H A P P Y C H R I S T M A S
♩ Phoenix – Alone on Christmas Day (ft. Bill Murray, Paul Shaffer, Jason Schwartzman, & Buster Poindexter) [from A Very Murray Christmas]
♩ The Yule Logs – Though That Counts [from Up All Night] (via Bandcamp)
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[on repeat] The Killers//Christmas in L.A. (feat Dawes)
I love holiday music and every year I look forward to the latest holiday single from The Killers. This year marks the 7th holiday release for the band, and like previous years, 100% of song proceeds will go towards (RED).
https://vimeo.com/80767423
“Christmas In L.A.” (feat. Dawes) is available now on iTunes and the Killers’ greatest hits album Direct Hits is out now via Island/Mercury.
(31) Days of Good: 12.25.12
♩Ex Cops – Wonderful Christmas Time (Paul McCartney cover)
excopsband.com
♩The Head and The Heart – What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve [from Holidays Rule]
theheadandtheheart.com
♩Kishi Bashi – It’s Christmas But It’s Not White Here In Our Town [from Holiday Flexi Single]
kishibashi.com
♩Paul McCartney – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) [from Holidays Rule]
paulmccartney.com
♩Rufus Wainwright & Sharon Van Etten – Baby, It’s Cold Outside [from Holidays Rule]
rufuswainwright.com//sharonvanetten.com
♩Sufjan Stevens – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [from Silver & Gold: Songs For Christmas]
sufjan.com
♩The xx – Last Christmas (Live on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge)
thexx.info
♩Y La Bamba – Señor Santa (Mister Santa) [from Holidays Ruke]
ylabamba.com
And though this last track was definitely not releases in 2012, it wouldn’t be Christmas without some Darlene Love
♩Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
darleneloveworld.com
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
(31) Days of Good: 12.24.12
I’ve restrained myself until now, but it’s Christmas Eve and I can’t hold out any longer. So without further ado, some holiday goodness for this most wonderful time of the year. Happy Holidays everyone! Have fun, be merry, stay safe.
♩Black Prairie feat. Sallie Ford – (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag [from Holidays Rule]
blackpraire.com//sallieford.com
♩Damien Jurado – Kalla Hus
damienjurado.com
♩Eleanor Friedberger – Santa, Bring My Baby Back (To Me) [from Holidays Rule]
eleanorfriedberger.com
♩Electric Guest – Holiday
electricguest.com
♩Ellie Goulding – All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey cover)
elliegoulding.com
♩Fitz and The Tantrums – Santa Stole My Lady
fitzandthetantrums.com
♩French Horn Rebellion – Cold Enough (feat. Jody Watley) [from Love is Dangerous EP]
frenchhornrebellion.com//jodywatley.net
♩Parenthetical Girls – Rejoice! Rejoice! [from Good Christian Men Rejoice, It’s Parenthetical Girls]
parentheticalgirls.com
♩The Shins – Wonderful Christmastime [from Holidays Rule]
theshins.com
Tune it tomorrow for more holiday tunes.
[anticipation] Holidays Rule
More holiday tunes to look forward to!
Starbucks’ label, Hear Music, and Concord will release a compilation of artists covering holiday classics on Oct 30th. Holidays Rule will feature the likes of The Civl Wars, Eleanor Friedberger, The Head and The Heart, Paul McCartney, Rufus Wainwright (who also has a touring Christmas show with his sister Martha), Sharon Van Etten, and many, many more. Check out the complete track list while enjoying Rufus and Sharon’s rendition of one of favorites, “Baby It’s Cold Outside”. Enjoy.
01 fun.: “Sleigh Ride”
02 The Shins: “Wonderful Christmastime”
03 Rufus Wainwright with Sharon Van Etten: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
04 Paul McCartney: “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)”
05 Black Prairie: “(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag” [ft. Sallie Ford]
06 The Civil Wars: “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”
07 Calexico: “Green Grows the Holly”
08 AgesandAges: “We Need a Little Christmas”
09 Holly Golightly: “That’s What I Want For Christmas”
10 Irma Thomas with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band: “May Everyday Be Christmas”
11 Heartless Bastards: “Blue Christmas”
12 Eleanor Friedberger: “Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me”
13 Fruit Bats: “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”
14 Y La Bamba: “Señor Santa”
15 The Punch Brothers: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
16 The Head and The Heart: “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve”
17 Andrew Bird: “Auld Lang Syne”