Some Yuletide recs

First off, my gift:

rot (1039 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Decoy (1946)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Frank Olins/Margot Shelby, (background) Jim Vincent/Margot Shelby
Characters: Frank Ollins, Margot Shelby
Additional Tags: Introspection, Character Study, Yuletide 2025
Summary:

Frank's thoughts on his relationship with Margot and the money he stole. Oneshot.
 

Then:

If Every Star Was the Sun (1280 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Derek Smalls
Additional Tags: Character Study, Interview, Suggested Background David St. Hubbins/Nigel Tuffnel, Rock Magazine, Canon-Typical Crude Humor
Summary:

In January of 1985 BURRN! Magazine interviewed Derek Smalls, Bassist for Spinal Tap. An excerpted transcript of the original interview (later translated into Japanese for BURRN!’s audience) has been published as a bonus for the special 40-year anniversary release of KONNICHIWA: TAP LIVE IN JAPAN.

The Lone and Level Sands Stretch Far Away (1209 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Akhnaten - Glass
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Akhnaten/Nefertiti (Akhnaten)
Characters: Akhnaten (Akhnaten), Nefertiti (Akhnaten), The Ancient Egyptian Gods, A 19th-Century Archaeologist
Additional Tags: Non-Linear Narrative, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Love, Memory, References to the Egyptian Book of the Dead
Summary:

In death, Akhnaten defies the old gods and the inevitable slow destruction by time.

I’ve posted the Monkees’ version of ‘Riu Riu Chiu’ a few times before, but this clip is longer and includes the band thanking the audience and introducing the crew.

And also, scratchy audio from a lost Ready, Steady, Go! Christmas special, in which the Kinks perform ‘All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth’ and the Who play ‘Jingle Bells.’