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

The Silos is just what I like from that band. Walter Salas Humara plus a little Walter Salas Humara plus a little Walter Salas Humara on the side. In fact were he to disband the group and just play under his own name I would be pleased. Here’s a WSH original “Christmas Comes Once A Year) You Are Always In My Heart”.

(Christmas Comes Once A Year) You Are Always In My Heart

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Rose Polenzani is the lo-fi folk gueen of Boston. Her friends are legion, her YouTube video channel charming, and her songs consistently heart wrenching. Here she takes her turn with the Christmas classic “Have Yourself A Merry Christmas”.

Have Yourself A Merry Christmas

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Spottiswoode and His Enemies are a complete unknown to me. But they run with the right crowds. In fact he co-wrote The Silos song above. Here’s their original

Chelsea Boys

I usually don’t just throw a bunch of songs up at random, but Christmas mixes are the one good reason to do such a thing. So here’s my Songs:Illinois Christmas Mix. The two newer songs are both slow burners; one by perenial S:I fave Chris Garneau and the other by S:I overlooked Benji Cossa.

P.S. If you have any of the Christmas songs I’ve posted in the past from Antsy McClain can you please send them to cbonnell@gmail.com so I can add it to this mix. Sorry for lack of a .zip, I’m surprisingly inept with computers.

P.P.S. As new songs are released by artists I like (or marginally dislike) I will add them to this post.

P.P.S.S. Swedesplease has it’s annual Swedish Christmas Mix up as well with songs by El Perro Del Mare, The Knife, Hello Saferide, Montt Mardie and Parker Lewis.

Here Comes Christmas – Bill Kelly
Santa Loves To Boogie – Asleep At The Wheel
You’re a mean One Mr. Grinch – Asylum Street Spankers
Christmas Is For Losers – Mike Nicolai
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Hem
Christmas or Columbus – Drew O’Doherty
Merry Christmas Not Xmas – Arrah and the Ferns
Christmas Past – Mike Ireland
Oh What A Christmas El Perro Del Mare
Christmas Song – Chis Garneau
O Holy Night – Benji Cossa
Christmas Time – Nourallah Brothers
That Was The Worst Christmas Ever – Sufjan Stevens
Cozy Evening – Dan Byrk
Christmas In Vermont – Ed’s Redeeming Qualities
Christmas Eve – Salim Nourallah
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis – Neko Case
Merry Christmas From The Family – Robert Earl Keen
Christmas In Prison – John Prine
X-Mas Song For Holland – Hefner
Rock-A-Billy Christmas – Michael Bishop

Update

Red Eyed Santa – Dick Smith
Gold Front Tooth – Dick Smith
Kiss Me Beneath The Christmas Tree – Casper and the Cookies via YANP
Christmas In London – Krista Detour
Be My Valentine On Christmas – Glenna Bell
Christmas At The Trailer Park – Antsy McClain
She’s Underneath The Mistletoe – Antsy McClain
All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue – Over The Rhine
Darlin’ (Christmas Is Coming) – Over The Rhine
X-Mas Song – Fireflies