Christmas music

listen to Saintseneca's new holiday song, "New Coats"

With this weather it may not be beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but Xmas week is in fact here and that of course means holiday songs…

watch Henry Rollins & Stephen Colbert do "Carol of the Bells"

One of the many things that the holiday season means is that television hosts will engage in holiday-themed interviews or jokes or gags or stunts on their show…

Nellie McKay releases weed-themed Christmas song, appears with Jo Firestone on 'The Best Show' (listen)

The Christmas songs keep coming. We’re now getting one from Nellie McKay (who released a ’60s covers album this year) called “WEED (All I Want for Christm…

Fetty Wap & Monty release "Merry Xmas" (listen)

Just yesterday we were talking about the great year Fetty Wap‘s had, and today to get in the holiday spirit he released the new song “Merry Xmas” with frequent collaborator

Aimee Mann & Ted Leo on holiday tour with Liz Phair & more (live videos), release new song "You're A Gift"

We already mentioned Aimee Mann and Ted Leo would be doing their annual holiday shows with past collaborator Jonathan Coulton and more special guests, and since we last spoke Liz Phair and John Roderick were added t…

Sparks release "Christmas Without a Prayer" (watch the video) ++ new 'The Island Years' vinyl box set

Art pop icons Sparks have released a holiday single, “Christmas Without a Prayer.” As you might expect it’s on the darkly comic side, offering up a look at Christmas alone, that is not necessarily a bad thing…

Bill Murray's Netflix holiday special out now; listen to his and Phoenix's cover of Beach Boys' "Alone on Christmas Day"

Bill Murray‘s “A Very Murray Christmas” Netflix special was released today for your holiday streaming pleasure. The special features appearances, and former Saturday Night Live and Letterman musical director Paul Schaffer, with whom Murray revives a little of his SNL lounge singer character…

Rocky Votolato covers "Silent Night" for No Sleep's annual Christmas compilation (listen)

Rocky Votolato returned this year with the solid new album Hospital Handshakes and a split with Chuck Ragan. Now he’s staying prolific and getting in the holiday spirit, with a nice acoustic-indie cover of “Silent Ni…

Future Islands side project The Snails release Christmas song, releasing an album, playing shows (2 NYC gigs on sale)

Future Islands singer Samuel T. Herring and guitarist/bassist William Cashion have another band called The Snails. Back in 2013 they put out an EP called Worth The Wait, and this week they released the Christmas song “Snails Christmas (I Want A New …

Deep Sea Diver releasing new album & Christmas EP (stream "The First Noel") ++ tour dates

Seattle’s Deep Sea Diver will return with new album, Secrets, on February 19 via the band’s own High Beam Records. Frontperson Jessica Dobson, who has played in The Shins and Beck’s band, is an adept guitarist with a powerful voice and strong sense of dynamics, as can be heard on Secrets‘ title track…
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