Christmas Songs - 2008 Edition!!

[DudeAsInCool]

So sorry, but I completely forgot about this thread until I saw some folks perusing 'Last Year's Roundup'.

Yep, it' that time of year again to make Merry. Well we can do better than that, and to get you in the mood, we will begin this year's offering with a killer trio:

Mae West - Put The Loot In The Boot

Clarence Carter - 'Backdoor Santa'

Elvis Presley - Santa Claus Is Back In Town

[DudeAsInCool]

The first place to begin your Xmas Music Shopping spree is over at The Real Big Rock Candy Mountain blog. That's where I found the cuts above and some splendid Xmas pics.

The proprietor there has tons of memorable FREE Xmas music treats for you to loot - a track list of this year's offering (so far) is below:

Dwarves: Drinking Up Christmas (mp3)

The Fleshtones: Champagne of Christmas (mp3)

The Fleshtones: Super Rock Santa (mp3)

Buck Owens: Santa's Gonna Come In A Stagecoach (mp3)

Tommy Scott: Santa Claus Shuffle (mp3)

Bo Carter: Santa Claus (mp3)

Jimmy Reed: Xmas Present Blues (mp3)

Flat Duo Jets: It's Christmas Time (Yeah We're Gonna Rock) (mp3)

Flat Duo Jets: Christmas Time, 4 am New Orleans (mp3)

Hank Thompson: It's Christmas Every Day In Alaska (mp3)

Asleep At The Wheel: Merry Texas Christmas Y'all (mp3)

Wanda Jackson: Rockabilly Santa Claus (mp3)

Wanda Jackson: Blues For Christmas (mp3)

Rev. J.M. Gates: Did You Spend Christmas Day In Jail (mp3)

Rev. A.W. Nix: Death Might Be Your Christmas Gift (mp3)

Rev. Edward W. Clayborn: The Wrong Way To Celebrate Christmas (mp3)

Jerry Reed: Christmas Time's A Coming (mp3)

Stonewall Jackson: Mommy, Look Santa Is Crying (mp3)

Eddie Bond: Christmas In Heaven (mp3)

Charlie Louvin: Shut In At Christmas (mp3)

Eddie Stubbs: Little Orphan Joe (mp3)

Mae West: Put The Loot In The Boot Santa (mp3)

Untamed Youth: Santa's Gonna Shut 'Em Down (mp3)

The Hot Rods: Santa's Too Drunk To Drive (mp3)

The Four Imperials: Santa's Got A Coupe de Ville (mp3)

Red Simpson: Truckin' Trees For Christmas (mp3)

Red Simpson: Santa's Comin' In A Big Ol' Truck (mp3)

Dave Dudley: Six Tons of Toys (mp3)

The Chills: Christmas Chimes (mp3)

The Chills: Special Time (mp3)

The Fall: No Christmas For John Quays (mp3)

The Fall: (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas (mp3)

The Legendary Tiger Man: Fuck Christmas, I Got The Blues (mp3)

Reigning Sound: If Christmas Can't Bring You Home (mp3)

The Dalhart Imperials: Old Man Spivey's Egg Nog (mp3)

The Minus 5: Your Christmas Whiskey (mp3)

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airman: Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas (mp3)

Tiger City Jukes: Watch Out! Santa's Been Drinking (mp3)

Red Star Belgrade: Christmas Day (mp3)

Clyde Lasley and the Cadillac Babys: Santa Came Home Drunk (mp3)

Black Lips: Christmas In Baghdad (mp3)

King Khan and BBQ Show: Plump Righteous (mp3)

Jim Lauderdale: Holly and Her Mistletoe (mp3)

Paul James: Crazy Little Kitten For Christmas (mp3)

Dexter Gordon: Jingle Jangle Jump (mp3)

From Today

1. Christmas Spirit (The Wailers)

2. Don't Believe In Christmas (The Sonics)

3. Reindeer Boogie (Hank Snow)

4. Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus (Pee Wee King)

5. I'll Be Your Santa Baby (Rufus Thomas)

6. Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas (The Staple Singers)

7. Santa Came Home Drunk (Clyde Lasley)

8. Beatnik's Wish (Patsy Raye)

9. Deck 5 (Saturday's Children)

10. We Free Kings (Roland Kirk)

11. Merry Christmas (Lightnin' Hopkins)

12. Christmas Day (Detroit Junior)

13. Feliz Navi Dada (El Vez)

14. Old Man Spivey's Egg Nog (The Dalheart Imperials)

15. Christmas Carols By The Old Corral (Tex Ritter)

16. Santa Santa Santa (Gene Autry)

17. Santa Got A DWI (Sherwin Linton)

18. Santa Stole My Whiskey (The Rimshots)

19. The Mistletoe and Me (Isaac Hayes)

20. Xmas In Nevada (The Willard Grant Conspiracy)

21. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis (Neko Case does Tom Waits)

22. I Wish I Was Santa Claus (Merle Haggard)

23. Please Come Home For Christmas (Little Junior)

24. Christmas Past (Mike Ireland)

25. Christmas Eve Can Kill You (The Everley Brothers)

26. What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas (The Emotions)

27. Go Tell It On The Mountain (The Blind Boys Of Alabama w/Tom Waits)

[DudeAsInCool]

The Hives & Cyndi Lauper have teamed up this year to deliver a nice mixture of Xmas Cheer:

A Christmas Duel

It's available in the UK @ The Orchard

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Haven't filled you Xmas stocking yet? Stereogum is streaming a sextet of songs from "Christmas With Weezer." The album is available @ iTunes.

"We Wish You A Merry Christmas"

"Silent Night"

"The First Noel"

"Hark The Herald Angels Sing"

"O Holy Night"

"O Come All Ye Faithful"

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George Michael has written a new song for the holidays: I Dreamed of Christmas. Very pop, but well produced.

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You can listen to a full stream of Tim Burton's Night Before Christmas Revisited over at IMeem - the track list is below. The album is out via Walt Disney.

Nightmare Revisited

01 "Overture" - DeVotchka

02 "Opening" - Danny Elfman

03 "This Is Halloween" - Marilyn Manson

04 "Jack's Lament" - All American Rejects

05 "Doctor Finkelstein/In The Forest" - amiina

06 "What's This?" - Flyleaf

07 "Town Meeting Song" - Polyphonic Spree

08 "Jack And Sally Montage" - The Vitamin String Quartet

09 "Jack's Obsession" - Sparklehorse

10 "Kidnap The Sandy Claws" - Korn

11 "Making Christmas" - Rise Against

12 "Nabbed" - Yoshida Brothers

13 "Sally's Song" - Amy Lee

14 "Christmas Eve Montage" - RJD2

15 "Poor Jack" - Plain White Ts

16 "To The Rescue" - Datarock

17 "Finale/Reprise" - Shiny Toy Guns

18 "Closing" - Danny Elfman

19 "End Title" - The Album Leaf

20 "Oogie Boogie's Song" - Rodrigo y Gabriela

[DudeAsInCool]

You should also be on the lookout for Christmas downloads over at LargeHeartedBoy:

Gentleman Auction House: "On the Rooftop" [mp3]

Gentleman Auction House: "Home for the Holidays" [mp3]

Get them HERE

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King of Prussia: "Xmas on the Other Side" [mp3] from XMas 3: The War on Christmas

Rump Posse: "Carol of the Manbarks" [mp3] from XMas 3: The War on Christmas

Get them HERE

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Entertainment Weekly/100 Great Christmas Bummers

1. Judy Garland, ''Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'' (1944 soundtrack version)

2. Merle Haggard ''If We Make It Through December''

3. Dwight Yoakam, ''Santa Can't Stay''

4. Joni Mitchell, ''River''

5. Bing Crosby, ''I'll Be Home for Christmas

6. The Who, ''Christmas''

7. The Everly Brothers, ''Christmas Eve Will Kill You''

8. Prince, ''Another Lonely Christmas''

9. Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison, ''Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas''

10. Jill Sobule, ''Christmas Is the Saddest Day of the Year''

11. William S. Burroughs, ''A Junky's Christmas''

12. Reba McEntire, ''Santa Claus Is Coming Back to Town''

13. Material Issue, ''Merry Christmas Will Do''

14. Simon and Garfunkel, ''7 O'Clock News/Silent Night''

15. Low, ''If You Were Born Today (Song for Baby Jesus)''

16. Staple Singers, ''Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas?''

17. Buck Owens, ''Blue Christmas Lights''

18. Aimee Mann, ''Calling on Mary''

19. Loretta Lynn, ''Gift of the Blues''

20. Dean Martin, ''The Christmas Blues''

21. Jim Croce, ''It Doesn't Have to Be That Way''

22. Jimmy Witherspoon, ''Oh, How I Hate to See Christmas Come Around''

23. Chris Isaak, ''Christmas on TV''

24. Commander Cody, ''Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas''

25. Roberta Flack, ''25th of Last December''

26. Dan Fogelberg, ''Same Auld Lang Syne''

27. The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, ''Fairytale of New York''

28. Willie Nelson, ''Pretty Paper''

29. Emerson Lake and Palmer, ''I Believe in Father Christmas''

30. Nat King Cole, ''The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot''

31. Ralph Stanley, ''Please Daddy, Don't Make Us Cry on Christmas Day''

32. Over the Rhine, ''All I Get for Christmas Is Blue''

33. Sarah McLachlan, ''Wintersong''

34. Del McCoury, ''Call Collect on Christmas''

35. Nanci Griffith, ''On Grafton Street''

36. Ernest Tubb, ''I'll Be Walking the Floor This Christmas''

37. The Emotions, ''What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas''

38. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, ''Xmas Time (It Sure Don't Feel Like It)''

39. Woody Guthrie, ''1913 Massacre''

40. Vince Gill, ''It Won't Be the Same This Year''

41. The Long Blondes, ''Christmas is Canceled''

42. Pearl Jam, ''Let Me Sleep (It's Christmas)''

43. George Jones, ''Lonely Christmas Call''

44. Loretta Lynn, ''Christmas Without Daddy''

45. Lyle Lovett, ''Christmas Morning''

46. Bobby Bare, ''Christmas at the Jersey Lily Lounge''

47. Frank Sinatra, ''Whatever Happened to Christmas''

48. Ernest Tubb, ''I'm Trimming My Christmas Tree With Teardrops''

49. Jo Stafford, ''Toyland''

50. Kitty Wells, ''Christmas Ain't Like Christmas Anymore''

51. Aimee Mann & Michael Penn, ''Christmastime''

52. Buck Owens, ''It's Christmas Time for Everyone but Me''

53. Irma Thomas, ''Christmas Without the Creole''

54. Wes Lachot, ''Christmas Is the Only Time (I Think of You)''

55. Johnny Paycheck, ''Mommy for Awhile on Christmas Day''

56. Band Aid, ''Do They Know It's Christmas''

57. Toby Keith, ''Santa, I'm Right Here''

58. Randy Stonehill, ''Christmas at Denny's''

59. Jerry Lee Lewis, ''I Can't Have a Merry Christmas, Mary, Without You''

60. Cracker, ''Merry Christmas Emily''

61. Darlene Love and the E Street Band, ''All Alone on Christmas''

62. Timbuk 3, ''All I Want For Christmas (Is World Peace)''

63. Sun 60, ''Mary Xmess''

64. Billy Bob Thornton, ''My Dreams of Christmas''

65. Saffire and the Uppity Blues Women, ''One Parent Christmas''

66. Tom Waits, ''Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis''

67. They Might Be Giants, ''Santa's Beard''

68. Everclear, ''Hating You for Christmas''

69. Taylor Swift, ''Christmases When You Were Mine''

70. Marvin Gaye, ''I Want to Come Home for Christmas''

71. Mary Gauthier, ''Christmas in Paradise''

72. Mary J. Blige, ''No Happy Holidays''

73. Trick Daddy, ''Ain't No Santa''

74. Aimee Mann, ''I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas''

75. Randy Newman, ''Christmas in Capetown''

76. The Be Good Tanyas, ''Rudy''

77. Everything but the Girl, ''25 December''

78. Julia Fordham, ''December 24''

79. The Orioles, ''(It's Gonna Be a) Lonely Christmas''

80. Elvis Costello, ''St. Stephen's Day Murders''

81. Jackson Browne, ''The Rebel Jesus''

82. The Whites, ''Christmas Without Mama''

83. John Prine, ''Christmas in Prison''

84. Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, ''Christmas Tears''

85. The Moonglows, ''Just a Lonely Christmas''

86. Loretta Lynn, ''I Won't Decorate Your Christmas Tree''

87. Bob Wills, ''Empty Chair at the Christmas Table''

88. Billy Idol, ''Yellin' at the Xmas Tree''

89. Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison, ''Shut In at Christmas''

90. Ernest Tubb, ''Christmas Is Just Another Lonely Day''

91. John Prine, ''All the Best''

92. Johnny and Jon, ''Christmas in Vietnam''

93. American Princes, ''The Business of Christmas''

94. Larry Norman, ''Christmas Time''

95. The O'Jays, ''Christmas Just Ain't Christmas Without the One You Love''

96. Paul Kelly, ''How to Make Gravy''

97. Leif Garrett and the Crush Ups, ''Betty Ford for Christmas''

98. Michael Jackson, ''Little Christmas Tree''

99. Low, ''Taking Down the Tree''

100. ABBA, ''Happy New Year''

Thanks to the Badger at the Warren Zevon website for compiling the list.

Speaking of which, you can find more suggestions atWarren Zevon.com, for example:

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 4:20 Acoustic Christmas Burnett, T-bone

Fairytale Of New York 4:35 If I Should Fall from Grace With God Pogues

Christmas Song 5:14 Christmas Moods Zevon, Warren

Christmas Card From a Hooker In Min... 4:33 Blue Valentine Waits, Tom

River 4:07 Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas Downey, Robert Jr.

So Much Wine 3:57 Live at Schuba's Tavern Handsome Family

Santa Can't Stay 3:28 Come On Christmas Yoakam, Dwight

Daddy's Drinkin' Up Our Christmas 2:29 Mistakes were made Diesel Doug and the Long Haul Truckers

My Dreams of Christmas 3:44 My Dreams of Christmas - Single Thornton, Billy Bob

Mister Grinch 2:34 Rock N Roll Christmas Nixon, Mojo

Christmas Eve Can Kill You 3:29 XMAS - Bummed Out Christmas Everly Brothers

Worst Christmas Ever 3:18 That Was the Worst Christmas Ever - ... Stevens, Sufjan

Murder of the Lawson Family 4:18 Public Domain Alvin, Dave

Ave Maria (w/Michael Wolff) 5:25 Christmas Moods Zevon, Warren

Christmas Morning 3:44 Road To Ensenada Lovett, Lyle

Christmas Ball Blues 3:03 Christmas Island Redbone, Leon

... and more

[Redneck4sure]

I have spotted several great christmas albums in lossless format adrift in cyberspace.

bah!! humbug!!!

[DudeAsInCool]

And what are xmas songs with the ambience. Who needs a Xmas tree? Build yourself a psychedelic cube to brighten up the place!

[Redneck4sure]

Such as...

standards such as Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Julie Andrews, Elvis Presley

Motown such as Jackson 5, Temptations, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Four Tops

Soul such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau, Gladys Knight & The Pips

I even spotted Enya's new album and an Elvis duets new release of Chistmas tunes in lossless.

...and a hundred more in mp3.

[DudeAsInCool]

The Norwegian All-Stars cover Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime' (Via Pitchfork)

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Jason Notte at The Huffington Post has compiled The 10 Least Appropriate Moments in Christmas Music History (Videos)

1. "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid

2. "Baby It's Cold Outside," written by Frank Loesser

3. " Father Christmas" by The Kinks

4. "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry

5. "Last Christmas" by Wham!

6. "Little Drummer Boy" by the Harry Simeone Chorale

7. "River" by Joni Mitchell

8. "Oi To The World" by The Vandals

9. "Christmas Rappin'" by Kurtis Blow

10. "Fuck Christmas" by Fear

Watch the rest of the videos HERE

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Aimee Mann performs the Christmas standard "Winter Wonderland," and is joined by actor John Krasinski (Live @ The Wiltern, LA)

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77 Santas features Christmas and holiday music during November and December, with updates throughout the year focused on the best current and older songs - hell, it includes a dozen versions of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by various artists.

So what are you waiting for? Fill your stockings HERE

Merry Christmas Baby – Ike and Tina Turner

Christmas On the Beach – Irene

The Christmas Song – The Raveonettes

Snoopy’s Christmas – The Royal Guardsmen

Calling On Mary – Aimee Mann

Frosty the Snowman – Porter Wagoner

The Wagon-master himself brings it on Frosty. A tender, gentle rendition.

Donde Esta Santa Clause – Augie Rios

Santa Claus Is Watching You – Ray Stevens

Last Month of the Year – Blind Boys of Alabama

Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Steve and Eydie

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Run Run Rudolph

The Crystals: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

A little more Spector magic. If I could watch Goodfellas today, I would.

The Crystals: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

The Crystals: Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Darlene Love: White Christmas

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Jingle Bells

Diana Ross & The Supremes: Joy to the World

The Jackson 5: Frosty the Snowman

Stevie Wonder: One Little Christmas Tree

The Temptations: The Little Drummer Boy

The Ronettes: Sleigh Ride

Phil Spector & Artists: Silent Night

Christmas Eve Can Kill You – The Everly Brothers

Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) – Arab Strap

Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) – Darlene Love

Pretty Paper – Roy Orbison

Spooky – Classics IV

John Lennon: Happy Christmas (War is over)

Bruce Springsteen: Merry Christmas Baby

Eddie Money: Everybody Loves Christmas

Canned Heat: Christmas Blues

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Run Run Rudolph

John Lennon: Give Peace a Chance

Gene Autry: He'll Be Coming Down the Chimney

Dolly Parton: Hard Candy Christmas

Loretta Lynn: It Won't Seem Like Christmas

The Louvin Brothers: It's Christmas Time

Gillian Welch: Winter's Come and Gone

Eddy Arnold: Up on the Housetop

The Andrews Sisters: Christmas Island

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Jingle Bells

Lou Monte: Dominic the Christmas Donkey

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Hem

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – The Carpenters

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – The Pretenders

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Andre Gagnon

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Nat King Cole

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Sarah McLachlan

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Bright Eyes

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Ruth Browne

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Aimee Mann

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Mel Torme

Palace Songs: Christmastime in the Mountains

Bing Crosby/David Bowie: Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy

Low: Little Drummer Boy

Willie Nelson: Pretty Paper

My Morning Jacket: Santa Claus is Back in Town

Patti Page: Pretty Snowflakes

Vince Guraldi: Christmas Time is Here (Vocal Version)

Kyu Sakamoto: Sukiyaki

If Christmas Can’t Bring You Home – Reigning Sound

Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys

Come On Santa – The Raveonettes

Christmas Tree’s On Fire – Holly Golightly

Darlene Love: White Christmas

Bob B Soxx and the Blue Jeans: The Bells of St. Mary's

The Ronettes: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Crystals

Hardrock, Coco, and Joe – The Three Little Dwarves

Suzy Snowflake – Rosemary Clooney

And they have videos, too. Here is Raging Santa

[DudeAsInCool]

Here a couple all-time classics:

Bing Crosby - White Christmas

Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas

Charlie Brown Christmas Dance

[DudeAsInCool]

Head over to the XmasRadioBlog if you wanna pipe in some music, get some xmas recipes for food and drink, watch videos andmore.

Or follow his tune list @ Twitter

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Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis

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Here's a nice song I came across last night. I'd listen to it even if it wasn't Xmas.

Tristan Prettyman - Merry Christmas, Y'all

Tristan Prettyman ) is a singer-songwriter from San Diego, California. Her sophomore album Hello...x which was released on April 15, 2008.

Listen here

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From now until December 31st, 2008, Butterfly Toungz are giving 100% of their (artist) share of the proceeds from the sale of their holiday track "That Time Of Year."

Proceeds will be donated to Gleaner's Food Bank of Indianapolis to help feed the hungry.

That's right!!! Now you can snag a little 'holiday' cheer for yourself & feel good doing so.

Butterfly Toungz'"That Time of Year" The Holiday Maxi-Single is in the same spirit of RUN D.M.C.’s “Christmas in Hollis” and Kurtis Blow’s “Christmas Rappin.’

It'a fun, light hearted and nostalgic look at the holidays and has a very warm and universal message that's easy to enjoy, regardless of genre.

It’s a must have for holiday music fans of any age!

It's on sale now on iTunes at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...14&s=143441

&

CDBaby.com at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/btoungz4

Don’t forget to check out their new holiday music video here:

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'Bleed The World': Does The Banking Industry Know It's Christmastime At All?... (Thanks, Daily Swarm!)

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The YeahYeahYeahs have produced a little xmas cheer for the holidays - enjoy

YeahYeahYeahs - All I Want For Christmas

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Sesame Street: Have Yourself A Merry Christmas

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A Robotic Xmas Tree Song!

Unbelievable Dalek Christmas Tree from Lindsey J. Testolin on Vimeo.

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The Brooklyn Vegan has reposted his 2007 Holiday Mix:

01. Parenthetical Girls - If it's a time for Christmas (2:46)

02. Ween - Silent Night (1:40)

03. Andrew Dost (Anathallo) - Yeah, I Know, It's Christmastime (2:04)

04. The National Splits - Let's Wrap Each Other (2:15)

05. Louis Armstrong - Santa Claus Blues (2:51)

06. Scott Allen (Thunderbirds are Now) - Winters Wonderland (3:50)

07. The Knife - Christmas Reindeer (7:11)

08. Melt Banana - White Christmas (1:42)

09. Thick Pigeon - Jingle Bell Rock (1:30)

10. Steven Garvey - Dreidle, Dreidle, Dreidle (1:11)

11. nullsleep - silent night (2:25)

12. Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire - Santa Claus (3:26)

13. Holly Golightly - Christmas Tree's On Fire (2:54)

14. Deerhoof - xmas tree (2:30)

15. Palace Songs (Will Oldham) - Christmastime in the Mountains (1:30)

16. Woody Guthrie - Hanukkah Dance [Alternate Take] (1:24)

Get it HERE