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pSee, Virginia? Sometimes Christmas wishes do come true. As you may recall, stronga
href="http://www.weezer.com/" target="_blank"Weezer/a/strong front-bro stronga
href="http://www.riverscuomo.com/" target="_blank"Rivers Cuomo/a/strong a
href="/article/news/147801-weezer-wackiness-xmas-covers-aly-aj-assist"
target="_blank"strongsuggested earlier this week/strong/a that the band had recorded new renditions
of yuletide classics for iPhone gaming app emTap Tap Revenge/em. Turns out he wasn't just elfing
around: today emTap Tap/em producers stronga href="http://tapulous.com/"
target="_blank"Tapulous/a/strong unveiled emChristmas With Weezer/em, a new app all set to stuff
e-stockings this holiday season.br /br /Rejoice in hearing Rivers and the gang rollick through
perennial favorites "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Silent Night", "O Holy Night", "The First
Noel", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", and "O Come, All Ye Faithful" as you compete to see how fast
you can come down with carpal tunnel syndrome while pecking away at your iPhone screen.br /br /All
six carols were recorded specifically for this game, though Weezer fans in a non-festive mood will
be pleased to know emChristmas With Weezer/em also includes stronga
href="/article/record_review/50995-weezer-weezer-the-red-album" target="_blank"emRed
Album/em/a/strong singles "Pork and Beans" and "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a
Shaker Hymn)" as bonus tap-alongs.br /br /Or, for the more discotheque-oriented iPhone user in your
life, it's stronga href="http://tapulous.com/dance/" target="_blank"emTap Tap Dance/em/a/strong,
another new app from Tapulous that beefs up the bpms. Jams from Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Moby, the
Chemical Brothers, and Digitalism help make up the tracklist, along with an epic Soulwax remix of
Justice that serves as a final level, complete with custom visuals inspired by the ending of
Stanley Kubrick's em2001: A Space Odyssey/em. Ahhh, so emthat's/em what the creepy black monolith
thing was supposed to be: an iPhone prototype.br //ppa
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