New Holiday Releases: The Henningsens, Nashville Indie Spotlight Christmas, Sven Kacirek

Our Family Christmas - The Henningsens

   

(Listen on Spotify)

 Nashville Indie Spotlight Christmas

 

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The Nutcracker Sessions - Sven Kacirek

 

(Listen on Spotify)

New Holiday Releases: Christmas At Downton Abbey, Straight No Chaser, Kenny Chesney

Christmas At Downton Abbey

(Listen on Spotify)

Under The Influence: Holiday Edition - Straight No Chaser

(Listen on Spotify)

Christmas in Blue Chair Bay Kenny Chesney

(Listen on Spotify)

New Holiday Releases: David Lanz, Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever, Holiday Yule Log: The Christmas Fireplace

Forever Christmas - David Lanz

   

(Listen on Spotify)

 Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever

   

(Listen on Spotify)

 Holiday Yule Log: The Christmas Fireplace

 

(Listen on Spotify)

New Holiday Music: Heart & Friends, 7eventh Time Down, The Lonely Wild

Heart & Friends - Home for the Holidays

 

(Listen on Spotify) 

 A Christmas Wish List  - 7eventh Time Down

 

(Listen on Spotify) 

 Holidays - The Lonely Wild

 

(Listen on Spotify)

New Holiday Music: Cloverton, Blue Rodeo, Paolo Fresu Quintet

We Sing Joy - Cloverton

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(Listen on Spotify)

A Merrie Christmas To You -  Blue Rodeo

   

(Listen on Spotify)

 Jazzy Christmas (feat. Daniele di Bonaventura) - Paolo Fresu Quintet

 

(Listen on Spotify)

New Holiday Music: Over The Rhine, Mark Kozelek, Proxy

Blood Oranges In The Snow - Over The Rhine

(Listen on Spotify)

Sings Christmas Carols - Mark Kozelek

  

(Listen on Spotify)

 Christmas - Proxy

 

(Listen on Spotify)

New Holiday Music:Midnight Clear Compilation, Home Free, 100 Festive Christmas Concertos

Midnight Clear - A Solid State Compilation 

(Listen on Spotify)

Full of Cheer - Home Free

(Listen on Spotify)

100 Festive Christmas Concertos

(Listen on Spotify)

New Holiday Music: Trouvere, Saving Christmas Soundtrack, Mark Schultz

Christmas Vol. 2 - Trouvere

 

(Listen on Spotify)

Saving Christmas Soundtrack - Various Artists 

(Listen on Spotify)

Different Kind of Christmas - Mark Schultz 

(Listen on Spotify)

New Holiday Music from John Schneider and Tom Wopat , Annie Cordy, A Murray Christmas 2

Home For Christmas - John Schneider and Tom Wopat 

(Listen on Spotify)

 Annie Cordy chante Noël - Annie Cordy

   

(Listen on Spotify)

 A Murray Christmas 2 - Various Artists

 

(Listen on Spotify)

New Holiday Music from The Living Sisters, Chris August, Lisa Troyer & Dawn Yoder

The Living Sisters

(Listen on Spotify)

Chris August

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Lisa Troyer & Dawn Yoder

(Listen on Spotify)

Friday Afternoon Update

TV & Film

“Christmas in Rockefeller Center” on Wednesday, Dec. 3 (press release @ TV by the Numbers)

Hallmark Channel Kicks-Off ‘Countdown to Christmas’ Digital and Social Media Strategy (TV Media Insights)

Christmas shopping in 1986? Try the Bangor Mall (The Retroist)

TCM and Macy’s Offer Annual Screening of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’  (TV Media Insights)

‘Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas’ Intervenes  (NYT)

Music

Sabrina Carpenter - Silver Nights (My Festive Fizzy Pop)

Harriet - December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas) (My Festive Fizzy Pop)

Check Out Christmas A Go Go's Spotify Playlist

New Country Christmas Albums from Darius Rucker, Leann Rimes & TV's Nashville

Home For The Holidays

Darius Rucker

(Listen on Spotify)

One Christmas: Chapter One

Leann Rimes

(Listen on Spotify)

Christmas With Nashville

Nashville Cast

(Listen on Spotify)

Wednesday Afternoon Holiday Linkage

New Holiday Music

Chris August

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It's Christmas on Mack Avenue

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Holiday Music Links

My Festive Fizzy Pop on  Jon McLaughlin's Christmas EP

Karen O covers “Marshmallow World”@ CoS

The UPDATED Secret History Of Band Aid @ Freaky Trigger

&

The Grumpy Cat movie is so ironic, Aubrey Plaza can't handle it @ Mashable

Holiday - Earth, Wind & Fire

Holiday

Earth, Wind & Fire

Dinsdale Kringle Says
"Exceeded my expectations, most legacy acts either phone in their late career holiday efforts or have seemingly lost their chops. Not so for Earth Wind & Fire's new release "Holiday". Fans will not be disappointed"

(Listen on Spotify)

A Rock By The Sea Christmas - Volume Five

A Rock By The Sea Christmas :: Volume Five

Dinsdale Kringle says

"Fifth in a series of charity compilations supporting the fight against pediatric cancer. Plenty of great new additions for your rockin' Christmas playlists. Artists include Carbon Leaf, Tony Lucca, Dexter Freebish, The Georgia Flood and Red Wanting Blue. "

Listen on Spotify

Visit Rock by the Sea on Facebook

Tuesday Evening Holiday Links

New Holiday Music

The Lonely Wild

(listen on Spotify)

Kate Wallace

(listen on Spotify)

The Blind Boys of Alabama & Taj Mahal

(listen on Spotify)

The Most Promising Christmas Albums of the Year (MusicMic)

Holiday TV 

I Love Lucy Christmas Special to air on CBS (TV by the Numbers)

Holiday Cheer on Food Network & Cooking Channel (The Futon Critic)

Original Holiday Movies Make Hallmark Channel the Weekend's Most-Watched Cable Network Among Women 25-54 (TV by the Numbers)

&

Christmas Tree shaped Doritos in Japan (Brand Eating h/t Food Network)

15 Epic Christmas light displays to inspire you this season (SheKnows)

How to get through Christmas without losing your mind (The Glamorous Housewife)

Holiday Links / Tuesday Afternoon

New Holiday Music

The Both (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo)

(or listen on Spotify)

Johnnyswim

(or listen on Spotify)

House of Heroes

@ Bandcamp
(or listen on Spotify)

Holiday Music Links

Band Aid 30: One Direction among celebrity line-up (Telegraph)

Free Album Stream: ‘Christmas At Downton Abbey’ Album Premiere: Elizabeth McGovern Talks Holiday Collection (Billboard)

iHeartRadio has 25 Holiday Stations streaming now

Holiday Film & TV

RiffTrax Live: SANTA CLAUS (Official Trailer)

TCM brings A Christmas Carol & Christmas in Connecticut to theaters (Broadway World)

Best Christmas Ads on TV for 2014 (Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive 365)

Jem, Stretch Armstrong, Skeletor Among Toys In New 'Happy Honda Days' Ad Campaign (Rediscovering the '80s)

&

Did you not get the Electric Train you wanted for Christmas in 1980? @ The Retroist

Monday Holiday Link Catch-up (Nov. 10)

Links you may have missed the last few days...

Christmas Underground on local Portland compilation Pdxmas 2014

Also on the Underground Faye & the Scooges latest holiday bauble

Stubby previews The Smoke Fairies upcoming seasonal offering

Los Campesino's Christmas E.P. also previewed at Stubby's House of Christmas

Elves' Bells! has The Disappointment Choir's new video for A Pretty Good Christmas

My Festive Fizzy Pop on the Downton Abbey Christmas album

Check out Never Mind The Baubles - Small Bear's 2014 Christmas Album (via Christmas a Go Go)


Variety pans Robin William's final holiday flick


Printmakers supreme Dark Hall Mansion's newest holiday offering: The Year Without a Santa Claus


New Christmas adverts out from U.K. retail giants John Lewis | Boots | Waitrose | Tesco | Aldi | Argos 

For more links throughout the day check out our twitter feed @SantasWorkingOT

That's Christmas To Me - Pentatonix

That's Christmas To Me

Pentatonix

Dinsdale Kringle says

"Ya like a capella pop? Ya like Christmas Music? Well then, you'll really like That's Christmas To Me. Good stuff."

Listen on Rdio

A Michael Feinstein Christmas

A Michael Feinstein Christmas

Dinsdale Kringle says

" 'S Wonderful collection of holiday standards presented in elegantly simple arrangements by Great American Songbook master Feinstein."

Great American Christmas Songbook: Heavy Rotation

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An Americana Christmas

An Americana Christmas
(Compilation - New West )

Dinsdale Kringle says

"Nice collection of country & folk tracks including more than a few worthy of any down home holiday playlist"

Holiday tunes from Vic Goddard, Lucy Hale, Mark Schultz and Laura van Kaam

Four new tracks plus a bonus from the vaults...

Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree - Rough Shop

Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree
Rough Shop

Dinsdale Kringle says.. "Highly Recommended!" 

Rock/Folk Rock: Heavy Rotation 

Check it out...

Check Out Stubby's Review

Preview / Buy at Bandcamp

Listen at Spotify

The Christmas Album - Human Nature

The Christmas Album

Human Nature

Dinsdale Kringle says

"2013 Aussie hit from grown up boy band Human Nature getting its official stateside release. R&B tinged A/C has its moments but nothing essential."

Holiday Wishes - Idina Menzel

Holiday Wishes

Idina Menzel

Dinsdale Kringle says
"Unsurprisingly polished set of holiday standards old and new-ish. Good stuff!"

Great American Christmas Songbook: Heavy Rotation

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Holiday For Swing - Seth MacFarlane

Holiday For Swing
Seth MacFarlane


Dinsdale Kringle says
 "Wonderfully evocative old school arrangements and first rate production. Seth MacFarlane clearly loves this stuff and it shows"

Great American Christmas Songbook: Heavy Rotation

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