Santas Working Overtime

Christmas @ Bandcamp (The Gansett Bros., Joshua Glass & Friends, Jenna Paone)

2011-12-14T21:23:00.001-05:00

Check out my Twitter feed for more festive linkage

&amp;lt;a href="http://thegansettbros.bandcamp.com/album/a-commonwealth-christmas" _mce_href="http://thegansettbros.bandcamp.com/album/a-commonwealth-christmas"&amp;gt;A Commonwealth Christmas by The Gansett Bros.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

<a href="http://jglassmusic.bandcamp.com/album/merry-christmas-from-burlington" _mce_href="http://jglassmusic.bandcamp.com/album/merry-christmas-from-burlington">Merry Christmas From Burlington by Joshua Glass &amp; Friends</a>

<a href="http://jennapaone.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-eve" _mce_href="http://jennapaone.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-eve">Christmas Eve by Jenna Paone</a>

Christmas @ Bandcamp (Hometapes, Anna Vogelzang, Squarehead, BORN)

2011-12-12T21:34:00.001-05:00

<a href="http://theneverendingbeginning.bandcamp.com/album/the-never-ending-beginning" _mce_href="http://theneverendingbeginning.bandcamp.com/album/the-never-ending-beginning">the never ending beginning by Hometapes Various Artists</a>

<a href="http://theanna.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-spectacular" _mce_href="http://theanna.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-spectacular">Christmas Spectacular! by Anna Vogelzang</a>

<a href="http://squarehead.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-baby-please-come-home" _mce_href="http://squarehead.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-baby-please-come-home">Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Squarehead</a>

<a href="http://bornmusic2011.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-be-home-for-christmas-2" _mce_href="http://bornmusic2011.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-be-home-for-christmas-2">I Wanna Be Home For Christmas by BORN</a>

Monday Evening Holiday Links Update

2011-12-12T19:41:00.001-05:00

Lord of the Boot Sale

Aye Tunes Advent Calendar:

The 2011 Paste Christmas Sampler: 40 Free Holiday Tracks (via Stubby)
New Artists, Winter Songs: Seasonal Sentiment, Covered in Folk @ Cover Lay Down
Countdown to the Countdowns: An Alienhits Christmas!
Holiday music: Justin Bieber, Michael Bublé, Tony Bennett and more @ Pop and Hiss
Christmas in Wistful Vista @ Old Radio Shows.org
Castle Films Puppetoon’s The First Christmas @ Retroist
A Christmas Carol (1910) @ Internet Archives

Netflix Instant: Thomas & Friends: Merry Christmas Thomas
Thomas and friends light up the tracks in a magical Christmas special! Thomas looks for the grandest tree on Sodor, while the Logging Locos sing the Snow Song in hopes of a winter wonderland.

Netflix Instant: Barney: A Very Merry Christmas
Join Barney and friends on a trip to the North Pole and discover the wonders of Santa's workshop! Barney teaches us the magic of Christmas is about giving in this festive holiday movie.

Vintage Clip Art - Elf with Squirrel - Silhouettes & Antique Christmas Graphic - Gorgeous Baby Jesus with Mary @ The Graphics Fairy
Vintage Christmas Postcards @ Clearly Vintage
It's Time For SantaCon To Stop @ Gothamist

Monday Afternoon Holiday Update

2011-12-12T15:03:00.001-05:00

Ernie (Not Bert)

Luke 11: Supermale – Winterlove and Luke 12: Sunturns – In A Warm Place @ Alternativ Julekalender
Muzak we have heard on high & Merry Christmas To All--The Audition Studio Orch. and Chorus @ Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else
CHLY December 11/11 @ Elevator Club
Daily Downloads (Holiday Music and The Antlers) @ largehearted boy
Santa Won't Be Blue & Reindeer Hoofers @ Big Rock Candy Mountain
Monster Chritmas Mash @ AEIOU and Sometimes Why
A Very Glee Christmas... @ FizzyPop
Shellac Shack Santa @ Stubby's House of Christmas
CBGB’s Exile Christmas Playlist @ Review Stalker
The Twelfth Day of Mellowmas: Only Mellowmas (Will Last Forever)

R.O. Blechman CBS Christmas Message @ 1966 My Favorite Year
Vintage Christmas Ads & Vintage Christmas Card Art @ Breakroom of the Glorious Workers Paradise
Countdown to Christmas Extra:Life with Archie #6 @ Mail it to Team-Up
Coke’s White Cans & The Snowball Blast Slurpee! @ X-E
How to Make a Bûche de Noël @ Serious Eats
12 Homes With Serious Christmas Decorations @ Mental Floss
'Panic chaos' and other signs that Christmas is coming to Sweden @ The Local

Christmas @ Bandcamp (Another Ugly Christmas, Pop Punk Christmas, Whosah, Corey Grunewald, Anto, Snailhead, Straight Angular)

2011-12-11T16:34:00.001-05:00

<a href="http://oldugly.bandcamp.com/album/another-old-ugly-christmas" _mce_href="http://oldugly.bandcamp.com/album/another-old-ugly-christmas">Another OLD UGLY Christmas by OLD UGLY</a>

<a href="http://mppa.bandcamp.com/album/a-pop-punk-christmas" _mce_href="http://mppa.bandcamp.com/album/a-pop-punk-christmas">A Pop Punk Christmas by Various Artists</a>

<a href="http://whosah.bandcamp.com/track/joy-to-the-world-a-whosacoustic-christmas-single" _mce_href="http://whosah.bandcamp.com/track/joy-to-the-world-a-whosacoustic-christmas-single">Joy to the World (A Whosacoustic Christmas Single) by Whosah</a>

<a href="http://coreygrunewald.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-christmas" _mce_href="http://coreygrunewald.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-christmas">this is christmas. by Corey Grunewald</a>

<a href="http://anto.bandcamp.com/track/white-christmas" _mce_href="http://anto.bandcamp.com/track/white-christmas">White Christmas by Anto</a>

<a href="http://snailhead.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-wrapping" _mce_href="http://snailhead.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-wrapping">Christmas Wrapping by Snailhead</a>

<a href="http://itsstreightangular.bandcamp.com/track/its-christmas" _mce_href="http://itsstreightangular.bandcamp.com/track/its-christmas">It's Christmas! by Streight Angular</a>

Saturday Afternoon Quickie

2011-12-10T15:10:00.001-05:00

Daddy Rockin' Santa @ Big Rock Candy Mountian
Luke 10: Guro Von Germeten ft. Andrea http @ Alternativ Julekalender
Trinity Choir, 1926. and A happy sleighlist w/Bobby Helms, Linn Sheldon, Sandpipers! @ MY(P)WHAE
Dartman's Advent Calendar 2011: Day 9
Florent @ Never Enough Notes
The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
Christmas by the (Saturday Evening) Past @ BotGWP
Santa Claus Funnies: "How Santa Got His Red Suit" @ Atomic Kommie Comics
Twelvetrees Santas @ Moore's Postcard Museum

Christmas @ Bandcamp (Love For Christmas, Pet Legs, Tellison, Scary Christmas, Morgan McCarty)

2011-12-10T14:36:00.001-05:00

<a href="http://loveforchristmas.bandcamp.com/album/love-for-christmas" _mce_href="http://loveforchristmas.bandcamp.com/album/love-for-christmas">Love for Christmas by Various Artists</a>

<a href="http://petlegs.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-pet-legs-christmas" _mce_href="http://petlegs.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-pet-legs-christmas">A Very Pet Legs Christmas by Pet Legs</a>

<a href="http://tellison.bandcamp.com/track/good-luck-its-christmas" _mce_href="http://tellison.bandcamp.com/track/good-luck-its-christmas">Good Luck It's Christmas by Tellison</a>

<a href="http://scarychristmas.bandcamp.com/album/scary-christmas-the-20th-anniversary-edition" _mce_href="http://scarychristmas.bandcamp.com/album/scary-christmas-the-20th-anniversary-edition">Scary Christmas - The 20th Anniversary Edition by Various Artists</a>

<a href="http://morganmccarty.bandcamp.com/album/happy-holidays" _mce_href="http://morganmccarty.bandcamp.com/album/happy-holidays">Happy Holidays by Morgan McCarty</a>

Christmas @ Bandcamp (Roman Candle, symmetry/symmetry, Miss Erika Davies, Cody Wood, Cannon Ghost, Lovers Turn to Monsters)

2011-12-09T13:59:00.001-05:00

&amp;lt;a href="http://records.romancandlemusic.com/album/its-christmas-go-on-and-say-hello" _mce_href="http://records.romancandlemusic.com/album/its-christmas-go-on-and-say-hello"&amp;gt;It's Christmas. Go on and say hello by Roman Candle&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://symmetrysymmetry.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-christmas-2011" _mce_href="http://symmetrysymmetry.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-christmas-2011"&amp;gt;Christmas/Christmas 2011 by symmetry/symmetry&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://misserikadavies.bandcamp.com/track/silent-night" _mce_href="http://misserikadavies.bandcamp.com/track/silent-night"&amp;gt;Silent Night by Miss Erika Davies&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://codywood.bandcamp.com/track/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas" _mce_href="http://codywood.bandcamp.com/track/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas"&amp;gt;Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Cody Wood&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://cannonghost.bandcamp.com/track/just-christmas" _mce_href="http://cannonghost.bandcamp.com/track/just-christmas"&amp;gt;Just Christmas by Cannon Ghost&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://loversturntomonsters.bandcamp.com/album/feed-my-christmas-time" _mce_href="http://loversturntomonsters.bandcamp.com/album/feed-my-christmas-time"&amp;gt;Feed my Christmas Time by Lovers Turn to Monsters&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Thursday Night Holiday Links Update

2011-12-08T22:06:00.001-05:00

Christmas Favorites--Tops Orchestra and Choristers (1957) @ MY(P)WHAE
XPN’s 12 Days Of Local Christmas: Find Vienna’s “Christmas Is For Our Hearts”
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar - Day Nine: Giant Squidz
Christmas is Happening Day 9
Cashing In On Christmas Vol. 3, Fear, Angry Snowmans @ Rotten Christmas
Recycled Gifts – A Collection of Christmas Music and Videos @ electric adolescence
The Eighth Day of Mellowmas: Mellowmas of ’69

Lord of the Boot Sale

Punky Brewster Cartoon Series, "Christmas in July" @ Me and You and a Blog Named Boo
Vintage Advertising Art - Arriving For Christmas In Style @ Breakroom of the Glorious Workers Paradise
Vintage Christmas Collage Printable @ The Graphics Fairy
16 Christmas Tree Themes @ C.R.A.F.T.
Holiday Toaster Strudel! @ X-E
Serious Eats YouTube Playlist: Cookies

Thursday Afternoon Holiday Links Update

2011-12-08T13:40:00.001-05:00

Joyous Music for Christmas Time @ Merry and Bright
The Waikikis-Merry Christmas In Hawaii @ Ernie (Not Bert)
Snow Girl @ Big Rock Candy Mountain
Dartman's Advent Calendar 2011: Day 8
Aquarium Drunkard on A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
Spectrals - It’s Christmas And I’ve Got Everything I Want @ Sound on the Sound

Honeytraps – Driving Home for Christmas @ Alternativ Julekalender
Watch Video Of Scott Weiland’s Christmas Tour @ Stereogum
Stubby recommends Cigar Box Christmas 2011
Great Gildersleeve Christmas @ Old Radio Shows.org
Vintage Christmas Ads - You Shouldn't Have, You Really Shouldn't Have Edition @ BotGWP
Christmas Blogs and Other Niche Blogs @ Mental Floss

Christmas @ Bandcamp (Hey, It's Christmas, The Villecco Family, We The Modern Age!, Fortever, The Beatle Bronies)

2011-12-08T12:55:00.001-05:00

<a href="http://heyitschristmas2011.bandcamp.com/album/hey-its-christmas" _mce_href="http://heyitschristmas2011.bandcamp.com/album/hey-its-christmas">Hey, It's Christmas! by Various</a>

<a href="http://villeccomedia.bandcamp.com/album/a-villecco-family-christmas-2011" _mce_href="http://villeccomedia.bandcamp.com/album/a-villecco-family-christmas-2011">A Villecco Family Christmas [2011] by The Villecco Family</a>

<a href="http://wethemodernage.bandcamp.com/track/last-christmas-wham-cover" _mce_href="http://wethemodernage.bandcamp.com/track/last-christmas-wham-cover">Last Christmas (wham cover) by We, The Modern Age!</a>

<a href="http://fortever.bandcamp.com/album/follow-the-eastern-star-a-fortever-xmas" _mce_href="http://fortever.bandcamp.com/album/follow-the-eastern-star-a-fortever-xmas">Follow The Eastern Star: A FortEver Xmas! by Fortever</a>

<a href="http://beatlebrony.bandcamp.com/track/happy-winter-happy-x-mas-war-is-over" _mce_href="http://beatlebrony.bandcamp.com/track/happy-winter-happy-x-mas-war-is-over">Happy Winter (Happy X-mas - War is Over) by The Beatle Bronies</a>

Christmas @ Bandcamp ( Another Gray Christmas 5, A Very Ohio Christmas, Sadler Vaden, Lori Malvey, Aamir-al-Loki)

2011-12-07T15:37:00.001-05:00

<a href="http://anothergraychristmas.bandcamp.com/album/another-gray-christmas-5" _mce_href="http://anothergraychristmas.bandcamp.com/album/another-gray-christmas-5">Another Gray Christmas 5 by Various Artists</a>

<a href="http://ohiochristmas.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-ohio-christmas" _mce_href="http://ohiochristmas.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-ohio-christmas">A Very Ohio Christmas by Donewaiting &amp; Each Note Secure</a>

<a href="http://sadlervaden.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont-see-christmas" _mce_href="http://sadlervaden.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont-see-christmas">I Don't See Christmas by Sadler Vaden</a>

<a href="http://lorimalvey.bandcamp.com/track/christmastime" _mce_href="http://lorimalvey.bandcamp.com/track/christmastime">Christmastime by Lori Malvey</a>

<a href="http://aamiralloki.bandcamp.com/album/the-amazing-super-short-but-totally-epic-christmas-album" _mce_href="http://aamiralloki.bandcamp.com/album/the-amazing-super-short-but-totally-epic-christmas-album">The Amazing Super Short But Totally Epic Christmas Album!!!! by Aamir al-Loki</a>

Another Afternoon Holiday Links Quickie

2011-12-07T15:11:00.001-05:00

Christmas Cover Roundup: The Civil Wars, David Bazan, Little Screan, Aidan Moffat, and More Sing Holiday Songs @ Cover Me
Damien Jurado Covers Holiday Classic @ A Heart is a Spade
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar - Day Seven: Abagail Grey
Holiday Tunes Watch, Part 4: Starbucks to “Let It Snow” With Dylan, Diamond, Aretha, Elvis and More @ The Second Disc
The Seventh Day of Mellowmas: The Singing Turtleneck
Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar @ Polite Dissent
More Than 100 Cool DIY Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas @ Shelterness
Five Things I Miss About a WDW Christmas @ Mouse Planet
The Pioneer Woman's Mulled Apple Cider

Wednesday Afternoon Holiday Links Quickie

2011-12-07T14:10:00.001-05:00

Free Mp3 at Amazon.com: O Holy Night by Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer

plus some older Free Mp3's you may have missed: Deck The Halls by 11 Acorn Lane, A Change At Christmas [Say It Isn't So] by The Flaming Lips, Mary, Did You Know by Jeff May, Silent Night by Shelby Lynne and all this year's 25 Days of Free Holiday Music (so far)

Lord of the Boot Sale

Shari Lewis & Lambchop - Some Things For Xmas A Snake, Some Mice, Some Glue And A Hole Too
Shari Lewis - Mr Santa
Frank Kelly - Christmas Countdown
Frank Kelly - Yuletide Moonshine

Free Kindle eBook One Imperfect Christmas by Myra Johnson

Christmas Music for the Winter Season @ MY(P)WHAE
Sgrow – Stay The Night @ Alternativ Julekalender
David Åhlén - Det ar en ros utsprungen (video)@ It's A Trap
A CHRISTMAS WISH: Don’t cut down my ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’@ Comic Riffs
Better Know a Christmas: The Netherlands @ Beaming for Bunnies
My Little Jedi : Christmas Edition

Tuesday Night Holiday Links Update

2011-12-06T21:47:00.001-05:00

Stereo Mummers @ Ernie (Not Bert)
Mr, Suave's Modcast #219: Power Chords, Harmonies and Mistletoe
Kids Christmas Songs 2011, Part I @ Zooglobble
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar - Day Seven: Now Wakes The Sea & Lovers Turn To Monsters
Steffaloo - Yuketide Cheer @ Friends with Both Arms
Indienation.fm Podcasts of Christmas 001 – 8 Bit
More Singles reviews from Stubby's House of Christmas
ASCAP Announces the Most Played Holiday Songs of the Season (So Far)@ VVN
Merry Podcast #15 - Christmas Romance
The Gift of Winter (1974)@ Hot Dogs in the Dark
Vintage Graphic Image - Santa in his Workshop @ The Graphics Fairy

Christmas @ Bandcamp (Rosie Thomas, Ortolan, F&M, Chris Daley, The Daily Brothers)

2011-12-06T21:30:00.001-05:00

<a href="http://rosiethomas.bandcamp.com/album/remember-when-it-snowed" _mce_href="http://rosiethomas.bandcamp.com/album/remember-when-it-snowed">Remember When It Snowed by Rosie Thomas</a>

<a href="http://familyrechristmas.bandcamp.com/track/ortolan-christmas-auld-lang-syne" _mce_href="http://familyrechristmas.bandcamp.com/track/ortolan-christmas-auld-lang-syne">Ortolan - Christmas Auld Lang Syne by Sounds Familyre</a>

<a href="http://fandmtheband.bandcamp.com/album/winter-is-coming-songs-of-winter-and-christmas-ep" _mce_href="http://fandmtheband.bandcamp.com/album/winter-is-coming-songs-of-winter-and-christmas-ep">Winter Is Coming: Songs of Winter and Christmas EP by F&amp;M</a>

<a href="http://teflonbeastrecords.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-with-the-beast" _mce_href="http://teflonbeastrecords.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-with-the-beast">Christmas with the Beast by Various Artists</a>

<a href="http://teflonbeastrecords.bandcamp.com/track/disco-christmas" _mce_href="http://teflonbeastrecords.bandcamp.com/track/disco-christmas">Disco Christmas by The Daily Brothers</a>

Tuesday Afternoon Holiday Links Update

2011-12-06T13:45:00.001-05:00

Jones Soda Ginger Bread Soda and Jones Soda Pear Tree Soda @ BevReview
Holiday Mallow Madness! @ X-E
A Christmas Story, From Movie to Touring Musical to Broadway? @ Splitsider
Angels We Have Heard On High by Bayside - Free Today at Amazon
Selections from "Christmas in the Stars: The Star Wars Christmas Album
Kelly Clarkson Will Be Home For Christmas @ Popdust
Music at Christmas Time (For Elementary Grades) @ Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else
Dartman's Advent Calendar 2011: Day 6

Merry Progmas @ Christmas a Go Go
Slottet: A Cold Christmas @ SwedesPlease
Christmas 2011: The Duets Edition @ Fizzy Pop
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar - Day Six: Julia and the Doogans
The Sixth Day of Mellowmas: Jingle Bell Slap
The Alternative TOTP Christmas Canon: The Snowmen - Hokey Cokey
A Skaggs Family Christmas Live To Air on December 8 + 9 on RFD-TV @ MNN
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians comic @ Mail It To Team-Up

Morning Christmas @ Bandcamp (Little Brutes, The Breedings, Jody Blackwell, The Followers of Otis, Festive Greetings from Hibernate & Home Normal)

2011-12-06T09:46:00.000-05:00

&amp;lt;a href="http://littlebrutes.bandcamp.com/album/holiday-ep" _mce_href="http://littlebrutes.bandcamp.com/album/holiday-ep"&amp;gt;Holiday EP by Little Brutes&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://thebreedings.bandcamp.com/track/big-blue-christmas" _mce_href="http://thebreedings.bandcamp.com/track/big-blue-christmas"&amp;gt;Big Blue Christmas by The Breedings&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://jodyblackwell.bandcamp.com/track/warm" _mce_href="http://jodyblackwell.bandcamp.com/track/warm"&amp;gt;Warm by Jody Blackwell&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://thefollowersofotis.bandcamp.com/track/christmastide" _mce_href="http://thefollowersofotis.bandcamp.com/track/christmastide"&amp;gt;Christmastide by The Followers of Otis&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://festivegreetings.bandcamp.com/album/festive-greetings-from-hibernate-home-normal" _mce_href="http://festivegreetings.bandcamp.com/album/festive-greetings-from-hibernate-home-normal"&amp;gt;Festive Greetings from Hibernate &amp;amp;amp; Home Normal by Festive Greetings&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Tuesday Morning Holiday Links Update

2011-12-06T07:01:00.000-05:00

Dinstinctly Jamaican Sounds ' The Ghosts of Christmases Past
101 Strings "The Glory of Christmas" @ Merry and Bright
The Regency Choir-John McCarthy, Conductor-Three Wise Men @ Ernie (Not Bert)
The Border Brass - Tijuana Christmas (1968)@ Stax O Wax
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar - Day Six: Aidan John Moffat
Acuvi Mixtape : Christmas Is All Around
A Midnight Christmas Mess Vol. 2, Student Teachers, Bollocks To Christmas @ Rotten Christmas

Twas The Night Before Christmas in Celebrity Voices by Jim Meskimen @ The Fire Wire
MysteryShows is offering a selection of seasonal Old Time Radio
The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff @ SpoilerTV
December 1964:Plus Ozzie And Harriet "Busy Christmas" @ Cleveland Classic Media
Santa Claus (1959): Satan. Santa. St. Nick. Old Nick. @ The Lightning Bug's Lair
Vintage Christmas Seal Art @ Breakroom of the Glorious Workers Paradise
Vintage Christmas Gift Tags - Cherubs @ The Graphics Fairy
The Countdown to Christmas Continues... with Coffee!@ Today's Inspiration

Evening Christmas @ Bandcamp (Bohdi Jones, Hey It's Christmas vol 2, Sofia Talvik, Thom Stone, Brother Octopus, celine & evan)

2011-12-05T19:32:00.000-05:00

<a href="http://bodhijones.bandcamp.com/track/the-little-drummer-boy" _mce_href="http://bodhijones.bandcamp.com/track/the-little-drummer-boy">The Little Drummer Boy by Bodhi Jones</a>

<a href="http://heyitschristmas.bandcamp.com/album/hey-its-christmas-vol-2" _mce_href="http://heyitschristmas.bandcamp.com/album/hey-its-christmas-vol-2">Hey, It's Christmas! - Vol. 2 by Various Artists</a>

<a href="http://music.sofiatalvik.com/track/winter-canon" _mce_href="http://music.sofiatalvik.com/track/winter-canon">Winter Canon by Sofia Talvik</a>

<a href="http://thomstone.bandcamp.com/track/i-cant-spend-christmas-alone" _mce_href="http://thomstone.bandcamp.com/track/i-cant-spend-christmas-alone">I Can't Spend Christmas Alone by Thom Stone</a>

<a href="http://brotheroctopus.bandcamp.com/track/do-you-hear-what-i-see" _mce_href="http://brotheroctopus.bandcamp.com/track/do-you-hear-what-i-see">Do You Hear What I See? by Brother Octopus</a>

<a href="http://celineevan.bandcamp.com/track/rockin-round-da-christmas-tree" _mce_href="http://celineevan.bandcamp.com/track/rockin-round-da-christmas-tree">Rockin Round da Christmas Tree by céline &amp; evan</a>

Monday Afternoon Christmas @ Bandcamp (How to Swim, Peter Munter, The Lulls in Traffic, Birds and Arrows, Whisper Sands, Aaron Thomas

2011-12-05T17:15:00.001-05:00

<a href="http://howtoswim.bandcamp.com/album/a-minor-key-christmas" _mce_href="http://howtoswim.bandcamp.com/album/a-minor-key-christmas">A Minor Key Christmas by How to Swim</a>

<a href="http://petermunters.bandcamp.com/track/every-christmas" _mce_href="http://petermunters.bandcamp.com/track/every-christmas">Every Christmas by Peter Munters</a>

<a href="http://thelullsintraffic.bandcamp.com/track/silver-bells-are-ringing-only-grey" _mce_href="http://thelullsintraffic.bandcamp.com/track/silver-bells-are-ringing-only-grey">Silver Bells Are Ringing Only Grey by The Lulls In Traffic</a>

<a href="http://birdsandarrows.bandcamp.com/album/our-christmas" _mce_href="http://birdsandarrows.bandcamp.com/album/our-christmas">Our Christmas by BIRDS and ARROWS</a>

<a href="http://whispersands.bandcamp.com/album/some-christmas-cheer" _mce_href="http://whispersands.bandcamp.com/album/some-christmas-cheer">Some Christmas Cheer by Whisper Sands</a>

<a href="http://aaronthomas215.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-without-you" _mce_href="http://aaronthomas215.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-without-you">Christmas Without You by Aaron Thomas</a>

Late Afternoon Holiday Links Update

2011-12-05T16:58:00.001-05:00

Dartman's Advent Calendar 2011: Day 5
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar - Day Five: Zoey Van Goey
Diamond Rugs – “Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant” @ Rollo and Grady
The Lulls in Traffic @ Crack in the Road
Taste of Country's Top 10 Christmas Party Songs
The 20 Specials of Christmas: Futurama @ Splitsider
A Not-So-Fond Look Back at the Star Wars Holiday Special @ Geek Dad
The Shop Around the Corner (1940): A Lubitsch Christmas @ The Lady Eve's Reel Life
Albert and Pogo's Christmas-Walt Kelly-1949 @ Four Color Shadows
Santa Claus Land, Indiana @ 9teen87's Postcards
12 Days of Christmas Beer: Kerstmutske Christmas Nightcap @ Serious Eats
This Bitchin’ Kitchen Christmas Video Is Really, Really Strange @ Grub Street

Monday Afternoon Holiday Links Update

2011-12-05T14:10:00.001-05:00

LUKE 5: Out Of His Hands – December @ Alt. Julekalander
Free Holiday Music Roundup @ Largehearted Boy
Michele Cody-Merry Christmas Elvis & 60 (remastered) French Girls @ Ernie (Not Bert)
Dartman's Advent Calendar 2011: Day 4
The Elevator Club Dec 4
A Very Velveeta Christmas @ BRCM
We're Gonna Have a Gothic Christmas @ The Spooky Vegan
The Fifth Day of Mellowmas: O Come All Ye Migraines @ Popdose
I Love You, Mr. Grinch by Laura Warshauer

Vintage Christmas Card Art @ BotGWP
Cuneo Christmas Books @ Merry and Bright
Holiday Mysteries for the Kindle Reader @ The Kindle Reader
A Charlie Brown Chriistmas @ Comic Riffs
Krampus My Style. @ My Two Yen Worth
Your Artificial Christmas Tree Is Less Eco-Friendly Than A Dead One @ Blisstree
Gingerbread Softies @ made

Netflix Instant:

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2009 NR 84 minutes)

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular has been a family tradition since the 1930s. This amazing holiday tradition is available for the very first time, bringing the sights and sounds of this cherished show right into living rooms across America.

Fireplace For Your Home (2010 NR 2 Episodes)

Suitable for any time of the year, Fireplace For Your Home includes our famous old-fashioned, wood-burning fireplace, as well as a natural crackling yule log fireplace all set to Christmas holiday favorites.

Sunday Afternoon Holiday Links Update

2011-12-04T13:59:00.001-05:00

Get Sofia Talvik's New Free Christmas Single "Winter Canon"
The World's Worst Records' Christmas Cavalcade Part 1
Loads of new songs @ Lord of the Boot Sale
A classic returns: Line Material Christmas @ MY(P)WHAE
Mellowmas Day 4
Kai Warner's Christmas Party International @ Lounge Legends
The Futureheads, "Christmas Was Better In The '80s" @ Culture Brats
Santa's Personality Crisis @ Big Rock Candy Mountain
Pop Culture Safari = Pop Culture Christmas

24-Hour Holiday Radio Show on WPRB!
The Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Hour - Christmas Show (12-24-44) @ Boxcars 711
Yogi the Bear's First (comic strup) Chrostmas @ Yowp
Heathcliff's Night Before Christmas @ Mail it to Team Up
8 Holiday Apps That Are Just Plain Silly @ Mashable
25 Cool Handmade Christmas Stockings With Tutorails @ Shelterness

Late Night / Early Morning Holiday Links Update

2011-12-03T22:46:00.001-05:00

Fred Waring Presents The Pennsylvanians In The Song Of Christmas @ Ernie (Not Bert)
Merry Shellacmas 2011! @ MY(P)WHAE
Christmas is Happening Day 4
Saskatchewan: “Last Christmas” @ You Ain't No Picasso
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar: Day Four - The Darien Venture
I Believe in Santa Claus (J’ai recontre le Pere Noel) @ Hot Dogs in the Dark
Vintage Christmas Postcards @ Clearly Vintage
Christmas Stamps - Finland 1980 @ Postcardy

Christmas Albums of the Day - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer / The Hotel Café presents... Winter Songs

2011-12-03T17:15:00.001-05:00

Christmas Albums of the Day

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Listen on Spotify

Preview / Buy Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer at Amazon.com

The Hotel Café presents... Winter Songs

Listen on Spotify

Preview / Buy Winter Songs at Amazon.com

Xmas on Bandcamp (Kahiwa Sebire, Carolina Forest Worship, Noah Glenn, hand, Anders Ross, joseph_jang, Ike Slimster, Skank Family)

2011-12-03T16:30:00.001-05:00

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://kahiwamusic.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-down-under" _mce_href="http://kahiwamusic.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-down-under"&amp;amp;amp;gt;Christmas Down Under by Kahiwa Sebire Music&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://classicchristmas.bandcamp.com/album/a-classic-christmas" _mce_href="http://classicchristmas.bandcamp.com/album/a-classic-christmas"&amp;amp;amp;gt;A Classic Christmas by Carolina Forest Worship&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

<a href="http://noahglenn.bandcamp.com/album/a-christmas-suite" _mce_href="http://noahglenn.bandcamp.com/album/a-christmas-suite">A Christmas Suite by Noah Glenn</a>

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://hand.bandcamp.com/album/noel" _mce_href="http://hand.bandcamp.com/album/noel"&amp;amp;amp;gt;Noel by hand&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://andersross.bandcamp.com/album/happy-christmas" _mce_href="http://andersross.bandcamp.com/album/happy-christmas"&amp;amp;amp;gt;Happy Christmas by Anders Ross&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://sentimentalcompany.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-love-and-you" _mce_href="http://sentimentalcompany.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-love-and-you"&amp;amp;amp;gt;christmas love.and.you by joseph_jang&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://ikeslimster.bandcamp.com/album/holidays-vol-1" _mce_href="http://ikeslimster.bandcamp.com/album/holidays-vol-1"&amp;amp;amp;gt;HOLIDAYS: VOL.1 by IKE SLIMSTER&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://chinquapinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/skank-family-collective-chinquapin-records-present-a-holiday-charity-jingler" _mce_href="http://chinquapinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/skank-family-collective-chinquapin-records-present-a-holiday-charity-jingler"&amp;amp;amp;gt;Skank Family Collective &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Chinquapin Records Present: A Holiday Charity Jingler by Various&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Saturday Afternoon Holiday Links Update

2011-12-03T12:44:00.001-05:00

Mike Sammes Singers "White Christmas" @ Merry and Bright
Get Well Soon – Christmas in Adventure Parks @ Eaten By Monsters
Sassy Kraimspri – Santa Baby @ Alternativ Julkalender
Jamie Cullum & Eliza Doolittle - Baby It's Cold Outside (via Christmas A Go-Go)
Jason Kirkness is the Boy Least Likely to Like Trains @ Last Christmas
Old Saint Trick presents A Traditional Family Christmas
Lord of the Boot Sale: Private Charles Bowens - Christmas In Vietnam, Miss Frances - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, Reggie Lamb - Christmas Confession (Vocal) (Rap)
All I Want For Christmas Is An Afghan Whigs Reunion @ Christmas a Go-Go

The 20 Best Holiday Songs Of All Time (Part 2) @ Pop Blerd
Candy Cane Madness @ BRCM
The Vibra Corporation Christmas Single @ Ernie (Not Bert)
Nick Carter Master Detective - Nick's Christmas Adventure (12-25-43) @ Boxcars 711
Hark! Listen to TIME’s Favorite Holiday Tunes on Spotify (via lhb)
Why Christmas Music Doesn't Have to Suck (Except for Justin Bieber Rapping "Little Drummer Boy")@ VF Daily (via lhb)
02 Days 'til Krampus Night...@ The Blood Curdling Blog of Monster Masks

Netflix Instant: Gotta Catch Santa Claus (2007 PG 66 minutes)

Trevor is a true believer in the holiday spirit, so his skeptical best friend, Veronica, challenges him to track down Santa and show the world proof that he's real! William Shatner stars as the voice of Santa in this animated family adventure.
Cast:William Shatner, Sweeney MacArthur, David Berni

37 Edible Reindeer Crafts Roundup @ Cute Food for Kids
12 Days of Christmas Beer: Goose Island Mild Winter @ Serious Eats
Silk Santa Claus Christmas Postcards @ postcardiva
10+ Awesome Elf on the Shelf Ideas @ The New Home ec

YouTube Christmas Music Grab Bag (The Killers, VersaEmerge, Sean Quigley, The Portuguese Christmas Song)

2011-12-03T12:07:00.001-05:00

Friday Night Holiday Links Update

2011-12-02T21:15:00.001-05:00

Guided By Voices - Doughnut For A Snowman by FIRE RECORDS

Lord of the Boot Sale:

Schlagerfiasko's 24 Days of Christmas
Christmas is Happening Day 3
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar: Day Three - The Last Battle
Mista Cookie Jar “Robot For Xmas” Kid’s Music Video @ OWTK
Yule Log From Hell Podcast #2
The Dark Forest Remembers Grants' A Very Merry Christmas Vol 3
From The Desk Of John Wesley Harding: A Christmas Card From Joey Ramone @ Magnet
Madeleine Lengle's The Twenty-four Days Before Christmas (Excerpt) @ Tor
The 20 Specials of Christmas: Mork & Mindy @ Splitsider
Pensive Pumpkin's Creepiest Holiday Movies
Revealed! Two covers for the Radio Times Christmas issue

Netflix Instant

Yes, Virginia (2009 TV-PG 25 minutes)

Based on a true story, YES VIRGINIA is a touching and uplifting holiday story about what it means to have believe. Set in New York City, 1897, eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon has always loved Christmas until the day her classmates bring up the age-old question: "Is there a Santa Claus?" Not sure what to believe, Virginia ventures into the city to find out for herself.
Cast:Neil Patrick Harris, Beatrice Miller, Jennifer Love Hewitt

The Christmas Orange (2002 G 22 minutes)

When young Anton Stingley, who was born on Christmas Day, wakes on Christmas morning he finds that instead of the 600 toys he has requested, his gift from Santa is one single simple orange. Why has St. Nick ignored his 16-page list?
Cast:Danny McKinnon, Don Brown, French Tickner, Scott McNeil, Ellen Kennedy

Bugs Bunny's Christmas Funnies #1, Part 1, Part 2 @ Random Acts of Geekery
Christmas Angles on Antique Postcards @ postcardiva
Victorian Christmas Clip Art - Holly with Bright Red Berries @ The Graphics Fairy
Season’s Greetings from Atari… IN SPACE! @ The Retroist
Pets And Christmas Trees: A Yuletide Guide To Keeping Your Furry Friends Alive @ The Gothamist

Friday Christmas at Bandcamp Update (Dan Collins, John McManamy, Joe Algeri, Brian Devlin, For Folks Sake, Galaxies, Hawkhead, Science in Space)

2011-12-02T16:23:00.001-05:00

&amp;lt;a href="http://dancollinsandapiano.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-tree-infinity" _mce_href="http://dancollinsandapiano.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-tree-infinity"&amp;gt;Christmas Tree Infinity by Dan Collins and a Piano&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://jmacmusic.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-came-to-show-the-way" _mce_href="http://jmacmusic.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-came-to-show-the-way"&amp;gt;Christmas Came To Show The Way by John MacManamy&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://joealgeri.bandcamp.com/track/merry-christmas-around-the-world" _mce_href="http://joealgeri.bandcamp.com/track/merry-christmas-around-the-world"&amp;gt;Merry Christmas (around the world) by JOE ALGERI &amp;amp;amp; THE SUGARBRITS&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://briandevlin.bandcamp.com/track/grandma-got-run-over-by-a-reindeer" _mce_href="http://briandevlin.bandcamp.com/track/grandma-got-run-over-by-a-reindeer"&amp;gt;Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer by Brian Devlin&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://forfolkssake.bandcamp.com/album/for-folks-sake-its-christmas-2011" _mce_href="http://forfolkssake.bandcamp.com/album/for-folks-sake-its-christmas-2011"&amp;gt;For Folk's Sake It's Christmas 2011 by For Folk's Sake&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://galaxies.bandcamp.com/album/galaxies-christmas-2011" _mce_href="http://galaxies.bandcamp.com/album/galaxies-christmas-2011"&amp;gt;Galaxies Christmas 2011 by Galaxies&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://hawkheadrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-yay-christmas" _mce_href="http://hawkheadrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-yay-christmas"&amp;gt;Christmas Yay Christmas by Hawkhead Recordings&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://scienceinspace.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-christmas-album" _mce_href="http://scienceinspace.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-christmas-album"&amp;gt;A Very Christmas Album by Science in Space&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Friday Afternoon Holiday Links Update

2011-12-02T15:12:00.000-05:00

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Suburban Sprawl Music's 2011 Holiday compilation
Big Rock Candy Mountain Psycho Santa and Party This Christmas
Glenn Zottola And His Allstars Featuring Maxine Sullivan - Christmas In Jazztime plus Ernie's been digging into the archives @ Ernie (Not Bert)
George Feyer - Echoes of Christmas @ Merry and Bright
Mellowmass Day One, Day Two
Dartman's Advent Calendar 2011: Day 2
Runner Runner: “Christmas In California (You’re My Holiday).” @ Under the Gun Review
A Boston Rock Christmas and The Jets - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree and Gentleman Jesse & Fever B @ Rotten Christmas
The Punk Rock Advent Calendar
The Second Disc: Holiday Tunes Watch, Part 3: John Denver, Muppets Go “Urban” on Vinyl
Doin’ the Christmas Shuffle, Volume 9 @ The Hits Just Keep On Coming
bLISTerd: The 20 Best Holiday Songs Of All Time (Part 1) @ Pop Blerd
Snow On The Ground @ Indie Music Filter
Slate: Christmas Carols Why do we keep singing them?
Tinselitis: Musts for your Holiday Mix @ Hello Giggles

Creepmas - Christmas Scarols and Christmas Creeps - The Krampus @ Midnight Monster Spookshow
Creepmas Carols @ Blackwood
Merry Creepmas- He Sees You When You;re Sleeping Podcast @ Cabinet of Curiosities

Christmas recipes and menus @ BBC
12 Days of Christmas Beer: De Ranke Père Noël @ Serious Eats
A Very Merry Musical: Walt Disney’s Babes in Toyland @ D23
You Light Up My Life: 16 Insane Holiday Homes! @ The New Home Ec
12 Geeky Holiday Cards @ Mashable

Overnight Christmas Links Update

2011-12-01T21:55:00.001-05:00

Wild X-Mas With Bomarr, Vol. 6
M83 @ Musical Fruitcake
Mando Diao - Christmas Could Have Been Good @ Swedish Stereo
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar: Day Two - Ambulances
Christmas is Happening Day 2
Billboard Celebrates Season With Holiday Songs Chart
The story behind Joe Mari's double-diamond Christmas song @ Yahoo
Google and NORAD Track Santa Across Maps, Social Media and Mobile [VIDEO] @ Mashable
12 Days of Christmas Beer: Bell's Christmas Ale @ Serious Eats
Christmas Story Crap! @ X-E
TV Worth Watching Christmas TV 2011 - Specials, episodes, animation listings, Christmas TV 2011 - Movie listings
Adams Family Christmas @ It Came From the Man Cave
Merry Michael Bublé Christmas to You and You and You @ Splitsider

Netflix Instant:

The Christmas Toy (1986 G 47 minutes)

In this television special from producer Jim Henson, all toys magically come to life. Fearful of being replaced by new presents, Rugby the Tiger and other old toys venture from the playroom to meet their new friends under the Christmas tree.

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977 NR 49 minutes)

A mother otter and her son both enter a talent show to win money to buy Christmas presents for each other. Trouble is, the Riverbottom Gang of rich kids have set their sights on the $50 first prize, too. Who'll prevail in this battle of the bands?

Tonight's Christmas at Bandcamp Pt2 (Jackson-Hewitt, This is lizzard, Joe & the Jungle, Henning Ohlenbusch, Momo-Watt, Tricity Vogue, She's Electric, NotRock)

2011-12-01T20:40:00.001-05:00

&amp;lt;a href="http://jacksonhewitt.bandcamp.com/track/was-christmas-born-in-england" _mce_href="http://jacksonhewitt.bandcamp.com/track/was-christmas-born-in-england"&amp;gt;Was Christmas born in England by Jackson~Hewitt&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://thisislizzard.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-summertime" _mce_href="http://thisislizzard.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-summertime"&amp;gt;Christmas in Summertime by This is lizzard&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://joeandthejungle.bandcamp.com/track/feel-alive-its-christmas-day" _mce_href="http://joeandthejungle.bandcamp.com/track/feel-alive-its-christmas-day"&amp;gt;(Feel Alive) It's Christmas Day by Joe and the Jungle&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://henningohlenbusch.bandcamp.com/track/coming-home-alone-on-christmas-eve" _mce_href="http://henningohlenbusch.bandcamp.com/track/coming-home-alone-on-christmas-eve"&amp;gt;Coming Home Alone On Christmas Eve by Henning Ohlenbusch&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://momo-watt.bandcamp.com/track/driving-home-for-christmas" _mce_href="http://momo-watt.bandcamp.com/track/driving-home-for-christmas"&amp;gt;Driving Home For Christmas by Momo-Watt&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://tricityvogue.bandcamp.com/album/a-ukulele-christmas" _mce_href="http://tricityvogue.bandcamp.com/album/a-ukulele-christmas"&amp;gt;A Ukulele Christmas by Tricity Vogue &amp;amp;amp; The Christmas Cads&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://sheselectric.bandcamp.com/album/tidings" _mce_href="http://sheselectric.bandcamp.com/album/tidings"&amp;gt;Tidings by She's Electric&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

<a href="http://notrockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-notrock-holiday-compilation-2011" _mce_href="http://notrockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-notrock-holiday-compilation-2011">a NotRock Holiday Compilation 2011 by NotRockRecords</a>

Tonight's Christmas at Bandcamp Pt 1 (Sloan, The Lay Jains, Sam Means, Doug Hoyer, Beta Radio, Marc Burrows and Anna Jepson)

2011-12-01T20:26:00.001-05:00

&amp;lt;a href="http://sloanmusic.bandcamp.com/track/12-days-of-christmas" _mce_href="http://sloanmusic.bandcamp.com/track/12-days-of-christmas"&amp;gt;12 Days of Christmas by Sloan&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://thelayjains.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-kind-of-year" _mce_href="http://thelayjains.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-kind-of-year"&amp;gt;Christmas Kind Of Year by The Lay Jains&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://means.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-all-over-again-cover" _mce_href="http://means.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-all-over-again-cover"&amp;gt;Christmas All Over Again (Cover) by Sam Means&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://doughoyer.bandcamp.com/track/snow-bank-ft-jessica-jalbert" _mce_href="http://doughoyer.bandcamp.com/track/snow-bank-ft-jessica-jalbert"&amp;gt;Snow Bank (ft. Jessica Jalbert) by Doug Hoyer&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://betaradio.bandcamp.com/album/the-songs-the-season-brings" _mce_href="http://betaradio.bandcamp.com/album/the-songs-the-season-brings"&amp;gt;The Songs the Season Brings by Beta Radio&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

<a href="http://annajepson.bandcamp.com/album/let-us-sing" _mce_href="http://annajepson.bandcamp.com/album/let-us-sing">Let Us Sing by Anna Jepson</a>

&amp;lt;a href="http://twentiethcenturymarc.bandcamp.com/album/a-christmas-gift-for-you-from-marc-burrows" _mce_href="http://twentiethcenturymarc.bandcamp.com/album/a-christmas-gift-for-you-from-marc-burrows"&amp;gt;A Christmas Gift For You From Marc Burrows by Marc Burrows&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Thursday Afternoon Christmas Quickie

2011-12-01T15:40:00.001-05:00

Amazon's 25 Days of Free Holiday Music begins with Celtic Woman's Ave Maria
Holiday Tunes Watch, Part 2: Andy Williams’ Favorite Things Collected For 2011 @ The Second Disc
Armand Deluxe @ Fizzy Pop
Pointed Sticks – Power Pop Santa @ Chris's Invincible Super Blog
The Wombles: Number 25 in the MUZU.TV Advent Calender
Traditional Christmas Mix of Music by DJ Claymation @ Mixcrate
Kevin Cuneo's Take 30: How to assemble a Christmas playlist
Dance Fever Christmas Special @ Me and You and a Blog Named Boo
22 Free Christmas Idea Tutorials @ Tip Junkie
Christmas Magazine's Advent Calendar
Brunis Adventskalender (in German - translate text, if you like, with Google Translate)
Adventskalender.net :Another German Langiage Advent Calendar with daily MP3s and links
Merry Creepmas from Darth Vader, Freddy, Jason, Chuckie, Dracula and Other Monsters... @ Creepmas.com

Thursday Afternoon Christmas Music Update

2011-12-01T13:34:00.001-05:00

Another big update from Stubby's House of Christmas
Christmas is Happening Day 1
Al Hirt: The Sound of Christmas @ Merry and Bright
Dartman's Advent Calendar 2011: Day 1
The One Horse Open Sleigh (J. Pierpont) @ Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else
New Artists, Old Songs: 2011 Holiday Edition @ Cover Lay Down
Josh T. Pearson Plays Haunted “O Holy Night” for Christmas EP @ Cover Me
A Christmas song by Belgrave @ Photog Music
Santastic 6
The Flaming Lips's Atlas Eets Christmas
Cristina Black’s Holiday Present For You
An Alt. Christmas 01: Master Slash Slave @ Eaten by Monsters
I Am Noxious – The Snowman & Sleep Party People - Silent Night @ Hits in the Car
Woods - 'Christmas Time Is Here' (Vince Guaraldi Cover) @ The 405
It’s Christmas Time With Phil and the Osophers @ Parasites & Sycophants
Christmas A Go Go gives Santa's Soul & Funk Christmas Party a listen

Overnight Holiday Links Update

2011-11-30T21:46:00.001-05:00

Alternativ Julekalender: Honningbarna - Gold Jul Jesus
Christmas Is For Children @ Hi-Fi Holiday
Burl Ives, Music Conducted By Tony Mottola-Christmas At The White House @ Ernie (Not Bert)
Christmas Is All Around! @ Acuvi
10 Alternative Christmas Songs @ Boxmusique
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar: Day One - A Band Called Quinn
Music, Mistletoe and Michael Caine: 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' @ The Film Experience
German Advent Calender featuring the cartoons of Ulli Stein
Adventskalender des Zentrums für Berlin-Studien (Center for Berlin Studies) Christmas in 19th century Berlin
Delish presents 100 recipes for Christmas Cookies & Desserts

Wednesday Afternoon Holiday Links Update

2011-11-30T17:38:00.001-05:00

&amp;lt;a href="http://amandalamb.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-love-2011-version" _mce_href="http://amandalamb.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-love-2011-version"&amp;gt;Christmas In Love - 2011 Version by Amanda Lamb&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

"Like" Plumb on Facebook and to receive a pair of free Christmas songs
A Weather are gifting a Free Mp3 (or wav) of their new Christmas release
Folk Angel's Comfort & Joy Earns Billboard's Number Four Folk Album, Offers Free Download @ DC9 at Night
Merry Christmas from The Guitars @ Each Note Secure
Here's a treat for any of our readers who understand German: LibriVox’s Adventskalender 2011
The Greatest Christmas Presents Ever: Chapter 3. @ X-E
Vintage Christmas Graphic - Old World Santa in Blue Coat @ The Graphics Fairy
Amazon’s New App Allows Kids To Create Gift Wish Lists For Santa Claus On The iPad And Kindle Fire @ Tech Crunch

Wednesday Holiday Link Update

2011-11-30T14:36:00.001-05:00

Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all @ Trick's Synthetic Podcast
Classic Christmas: Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas and George Winston's December @ Rocks Off
Watch the Video for The Polyphonic Spree's New Single "It's Christmas" @ DC9 at Night
The Jigsaw Seen: Winterland @ Pop Matters
Frightened Rabbit @ 17 Seconds
Vladimir Sterzer: Christmas in minor - Weihnachten in Moll @ Free Christmas Music
Jack Owens and Sam Cowling: The Mistletoe Song (1947) and Gee Whiz, It's Christmas--Beginning of the End @ MY(P)WHAE
Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Haven Return for All-New Holiday Episodes @ SpoilerTV
The 20 Specials of Christmas: South Park @ Splitsider
The Waltons: The Children's Carol (1977) @ Christmas TV History
'Tis the Season for a Victorian Christmas app @ Book Buzz

Netflix Instant

Santa Vs. Claus (2008 TV-Y7 79 minutes)

Duped by the devious Vladimir Dragonoff, whose intent is to end Christmas forever, Santa finds himself separated from his yuletide spirit, "Claus." Now it's up to precocious 8-year old Ellie and a secret agent gnome to save the day.

Recipes From Today's Show: Christmas Morning@ Mad Hungry
Kraft Mac & Cheese Winter Shapes! @ X-E
Holidays at Epcot @ WDW News Today
Universal Studios Hollywood's CityWalk hosts Holiday Lights Spectacular for Christmas 2011 @ Theme Park Tourist
6 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Facts @ Mental Floss
Free Christmas Printable @ how does she?
Ornament Roundup @ One Pretty Thing
Here Comes Chanukah! Here Comes Hanukkah! and Mistletoe and Menorahs @ Hello Giggles
Bergdorf Goodman Holiday Windows for the Boys @ Habitually Chic

Yet More Merry Bandcamp (Mnemonic Sounds, Andrew Paul Woodworth, The Modern Electric, Birds Are Indie, Savoy, The Clarity Charity, Monotales & Heidi Happy)

2011-11-29T19:33:00.000-05:00

<a href="http://mnemonicsounds.bandcamp.com/album/holiday-ep" _mce_href="http://mnemonicsounds.bandcamp.com/album/holiday-ep">Holiday EP by Mnemonic Sounds</a>

<a href="http://andrewpaulwoodworth.bandcamp.com/track/you-feel-like-christmas" _mce_href="http://andrewpaulwoodworth.bandcamp.com/track/you-feel-like-christmas">You Feel Like Christmas by Andrew Paul Woodworth</a>

<a href="http://themodernelectric.bandcamp.com/album/northcoast-christmas-2" _mce_href="http://themodernelectric.bandcamp.com/album/northcoast-christmas-2">Northcoast Christmas by The Modern Electric</a>

<a href="http://birdsareindie.bandcamp.com/album/ok-its-christmas" _mce_href="http://birdsareindie.bandcamp.com/album/ok-its-christmas">Ok, it's Christmas... by Birds Are Indie</a>

<a href="http://savoy.bandcamp.com/album/merry-little-christmas" _mce_href="http://savoy.bandcamp.com/album/merry-little-christmas">Merry Little Christmas by Savoy</a>

<a href="http://theclaritycharity.bandcamp.com/track/making-a-christmas" _mce_href="http://theclaritycharity.bandcamp.com/track/making-a-christmas">Making A Christmas by The Clarity Charity</a>

<a href="http://monotales.bandcamp.com/track/all-i-ever-get-for-christmas-is-blue" _mce_href="http://monotales.bandcamp.com/track/all-i-ever-get-for-christmas-is-blue">All I Ever Get for Christmas Is Blue by Monotales &amp; Heidi Happy</a>

Christmas at Bandcamp Roundup (Folk Angel, HB Radke, Pickled Okra, The Climbing, The Black Swans, Ryan McAllister and Richard Cummins)

2011-11-29T16:14:00.001-05:00

<a href="http://folkangel.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-songs-collection-vol-1-3" _mce_href="http://folkangel.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-songs-collection-vol-1-3">Christmas Songs Collection Vol. 1-3 by Folk Angel</a>

&lt;a href="http://hbradke.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-radke-christmas" _mce_href="http://hbradke.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-radke-christmas"&gt;A Very Radke Christmas by HB Radke&lt;/a&gt;

<a href="http://pickledokra.bandcamp.com/album/a-pickled-christmas" _mce_href="http://pickledokra.bandcamp.com/album/a-pickled-christmas">A Pickled Christmas by Pickled Okra</a>

<a href="http://theclimbing.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-2011" _mce_href="http://theclimbing.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-2011">Christmas 2011 by The Climbing</a>

<a href="http://theblackswans.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-alone" _mce_href="http://theblackswans.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-alone">Christmas Alone by The Black Swans featuring Eve Searls</a>

<a href="http://ryanmcallistermusic.bandcamp.com/track/whiteout-christmas" _mce_href="http://ryanmcallistermusic.bandcamp.com/track/whiteout-christmas">WHITEOUT CHRISTMAS by Ryan McAllister</a>

<a href="http://richardcummins.bandcamp.com/track/egg-nog-the-norman-rockwell-christmas-mix" _mce_href="http://richardcummins.bandcamp.com/track/egg-nog-the-norman-rockwell-christmas-mix">Egg Nog (The Norman Rockwell Christmas Mix) by Richard Cummins</a>

Tuesday Afternoon Holiday Update

2011-11-29T12:59:00.001-05:00

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://thenewstandards.bandcamp.com/album/seven-songs-of-comfort-and-joy" _mce_href="http://thenewstandards.bandcamp.com/album/seven-songs-of-comfort-and-joy"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Seven Songs of Comfort and Joy by The New Standards&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

In Honor of ScarJo’s Dean Martin Duet, 5 of the Most Random Celebrity Holiday Tracks @ Movieline
This is The Coming Of The King-The Story Of The Nativity In Music And Words @ Ernie (Not Bert)
“The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball” from The Killers @ I've Got This Burning Belief
Darren Hayman and Fika Recordings offer up Christmas MP3 goodies @ Sounds XP
Midnight String Quartet's "Christmas Rhapsodies for Young Lovers" @ Merry and Bright
King Sisters & Family - Chree-See-Mus @ Lord of the Boot Sale
Mr Keep Calm @ Christmas A Go Go
jls - do you feel what i feel @ Wongie's Music World
Tuesday's Forgotten TV-Movie: An American Christmas Carol @ Me and You and a Blog Named Boo
The 20 Specials of Christmas: A Charlie Brown Christmas @ Splitsider
How Much Would the Twelve Days of Christmas Actually Cost? @ Mental Floss
Andrew Salomone's Bad Christmas Sweater Exhibit in London @ Craft
Digital Scrap - Sweet Angel Child @ The Background Fairy

Netflix Instant:

Miracle on 34th Street (1973 NR 96 minutes)

Sebastian Cabot assumes the role of Kris Kringle in this made-for-television remake of the 1947 Christmas classic about a department store Santa. Young Susan's skeptical that Santa really exists, so Kringle goes on trial to prove his identity.
Cast:Jane Alexander, David Hartman, Roddy McDowall, Sebastian Cabot

Catching Up With Christmas Part 2

2011-11-28T17:05:00.001-05:00

There's Good News & Bad News about Distinctly Jamaican Sounds' Christmas Mix 2011

Come Alive At Christmas with the Sacred Heart Singers of Ewen, Michigan @ WFMU's Beware of the Blog

A Very Kidfolk Christmas Mix @ Cover Lay Down

Swedish Stereo

Paul Oscar & Sigga: ‘Jólin Koma Með Þér’ & More Från Oss! @ Scandipop

Ideology of Madness Podcast: Christmas Music Spectacular

Looking Back at A Very Special Christmas Track by Track @ Rocks Off

The 20 Specials of Christmas: The Dick Van Dyke Show @ Splitsider

The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006) @ Hot Dogs in the Dark

Remembering the Night @ Jim Lane's Cinedrome

WPIX Celebrates 45th Anniversary of The Yule Log @ Media Bistro

Santa's Village, New Hampshire @ Gorillas Don't Blog

Sundays in Paris: Disney’s Enchanted Christmas @ Daveland

Bergdof Goodman: Carnival of the Animals @ She Walks Softly

Sweden's Best Christmas Markets @ The Local

christmas pure + simple nativity @ eighteen25

OnePrettyThing: Christmas Roundup

"The Annunciation" Christmas Stamp 1968 @ Postcardy

Victorian Christmas Frame @ Vintage Feedsacks

Printable - Vintage Christmas Stickers & Vintage Christmas Clip Art - Madonna and Children @ The Graphics Fairy

Cool Design Resources: Winter Landscapes @ Inspiration Mix

50 DIY Felt Christmas Tree Ornaments @ Shelterness

Celebrating Christmas in Paris Restaurants @ Paris By Mouth

Salisbury Cathedral hosts 'Darkness to Light' Advent procession @ Photoblog

Catching up with Christmas Part 1

2011-11-28T15:05:00.001-05:00

Merry and Bright:

Songs:Illinois Christmas Mixtape (2011 Edition)

Christmas A Go Go

Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anywhere Else

Ernie (Not Bert)

Singles? Again? @ Stubby's House of Christmas

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors: Free Christmas Album

smith & burrows - funny looking angels / when the thames froze @ Wongie's Music World

Christmas 2011: The theatricals (Elf The Musical; Winter Wondrettes...) & One Month til Christmas 2011!! @ Fizzypop

Have A Parkdale Hookers Christmas Time

Red Wanting Blue covers “You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”

Download a free holiday song, “For Christ’s Sake,” by the Bigger Lovers @ The Key

Peter Wolf Crier covers "Last Christmas" @ AV Club

Basement Songs: Frank Sinatra Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas @ Popdose

10 Random Things About A Charlie Brown Christmas @ X-E

Holy Holidays Batman, It's Christmas Time! @ Me and You and a Blog Named Boo

Christmas Albums of the Day Tenors Edition (Part 2) (The Canadian Tenors, 3 Redneck Tenors, The Three More Tenors)

2011-11-27T17:06:00.000-05:00

Christmas Albums of the Day Tenors Edition (Part 2)

The Perfect Gift by The Canadian Tenors

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Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR by 3 Redneck Tenors

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Christmas with The Three More Tenors Volume 1

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Christmas Albums of the Day (The Three Tenors, The Irish Tenors, Nordic Tenors)

2011-11-27T09:57:00.000-05:00

Christmas Albums of the Day - Three Tenors Edition (Part 1)

The Three Tenors Christmas

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Home For Christmas by The Irish Tenors

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Christmas Special by Nordic Tenors

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Christmas Albums of the Day (Nat King Cole, James Taylor, Stephanie K.)

2011-11-26T11:24:00.001-05:00

Christmas Albums of the Day

Christmas For Kids: From One To Ninety-Two by Nat King Cole

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James Taylor At Christmas

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In The Silence Of The Snowfall by Stephanie K.

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Christmas Albums of the Day (Libera, Örebro studentsångare, The Christmas Album)

2011-11-25T12:22:00.000-05:00

Christmas Albums of the Day

Libera: The Christmas Album

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Libera: The Christmas Album at Amazon.com

Från Adventa till Kalastider by Örebro studentsångare

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The Christmas Album (20 Great Christmas Favorites Performed By 20 Great Artists)
(featuring Andy Williams, Doris Day, Johnny Cash, Jim Nabors, Percy Faith and more)

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I am mostly Tweeting this weekend...

2011-11-24T23:23:00.001-05:00

While I'm away from home, and wi-fi, I'll still be tweeting on and off through the day with fun and festive linkage to help get the holiday season off to a great start.

Follow me on twitter or just check out my feed though the widget in the upper right hand corner of this page.

Normal service should resume on Monday.

Thanksgiving Albums of the Day

2011-11-23T18:06:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving Albums of the Day

Thanksgiving: A Windham Hill Collection

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Thanksgiving: A Windham Hill Collection on Amazon

Thanksgiving Classics

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We Gather Together: 14 Thanksgiving Hymns by Craig Duncan

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We Gather Together: 14 Thanksgiving Hymns on Amazon

Thanksgiving Dinner Music

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A Motown Thanksgiving Celebration

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A Motown Thanksgiving Celebration on Amazon.com

Christmas Albums of the Day (Mario Lanza, Chet Atkins, Davis Ian)

2011-11-23T14:10:00.000-05:00

Christmas Albums of the Day

Christmas with Mario Lanza

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Christmas With Mario Lanza on Amazon.com

Christmas With Chet Atkins

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Christmas With Chet Atkins on Amazon.com

Vintage Christmas by David Ian

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Vintage Christmas on Amazon.com

Tuesday afternoon quickie

2011-11-22T15:22:00.001-05:00

I'll be away for the holiday this week, in a spot with no wifi. Assuming we're not so deep in the woods that I can't get a signal on my ipad, I'll be mostly updating through Twiiter. So make sure your following me on Twitter or keep an eye on my Twitter feed.

Power Pop Criminals annual compilation is out!: "Sleighbells in the Snow"
The Band Perry Celebrate the ’25 Days of Christmas’ in New Video @ Taste of Country
10 Holiday Ornaments To Keep Up After The Holidays @ Re-Nest

Tuesday's Christmas at Bandcamp Update (Forest Industries, Aaron Hardin, Matt Douglas, David Myles)

2011-11-22T12:37:00.001-05:00

&lt;a href="http://forestindustries.bandcamp.com/track/remember-me" _mce_href="http://forestindustries.bandcamp.com/track/remember-me"&gt;Remember Me by Forest Industries&lt;/a&gt;

<a href="http://grooveworksent.bandcamp.com/album/coming-home-for-christmas" _mce_href="http://grooveworksent.bandcamp.com/album/coming-home-for-christmas">Coming Home For Christmas by Aaron Hardin</a>

<a href="http://mattdouglas.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-on-lane-street" _mce_href="http://mattdouglas.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-on-lane-street">Christmas On Lane Street by Matt Douglas</a>

<a href="http://davidmyles.bandcamp.com/album/ill-be-home-for-christmas" _mce_href="http://davidmyles.bandcamp.com/album/ill-be-home-for-christmas">I'll Be Home For Christmas by David Myles</a>

Christmas Albums of the Day (Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler, The Kingston Trio, Hillsong Live)

2011-11-22T11:41:00.001-05:00

Christmas Albums of the Day

This is Christmas by Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler

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This Is Christmas on Amazon.com

The Last Month of the Year by The Kingston Trio

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The Last Month Of The Year on Amazon.com

It's Christmas by Hillsong Live
(combines Christmas & Celebrating Christmas)

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It's Christmas on Amazon.com

Monday Night Update

2011-11-21T21:41:00.001-05:00

Watch: Electric Six Kick Off Holiday Undercover Season Two with “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” @ Cover Me
Summer Fiction – Christmas Eve For Two @ We All Want Someone to Shout For
I Lovett the Holidays @ Stubby's House of Christmas
A new lease of life for a forgotten Christmas classic @ The Independent
A Christmas Without Snow (1980) @ Christmas TV History
The Science of Santa, With Arthur Christmas director Sarah Smith @ Popular Mechanics
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Lip Balm @ The Holidaze

Christmas @ Soundcloud Grab Bag

2011-11-21T13:05:00.001-05:00

Updated to remove Funky Christmas, I zoned out for a bit and missed thee fact that it was a set of 30 second samples.

She & Him - Christmas Day by Double Six

Coldplay - Christmas Lights by UMusicPub_Germany

Latest tracks by Christmas Concert 2011

Jingle Bits & Bells (Devine Mix) by hankijord

This Christmas 1 by Mr.Legs

My Christmas Carol by Dragga Beats

Monday Morning Holiday Update

2011-11-21T09:40:00.001-05:00

Music for Stuffing: NPR's Thanksgiving Mix
From Scratch Green Bean Casserole @ Annie's Eats
An Italian’s Jewish Thanksgiving @ Kosher Street
Free Bird: The History of Presidential Turkey Pardoning @ Mental Floss
Chanukah Craft: Tissue Paper Cut Outs @ Creative Jewish Mom
Download Lifechurch.tv's Free Christmas Album
Stream Smith & Burrows "Funny Looking Angels"
CoS Album Review: Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
13 Alternative Christmas Tree Ideas @ The New Home Ec
National gingerbread day @ Eatocracy

<a href="http://ariherstand.bandcamp.com/track/carol-of-the-bells" _mce_href="http://ariherstand.bandcamp.com/track/carol-of-the-bells">Carol of the Bells by Ari Herstand</a>

Seasonal Albums of the Day (Kate Bush, American Song Poem Christmas)

2011-11-21T08:45:00.001-05:00

Winter Album of the Day

50 Words For Snow by Kate Bush

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50 Words For Snow at Amazon.com

Christmas Album of the Day

Daddy, Is Santa Really Six Foot Four?: The American Song-Poem Christmas

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Daddy, Is Santa Really Six Foot Four? on Amazon.com

Saturday Night Christmas @ Bandcamp Update

2011-11-19T17:56:00.001-05:00

Star In The East by Tim Eriksen

&amp;lt;a href="http://timeriksen.bandcamp.com/album/star-in-the-east" _mce_href="http://timeriksen.bandcamp.com/album/star-in-the-east"&amp;gt;Star In The East by Tim Eriksen&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Christmas Eve for Two (Single) by Summer Fiction

&amp;lt;a href="http://summerfiction.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-eve-for-two-single" _mce_href="http://summerfiction.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-eve-for-two-single"&amp;gt;Christmas Eve for Two (Single) by Summer Fiction&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Christmas Song by Bigfoot Wallace

&amp;lt;a href="http://bigfootwallace1.bandcamp.com/track/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas-christmas-song" _mce_href="http://bigfootwallace1.bandcamp.com/track/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas-christmas-song"&amp;gt;&amp;amp;quot;Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas&amp;amp;quot; Christmas Song by Bigfoot Wallace&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

There Is No Silent Night by Rant Maggie Rant

&amp;lt;a href="http://rantmaggierant.bandcamp.com/track/there-is-no-silent-night" _mce_href="http://rantmaggierant.bandcamp.com/track/there-is-no-silent-night"&amp;gt;There Is No Silent Night by Rant Maggie Rant&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

The Christmas Songs 2011 Album by Various South Coast Artists presented by Freedom Zoom Records

&amp;lt;a href="http://freedomzoom.bandcamp.com/album/the-christmas-songs-2011-album" _mce_href="http://freedomzoom.bandcamp.com/album/the-christmas-songs-2011-album"&amp;gt;The Christmas Songs 2011 Album by Various South Coast Artists presented by Freedom Zoom Records&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Saturday Evening Holiday Links Update

2011-11-19T17:39:00.001-05:00

Thanksgiving

16 Online Resources for Preparing the Perfect Thanksgiving @ Mashable
Thanksgiving Tips From the Stars: Chazz Palminteri’s Veggie Side Dish @ Speakeasy
Serious Eats YouTube Playlist: Turkey
The 25 Best Thanksgiving Recipes on Family Kitchen
One Pretty Thing's Thanksgiving Roundup
The Daily Meal's Emergency Thanksgiving Toolbox

Christmas

The Cannibals - Christmas Rock 'N' Roll @ Rotten Xmas
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) @ Christmas TV History
Darlene Love On Phil Spector, Christmas, And How Hate Gives You Wrinkles @ NPR
Charity single: Bloody Good Christmas by Jimmer
Great Ideas – - 20 Beautiful Christmas Projects!! @ tatetots & jello
Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes @ The Holidaze

Rare Christmas Postcard / Greeting Card Records

2011-11-19T09:46:00.001-05:00

Bing Crosby 78RPM Christmas Advertising Postcard

1946 78RPM Voco Christmas Greeting Card Records

Under the Mistletoe - Melody Card - 78rpm Christmas Greetings Card

Saturday Morning Update

2011-11-19T09:23:00.001-05:00

By Neato Coolville

Top 10 Traditional Christmas Songs in Country Music @ Taste of Country
Indie Vision Music and Rottweiler Records need your Christmas songs and Fast! Stubby's got the details
Listen to New Christmas Covers by Rogue Wave, Scott Weiland, Bowling for Soup, Norah Jones, and More @ Cover Me
Mandy Barnett – Winter Wonderland @ MNN
Walt Disney World Gingerbread Holiday Displays for 2011 @ Disney Food Blog
Ancient & Absurd Holiday Cocktails II! @ X-E

Don't forget to follow SWO on Twitter for more links and news all day long

For Folk's Sake It's Christmas 2011

2011-11-18T14:11:00.001-05:00

Don't know how I missed this! Many thanks to @SallyBCN for the heads up!

For Folk's Sake It's Christmas 2011

<a href="http://forfolkssake.bandcamp.com/album/for-folks-sake-its-christmas-2011" _mce_href="http://forfolkssake.bandcamp.com/album/for-folks-sake-its-christmas-2011">For Folk's Sake It's Christmas 2011 by For Folk's Sake</a>

Plus check out last years compilation...

For Folk's Sake It's Christmas (vol 1)

<a href="http://forfolkssake.bandcamp.com/album/for-folks-sake-its-christmas-vol-1" _mce_href="http://forfolkssake.bandcamp.com/album/for-folks-sake-its-christmas-vol-1">For Folk's Sake It's Christmas (vol 1) by For Folk's Sake</a>

Friday Xmas at Bandcamp Update (Creative Loafing's Holiday Mixtape, Jon and Valerie Guerra, APC Music, The Afterlife Kids, little robots)

2011-11-18T13:51:00.001-05:00

For the Kids! Creative Loafing's Holiday Mixtape by Various Artists

<a href="http://creativeloafing.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-kids-creative-loafings-holiday-mixtape" _mce_href="http://creativeloafing.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-kids-creative-loafings-holiday-mixtape">For the Kids! Creative Loafing's Holiday Mixtape by Various Artists</a>

It's Almost Christmas, Chicago! by Jon and Valerie Guerra

<a href="http://jonandval.bandcamp.com/album/its-almost-christmas-chicago" _mce_href="http://jonandval.bandcamp.com/album/its-almost-christmas-chicago">It's Almost Christmas, Chicago! by Jon and Valerie Guerra</a>

Open Arms Christmas by APC Music

<a href="http://apcmusic.bandcamp.com/album/open-arms-christmas" _mce_href="http://apcmusic.bandcamp.com/album/open-arms-christmas">Open Arms Christmas by APC Music</a>

The Afterlife Kids

<a href="http://theafterlifekids.bandcamp.com/track/ill-be-home-for-christmas" _mce_href="http://theafterlifekids.bandcamp.com/track/ill-be-home-for-christmas">I'll Be Home For Christmas by The Afterlife Kids</a>

little robots

<a href="http://littlerobots.bandcamp.com/track/the-christmas-song-2" _mce_href="http://littlerobots.bandcamp.com/track/the-christmas-song-2">The Christmas Song by little robots</a>

Friday Morning Holiday Update (Stir Up Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas)

2011-11-18T10:00:00.001-05:00

By the justified sinner

Stir Up Sunday

Christmas pudding recipes @ Good Food Channel
Christmas Pudding Cake Pops @ Maison Cupcake
Who needs Nigella? Stir-up Sunday: the idiot’s guide to home-made christmas pudding @ The Telegraph
Christmas Puddings @ Delia Online
How to cook perfect Christmas cake @ The Guardian
Stir Up Sunday @ Time Was Antiques Family Blog

Thanksgiving

Free Printable: Giving Thanks Treat Labels @ Tip Junkie
One Pretty Thing's Thanksgiving Kids Roundup
Autumn inspiration and Thanksgiving Roundup @ made
Great Food Ideas For A Fantasy and Sci-Fi Themed Thanksgiving @ Neatorama
Why We Eat What We Eat On Thanksgiving @ Mental Floss

Christmas

Cool Tool: Christmas Findr (Explore the Christmas music available from the Rovi database)
Stubby's House of Music has been doing it's usual superlative job rounding up all the best new Christmas singles from the biggest stars to rare gems that that might otherwise get overlooked Go Here, Here and Here for the latest updates.
“The Cherry Tree Carol,” by Forest Mountain Hymnal @ The Muse in Music
Vector Greeting Cards for the Jolly at Heart @ Inspiration Mix
The Real Mincemeat @ Food52
'Tis the Season for Holiday Coffee Drinks! @ Delish

Overnight Holiday Links Update

2011-11-17T22:10:00.001-05:00

Free 3 Track Christmas EP from The Plimptons
Scott Weiland – “Winter Wonderland” Video @ Stereogum
Santa's Christmas Orchestra Unlimited & A Christmas Story - A Musical Satire In 3 Acts @ Breakroom of the Glorious Workers Paradise
Christmas Music That's Not About Christmas @ HelloGiggles
A Christmas Carol @ LibriVox

Reindeer Tracks 7: Just Like Christmas

2011-11-17T21:20:00.001-05:00

Ten tracks including music by Bruce Springsteen, Chris Rea, and Elvis Presley.

Thursday's Christmas at Bandcamp Roundup

2011-11-17T17:19:00.001-05:00

Little Hearts by Portage and Main

<a href="http://portageandmain.bandcamp.com/track/little-hearts" _mce_href="http://portageandmain.bandcamp.com/track/little-hearts">Little Hearts by Portage and Main</a>

Wishes by The Bird And The Bee

<a href="http://thebirdandthebee.bandcamp.com/track/wishes" _mce_href="http://thebirdandthebee.bandcamp.com/track/wishes">Wishes by The Bird And The Bee</a>

Tree And Star: A Christmas Album For Solo Electrified Guitar

<a href="http://sammoss.bandcamp.com/album/tree-and-star-a-christmas-album-for-solo-electrified-guitar" _mce_href="http://sammoss.bandcamp.com/album/tree-and-star-a-christmas-album-for-solo-electrified-guitar">Tree And Star: A Christmas Album For Solo Electrified Guitar by Sam Moss</a>

Be My Santa, Baby by Tara Lett

<a href="http://taralett.bandcamp.com/track/be-my-santa-baby" _mce_href="http://taralett.bandcamp.com/track/be-my-santa-baby">Be My Santa, Baby by Tara Lett</a>

I'll Give you One for Christmas by The Passion Flowers

<a href="http://thepassionflowers.bandcamp.com/track/ill-give-you-one-for-christmas" _mce_href="http://thepassionflowers.bandcamp.com/track/ill-give-you-one-for-christmas">I'll Give you One for Christmas by The Passion Flowers</a>

Christmas Songs & Albums of the Day (The Bird & the Bee, Natasha Bedingfield, Pat Boone, Bowling for Soup)

2011-11-17T16:21:00.001-05:00

Christmas Songs of the Day

Wishes - The Bird and The Bee

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://thebirdandthebee.bandcamp.com/track/wishes" _mce_href="http://thebirdandthebee.bandcamp.com/track/wishes"&amp;amp;amp;gt;Wishes by The Bird And The Bee&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Listen to Natasha Bedingfield's Shake Up Christmas 2011 on Spotify

Classic Christmas Album of the Day

Happy Christmas Time by Pat Boone

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Christmas Album of the Day

Merry Flippin' Christmas Vol 1 and 2 by Bowling For Soup

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Merry Flippin' Christmas Vol 1 and 2 on Amazon.com

Thursday Afternoon Christmas Update

2011-11-17T14:01:00.001-05:00

Fine Times - Subterranean Christmas Blues @ Soft Signal
Carla Bruni & Michel Legrand – Jolis sapins @ Filles Sourires
Amazon Free MP3: Christmas Anthem by Landon Smith & The Real Matt Jones
Amazon Free MP3 (Don't Call Me) Mrs. Christmas: Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler (via lhb)
Like Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler's This Is Christmas on Favebook and get "Christmas Day (I Wish I was Surfing)" free! (via lhb)
“A Christmas Story: I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU! Video Contest via The Retroist
Vintage Printable - Christmas Sheet Music - Santa @ The Graphics Fairy
One Pretty Thing's Christmas Roundup
Radio City Christmas Spectacular Review @ Theater Mania

Now Streaming on Netflix:

Miracle on 34th Street: B&W Version (1947 NR 96 minutes)

When Santa falls down drunk in the Thanksgiving Day Parade, reluctant Macy's supervisor Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara) offers the job to a bearded Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar) purporting to be the real Santa! During the Christmas season, he shares a flat with Doris's neighbor (John Payne), who has eyes for Doris. Kris hopes to unite the two while winning over Doris's skeptical 6-year-old daughter (Natalie Wood).
Cast:Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart, William Frawley, Porter Hall, Jerome Cowan, Philip Tonge

Holiday Link Roundup - Morning Edition

2011-11-16T08:12:00.001-05:00

Free Kindle eBook: A Parchment Paper Thanksgiving @ Amazon.com
The New York Times Thanksgiving Helpline is Now Open
Organizing Your Holiday Meals and Roasting a Turkey @ Texas Cottage
The Food Lab Answers Thanksgiving Questions: On Leftovers, Family Traditions, Etc.
Thanksgiving Finale: How to Make Awesome Coffee For A Crowd @ Serious Eats
Thanksgiving Desserts @ Martha Stewart's Taste of the Test Kitchen
Thanksgiving Recipes: Entrees, Side Dishes, Sauces & Desserts @ Cookin' Canuck

Merry and Bright reviews Shauna Burns new CD "A Winter Gathering"
Maryse Letarte @ Christmas A Go Go
Christmas Songs looks at some Irish Christmas Songs
Mr. Potato Head: Holiday Spud @ X-E
Bird Tree Vintage Christmas Clip Art @ The Graphics Fairy
Paper Straw Snowflakes @ Centsational Girl
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Treats @ Disney Food Blog

Netflix Streaming:

The Christmas Bunny (2010 PG 99 minutes)

The holiday spirit warms forlorn hearts in this touching family drama about Julia, a young foster child who finds a wounded rabbit on Christmas Eve and takes it to the Bunny Lady, a lonely woman who runs an animal shelter on her farm.
Cast:Sophie Bolen, Madeline Vail, Colby French, Derek Brandon, Florence Henderson,

Christmas Albums of the Day (This Warm December Vol 2, Leigh Nash)

2011-11-15T17:21:00.001-05:00

Christmas Album of the Day

This Warm December, A Brushfire Holiday Vol. 2

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This Warm December, A Brushfire Holiday Vol. 2 [+digital booklet] at Amazon.com

Christmas EP of the Day

Wishing For This by Leigh Nash

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Wishing For This - EP at Amazon.com

Bonus Leigh Nash

Hymns and Sacred Songs

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Hymns and Sacred Songs at Amazon.com

Afternoon Holiday Update

2011-11-15T16:54:00.001-05:00

by Halloween Guy

Free ebook: Martha Stewart Living Radio Thanksgiving Hotline Recipes 2011 @ Martha Stewart Living Radio
Make-Ahead Recipes for Thanksgiving @ Chow
What Can I Drink at Thanksgiving Besides Wine? @ NYT
Thanksgiving FAILS: 20 Hilarious & Horrendous Ways Turkey Day Can Go Horribly Wrong @ Babble
Pretend Pilgrims Tutorial @ Made
Whip it good! Prevention's favorite mashed potatoes @ Today
Lauren Alaina to Sing ‘My Grown Up Christmas List’ for ‘CMA Country Christmas’ Special @ A Taste of Country
Body Language: Holiday (Video Premiere) @ Hard Candy Music

Holiday Update for Nov 15

2011-11-15T10:08:00.001-05:00

by Waffle Whiffer

20 Cool Thanksgiving Trees You Can Make @ Shelterness
25 Hanukkah Crafts and DIY Menorahs @ The New Home Ec
Beautiful December ’11 and January ’12 Calendar Designs @ Inspiration Mix
Free Printables for Christmas @ The Celebration Shoppe
21 Tree Skirts to Make @ The New Home Ec
Target’s Holiday Milk + Doll + Gum. @ X-E
Nerd Lunch Episode 11: A Klingon Christmas Carol
Boy Banned ~ Stars Are Saying Yes & Elouise ~ Santa's Little Belter EP @ Fizzypop
Fresh Québec girls for Christmas @ Christmas A Go Go
Disney Parks geting onto the holiday spirit @ Orlando Parkhopper

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1999 G 47 minutes)

In the tiny town of Harmony, the people have been working so hard they've forgotten music even exists! Then, three determined little orphans set out give the town the most amazing present anyone could imagine: Christmas caroling!
Cast:Nell Carter, Lacey Chabert, John Forsythe, Tahj Mowry, Travis Tritt, Elizabeth Daily, Jess Harnell

O' Christmas Tree (1999 G 48 minutes)

A forlorn little pine tree feels she is too homely to ever realize her dream of being a real Christmas tree. But with the help of a host of forest critters, as well as a visit from Santa himself, the tree discovers the true beauty of the season.
Cast:Marie Osmond, Edward Asner, Tim Conway, Pamela Adlon, Debi Derryberry, Jess Harnell

Jingle Bells (1999 G 47 minutes)

A family is worried about finding the money to buy one another gifts. But when Dad sells the one thing they care about most in order to give the kids store-bought presents, it looks like it might be the unmerriest Christmas ever!
Cast:Jason Alexander, Don Knotts, Shelley Long,

Christmas @ Bandcamp Singles Edition w/ Andrew Belle, Sunturns, Mark Crozer, Paul Cook, Scott Riegel and HB Radke

2011-11-14T17:30:00.001-05:00

<a href="http://andrewbelle.bandcamp.com/track/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas" _mce_href="http://andrewbelle.bandcamp.com/track/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas">Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Andrew Belle</a>

<a href="http://moddi.bandcamp.com/track/hallelujah-christmas-is-here" _mce_href="http://moddi.bandcamp.com/track/hallelujah-christmas-is-here">Hallelujah (Christmas is here!) by Sunturns</a>

<a href="http://markcrozer.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-ep" _mce_href="http://markcrozer.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-ep">Christmas EP by Mark Crozer</a>

<a href="http://paulcookchronicles.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-paul-cook-the-chronicles-christmas" _mce_href="http://paulcookchronicles.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-paul-cook-the-chronicles-christmas">A Very Paul Cook &amp; The Chronicles Christmas by Paul Cook &amp; The Chronicles</a>

<a href="http://scottriegel.bandcamp.com/track/my-christmas-list" _mce_href="http://scottriegel.bandcamp.com/track/my-christmas-list">My Christmas List by Scott Riegel</a>

<a href="http://hbradke.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-cocktail" _mce_href="http://hbradke.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-cocktail">Christmas Cocktail by HB Radke</a>

Christmas @ Bandcamp Album Edition w/ Rebecca Christopher, Ted Kirkpatrick, Rock by the Sea and SHAUNB

2011-11-14T17:24:00.001-05:00

&amp;lt;a href="http://rebeccachristopher.bandcamp.com/album/a-christopher-christmas" _mce_href="http://rebeccachristopher.bandcamp.com/album/a-christopher-christmas"&amp;gt;A Christopher Christmas! by Rebecca Christopher&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://tourniquet.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-christmas" _mce_href="http://tourniquet.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-christmas"&amp;gt;Ancient Christmas by Ted Kirkpatrick&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://rbtsxmas.bandcamp.com/album/a-rock-by-the-sea-christmas-volume-two" _mce_href="http://rbtsxmas.bandcamp.com/album/a-rock-by-the-sea-christmas-volume-two"&amp;gt;A Rock By The Sea Christmas : Volume Two by Rock By The Sea&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

<a href="http://shaunb.bandcamp.com/album/happy-holidays" _mce_href="http://shaunb.bandcamp.com/album/happy-holidays">Happy Holidays by SHAUNB</a>
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YouTube Holiday Music Grab Bag

2011-11-14T16:58:00.001-05:00

Momoiro Clover Z "Santa San"

The Hangabouts- Christmas is the Time

The Christmas Song (Greg Howlett)

"Home" by Andrew Simple

YouTube Toon Grab Bag (Astro Boy, Peeping Penguins, Hector's Hectic Life)

2011-11-13T16:32:00.000-05:00

Astro Boy 1960 - Episode 91 - The Wonderful Christmas Present

Fleischer Cartoon - Peeping Penguins

Hector's Hectic Life (1948)

Afternoon Holiday Quickie

2011-11-13T16:16:00.001-05:00

by froggyboggler

23 Delicious Thanksgiving Recipes Roundup @ tatertots & jello
12 Easy Thanksgiving Crafts and Activities for Kids @ Parenting
People Magazine's Free iTunes Country Christmas Playlist
Jeffco's NameThatChristmasSpecial.com
xmaself's Secrets of Christmas

Christmas Update for Nov 13

2011-11-13T12:23:00.001-05:00

Sarah Dawn Finer - Wintersong

Arthur Christmas Review @ The Observer
Christmas Song's Song of The Day: The Beach Boys - Christmas Day
Nicole’s Nerdy Nöel, Volume I: James Marsters, The Dark Knight, Doctor Who @ The Christmas Club
Although they're almost too cringe-making to watch, JAN MOIR can't resist the new crop of Christmas TV ads @ Daily Mail
Christmas Special Edition @ Canon Creative Park
SeaWorld celebrates Christmas @ CFNews13
Nigel Slater's Christmas recipes, Jacob Kenedy's Italian Christmas recipes @ The Observer

Christmas @ Bandcamp

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://darrenhayman.fikarecordings.com/album/christmas-in-haworth" _mce_href="http://darrenhayman.fikarecordings.com/album/christmas-in-haworth"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Christmas In Haworth by Darren Hayman&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://howtothrowachristmasparty.bandcamp.com/album/ii-angels-n-sheep" _mce_href="http://howtothrowachristmasparty.bandcamp.com/album/ii-angels-n-sheep"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;II: Angels n' Sheep by How To Throw A Christmas Party&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

YouTube Christmas Music Grab Bag (Viktor Mastoridis, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Lori Jean Smith, Charlotte Perrelli)

2011-11-13T11:27:00.001-05:00

Jingle Bells from My Greek Christmas Album by Viktor Mastoridis

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Cannon Rock Wilkes Barre 2011

Lori Jean Smith - Little Drummer Boy

Charlotte Perrelli - All I Want For Christmas

YouTube Christmas TV Grab Bag (Stark Raving Mad, Taxi, Doris Day)

2011-11-13T10:38:00.001-05:00

Stark Raving Mad

Taxi

Doris Day

Christmas Albums of the Day (Poema, Three Tenors, Hawk Nelson)

2011-11-12T17:14:00.001-05:00

Christmas EP of the Day

Once a Year by Poema

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Once A Year at Amazon.com

Classic Classical Christmas Album of the Day

The Three Tenors Christmas

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The Three Tenors Christmas on Amazon.com

New Christmas Album of the Day

Christmas by Hawk Nelson

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Christmas on Amazon.com

Reindeer Tracks vi : A Very She & Them Christmas

2011-11-12T15:54:00.001-05:00

Reindeer Tracks vi : A Very She & Them Christmas

Thirteen of the season's newest tracks including music by Carole King, She & Him, Sunturns, Matthew West and Matt Wertz.

Holiday Update for Nov 12

2011-11-12T15:16:00.001-05:00

Sultry Polish jingle bells & Dutch rockmeisters De Staat @ Christmas A Go Go
"Santa's Back" - J. Slick & The Funk Munks @ Stubby's House of Christmas
Cover Lay Down revisits some gems from past indie compilations
Elizabeth Berkley in 'Lucky Christmas,' on Hallmark -Review @ NYT
Christmas Songs has collected a wide assortment of Christmas TV Ads
Vintage Blue Frames and Stars - Hanukkah @ The Graphics Fairy
One Pretty Thing's Christmas Roundup
Food52's Community Picks - Holiday Confections

YouTube Christmas Video Grab Bag (Hyadain, John Lewis, Boston Pops)

2011-11-12T11:47:00.001-05:00

YouTube Christmas Music Grab Bag

2011-11-11T22:46:00.001-05:00

Folk On - Pants! It Must Be Christmas Time (Official Music Video)

A Shredlicious Christmas Rock Medley

Welcome Christmas by Jamie Slocum and Lindsay George

Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill & the Little Hillbillies - Christmas Time

Christmas Update with bonus Reindeer Tracks

2011-11-11T19:01:00.001-05:00

Free Holiday Jazz from Stella Artois: "Under the Holiday Star" (via Stubby's House of Christmas)
Weekend Wround-Up – Holiday Edition @ The Second Disc
Spin Cycle: Christmas Album Round-up 2011 @ Pop Blerd
Phil Vassar To Release Noel @ MNN
‘CMA Country Christmas’ Preview: Faith Hill, Scotty McCreery + More Perform @ Taste of Country
The Friday Fiver: Christmas Candy! @ X-E
One Pretty Thing: Ornament Roundup
23 Festive Christmas Stockings to DIY @ The New Home Ec
New Drinks: McDonald's McCafé Peppermint Mocha and Peppermint Hot Chocolate @ Serious Eats

(Playlists) Top 10 Christmas Albums of 1985 (12.21.85)

2011-11-11T12:21:00.000-05:00

Here are Billboard's Top Ten Christmas Albums for Dec 21, 1985. Listen to each albun on Spotify or MOG or check out this Spotify mega playlist which includes all ten albums.

1 - Alabama Christmas

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Preview / Buy Christmas at Amazon

2 - Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas

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Preview/ Buy Christmas at Amazon

3 - Barbra Streisand's A Christmas Album

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Preview / Buy A Christmas Album on Amazon

4 - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's Once Upon A Christmas

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Preview / Buy Once Upon a Christmas

5 - Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song

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Preview / Buy The Christmas Song [+digital booklet]

6 - Elvis' Christmas Album

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Preview / Buy Elvis' Christmas Album at Amazon

7- George Winston's December

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Preview / Buy December at Amazon

8 - The Carpenters' Christmas Portrait

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Preview / Buy Christmas Portrait at Amazon

9 - New Edition's Christmas All Over the World

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Preview / Buy Christmas All Over The World at Amazon

10 - Amy Grant's "A Christmas Album"

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Preview / Buy A Christmas Album at Amazon

Reindeer Tracks iv : Let it Snow (Best of 2010 iv)

2011-11-11T09:52:00.001-05:00

Looking back at 11 more of my favorite holiday tunes from last year.
Eleven tracks including music by Greater Pacific, Ian McGlynn, and Krista Detor.

Holiday Update for Nov 11

2011-11-11T07:35:00.001-05:00

Re-imagine Thanksgiving traditions @ Eatocracy
Edible Turkey Craft Roundup @ c.r.a.f.t.
One Pretty Thing: Christmas Roundup
Bird's Party Magazine - Winter 2011
101 Days of Christmas: Christmas Trees for Life @ Christmas Your Way
25 DIY Christmas Wreaths @ the new home ec
World Music Central rounds up some new Holiday Albums
Tony Bennett and Justin Bieber to Perform on 'Christmas in Rockefeller Center' @ AOLTV
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town Candy @ The Holidaze

Music News Nashville:

Holiday Update for Nov 10

2011-11-10T10:44:00.001-05:00

10 Cool Thanksgiving Kids Table Decor Ideas @ Shelterness
Video: "Tofurky Song" - Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights @ Zooglobble
One Pretty Thing: Thanksgiving Roundup
Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Four-Star Vegetables From Eleven Madison Park @ NYT
Thanksgiving Sides: Corn Puddings, Casseroles, and More Corny Sides @ Serious Eats
Thanksgiving 2011: Celery Root, Kohlrabi, and Apple Purée @ The Bitten Word

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Andrew Belle – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas @ The Music Ninja
A Demon In The Drift: Kate Bush Interviewed @ The Quietus
Celebrated Newcomer Jamie Grace to Unveil Christmas EP @ JesusFreakHideout
Leo Sayer Writes Christmas Song for the Troops @ VVN
The Greatest Christmas Presents Ever: Chapter 1. @ X-E

Reindeer Tracks iii : Our Holiday Sweaters

2011-11-09T19:01:00.001-05:00

More of my favorite tracks (new and rediscovered) from Christmas Last.

Eight tracks including music by Au Revoir Simone, Erlend Oye, and Glossies.

Christmas Albums of the Day (Stevie Wonder & Overboard)

2011-11-09T18:28:00.001-05:00

Classic Christmas Album of the Day

Merry Christmas by Stevie Wonder

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Merry Christmas at Amazon.com

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Bonus Christmas Album of the Day

Tidings by Overboard

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Tidings at Amazon.com

Holiday Update for Nov. 9

2011-11-09T18:13:00.001-05:00

The Food Lab Thanksgiving Special: Braised Leeks with Parsley and Lemon @ Serious Eats
Pandora adds Christmas Stations @ PR Newswire
New Song: Hymns from Nineveh - Anywhere with you @ It's A Trap
Christmas comes with Christer Sjögren, Pernilla Wahlgren and Gunhild Carling (Baby It's Cold Outside & Silver Bells) @ Swedish Stereo
AOL Full CD Listening Party Holiday Albums (Scott Weiland, Chanticleer, Jersey Boys, Chipmunks, Sinatra, Beach Boys and lots more)
Check out all the cool holiday music stuff Stubby's House of Christmas has covered this week.
Craig Campbell, ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ – Song Review @ A Taste of Country
Holiday Pop-Tarts Extravaganza! @ X-E
FOX - Christmas 2011 - Various Shows - Press Release @ Spoiler TV