December 2008
18 posts
Ohio Christmas Compliation Supports Great Cause |... →
The first annual Scribbles Christmas compilation CD, “Scribbles Christmas ‘08.” 10 Ohio- based artists contributed 10 unique Christmas songs–7 originals and 3 re-envisioned traditionals.
“This year, I asked a bunch of other FillesSourires-friends to do the same. And...”
– Filles Sourires: Christmas Project (2)
8-Bit Jesus: New Christmas Chip-tune Album |... →
I’ve been working on a new album for the past few months and am releasing a free MP3 download of the first half - sort of a preview, I suppose. The album is entitled 8-Bit Jesus and contains 9 tracks thus far. Each one is a chip-tune version of a classic Christmas song done in the style of a different NES game.
"Be Good to the Earth This Season" [Stream] |... →
Turk Dietrich’s version of “Blue Christmas” is no longer the creepiest Christmas song of 2008.
You Ain't No Picasso Holiday MP3s →
MP3 downloads of the following songs:
Sufjan Stevens - Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time! Everthus the Deadbeats - Deadbeat Christmas Cale Parks - Wonderful Christmastime (Paul McCartney cover) The Boy Least Likely To - Little Donkey The Polyphonic Spree - Silent Night Frightened Rabbit - It’s Christmas, So We’ll Stop Harry Nilsson - Snow Blitzen Trapper - Christmas is Coming Soon The Kinks - Father...
A BeTaMaXMaS →
needs to be clicked to be understood and even then i dont know about that
‘Tis the Music for Being Cautiously Optimistic -... →
As recession tightens its grip, the holiday season threatens to be less festive than usual. Consciously or not, much of this year’s new holiday music expresses some anxiety about whether the old modes of merriment still matter. Dismantle old standards? Create new ones? Even bother celebrating at all? Here, notable holiday albums — Christmas, mostly, with a little Hanukkah thrown in — are reviewed...
WFMU's Beware of the Blog: A Barbary Coasters... →
Follow link to download two mp3s from the record.
I'll Stay 'Til After Christmas, a compilation... →
This is one of the best compilations I’ve seen this year. Out only via iTunes.
1. Au Revoir Simone - Christmastime is Here 2. Le Loup - Shenandoah (download mp3) 3. Figurine - The Holidays Behind Us 4. Sally Shapiro - Anorak Christmas (Piano Mix) 5. Arthur & Yu - My White Elephant 6. My Brightest Diamond - Nature Boy 7. Parenthetical Girls - Festive Friends (Forever) 8. No Kids -...
XMAS 3: The War on Christmas - CD ONLY + entry to... →
“When you do Christmas music, you’re competing with the best of the last...”
– Marketing savvy turns Christmas songs into cash: Times Argus Online
xo publicity holiday compilation →
1. Service Group - “Merry Xmas Everybody”
2. Master Slash Slave- “All I Want For Christmas”
3. Romeo Spike - “Christmas Diablo”
4. The Winter Sounds - “Ragtime Manifesto”
5. Super Awesome Villains Forever - “Secret Santa A Christmas Song For Josef K. Boehm”
6. Paris Luna with James Taylor, Jr and Wes Ables - “Back Home for the...
“Ho Ho Ho! - You have happened upon Suburban Sprawl Music’s annual Holiday...”
– Suburban Sprawl Music | Holiday Music Stockpile
“Well I did it. I waited `til after Thanksgiving to post my Christmas mix. So far...”
– Christmas Mix - Songs:Illinois Style» songs:illinois » Music Blog, MP3 Downloads, Reviews
woxy.com > Holiday Mixer →
Hands down, WOXY is the greatest online holiday radio station.
“Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster is proud to present Plastic Snow, a Los...”
– Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster: confessions of a would-be hipster presents: plastic snow
November 2008
16 posts
Customize Your Online Christmas Music with Slacker... →
WTF? →
Morning show co-host Lana Wilder says, “No one’s really writing a lot of new Christmas music these days, but people are really interested in the classics.”
ChristmasTV.com →
Gen2Media Corp. has launched a digital television network Web site that shows holiday programming. According to a release, www.ChristmasTV.com, is expected to play non-stop Christmas music videos from various genres including country, urban, Christian, Spanish and other classics. The free site is expected to play holiday-themed music through Jan. 2. Based in Orlando, Gen2Media Corp. (Nasdaq:...
Hip Christmas: holiday music that rocks, rolls,... →
Christmas Forever Favorite Christmas Records →
Twelve Months of Christmas →
The purpose of this blog is to bring you Christmas music all year long that is not often (if ever) heard on the radio. Anything, any genre, any audio source is subject to be shared. So at least if you find something you heard before, I hope you will soon find something you haven’t heard at all.
Santas Working Overtime →
A Christmas Yuleblog →
Cozy up to the fire as a Christmas obsessed music collector chats about new CDs to his collection, the Christmas music that got away, and links to Christmas music via the web (and the occasional mp3 post).
77 Santas →
77 Santas features Christmas and holiday music during November and December, with updates throughout the year focused on the best current and older songs. We are named after Gayla Peevey’s song “77 Santas.”
“1. American Analog Set - Winter Birds
2. Telekinesis! - Father Christmas
3....”
– It’s Hard to Find a Friend: peace on earth: a charity holiday album
Hip Christmas: holiday music that rocks, rolls,... →
Welcome To Hip Christmas! I think you’ll enjoy my dysfunctionally vast web archive dedicated to holiday music that rocks, rolls, swings, and twangs.