox
Little Drummer Boy – Mark Mallman – Vox / Keys
Todd Glass – Live Drums
Mixed and Mastered by Zach Shipps at Rancho Verde
Produced by: Benton Redmann, Brandice Holt, Alan Cooper, Dennis van Lamoen, Ken “Doom Bunny” Hughes
Chill Out
- Intro (1:12)
- Down at McDonnelzzz (4:49)
- Night Vision (4:42)
- Big Red Arthur (3:57)
- She’s White (3:48)
- Heartbeats and Brainwaves (3:28)
- When I Get To The Green Building (4:32)
- Show Me What Your Lights Mean (3:47)
- Pink Flamingos (3:27)
- Your Heat Is Rising (3:34)
- Wikileaks (3:30)
- I Buy The Drugs (4:08)
- We Use the Same Products (3:33) – Chosen by Niles Stanbury
- Synthesizer (4:17)
- An Omen of Things to Come (4:47) – Chosen by Mel Caceras
- Hello! I See You! (4:10)
- Steal Your Bones (5:16)
- (Who The Hell Just) Call My Phone (3:41)
- Jimmy Carter (4:09)
‘Danger! High Voltage’ and ‘Gay Bar’ were also played at the end but not included on the release.
Recorded live at Small’s in Hamtramck, MI.
Live Engineer: Scott (Shifty) MacDonald
Live Recording: Michael Pigeon
Mixed by Zach Shipps @ RV Audio Lab
Produced by Dave Malosh
ELECTRIC SIX
Dick Valentine: Vox, Acoustic Guitar
Tait Nucleus: Upright Piano, B Vox
Johnny Na$hinal: Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, B Vox
DaVe: Acoustic Guitr, Accordion, B Vox
Rob Lower: Acoustic Bass, Harmonica
Hyperkube Bonanza: Acoustic Drums
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:
Matt Van: Acoustic Bass
Sarah Rayburn: Viola
Mel Caceras: B Vox
John Carroll: Vibraslap
THANKS: Small’s (Melody, Mike, Natalie, Kat, John), Captains Of The Head, Keith Thompson, Tommy Nahas & Tom Lehrer @ Mad Habit Creative.