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It was past my bedtime when I did this, so, you know, just bear that in mind if I slurred a couple words. The music is GREAT though.

If you didn’t hear it yet, and you can’t get enough seasonal tunes, be sure to hear part 1 of this year’s Christmas special, or if you’re hard-core, every Christmas special I’ve ever done.

(artist - song - album + purchase link :: extra info)

Napoleon IIIrd - Deck the Halls - digital single
Toad the Wet Sprocket - It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas - digital single :: Sam Phillips cover
Duover - Grandma’s House - Christmas Volume 1
A Weather - Ill Be Home for Christmas - Another Gray Christmas 5
The Not Fur Longs - Toys Don’t Cry - Arbor Christmas 12
The Nostalgics - Christmas is Cancelled - digital single
Orienteers - Do You Hear What I Hear? - digital single
Goodman Brown - Holidays - digital single
Breathe Owl Breathe - Snow Blow - The Never Ending Beginning
Bacio - Shoulda’ Went Online…Capiche? - Arbor Christmas 12
AM - Christmas Time is Here - Holiday Happiness & Cheer
Tristen - Frosty the Snowman - Deck the Halls EP
Roman Candle - It’s Christmas. Go on and say hello - digital single :: co-written with Keegan DeWitt
The Plimptons - Christmas All Over This Town - digital single
Diamond Rugs - Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant - digital single
Lindley Ruth and Her Tipsy String Band (feat. Jordan Hull) - Merry Christmas from the Family - digital single :: Robert Earl Keen cover
12 House Bat - Holiday Hallelujah - Arbor Christmas 12
Dressy Bessy - Mr. Kringle’s - digital single
No Ninja Am I - It’s Santa! - digital single
Mnemonic Sounds - Sea of Snowflakes - Mnemonic Holiday EP
The Lay Jains - Christmas Kind of Year - digital single
Mogwai - Christmas Song - EP+6
The Innocence Mission - See Amid the Winter’s Snow - digital single
Atlas Sound - Artificial Snow (Notown Version) - digital single
The Young Things - Hey There Merry Christmas - Modern Christmas Music for Tomorrow’s Men & Women Volume 1
Josh T. Pearson - O Holy Night :: another version of this appears on Last of the Country Gentlemen
Branches - Go Tell It on the Mountain - digital single
The Dandy Warhols - Silent Night - digital single
Choir! Choir! Choir! - Last Christmas - digital single
Shonen Knife - We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Sweet Christmas single
Anya Marina - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - digital single
mp3s:

Napoleon IIIrd - Deck the Halls
Toad the Wet Sprocket - It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas (via Bandcamp)
Duover - Christmas Vol 1 (via Bandcamp)
A Weather - I’ll Be Home for Christmas
The Nostalgics - Christmas is Cancelled (via Bandcamp)
Orienteers - Do You Hear What I Hear?
Goodman Brown - Holidays
Breathe Owl Breathe - Snow Blow (via Bandcamp)
AM - Christmas Time is Here (via Bandcamp)
Tristen - Frosty the Snowman (via box.com)
Roman Candle - It’s Christmas. Go on and Say Hello (via Bandcamp)
The Plimptons - Christmas All Over this Town EP (.zip)
Diamond Rugs - Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant
Lindley Ruth and Her Tipsy String Band (feat. Jordan Hull) - Merry Christmas from the Family (via Bandcamp)
Dressy Bessy - Mr. Kringle’s
No Ninja am I - It’s Santa! (via Bandcamp)
Mnemonic Sounds - Sea of Snowflakes (via Bandcamp)
The Lay Jains - Christmas Kind of Year (via Bandcamp)
Mogwai - Christmas Song (via Amazon)
The Innocence Mission - See Amidst the Winter’s Snow
Atlas Sound - Artificial Snow (via Mediafire)
The Young Things - A Modern Christmas for Tomorrow’s Women and Men (.zip)
Josh T. Pearson - O Holy Night
Branches - Go Tell It on the Mountain (via Bandcamp)
Dandy Warhols Christmas 2011 digital 7″ (email required)
Choir! Choir! Choir! - Last Christmas (.m4a)
Shonen Knife - We Wish You a Merry Christmas (via Amazon)
Anya Marina - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

 

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Fitz and the Tantrums - Santa Stole My Lady - 7″ & digital single
Jmo - Santa, If You Do Exist - digital single
Caitlin Rose with Keegan DeWitt - You Never Come Home For Christmas - digital single
Mother Mother - Hit er Miss Christmas - digital single
Camera Obscura - The Blizzard - digital single :: Jim Reeves cover
Choir! Choir! Choir! - Do They Know it’s Christmas? - digital single
Slaraffenland - Feliz Navidad - The Never Ending Beginning
Damien Jurado - Christmas Time is Here - digital single
Mnemonic Sounds - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Mnemonic Sounds Holiday EP
Dent May - Holiday Face - digital single
Thao Nguyen with Adam Thompson and Jim Brunberg - Gift Card - digital single
The Salvation Alley String Band - Little Saint Nick - digital single :: Beach Boys cover
Brian Wilson - Peace on Earth - In the Key of Disney
DoublePlusGood - All I Want for Christmas - digital single
Guided By Voices - Doughnut for a Snowman - Let’s Go Eat the Factory :: out January 17, 2012 (somehow I thought this was out already–too much egg nog…)
Boston Spaceships - Christmas Girl - Let it Beard
My Morning Jacket (feat. The Head and the Heart) - When the Bells Start Ringing - iTunes Session
Bicentennial Bear - All I Want for Christmas (is an Afghan Whigs Reunion) - A Very Ohio Christmas
Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler - Christmas Day (I Wish I was Surfing) - This is Christmas
She & Him - The Christmas Waltz - A Very She & Him Christmas
Human (featuring Sophie Michalitsianos) - Deck the Halls - Under the Holiday Star :: a Stella Artois free album
The Mynabirds - All I Want is Truth (for Christmas) - 7″ and digital single
Ormonde - Angels We Have Heard on High - The Never Ending Beginning
Steffaloo - Joy to the World - Yuketide Cheer
Clare and the Reasons – Last Christmas - digital single
Brent Amaker & the Rodeo – A Very Brent Amaker Christmas - digital single
mp3s:

Fitz and the Tantrums - Santa Stole My Lady (via Amazon)
Jmo - Santa, If You Do Exist (via Bandcamp)
Caitlin Rose and Keegan DeWitt - You Never Come Home for Christmas (via RCRD LBL)
Mother Mother - Hit Er Miss Christmas (email required)
Camera Obscura - The Blizzard
choir! choir! choir! sings Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Slaraffenland - Feliz Navidad (via Bandcamp)
Damien Jurado - Christmas Time is Here
Mnemonic Sounds - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (via Bandcamp)
Dent May - Holiday Face
Thao Nguyen - Gift Card (via The Oregonian)
The Salvation Alley String Band - Little Saint Nick b​/​w Pretty Paper (via Bandcamp)
Brian Wilson - Peace on Earth (via Amazon)
DoublePlusGood - All I Want for Christmas is You (.m4a)
Guided By Voices - Doughnut For A Snowman
Boston Spaceships - Christmas Girl
My Morning Jacket (feat. The Head and the Heart) - When the Bells Start Ringing
Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler - Christmas Day (I Wish I Was Surfing)
She & Him - The Christmas Waltz
The Mynabirds - All I Want is Truth (for Christmas) (email required)
Ormonde - Angels We Have Heard on High (via Bandcamp)
Stefaloo - Joy to the World
Clare and the Reasons – Last Christmas (via Mediafire)
Brent Amaker & the Rodeo – A Very Brent Amaker Christmas

 

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Laura Gibson - La Grande - La Grande :: out January 2012
Johnny Headband - Over There - Who Cooks for You :: out Jan or Feb 2012
Cuff the Duke - Always Looking - Paper Bag Records Fall 2011 Sampler :: Dum Dum Girls cover
AM & Shawn Lee - Dark into Light - Celestial Electric
AgesandAges - So So Freely - Alright You Restless
Bright Archer - Hidden Systems - Hidden Systems
The Parson Red Heads - Kids Hanging Out - Yearling
Little Dragon - Ritual Union - Ritual Union
Mnemonic Sounds - Keeping It Quiet - Muscle Memories
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can U Luv Me? - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
A.A. Bondy - Surfer King - Believers
Wiretree - Make Up - Make Up
Big Troubles - Misery - Romantic Comedy
Golden Bloom - You Go On (& On) - March to the Drums EP :: “Rhyme the Reason” video
The Juan Maclean - Everybody Get Close - Everybody Get Close :: digital-only remix and rarities comp :: out November 8
Amanda Mair - Doubt - digital single :: out October 18, debut album out winter 2011-2012
Death Songs - Ophelia - Death Songs EP
Tycho - Hours (Teen Daze Remix) :: original from Dive, out November 15
The Magician and the Gates of Love - I Want It All - digital single
Givers - Up Up Up - In Light
Kathryn Calder - Who Are You? - Bright and Vivid
The Weather Station - Everything I Saw - All of It was Mine
Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Teenage Tide - Paper Crush EP
Devo - Watch Us Work It - Yo Gabba Gabba! Music is Awesome! Volume 3
mp3s:

Laura Gibson - La Grande
Johnny Headband - Over There
AM & Shawn Lee - Dark into Light
AgesandAges - So So Freely
Bright Archer - Hidden Systems
The Parson Red Heads - Kids Hanging Out
Little Dragon - Ritual Union (via KEXP Song of the Day)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can U Luv Me? (via RCRD LBL)
A.A. Bondy - Surfer King (via NPR)
Wiretree - Make Up
Big Troubles - Misery
The Golden Bloom - You Go On (& On)
The Juan Maclean - Everybody Get Close (via Pitchfork)
Amanda Mair - Doubt
Death Songs - Ophelia (via Magnet Magazine)
Tycho - Hours (Teen Daze remix)
Givers - Up Up Up
Givers - Up Up Up (CSS remix)
Kathryn Calder - Who are You?
The Weather Station - Everything I Saw
Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Teenage Tide
Devo - Watch Us Work It

 

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(artist - song - album + purchase link :: extra info)

The Bandana Splits - Back to School - digital single
Matthew Sweet - She Walks The Night - Modern Art :: out September 27
Shiny Toy Guns - The Sun 2.0 (Mackintosh Braun remix) :: original from III EP
Vetiver - Can’t You Tell - The Errant Charm
The Stepkids - Shadows on Behalf - Shadows on Behalf 12″, The Stepkids :: out September 27
Hercules and Love Affair - Painted Eyes - Blue Songs
Brilliant Colors - Value Lines - Again and Again
Stephin Merritt - Forever and a Day - Obscurities
Maria Taylor - Bad Idea? - Overlook
Crooked Fingers - Typhoon - Breaks in the Armor :: out October 11
Mayer Hawthorne - A Long Time (Chromeo Remix) :: original from How Do You Do, out October 11
Apparat - Ash/Black Veil - The Devil’s Walk
Dum Dum Girls - Bedroom Eyes - Only in Dreams :: out September 27
Sam Prekop - The Silhouettes - Old Punch Card
The Sea and Cake - Up on the North Shore - The Moonlight Butterfly
Luck-One - Breakthrough - King Of The Northwest mixtape
Kris Delmhorst - You Might Think - Cars
Jeffrey Foucault - Goners Most - Horse Latitudes
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Senator - Mirror Traffic
Gem Club - Breakers - Breakers :: out September 27
Soft Tags - Many Hands - Suit of Lights
The War on Drugs - Come to the City - Slave Ambient
Fountains of Wayne - Richie and Ruben - Sky Full of Holes
mp3s:

The Bandana Splits - Back to School
Matthew Sweet - She Walks the Night (email required)
Shiny Toy Guns - The Sun 2.0 (Mackintosh Braun remix) (via The Burning Ear)
Vetiver - Can’t You Tell
The Stepkids - Shadows on Behalf
Hercules & Love Affair - Painted Eyes
Brilliant Colors - Value Lines
Stephin Merritt - Forever and a Day
Maria Taylor - Bad Idea? (email required)
Apparat - Ash/Black Veil
Dum Dum Girls - Bedroom Eyes
Sam Prekop - The Silhouettes
The Sea and Cake - Up on the North Shore
Luck-One - King of the Northwest mixtape (free at Bandcamp)
Kris Delmhorst - You Might Think
Jeffrey Foucault - Goners Most
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Senator
Gem Club - Breakers
Soft Tags - Many Hands (via Bandcamp)
The War on Drugs - Come to the City
Fountains of Wayne - Richie and Ruben (email required)