For many, Christmas means a time for frivolous, regrettable spending. It’s also a time for the most important things in life like holiday-themed cereal. This year I find myself in a precarious position where my family’s children actually expect gifts from me. Not a big deal, except that all of them want a damn Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, or Xbox 360. What the hell happened? Crayons and Ninja Turtles not good enough anymore? I never got crap like that when I was a kid.
I remember a number of years where all I would get were some underwear and socks for Christmas; something I vow never to do, as I think I would roll over and die if I saw a kid’s face after I gave them a fresh new pack of Fruit of the Looms. Is it sad to say that I secretly want to be that cool, older relative that gives out kick-ass presents? Because I really want to be that guy. Even though I may have to settle for those packs of underwear this year….well, maybe spring a couple more bucks for Ninja Turtle underwear.
So yeah, Christmas mixes. Always fun to put together, and this year is no exception. Though, instead of the usual batch of holiday songs you happen to see every year (ex. Sufjan Stevens – he’s been done to death!), I wanted to go in a different direction. As you can see – it’s an indiepop-themed Christmas mix! When you think about it, could any other two entities work so well together? I seriously doubt it. May
If you’re still aching for more Christmas songs, my mix from last year is still up and the MP3 files are still in working order. A majority of which you’ve probably already heard many times over. Counting all of these together, you have approximately 30+ songs, which is just a sickening amount to be honest. Anyways, hope enjoy all of these and happy holidays!
Download .zip file [65mb]
MP3: Rose Melberg and Gregory Webster :: “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)”
MP3: Saturday Looks Good To Me :: “Hands In The Snow”
MP3: Summer Cats :: “Plastic Christmas Trees”
MP3: Eux Autres :: “Merry Xmas Everybody”
MP3: El Perro Del Mar :: “You Can’t Steal a Gift”
MP3: Velocity Girl :: Merry Xmas, I Love You”
MP3: The Garlands :: “Christmas Song”
MP3: Celestial :: “Saving Up Her Wishes (For Another Christmas)”
MP3: Fireflies :: “X-mas Song”
MP3: The Raveonettes :: “Come On Santa”
MP3: Irene :: “Christmas on the Beach”
MP3: Belle & Sebastian :: “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
MP3: Glo-Worm :: “Holiday”
MP3: The Aislers Set :: “The Snow Doesn’t Fall”
MP3: The Magnetic Fields :: “Mr. Mistletoe”
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This is a really great mix. Thanks for sharing!
Hooray! These mixes always make me so happy. Thanks much for sharing this. Will be heavy on the rota through next week
booohhhoooo… the links don’t work. could you up the zip-file once more please? pretty please???