Saturday Evening Update

Thanksgiving

The Food Lab's Guide to Thanksgiving Day Planning

Vintage Thanksgiving Cards @ Back Porch Graphics

1935 Thanksgiving Party! @ A Vintage Cottage Home

David Byrne Loses Annual Turkey Mold Contest, Again! @ Gothamist

Christmas

Free Live Album: Sara Groves O Holy Night Tour: Live The Prison Show

More Christmas Singles reviewed @ Stubby's House of Christmas

Early Holiday Shopping - Sears 1975 (Barbie & friends) @ Vintage Holiday Images

Ancient and Absurd Holiday Cocktails @ X-Entertainment

Syfy Celebrates the Holidays with COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS, 12/6-12

Christmas at Jamendo

Jamendo offers musicians a platform to share and sell thier music. There are quite a few Christmas related albums and singles available. Click here to see a wide selection of Christmas music free to stream and download (and if you like what you hear you can make a donation to the artist).

Here are some popular selections I've listened to and enjoyed...

Tidings (traditional songs) by Allison Crowe (Acoustic)


Christmas carols by Frozen Silence (Solo Piano)


ChristmaSongs by Jason Silver (Folk)


Lonely Night by Maya Filipič (Solo Piano)


Christmas Visit by Forty Winks (Folk)


Re-imagining Christmas EP by Emorej (Indie)


Music of Christmas by Joseph G Vincent (Hammered Dulcimer)

Tuesday Evening Update (MP3s, Cheese)

Thanksgiving

6 American Cheeses You Should Have at Thanksgiving Dinner @ Serious Eats

Christmas

Paul Simon – “Getting Ready For Christmas Day” @ Stereogum

Scott Miller w/R.B. Morris: Kingdom Has Come @ A Fifty Cent Lighter and a Whiskey Buzz

Poly Styrene “Black Christmas” @ Surviving the Golden Age

The Kissaway Trail — Last Christmas (Wham cover) @ Musik Mig Blidt

Tuesday Afternoon Update (New Music From Target, Thanksgiving Commercials..)

Thanksgiving

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Thanksgiving (Infographic) @ SF Weekly

Hawaiian Thanksgiving (Fancy McRib and Filet-O-Fish) and The NFL Scores a Touchdown with Stuffing Recipes @ SlashFood

Thanksgiving TV Commericals 2010 Edition @ Me and You and a Blog Named Boo

Christmas

Stream Target's new Holiday album featuring Guster, Bishop Allen, Crystal Antlers, a Best Coast/Wavves collaboration and more.

Vintage Clip Art - Fireplace Mantels - Christmas @ The Graphics Fairy

Early Tuesday Update (Free Mp3s, e-book, holiday web services and more...)

Thanksgiving

What Not to Serve This Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Etiquette for Kids @ Holidash

Favorite side dish recipes from The Perfect Pantry

Odd Job: Turkey Hotline Operator @ Food Network

7 Thanksgiving blunders your family won't forget @ Shine

Christmas

Free MP3 at Amazon.com - Pink Martini We Three Kings

Free Amazon Compilation Music World Holiday Sampler

Free Christmas Compilation: xo for the holidays vol III
Tracklist:
1. Pictures Of Then - "Presents In June"
2. Paper Tongues - "Carol Of The Bells"
3. Campfire OK - "Dreidel Song"
4. Triggers - "A Very Triggers Christmas"
5. Transient Songs - "A Christmas Stalking"
6. Piney Gir - "Snow Snow, Beautiful Snow"
7. Prayer For Animals - "Riptide / Yuletide"
8. The Winter Sounds - "McAdenville (Christmastown)"
9. Captain Nowhere - "Holiday Song"
10. Piney Gir - "A Cheery Christmas"
11. Judge Jackson (featuring: Billy Bob Thornton) - "Christmas Tree"

The Farewell Circuit: “Christmas Bird” @ Knox Road

Noah's Ark Was a Spaceship @ Stubby's House of Christmas

Free Kindle e-book Twas The Night [Kindle Edition]by Sandra Hill,Kate Holmes,and Trish Jensen

Christmas Cakes @ Historical Food

5 Free Holiday Web Services @ My Dollar Plan

Monday Evening Update

Thanksgiving

50 Stuffings @ Food Network

Joan Nathan’s Jewish-French Thanksgiving @ NY Times

The Great Eat Like a Man Thanksgiving Chef Survey @ Esquire

Vegan Thanksgiving 101: Part 1 @ Tempt

What's Your Thanksgiving Style? And some inspiration! @ Healthy Happy Life

How-To: Prepare A Safe Thanksgiving Dinner @ Gloss

Must-Have Thanksgiving Dish: Comforting Corn Pudding from Whipped @ Real Simple

Pumpkin Pie Pops @ Cakespy

Taste Test: Store-bought Cranberry Suaces @ Serious Eats

Christmas

Elf’s Sebastian Arcelus on the Joys of Playing Buddy the Elf and His Christmas Traditions with Wife Stephanie J. Block @ Broadway.com

Opera Company of Philadelphia “Hallelujah!” Random Act of Culture @ Christmas Music 24/7

Wyoming's first U.S. Capitol Christmas tree cut, ready for travel @ Trib.com

Top 10 Christmas activities for kids @ Guardian.co.uk

Free e-book: A Simple Amish Christmas [Kindle Edition] @ Amazon

Mr. Food - Italian Christmas Cookies @ ABC

Sunday Evening Update

by alittleshabbyshack

Thanksgiving

The Runaway Spoon's Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup

12 Free Printable Thanksgiving Crafts @ Tip Junkie

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Cream @ Food.Soil.Thread.

Thanksgiving Recipes To Make You Gobble-Gobble! @ Hub Pages

Christmas

AOL Radio's Top 100 Christmas Songs

The Examiner rounds up Amazon's free holiday downloads (so far)

bumbleBEAR Record's out of print "Underground Christmas" compilation @ bumbleBEAR via www.RandysRodeo.com @ Falalalala 

XmasDVD has collected tons of streaming video links to Christmas TV specials, episodes, movies, clips and more!

Free Chacra World Music Holiday Sampler at Amazon

Amazon is offerin the free 5 track Chacra World Music Holiday Sampler featuring songs from Coro Vox Aurea, The Allisons and Celtic Lore.

Free "Timeless Christmas" MP3 Sampler at Amazon

Free MP3 Sample at Amazon.com - Timeless Christmas featuring The Irish Tenors, Neil Sedaka and and Michael McDonald

Afternoon Update (10/28)

Angel by Nicole Alesi

SoundsXP on St. Etienne's forthcoming limited edition Christmas offering

Annie Lennox Reveals Track Listing for "A Christmas Cornucopia' - ARTISTdirect News

The Superions: "Fruitcake" [mp3] via Largehearted Boy

Sam Billen's Kickstarter Christmas CD project plus free tunes from Sandra Mooy and The Injured List @ Stubby's House of Christmas

Free Christmas Music: The Very Merry Christmas Sugo Holiday Sampler

 Amazon has The Very Merry Christmas Sugo Holiday Sampler as a free MP3 download. The Holiday Sampler includes two tracks from Stevan Pasero as well as single tracks from Anna Maria Mendieta, Nina Postolovskaya and Indigo.