With a mere four days until Christmas, I thought it would be an apt time to try out a specialty episode. There is so much great independent and alternative Christmas music out there, and now we can enjoy it as it was meant to be enjoyed. With some covers of classics, Christmas-themed songs, and songs that capture those winter chills, this mix strives to evoke the slew of emotions one may feel leading up to Christmas. We even have new songs from The Aislers Set, The Go! Team, Andrew Bird, and Porridge Radio.
Playlist
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In This Home On Ice by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! on Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! (Wichita) -
Have You Seen It in the Snow? by The Magnetic Fields on 50 Song Memoir (Nonesuch) -
The Last Time I Saw You (O Christmas) by Porridge Radio (Secretly Canadian) New -
Oi to the World by The Vandals on Oi To The World (Kung Fu) -
I Wish It Was Christmas Today by Julian Casablancas on Phrazes For The Young (RCA) -
Christmas At The Zoo by The Flaming Lips on Clouds Taste Metallic (Warner) -
Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well You Deserved It) by Sufjan Stevens on Songs For Christmas (Asthmatic Kitty) -
Look Outside (A New Year's Coming) by The Go! Team (Memphis Industries) New -
Shut Your Mouth, It's Christmas by A Sunny Day In Glasgow on New Christmas Classics (Mis Ojos Discos) -
Snowy Shores by Candy Claws on In The Dream Of The Sea Life (Indiecater) -
The Fox In The Snow by Belle & Sebastian on If You're Feeling Sinister (Matador) -
Cold Christmas by The Aislers Set (Suicide Squeeze) New Local -
When Christmas Comes by Los Campesinos! on A Los Campesinos! Christmas (Turnstile) -
The Blizzard by Camera Obscura on The Blizzard/Swans (4AD) -
Winter Now by Broadcast on Haha Sound (Warp Records) -
Driving Under Stars by Marika Hackman (Transgressive) -
Just Like Christmas by Low on Christmas (kranky) -
It's Christmas So We'll Stop by Frightened Rabbit (FatCat Records) -
Christmas Steps by Mogwai on Come On Die Young (Chemikal Underground) -
Christmas Eve by Tor Lundvall on Yule (Dais) -
Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas by Okkervil River on Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See (Jagjaguwar) -
Yellow Bike by Pedro the Lion on Phoenix (Polyvinyl) -
Christmas Song by Phoebe Bridgers on If We Make It Through December (Dead Oceans) -
Christmas In April by Andrew Bird on HARK! (Wegawam) New -
Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas by Eels on Useless Trinkets and B Sides, Soundtracks, Rarieties, and Unreleased 1996-2006 (Geffen) -
Lady December by The Concretes on Layourbattleaxedown (Licking Fingers) -
Silent Night by Julian Koster on The Singing Saw At Christmastime (Merge) -
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Cat Power (Matador) -
Christmas Will Break Your Heart by LCD Soundsystem (self-released)