Christmas music
Cat Power covers "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" in new Apple Ad (listen)
Cat Power at Station to Station (more by Lukas Hodge)
In a new Apple holiday commercial, Cat Power takes on “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” (via Matador), and if it’s snowing where you are today too, it’s a nice time to check out this little holiday gift, which you can do be…
!!! released a Christmas song (listen), played Webster Hall & Ithaca
If you like your holiday songs with a Charlie-Brown-style light dusting of melancholy, “And Anyway it’s Christmas” does so nicely, all while set to a stomping ’70s disco beat…
Erasure released holiday LP, "Snow Globe" (stream it + videos)
Christmas albums are tricky business. I think most people want new holiday music, but problem is most of it is unmemorable at best. Have we had a new holiday classic since Mariah Carey’s “All I Want is Christmas Is You”…
No Sleep Records releases free holiday compilation w/ Allison Weiss, Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger, State Faults & more
No Sleep Records was responsible for many of the year’s great punk, emo, and hardcore (and other genres in that realm) releases this year, and the label’s presence increased in the indie rock community thanks to a new love affair between emo and indie…
Murder City Devils streaming Christmas single; Tweens opening their tour (updated dates & stream)
Murder City Devils are heading out on the road again in 2014, but before that, they’ve gifted us with a stream of their 1998 Christmas single via their website…
metal middle schoolers Unlocking the Truth revamp "Jingle Bells" in new Cole Haan ad (watch)
Unlocking the Truth at Afro-Punk Fest 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Earlier this year, ears were turned when video emerged on YouTube of a trio of pint-sized metalheads destroying the streets of NYC…
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Dawn McCarthy released a Christmas single (video, dates)
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (aka Will Oldham) released his first ever holiday release this week (11/20) with past collaborator Dawn McCarthy (of Faun Fables), the “Christmas Eve Can Kill You”/”Walking the Dog” single…
Jonathan Coulton & John Roderick released a Christmas LP, touring together (dates & streams)
Jonathan Coulton and past collaborator/tourmate John Roderick (of The Long Winters) released a Christmas album, One Christmas At A Time, together with ten original Christmas songs by the two musicians (“actually one of them is a Chanukah song, so OK, nine…
VIDEO: Sufjan Stevens - "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (from new box set which is out now)
REMINDER: (Despite what was initially reported) tickets go on sale on 12/19 for Sufjan’s two upcoming Christmas shows at Bowery Ballroom. Meanwhile head below to watch his new Christmas-themed video for “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” (from his new Christmas box set which is out now), below…
Summer Camp announced dates, released a Christmas tune
DOWNLOAD: Summer Camp – “All I Wonderful Christmas Is You” (MP3)
UK duo Summer Camp released their catchy debut LP, Welcome to Condale this past October via Moshi Moshi (you can buy it on eMusic), and followed the release with a European t…
