Aimee Mann’s Christmas mini-tour wrapped up in style last night in the second of two nights at the Birchmere.  Fred Armisen hosted, and Grant Lee Phillips was on hand as an unannounced special guest.  Capsule review:  I liked it! 

More complete review forthcoming, maybe.

Set List, sans the Grant Lee Phillips songs I couldn’t Identify:

Entrance: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies

01 Whatever Happened to Christmas

02 Calling on Mary

03 Winter Wonderland

04 (Grant Lee Philips) -- unknown

05 Raise the Spirit (Grant Lee Philips)

06 (Grant Lee Philips) -- unknown

07 You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

08 Little Bombs

09 One

10 Going Through the Motions

11 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

12 I’ll Be Home for Christmas

13 Dreidel Song/Ring of Fire medley

14 Christmastime

15 You Do

16 Truly Truly (Grant Lee Philips)

17 Wise Up

18 Humpty Dumpty

19 I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas

20 4th of July (I didn’t recognize this song, but based on setlists from other shows this tour it was probably this)

ENCORE

21 Columbus Avenue (as-yet unrecorded)

22 Save Me

23 Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)