Well I did it. I waited `til after Thanksgiving to post my Christmas mix. So far a lot of these songs are from last year (or years past), hell I even recycled the photo from last year’s post. I’ll do my best to update this mix as new songs appear. I love these songs. They are some of the best Christmas songs you’re likely to hear and for a large part they are ones I’ve dug up first. So Enjoy and Merry Christmas (three weeks early).
P.S. I’m so low tech it’s not even funny so if someone wants to create a .zip and host it somewhere be my guest and leave it in the comments.
P.P.S. If I had to recommend just three songs that represent the best of the new Christmas standards I’d say to take a close listen to Dan Byrk’s “Cosy Evenings”, “Here Comes Christmas” By Bill Kelly, and “Christmas At The Trailer Park” by Antsy McClain.
P.P.S.S. If you’re still Hard up for Christmas music you can check out my Swedish Christmas music mix over at Swedesplease here.
She’s Underneath the Mistletoe – Antsy McClain
Here comes Christmas – Bill Kelly
Christmas Or Columbus (Andy Hong’s Kitchen) – Drew O’Doherty
Christmas Is For Losers – Mike Nicolai
I’m All Alone For Christmas (live) – Danny Barnes
Cosy Evenings – Dan Byrk
All I Ever Get for Christmas Is Blue – Over The Rhine
O Holy Night – Benji Cossa
Blue Christmas (live) – Martin Sexton
Darling Christmas Is Coming – Over The Rhine
The Christmas Song – Nourallah Brothers
You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch – Asylum Street Spankers
Christmas At The Trailer Park – Antsy McClain
I Hate Fucking Christmas (live) – Steve Poltz
The Little Baby – Hefner
So this Is Christmas – ? (lost in the shuffle – extra points if you leave the answer in the comments)
Christmas In Vermont – Ed’s Redeeming Qualities
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen – Hoax Funeral
Be My Valentine On Christmas – Glenna Bell
The Christmas Song – Mark Jungers
Red Eyed Santa – Dick Smith
Gold Front Tooth – Dick Smith
That Was The Worst Christmas Ever – Sufjan Stevens
Christmas Past – Mike Ireland and Holler
Christmas In London – Krista Detour
Christmas In Prison – Emmy the Great and Lightspeed Champion
Christmas In Prison Live – Will Kimbrough
Christmas Eve – Salim Nourallah
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Laura Gibson
It’s Almost Christmas – Chris Garneau
Just Like Christmas – Low
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis – Neko Case
Christmas Island – Leon Redbone
X-Mas Song – Fireflies
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Rose Polenzani
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Hem
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause – John Prine
Merry Christmas From The Family – Robert Earl Keen
Merry Christmas From The Family – Jill Sobule
**First Update**
Christmas On Ward #7 – Chris Flew
**Second Update**
Driving Home, Christmas Eve – Frontier Ruckus
**Third Update**
Jewish For Christmas – Coconut and The Duke (from former blogger Duke Of Straw)
What Do You Give A Wookie For Christmas? -Savanteous Q Malmsteen
**Fourth Update**
Christmas Vision – Beau Jennings
**Fifth Update**
Murder By Mistletoe – The Felice Brothers
It Never Snows – The Parson Red Heads
Don’t Want Another Christmas Like Last Christmas – Gentleman Auction House
Christmas Time – The Krayolas With Augie Meyers
Christmas Song – Detroit Junior
It’s Christmas Time Again – Harley Poe
RockABilly Christmas – Michael Bishop
So Much Wine – The Handsome Family
**Sixth Update**
I’m Grateful for Christmas This Year – Hayes Carll
River – Lex Land
Tags: Christmas, Holiday Music, Rudolph, Santa
i love you even more now……
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I'm sure it's mutual, haley
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[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onChristmas Mix – Songs:Illinois Style» songs:illinois » Music Blog …Here’s a quick excerptSo far a lot of these songs are from last year (or years past), hell I even recycled the photo from last year’s post. I’ll do my best to update this mix as new songs appear. I love these songs. They are some of the best Christmas songs … [...]
http://www.frontierruckus.com/demos.html
this has a christmas song by frontier ruckus and a lot of other good stuff too
[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onChristmas Mix – Songs:Illinois Style» songs:illinois » Music Blog …Here’s a quick excerptI waited `til after Thanksgiving to post my Christmas mix. So far a lot of these songs are from last year (or years past), hell I even recycled the photo from last year’s post. I’ll do my best to update this mix as new songs appear. … [...]
Superb songs – very many thanks for these.
zips of the first 41 songs are on mediafire
illinois#1 – http://www.mediafire.com/?y2tzevdj1d4
illinois€2 http://www.mediafire.com/?csmwjul7wnu
tracklists for each to follow later.
thanks for the comments, suggestions and the zip files
You should include some “Trekky Ukulele Orchestra” songs they made some golden Christmas covers, nice list nevertheless!
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good call, that frontier ruckus track is splendid!
Whoops I meant “Trekky Yuletide Orchestra”
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[...] Craig wrote an interesting post today onChristmas Mix – Songs:Illinois StyleHere’s a quick excerptI love these songs. They are some of the best Christmas songs you’re likely to hear and for a large part they are ones I’ve dug up first. So Enjoy and Merry Christmas (three weeks early). PS I’m so low tech it’s not even funny so if … [...]
Thanks ever so much! These are very cool songs and quite a few I've never heard, so you'd added to my already bulging collection
xoxox
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[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onChristmas Mix – Songs:Illinois Style» songs:illinois » Music Blog …Here’s a quick excerptThey are some of the best Christmas songs you’re likely to hear and for a large part they are ones I’ve dug up first. So Enjoy and Merry Christmas (three weeks early). P.S. I’m so low tech it’s not even funny so if someone wants to … [...]
nice to see home town boy chris flew, its a beautiful song
Fantastic .. and the Swedish ones too!!!
really popular -mediafire shows around 50 people have downloaded the zips of these songs.
You have alot of my favorites on your list. Only song I would add is “Sometimes you have to work on Christmas – Harvey Danger.
[...] The big update to the Songs:Illinois Christmas mix is down at the bottom of this link. [...]
Thanks for the great songs. It's appreciated!
My Winamp says “So This is Christmas” is from The Beatles. What did I win?
[...] P.S. I’ll add both of these to my now mammoth Christmas post. [...]
Your version of “So this is Christmas” is performed by Mark Jungers
Christmas Song by Joy Zipper from their American Whip album is gorgeous.
Great list, this will definitely fill my Christmas play list for next year
Aaha!!!!! Music and Christmas both are the best things of my life that I always use to enjoy a lot every year and music near about all the time…. Now what ever you say about my interests.