hi,
please 2 suggest indie rock christmas songs, as well as other good stuff (not overplayed on 101.5). i'm going to put together a christmas mix.

thx

12/3/2010 10:17:06 AM

http://somafm.com/xmasinfrisko/played

12/3/2010 10:20:33 AM

i take it you already have the sufjan and arcade fire christmas albums at hand

12/3/2010 10:20:53 AM

wait, there's an arcade fire christmas album? where have i been?

i have the sufjan and bright eyes christmas albums. i also have james brown's funky christmas and some other soul christmas albums as well.

12/3/2010 10:28:52 AM

idk the legitimacy

it's labelled "Christmas Album 2002"

it's pretty bad. sounds like it was recorded in a shed with a four track. might not even be af. wouldn't surprise me if it isnt. time wise it doesnt make sense.

found it on the internet a few years ago and was like wtf

12/3/2010 11:32:52 AM

nah it's them

they used to record songs they played at their Christmas parties and then send the recordings to friends as Christmas presents

12/3/2010 12:22:40 PM

http://allgather.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-nights

The Tomahawks, Mandolin Orange, The Old Ceremony, The Light Pines, Skylar Gudasz, Josh Moore.

12/3/2010 1:59:27 PM

here are a couple of older compilations --- obviously, not all indie but, you can pick out a few and discard what doesn't fit.


Best Coast & Wavves – Got Something For You (Single, 2010)
[link]http://Best Coast & Wavves – Got Something For You (Single, 2010) http://www.listenbeforeyoubuy.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Wavves%20and%20Best%20Coast/Best%20Coast%20&%20Wavves%20-%20Got%20Something%20For%20You.mp3[/link]

^ part of some Xmas compilation CD to be released by...Target. lol

here's the whole thing, free download ----
http://www.target.com/Free-Holiday-Music/b?ie=UTF8&node=2492229011
Wavves, Best Coast, Coconut Records, Jenny O., Bishop Allen, Darker My Love,etc, etc

Quote :

"Maybe This Christmas [2002] 1. Winter Wonderland – Phantom Planet 2. Maybe This Christmas – Ron Sexsmith 3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Coldplay 4. Green Sleeves – Vanessa Carlton 5. Blue Christmas – Bright Eyes 6. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) – Sense Field 7. 12/23/95 – Jimmy Eat World 8. Rudolph – Jack Johnson 9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLachlan 10. Bizarre Christmas Incident – Ben Folds 11. What a Year for a New Year – Dan Wilson 12. Sweet Secret – Neil Finn 13. Snow – Loreena McKennitt http://rapidshare.com/#!download|144cg|319419449|VA_-_Maybe_This_Christmas.zip|58064"

Quote :

"Maybe This Christmas Tree [2004] 1 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – The Polyphonic Spree 2 Christmas Song, The – The Raveonettes 3 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Death Cab For Cutie 4 I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day – Pedro The Lion 5 Bittersweet Eve – Belasana 6 Christmas Time Is Here – Ivy 7 Baby Its Cold Outside – Royal Crown Revue 8 Wonderful Christmastime – Tom McRae 9 Fairytale of New York – Pilate 10 Jingle Bells – Lisa Loeb 11 Christmas For Cowboys – Jars Of Clay 12 Do You hear What I Hear? – Copeland http://rapidshare.com/#!download|704tl|319418715|VA_-_Maybe_This_Christmas_Tree.zip|85088"

Quote :

"[Beach Boys Christmas -- Volumes I-III Vol.1 Tracks: 1.Little Saint Nick [Vocal Take] 2.The Man With All The Toys [Inst. Take] 3.The Man With All The Toys [Inst. Overdub Previous Take] 4.Santa's Beard [Inst. Try-Outs 1-13] 5.Santa's Beard [Inst. Try-Outs 14-15] 6.Santa's Beard [Inst. Try-Outs 16-21] 7.Santa's Beard [Inst. Take] 8.Santa's Beard [Vocal Overdub] 9.Merry Christmas, Baby [Inst. Takes 1-6] 10.Merry Christmas, Baby [Inst. Takes 7-9] 11.Merry Christmas, Baby [Inst. Takes 10] 12.Merry Christmas, Baby [Vocal Overdubs] 13.Christmas Day [Inst. Takes 1-2] 14.Christmas Day [Inst. Takes 3-8] 15.Christmas Day [Try-Out Takes 12-18] 16.Christmas Day [Try-Out Takes 19-24] 17.Christmas Day [Inst. Take 1] 18.Christmas Day [Inst. Takes 2-6] 19.Christmas Day [Inst. Takes 7] 20.Christmas Day [Overdub Take 7] 21.Christmas Day [Vocal Overdub Take 7] 22.Christmas Day [Vocal Overdub 1A Take 7] 23.Christmas Day [Vocal Overdub 3A Take 7] 24.Christmas Day [Vocal Overdub 4A Take 7] Vol.2 Tracks: 1.Christmas Day [Vocal Overdub 6A Take 7] 2.Christmas Day [Vocal Overdub 8A Take 7] 3.Christmas Day [Vocal Overdub 9A Take 7] 4.Christmas Day [Vocal Overdub 8A Take 7] 5.Frosty The Snowman [Vocal Take 4] 6.We Three Kings Of Orient Are [Vocal Overdub Takes 1-3] 7.We Three Kings Of Orient Are [Vocal Overdub Takes 6] 8.We Three Kings Of Orient Are [Vocal Overdub Takes 1A-4A] 9.We Three Kings Of Orient Are (Vocal Inner Cut 1) 10.We Three Kings Of Orient Are [Vocal Inner Cut 2 Take 4] 11.Blue Christmas [Inst. Takes 2-3] 12.Blue Christmas [Vocal Overdub Take 4A] 13.Blue Christmas [Vocal Overdub Take 5A-7A] 14.Blue Christmas [Vocal Overdub Take 8A] 15.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Vocal Only Intro Take 1] 16.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Vocal Only Intro Takes 4-5] 17.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Diff. Vocal Only Intro Takes 1-7] 18.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Diff. Vocal Only Intro Takes 10-18] 19.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Diff. Vocal Only Intro Takes 20-24] 20.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Vocal Overdub 3A] 21.White Christmas [Inst. Takes 2-3] 22.White Christmas [Vocal Overdub 1 Take 3] 23.White Christmas [Vocal Overdub 2 Take 3] 24.White Christmas [Vocal Overdub 3 Take 3] 25.Auld Lang Syne 26.Auld Lang Syne 27.Auld Lang Syne [Christmas Messages Overdub] 28.The Lord's Prayer 29.Little Saint Nick's Drive In [Vocal Take 1B] 30.Little Saint Nick's Drive In [Vocal Take 3B] Vol.3 Tracks: 1.Little Saint Nick [Vocal Take Stereo Mix] 2.The Man With All The Toys [Vocal Overdub] 3.Santa's Beard [Stereo Mix] 4.Merry Christmas, Baby [Vocal Overdub Mix] 5.Christmas Day [Vocal Mix] 6.Frosty The Snowman [Vocal Overdub 2A Take 4] 7.We Three Kings Of Orient Are [Vocal Inner Cut Takes 5-6] 8.Jingle Bells [Inst. Take 4] 9.Jingle Bells [Inner Cuts 1 - 2 Take 4] 10.Blue Christmas [Vocal Overdub Take 8B] 11.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Vocal Overdub 4A] 12.White Christmas [Vocal Mix] 13.I'll Be Home For Christmas [Vocal Take] 14.Auld Lang Syne [Vocal Stereo Mix] 15.Little Saint Nick [45 Stereo Version] 16.The Lord's Prayer 17.Little Saint Nick's Drive In [Vocal Take 4B] http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G1B7I8XX"

Quote :

"The Boy Least Likely To --- Christmas Special 1. The Christmas Waltz 2. A Happy Christmas Baby 3. Blue Spruce Needles 4. Little Donkey 5.Christmas Isn’t Christmas 6. The Wassail Song 7. Jingle My Bells 8. George And Andrew 9. In The Bleak Midwinter 10. I Can’t Make It Snow 11. The First Snowflake http://www.mediafire.com/?2pvj0dq1p0bu1np "

A Christmas Gift to You from Phil Spector
http://www.mediafire.com/?psx1da9dc8qqlyr

Bob Dylan – Christmas in the Heart
http://www.mediafire.com/?midmmwyedtg

Pomplamoose Christmas (2010)
http://www.multiupload.com/0HA8ISYN36

(the youtube band in the hyundai commercial now)

The Walkmen – Holiday Road (Lindsey Buckingham Cover)
MP3: http://www.covermesongs.com/MP3s/News1110/30HolidayRoad.mp3

Jimi Hendrix – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
http://hotfile.com/dl/83664384/151d25c/Jimi_Hendrix_-_Merry_Christmas_and_Happy_New_Year_EP_2010_V0.rar.html

Quote :

" smooth hour-long mix of christmas beats 01 dean martin – jingle bells (automator rmx) 02 ying yang twins – sleigh ride 03 louis armstrong – baby, it’s cold outside (mulato beat rmx) 04 durbin elf – carol of the bells 05 berlin symphony orchestra – the nutcracher suite (baz kuts breaks rmx) 06 johnny mercer – winter wonderland (rise ashen rmx) 07 dinah washington – silent night (brazilian girls rmx) 08 jimmy smith – god rest ye merry gentlemen (oh no rmx) 09 run-d.m.c. – christmas in hollis 10 bing crosby – happy holiday (beef wellington rmx) 11 rithma – psycho jingle funk 12 colossus – hark the herald (charlie brown cut up) 13 rauder & hobbs – happy christmas (war is over) 14 corporal blossom – little drummer boy 15 jon kennedy – a child is born 16 woody herman – santa claus is comin’ to town (rmx) 17 the cathedral brass – joy to the world (mocean worker rmx) 18 kay starr – i’ve got my love to keep me warm (stuhr rmx) 19 king kooba – o christmas tree 20 members only – christmas eve 21 shirely horn – winter wonderland (christian prommer rmx) 22 dj laz – frosty the snowman 23 tetsumi nagaka – felix navidad 24 steven – let it snow 25 love colony ft. six – white christmas 26 dj hero – sleigh ride (christmas whomp mix) http://melodicscribes.com/ryebread_fresheggnog_mix.mp3"

Sufjan Stevens – Songs for Christmas Vol 8
http://www.mediafire.com/?z2jmmmhgvnm

Sufjan Stevens – Songs for Christmas Vol 1-5
part 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?w4fwghzqazw
and
part 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?aafymyoxmku



[Edited on December 3, 2010 at 2:32 PM. Reason : fix quote damnit]

12/3/2010 2:16:11 PM

The Hives and Cyndi Lauper -- A Christmas Duel

12/3/2010 2:24:40 PM

epic post is epic

12/3/2010 2:28:36 PM

ikr he even through jars of clay in there

12/3/2010 2:35:21 PM

i didn't throw shit in there, i googled.

i did lol at jars of clay and vanessa carlton, though.

12/3/2010 3:07:21 PM

holy shit, that best coast/wavves song is terribad

12/3/2010 6:00:27 PM

great success! i did not realize prince has a christmas song, but it's totally excellent: "another lonely christmas", found on his b-sides box set.

12/3/2010 8:34:37 PM

12/3/2010 11:27:28 PM

Made this for my gf last year. not all indie, but most of them are fairly modern

Merry Xmas, I don't want to fight tonight - The Ramones
Winter Song - Sara Bareilles
Come on! Let's boogey to the Elf Dance - Surfjan Stevens
Baby Please Come Home - Death Cab for Cutie
Bittersweet Eve - Belasana
The Christmas Song - Raveonettes
All that I want - The Weepies
White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
Oh Santa - Chatham County Line
Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer - Jack Johnson
Baby It's Cold Outside - Zooey Deschanel
This Time of Year - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
Fairy Tale of New York - The Pogues

[Edited on December 4, 2010 at 4:20 PM. Reason : :]

12/4/2010 4:17:08 PM

my favorite rock n'roll Christmas song is "Father Christmas" by The Kinks.

12/5/2010 1:20:27 AM

Some of these have already been mentioned, but not all of them. This is the list of albums/songs that make up the Christmas music my wife and I are listening to this year. Mostly stuff we accumulated over the years but we added a new song or two this year:

Full Albums/EPs
Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (A must have)
Low - Christmas
Sufjan Stevens - Songs for Christmas: Volumes I-V, VIII
Dustin Kensrue (from Thrice) - The Good Night Is Still Everywhere
Jimmy Smith - Christmas Cookin'
Louis Armstrong & Friends - What a Wonderful Christmas
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas

Individual Songs
Pedro the Lion - O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Weezer - The Christmas Song
Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas
Jimmy Eat World - 12.23.95
Death Cab for Cutie - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone - Baby It's Cold Outside
Lovedrug - Blue Christmas
Copeland - Do You Hear What I Hear?
Copeland - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Coldplay - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Eisley - The Winter Song
The Beautiful Mistake - A Cradle in Bethlehem
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
One Amazin' Kid - Silent Night
Mogwai - Christmas Song
The Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo

[Edited on December 13, 2010 at 10:06 AM. Reason : .]

12/13/2010 10:03:34 AM

So yeah it's not indie, and it's kind of old, but even if you don't care for either performer individually the Barenaked Ladies/Sarah McLachlan version of god rest ye merry gentlemen/we three kings is pretty damn good.

12/13/2010 10:28:23 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uggdaiuQyJE

lol

12/13/2010 3:34:43 PM

1 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – The Polyphonic Spree

is incredibly awesome

12/13/2010 8:27:58 PM