2008's Playlist

Another year another indie Christmas CD. 

1.     The Killers – A Great Big Sled 
2.     Sufjan Stevens - Once in Royal David’s City 
3.     The Go! Team – The Ice Storm 
4.     Coldplay – 2000 miles 
5.     The Pipettes – A Winter’s Sky 
6.     The Fall – Hark the Herald Angels 
7.     Andrew Dost – Yeah, I Know, It’s Christmastime 
8.     Maps – Stay Another Day 
9.     Ingo Star Liner ft. Natalie Gudgeon – Just Like Christmas (En Francais) 
10.   Mel Tourme - The Christmas Song (Jay Rodriguez & Rev Scott Remix) 
11.   KT Tunstall - Lonely this Christmas 
12.   Belle & Sebastian - The Twelve Days of Christmas 
13.   Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal  
14.   R.E.M. - Merry Xmas Everybody  
15.   Billy Childish – Christmas Lights 
16.   Richard Hawley - Silent Night  
17.   Lightspeed Champion - Another Song About Being Alone at Christmas  
18.   Arab Strap – Xmas (Baby Please Come Home) 
19.   Fall Out Boy - Yule Shoot Your Eye Out  
20.   Rilo Kiley – Xmas Cake 
21.   Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Rufus Wainwright - What Are You Doing New Year’s? 
22.   Jet - Back Door Santa 
23.   Vim - When A Child Is Bored

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