holiday music

Phoebe Bridgers covers Merle Haggard for charity (listen)

Phoebe Bridgers’ cover of Merle Haggard’s seasonal classic ”If We Make It Through December” benefits Downtown Women’s Center.

Stream Latin ska vets Mento Buru's Christmas EP & watch the "Donde Esta Santa Claus?" video

The EP features ska covers of the 1958 Spanglish cha-cha-cha novelty song ”Donde Esta Santa Claus?,” ”Jingle Bell Rock,” ”Feliz Navidad,” and more…

BBC playing censored "Fairytale of New York" this year; The Pogues approve

The BBC has announced that flagship radio station Radio 1 will not play the original version of The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” this holiday season, instead playing a censored version with alternate lyrics…

Julien Baker, Dashboard Confessional, Jazmine Sullivan & more release holiday songs for Spotify

On choosing ”Dreamers Holiday,” Julien Baker said, ”It’s a very understated song- both lyrically and musically; while it’s technically about a ‘holiday,’ it doesn’t directly reference any specific holiday theme, it leaves the lyrics a bit more open-ended.”

Sharon Van Etten streaming holiday songs, talks early career on podcast

Get in the spirit of the season early with Sharon’s beautiful versions of ”Silent Night” and ”Blue Christmas.”

Chilly Gonzales announces holiday album ft. Feist & Jarvis Cocker

The album’s naturally called ‘A very chilly christmas’ and features Feist and Jarvis joining forces for a cover of David Berman’s Purple Mountains song “Snow is Falling in Manhattan.”

Mark Lanegan readies a different kind of Christmas album as 'Dark Mark'

As ”Dark Mark,” Lanegan will take ”some traditional Christmas songs, some Christmas covers plus some originals and twists them into a dark, melancholic affair.”

Andrew Bird readies holiday LP, shares John Cale cover, starring in 'Fargo' now

Andrew Bird, who’s one of the stars of the new season of ‘Fargo’, will release holiday album ‘Hark!’ on October 30.
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