In honor of Christmas Eve Eve, I peppered my show last night with some holiday-esque songs. It was delightful. Although, I decided that next year, if I’m still on the air, I’m going to aim to play nothing but depressing, sad bastard music on the holidays. I’ll be back next week on New Year’s Eve Eve, for your sonic enjoyment.
9:53 PM Elvis Perkins Ash Wednesday from Ash Wednesday (XL)
9:51 PM Vandaveer Blue Christmas from XMAS EP 2 (self-released)
9:48 PM Owen O, Evelyn… from Ghost Town (Polyvinyl)
9:45 PM Louis Armstrong ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? from Best Of / 20th Century – Christmas (Universal)
9:41 PM Quiet Company Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from A Merry Little Christmas EP (self-released)
9:37 PM Los Campesinos! Hello Sadness from Hello Sadness (Arts & Crafts)
9:33 PM Fitz & the Tantrums Santa Stole My Lady from Santa Stole My Lady (Dangerbird)
9:31 PM Thomas Comerford Sunday Morning from Archive + Spiral (Spacesuit)
9:27 PM Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart Can I Interest You In Hanukkah? from A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! (Comedy Central Records)
9:24 PM She & Him Little Saint Nick from A Very She & Him Christmas (Merge)
9:19 PM Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer Giddyup Said Santa Claus from American Noel (Signature Sounds)
9:14 PM Jake Schepps Romanian Christmas Songs: Series I from An Evening in the Village (Fine Mighty Records)
9:07 PM Korallreven Honey Mine from An Album by Korallreven (Acephale)
9:05 PM Over the Rhine North Pole Man from Snow Angels (Great Speckled Dog Records)
9:01 PM The Civil Wars Tracks in the Snow from Tracks in the Snow (sensibility music)
8:56 PM Vienna Teng The Athiest Christmas Carol from Warm Strangers (Virt Records)
8:52 PM Adanowsky Dime Cuando from Amador (Everloving)
8:50 PM Dar Williams Christians and Pagans from Mortal City (Razor & Tie)
8:41 PM Kate Bush Among Angels from 50 Words for Snow (ANTI-)
8:38 PM Balkano Turkish Tihai from Balkano (self-released)
8:31 PM Janah The Little Drummer Boy from Star of Wonder EP (Bison Productions)
8:28 PM Mayer Hawthorne Stick Around from How Do You Do (Universal)
8:25 PM Mavis Staples This Little Light Of Mine from We’ll Never Turn Back (ANTI-)
8:20 PM Paper Route In the Bleak Midwinter from Thank God the Year is Finally Over (self-released)
8:19 PM Boston Spaceships You Just Can’t Tell from The Kids Eat It Up: The Best of Robert Pollard (2010-2011) (Guided By Voices Inc.)
8:14 PM Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Mr. Heatmiser from Everything You Want for Christmas (Vanguard)
8:09 PM Barenaked Ladies Elf’s Lament from Barenaked for the Holidays (Nettwerk)
8:06 PM The New Pornographers Joseph, Who Understood from The Spirit of Giving EP (Matador)
8:04 PM Sea Lions As Times Change from Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid to Ask (Slumberland)