New Release: A Murray Christmas (feat. Sinead O'Conner, The Henry Girls and John Spillane)

New Release: It's Christmas Time - Cascada

Christmas at Bandcamp: Shelly Domke, Luke Mitchell and The Rambunctions, The Other Guys, Daniel Lindström

8tracks: Star of Wonder

..12 tracks featuring Annie Lennox, Tori Amos, Priscilla Ahn and The Roches...

Star of Wonder from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

(Visit the archive for a complete list of SWO mixes,and podcasts available for your holiday listening pleasure)

Overnight Bandcamp: How To Throw A Christmas Party, The Reliques, Tiny Lights, Scandinavian Yuletide Voices, Air3Radio

Bandcamp/Xmas III: Sammy Horner, Laurence Made Me Cry, Susy Sun and Miles Ralston,The Fa-la-lattes

More Bandcamp Xmas: Sara Niemietz, Barnabas Family Ministries, Local Aid 2012, Adam Reader and the Terks

Xmas at Bandcamp: Folk Angel, Mark Hewes, Emily Dale and Alexi Von Guggenberg, Trinity Lutheran College

YuleTube: "The Music of Christmas" - Bill "Holly" Hollingsworth Show

8tracks: Comfort and Joy

A dozen doses of holiday warmth from some of my favorite singers of the female persuasion - including Tori Amos, Krista Detor and Holly Cole.

(Visit the archive for a complete list of SWO mixes,and podcasts available for your holiday listening pleasure)

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Comfort and Joy from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

8tracks: Merry Twistmas

Merry Twistmas from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

New Release: Christmas Americana

New Release:Christmas with Nathan Pacheco

8tracks: The Breakfast (with Santa) Club

15 holiday tunes from, or imbued with the spirit of, the eighties. Features festive tunage from The Pretenders, Cocteau Twins, Hyperbubble and Saint Etienne

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The Breakfast (with Santa) Club from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

New Release: Christmas Tales - Alexander Rybak

Classical Christmas: Voces8

Overnight Folk: Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man

Classical Christmas: A Choral Christmas

New Release: For Folk's Sake It's Christmas 2012

More Xmas at Bandcamp: The Holidays Don't Have To Be So Rotten: Volume Three, Jim McNeil, Morgan McCarty, Brian Brink

Christmas at Bandcamp: Christmas In Colorado, Jayme Lewis, Yvonne Lyon, Gather 'Round, It's Christmas

Overnight Folk: Through the Bitter Frost and Snow

New Release: Christmas Tree Island - The Rosebuds

Merry Music: Bing Crosby and Friends

8tracks: Hello Mr. Kringle (Why Fidelity 2012)

Here's the first installment of this year's series of Why Fidelity holiday podcasts. 

(You can find more Why Fidelity shows in the archive)

17 tracks of holiday fun from Paul McCartney, Kay Keyser, The Good Lovelies and 14 more purveyors of cheer in an easy pop standard groove...

Hello Mr. Kringle - Why Fidelity Christmas 2012 from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

News, Links and Site Updates via Twitter

Just a quick reminder to follow @SantasWorkingOT on Twitter for frequent fresh links, news and blog updates throughout the holiday season. You can also check out recent tweets in the widget in the upper right corner of this page.

Merry Music: Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

8tracks: Indie Claus is Coming to Town

A dozen indie-esque tunes featuring Frightened Rabbit, The Raveonettes, and  Math and Physics Club...

Indie Claus is Coming to Town from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

Christmas at Bandcamp: Brian Blume, The Gold Coral

New Release: Isn't This World Enough? A Nettwerk Christmas

New Release: A Cup of Kindness Yet - Hey Rosetta!

Merry Music: Silently The Snow Falls: Christmas Carols and Songs

Classical Christmas:Christmas Carols From Hereford Cathedral

8tracks: Oh God No, It's Still Christmas

Oh God No, It's Still Christmas from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

Another collection of questionable holiday fare featuring singing pets, gassy kids and Lene Lovitch, The Serious Brothers and Billy Idol.

Merry Music: Music City Unsigned Family Christmas

8tracks: Sister Winter

Sister Winter from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

16 wintry tracks from Ferrante & Teicher, Tracey Thorn, Ivy and many more. From indie pop to easy listening singer songwriters and folkies. Stay warm...

New Release: Mint 400 Records Presents A Very Merry Christmas Compilation

New Release: Festivus (Highline Records Compilation)

Bandcamp: Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, We Shot The Moon, The Mood Swings, Eww Yaboo, crushing love

Merry Music: PTXmas - Pentatonix

Bandcamp: A Baton Rouge Acoustic Christmas, Bethan Presents Christmas, Rubber Band Aid, Norm Hastings

8tracks: Christmas Angels

Celebrate the holidays with the angelic voices of Kate Bush, Dido, Kate Rusby and 7 others..

Christmas Angels from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

James Durbin - Santa Claus is Back in Town

Even More Xmas at Bandcamp: Grooters & Beal Band, Trent Belnap, Andrew Marcus, Carol Laula

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Merry Music: Strange Communion - Thea Gilmore

More Christmas at Bandcamp: Sufjan Stevens, Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant,ARTDOCS, me you & her

Christmas at Bandcamp: Christmas in Singapore, Clare Brett,The First Ornaments of Christmas

New Release: This Christmas - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

This Christmas - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

New Release: Silver & Gold - Sufjan Stevens

Silver & Gold - Sufjan Stevens

8tracks: Baby it's a Fairytale of NY Out There

A dozen holiday duets from She & Him, Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler,Colbie Caillat and Justin Young and more...

Baby it's a Fairytale of NY Out There from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

Merry Music: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Dreams of Fireflies (on a Christmas Night)

8tracks: Oh God No, It's Christmas!

11 Christmas songs for people who hate Christmas with The Country Squirrels, Joe Dolce and Elvis Presley Jr.

Oh God No, It's Christmas from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

Merry Music: James Taylor at Christmas

8tracks: Mambo Santa Mambo!

Mambo Santa Mambo! from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

Stocking Stuffer: Winter (For Athena)

A wintry mix in honor of the few inches of slush Athena delivered to my town last night... 

Features tracks from Mumford & Sons, Voxtrot and Band of Horses.

Winter (for Athena) from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

New Release: Christmas in the Cloister

New Release: A Carol Burnett Christmas

A Carol Burnett Christmas 

YuleTube; Steps - Light Up The World On This Morning

Stocking Stuffer: The 12 (x12) Days of Christmas

The 12 (x12) Days of Christmas from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

Twelve unique versions of The Twelve Days of Christmas from the likes of Bob and Doug McKenzie, The Care Bears and Webley Edwards.

Christmas at Bandcamp: Visionary Media, 13 Hands, Hope Davis, Nancy Johanns

$5 Holiday MP3 Albums at Amazon.com

Missed this last week thanks to Sandy knocking out our power...

Amazon.com has 100 holiday MP3 albums on sale for $5 each throughout the month of November. All month long you can grab albums from the masters Andy Williams, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Elvis Presley and Bing Crosby. Or pick up more modern fare from Harry Connic Jr., Straight No Chaser, Josh Grobin, Matthew West or Wilson Phillips. The selection here is pretty choice so just about everyone can find a holiday favorite. I just snared Leonard Bernstein's The Joy of Christmas...

100 Holiday MP3s for $5 Each

SWO Stocking Stuffer : 2 Cool 4 Xmas

This year I'm turning many of my favorite holiday mixes into 8tracks radio shows. Here's the first of the season featuring artists like Weeer, Billy Idol, Loretta Lynn, Jill Sobule, Graham Parker and more. 23 tracks that put the fun in a dysfunctional holiday.

2 Cool 4 Xmas from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.

Merry Music: Merry Christmas by Bobby Vee