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Christmas With The Louvin Brothers (1961)

Posted on December 20, 2012

Christmas music: It ain’t for everyone. But then, it is for some. In later years, I’ve gravitated more towards the solemn, poetic hymns that predate by a matter of centuries […]

A Christmas Gift For You…From Phil Spector

Posted on December 13, 2012December 16, 2014

If you have a window near, go ahead and look outside. Chances are, there are some Christmas lights up somewhere within view. In the coming weeks, you’ll probably frantically brave […]

Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree: A Vintage Holiday Mixtape

Posted on December 13, 2012December 13, 2012

Each December, Brian Reese at Big Rock Candy Mountain deals out a month’s worth of holiday esoterica from the far corners of vintage twang, fuzz, scuzz, r&b, blues, country, garage, lounge and beyond. Keeping […]

Marc Bolan :: T. Rexmas

Posted on December 4, 2012December 1, 2022

We’re not sure who the mysterious folks behind the Bolan Boogie Bandcamp are, and even less sure how we missed the  4-track T.Rexmas!   EP they uploaded last December, but here it is. T.Rexmas! is mainly […]

The Beatles :: Christmas Singles Club, 1963-1969

Posted on December 2, 2012December 5, 2014

From 1963 to 1969 the Beatles issued limited edition Christmas fan-club singles on 7 inch flexi-discs. All very relaxed and off the cuff, it’s interesting to note how the cover […]

The Walkmen :: Christmas Party

Posted on December 21, 2011December 21, 2011

The Walkmen have long employed mood and atmosphere into their sound as if they were a sixth member; as such they deftly capture the bittersweet, slightly inebriated, tone of “the holidays.” The […]

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas :: Soundtrack (1977)

Posted on December 14, 2011December 14, 2011

It’s the 14th of December. The egg nog is spiked, the Christmas tree is trimmed and Jim Henson’s 1977 holiday epic, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas , is streaming on Netflix. If you grew […]

A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

Posted on December 8, 2011November 16, 2022

If you have a window near, go ahead and look outside. Chances are, there are some Christmas lights up somewhere within view. In the coming weeks, you’ll probably frantically brave […]

Josh T. Pearson :: O Holy Night

Posted on December 1, 2011November 16, 2022

It’s December 1st. Josh T. Pearson , the man responsible for Last of The Country Gentleman – one of the strongest and starkest folk albums of the year – has shared with us his take on the traditional […]

The Beatles :: Christmas Singles Club, 1963-1969

Posted on November 29, 2011November 16, 2022

From 1963 to 1969 the Beatles issued limited edition Christmas fan-club singles on 7 inch flexi-discs. All very relaxed and off the cuff, it’s interesting to note how the cover […]

Happy Thanksgiving :: Alice’s Restaurant

Posted on November 22, 2011November 15, 2022

ALICE MAY BROCK, born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 28, 1941. A Pisces … Grew from a difficult child to a juvenile delinquent to a regular (irregular) person … […]

A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

Posted on December 20, 2010November 16, 2022

If you have a window near, go ahead and look outside. Chances are, there are some Christmas lights up somewhere within view. In the coming week, you’ll probably frantically brave […]

The Beatles :: Christmas Singles Club, 1963-1969

Posted on December 10, 2010December 10, 2010

From 1963 to 1969 the Beatles issued limited edition Christmas fan-club singles on 7 inch flexi-discs. All very relaxed and off the cuff, it’s interesting to note how the cover […]

In The Christmas Groove

Posted on December 3, 2010November 16, 2022

Strut Record’s vintage funk and soul compilation, In The Christmas Groove , is a very worthy addition to any James Brown/Stax/Motown, soul-heavy, holiday collection. Released in ’09, the below track was a mainstay last season—on the […]

Merry Christmas From Yo La Tengo

Posted on December 1, 2010March 17, 2011

It’s the first of December. In addition to it being the first day in the last month of the year, it’s also when I allow myself to begin with the […]

 
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