Xmas Song Blog

It's the start of December and as usual I post my playlist. It's my 14th playlist which is ridiculous to think about. I make a CD of these songs to send to my best of friends instead of Christmas cards. It's a mix of old and new as usual. Saving some of this years better stuff for next year. Please enjoy and send any feedback to @xmassongblog  on the twitter.  Little Saint Nick - Best Coast Christmas Wrapping - Belle and Sebastian Wonderful Christmas Time - Mac Demarco    Silent Night - The Polyphonic Spree    Thanksgiving Song (Kill the Turkey) - The National All I Want for Christmas Is You - Charly Bliss Lonely Man of Winter - Sufjan Stevens  2,000 Miles - Mark Kozelek    White Christmas - London Grammar                                             Feliz...

A nother year another playlist, Have a good one and let us know what you think on twitter @xmassongblog Tracklist Holiday Road – Tennis Last Christmas – Chad Peck In the Bleak Midwinter – Marika Hackman Merry Christmas Everyone – Lucy Rose Silent Night – Flaming Lips Happy Christmas (War is over) – Damien Rice Silver Bells – The Dandy Warhols Carol of the Drum – The Polyphonic Spree The Christmas Song – Mark Kozelek Blue Christmas – The Lumineers Sleigh Ride – Sentinel Christmas Time Is Here – This Is The Kit Christmas Magic – The National Little Town of Bethlehem – Kate Rusby Stained Glass Windows – Michael Angelakos Jack’s Obsession – Sparklehorse Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas = Phoebe Bridgers Christmas Song – Weezer Happy New Year (Prince Can’t Die Again) – Mac McCaughan 1. Tennis - Holiday Road. We've been here before with Holiday Road but this is a really good cover, all jangling guitars and bouncing beats and Alaina's vocals soaring....

I'm off to Iceland for a holiday for the next fortnight. So whilst I usually wait until December has started to send off my playlist, this year I'm going early.  20 of the coolest Christmas songs. If you don't already know it's not necessarily the best Christmas songs from this year, it's just a CDs worth of music for me to share with my friends in preference to a boring Christmas card. Let me know what you like and what you don't in the comment section or by the twitters @xmassongblog Of course if there's another song you think we might like then drop us a line about that too. Anyways onto this years selections. Xmas Time Of the Year - Green Day I Don’t Wanna Wait Til Christmas - Summer Camp Xmas for the Jews - Rogue Wave Angels We Have Heard On High - Sufjan Stevens Christmas Will Break Your Heart - LCD Soundsystem The Christmas Waltz -Lisa Hannigan Do You Hear What I Hear - Mark Kozelek Dirt Sledding - The Killers Alone on C...

Finally here, it's my 2015 playlist of alternative Christmas music. If you don't already know every year since 2004 I have created a playlist of Indie and alternative Christmas music to send to my friends instead of Christmas cards. These are the songs I will be sending this year. Of course alot of the songs were released in previous years because I have had to put the lists together before December begins so I can send them and the recipients have a chance to play them before December is over. Let me know what you think, and if you know of a good tune I've not got here get in touch via email xmassongblog@outlook.com or @xmassongblog on twitter. Here's the list with a link and video party going on below. 1 CHVRCHES - Stay Another Day 2 Summer Camp - Last Christmas 3 Ladyhawke - Merry Xmas Everyone 4 Bombay Bicycle Club - In the Bleak Midwinter 5 Shins - Wonderful Christmastime 6 Lisa Hannigan - River 7 Sufjan Steven - Christmas In The Room 8 The Polyphonic ...