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

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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Just shy of a full two hours, this podcast is a new record length for me. I hope it helps you travel, wrap or merry.

I’ll, of course, be rolling out new video best-of posts, and the next show will be my favorite music of 2010. Blessings to you and yours, whatever and however you celebrate!

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

Brad Walsh - Poppin’ Around the Xmas Tree - digital single
Bishop Allen - You’ll Never Find My Christmas - The Christmas Gig
Ox - Xmas in the Jailhouse - Silent Night & Other Cowboy Songs
Holmes - There’ll Be No Christmas without You - digital single
Grey Anne - Ubi Cari - Another Gray Christmas 4 :: Also check: Dickinson’s Christmas Carol
Deer Tick - Christmas All Summer Long - Holy Sh*t, it’s Christmas!
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - Ain’t No Chimneys - digital single
Sam Phillips - It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas - digital single
O Horizon - Do You Hear What I Hear? - A PDX-MAS 2010
Los Campesinos! - Kindle a Flame in Her Heart - digital single
Darker My Love - Snow is Falling - The Christmas Gig
Art Acoustic - Xmas in the Woods - digital single
Haroula Rose - Christmas for Cowboys - digital single
Star & Micey - Memphis Christmas - Memphis Christmas
Typhoon - Merry Xmas Anyways - A PDX-MAS 2010
Coconut Records -  It’s Christmas - The Christmas Gig
The Giving Tree Band & Nellie McKay - Here Comes Santa Claus - digital single
Tess Wiley - Come On Ring Those Bells - Christmas in Heaven :: now-defunct Christian label Flying Tart Records comp
Beach House - I Do not Care for the Winter Sun - digital single
Pattern Is Movement - O Holy Night - 8 Days of Home Tapes
Brad Laner - It’s Christmas (But I Don’t Care) - 8 Days of Hometapes
Sufjan Stevens - Angels We Have Heard on High- Songs for Christmas Vol. 8
The Aquabats - Holiday Road - digital single
Cepia - Christmas Time is Here - digital single
Rachel Taylor Brown - December - 7 Small Winter Songs
Christabel and the Jons - I’d Like You for Christmas - The Christmas Album
Natalie Hemby - Perfect Gift - The Christmas Gig
The Boy Least Likely To - Happy Christmas Baby - Christmas Special
Strayfolk - Christmas Day - Lost Tracks
Slow Club - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Christmas, Thanks for Nothing
Kopecky Family Band - Our Remedy - digital single
Robert Deeble - Veni Emmanuel - digital single
The Innocence Mission - In the Bleak Midwinter - digital single
The Superions - Fruitcake - Destination Christmas
El Perro Del Mar - Auld Lang Syne - digital single
mp3s:

Brad Walsh - Poppin’ Around the Xmas Tree
Bishop Allen - You’ll Never Find My Christmas (.zip)
Ox - Xmas in the Jailhouse
Holmes - There’ll Be No Christmas without You
Grey Anne - Ubi Cari (via Local Cut)
Deer Tick - Christmas All Summer Long
Sharon Jones - Ain’t No Chimneys in the Projects
Sam Phillips - It Don’t Feel Like Christmas (username “samlist” password “idflc”)
Toad the Wet Sprocket - It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas (email required)
O Horizon - Do You Hear what I Hear?
Los Campesinos! - Kindle a Flame in Her Heart
Darker My Love - Snow is Falling
Art Acoustic - Xmas in the Woods
Haroula Rose - Christmas for Cowboys (via Bandcamp)
Star & Micey - Memphis Christmas
Typhoon - Merry Xmas Anyways
Coconut Records - It’s Christmas (.zip)
Nellie McKay - Here Comes Santa Claus & The Christmas Waltz (email required)
Tess Wiley - Come on, Ring Those Bells!
Beach House - I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun
Pattern is Movement - O Holy Night
Brad Laner - It’s Christmas (But I Don’t Care)
Sufjan Stevens - Songs for Christmas Vol. 8
The Aquabats - Holiday Road (via Stereogum)
Cepia - Christmastime is Here (via RCRD LBL)
Cristabel and the Jons - I’d Like You for Christmas (via songs:illinois)
Natalie Hemby - Perfect Gift (.zip)
The Boy Least Likely To - Happy Christmas Baby (email required)
The Boy Least Likely To - Blue Spruce Needles (via My Old Kentucky Blog)
Strayfolk - Christmas Day
Slow Club - Baby, Please Come Home
Kopecky Family Band - Our Remedy (email required)
Robert Deeble - Veni Emmanuel (via Bandcamp)
The Innocence Mission - In the Bleak Midwinter
The Innocence Mission - O Lord of Light
The Innocence Mission - Joy to the World
The Superions - Fruitcake
El Perro Del Mar - Auld Lang Syne (via SwedesPlease)

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Seriously, try and do this with a toddler on your lap. She’s made my life, and more recently & specifically, Christmas, so great. But still, you try and do it.

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

Irwin Icon - Tiffany’s Christmas Tree - Christmas in Heaven :: now-defunct Christian label Flying Tart Records comp
Jens Lekman - Run Away with Me - USA Tour EP 2005
The Magnetic Fields - Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree - Realism
Royksopp - Le Cantique de Noël - digital single
Megafaun - I Saw Three Ships - 8 Days of Hometapes
The Medalist - Jullåtan - digital single
Blitzen Trapper - Christmas is Coming Soon - I’ll Stay ‘Til After Christmas :: Christmas Album to Benefit Amnesty International, 2008
Alan Singley - Staying Inside - A PDX-MAS 2010
Charles Bradley - Every Day is Christmas (When I’m Loving You)  - digital single
Mayer Hawthorne - Christmas Time is Here - digital single
Best Coast & Wavves - Got Something for You - The Christmas Gig
X - Santa Claus is Coming to Town - MERRY XMAS from X
Ohbijou - Last Christmas - digital single
Sleeping at Last - White Christmas - Christmas Collection 2010
I Was a King - The Night Before - A Familyre Christmas, Volume 3
Holcombe Waller - Little Wrecking Ball - O Come, Custodiangel: B-Sides, Bootlegs and Detritus from “Troubled Times”
Chris Robley & the Fear of Heights - Silent Night - Silent Night
The Books - A Cold Freezin’ Night - The Way Out
Slaraffenland - Little Drummer Boy - 8 Days of Hometapes
Keegan DeWitt - Christmas Eve - Christmas Eve EP
Boca Chica - Not on Christmas Eve - An Indiecater Christmas 2010
Summer Camp - Christmas Wrapping - digital single :: The Waitresses cover
Darker My Love - Snow is Falling - The Christmas Gig
Dolorean - Hard Candy Christmas - digital single
Branches - Silent Night - Merry Christmas
The Infant Kings - Joy to the World - Jingle Up High, Jingle Down Low
mp3s:

Jens Lekman - Run Away with Me
The Magnetic Fields - Everything is One Big Christmas Tree (via Stereogum)
Röyksopp – Le Cantique de Noël
Megafaun - I Saw Three Ships
The Medalist - Jullåtan (via It’s a Trap)
Blitzen Trapper - Christmas is Coming Soon
Alan Singley - Staying Inside
Charles Bradley - The World (email required)
Mayer Hawthorne - Christmastime is Here
Best Coast & Wavves - Got Something for You (.zip)
X - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Ohbijou - Last Christmas (.zip)
Sleeping at Last: Christmas Collection 2010 (email required, .zip)
I Was A King - The Night Before (via Bandcamp)
Holcombe Waller - Little Wrecking Ball (via Bandcamp)
Chris Robley - Silent Night (via Bandcamp)
The Books - A Cold Freezin’ Night
Slaraffenland - Little Drummer Boy
Keegan DeWitt - Christmas Eve
Boca Chica - Not on Christmas Eve
Boca Chica - Snow Angels (via Bandcamp)
Summer Camp - Christmas Wrapping (via Pitchfork)
Darker My Love - Snow is Falling (.zip)
Dolorean - Hard Candy Christmas
Branches - Silent Night (via Bandcamp)
The Infant Kings - Joy to the World