How to write a Christmas Song

Having trouble writing a Christmas song? Don't know what elements to pick, what to use? Listen to this advise by Canada's Village So...

That Band from Holland

On December 1, That Band from Holland releases their 6th annual Christmas album. This one's called 'For Whom the Sleighbell Tolls...

Holly Beth Vincent

Not 100 percent sure about this, but my guess is that the Holly Beth Vincent who recorded 'Punk Xmas' is the same Holly Beth Vincen...

The Benefit

The Benefit is a alt rock/funk/reggae-band from Indiana, USA who just released a Christmas album with ultra short songs. The longest clocks...

Let's Ditch Christmas by Jeremy Messersmith

"Let's Ditch Christmas" is a new release from Minneapolis based singer/songwriter Jeremy Messersmith . Believe it or not, ther...

Vintage Trouble

From 2013, but this is the first time I heard (about) it: Soul Noel by Vintage Trouble . A band that's described as 'live-wired, str...

Matt Pond PA covers George Harrison

Our friends over @ Christmas Underground featured a very cool seasonal cover by Matt Pond PA, a George Harrison track (original below). See ...

Warm Christmas

Last year, I made a Christmas Mix with songs about surfing, beaches, sand and/or with a warm feeling. This new track by American rock band ...

top3 and winner challenge #37!

Hello and Welcome! It's time to share the winner of  Challenge #37-  Anything Goes. First up our Faves this week goes to:               ...

Pulled Apart By Horses, Showponies

Hold your horses! Below is the A (or B) side to the Too Pure Singles Club Christmas Single , paired with DZ Deathrays' Mud-cover ( poste...

SCOOP: Stevie Ann's Favourite Christmas

A real scoop! CaGG is the first blog to post this track! What makes a good Christmas song? In my book, it has to have bells. It has to menti...

Harris & his Christmas Avengers

Funky Funky Christmas! This was just released: (Thanks Kris!)

FREE SLEEPING AT LAST ALBUM

Ryan from Los Angeles is a singer songwriter under the banner of Sleeping At Last. Each year around the Holidays he records a cover of a Chr...

Christmas on Uranus

From somebody who cites Beck, Ween, beer and Burt Reynolds as his main influences, you'd expect a song like this: Music by Jeff Mallon

Carly Jamison

This song started out as an acoustic blues jam (see HERE ) and then took a left turn, into urban funk territory. And we're glad it did!...

Mad Decent Christmas

Nothing says 'Christmas' like loud blaring air horns, right? DJ Diplo and his Mad Decent crew think so too. On November 25, they rel...

Dee Snider's RNR Christmas Tale

Dunno bout you, but this just made me drool: DEE SNIDER'S ROCK & ROLL CHRISTMAS TALE tells the story of Däisy Cütter, a heavy metal ...

Our Final Challenge of the year with a TWIST and a Big Party!!

It is our last Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge for 2014 AND we are hosting a  BIG party to celebrate !!!   We are switching...

Wild Winter

Smoke Fairies   (Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies)   soon will return with ten brand new, seasonally-themed songs! Smoke Fairies had thi...

Roxy Roca

Former Texas punk rock singer turns blue eyed soul boy, that's the story of Taye Cannon, leadsinger for Roxy Roca. He grew up with the ...

The Love Dimension

Psychedelic surf punk garage from San Fran - you know this is gonna be good. The Love Dimension's Got Gratitude isn't a Christmas so...

Over the Rhine

The American duo Over The Rhine really go for the month of December. But most of it they like the snow in that period. Years back they mad...

Text Me Merry Christmas

It's new. It's fresh. It's a Christmas song with lyrics that nail modern communication. Actress Kristen Bell ( Veronica Mars, ...

The Sudden Passion

German blog Lie In The Sound is one of the names you can trust (together with Stubby , Christmas Underground and SWOT ) when it comes to ...

Satin Chaps/Apollo Four

Happy swingin' Christmas! Portland, Oregon based 'European style go go/soul octet' Satin Chaps make you sway on their 'Hey ...

Band Aid Holland

You probably heard about the third Band Aid project slash single. Today, a few Dutch artists got together in a popular TV show for a Dutch v...

top3 and winner challenge #36!

Hello and Welcome! It's time to share the winner of  Challenge #36-  Anything Goes. First up our Faves this week goes to: Wenche Twisted...

KT's Sleigh Ride

The good ol' traditional 'Sleigh Ride' got a little raunchier in the version of KT Tunstall. Here's a nice live (loop pedal)...

HTTACP

Yep, it's here again, the (almost) annual Christmas album by Dutch indie-folk combo How To Throw A Christmas Party. The fourth episode, ...

Angry Snowmans

If you missed the limited vinyl release of Angry Snowmans punk Christmas single last year, you can download the four tracks (seasonalized v...

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Challenge #37- Anything Goes!!

Hello Crafters!!! Today at     Christmas Stampin' All Year Long  we have a brand new Challenge !!    Our Challenge this week  is Anyth...

Spotify Playlist 2014

Go HERE to follow our playlist of new Christmas songs, released this year.

DZ Deathrays

A brandspanking new Mud-cover , yes indeed. By Australian trashblues twosome DZ Deathrays:

Jazz Christmas

Just read this great piece about groovy Christmas music on FaLaLaLaLa . I'd never heard of the jazz albums mentioned in the post. Whoa, ...

Alex Chilton, Hiss Golden Messenger and The Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ was born today Jesus Christ was born Legendary Big Star frontman Alex Chilton was beating around the bush a bit on 'Jesus ...

Petit Papa Noël

Missed this one from a few years back, a take on Tino Rossi's classic Petit Papa Noël by Chelsea Coleman and Madeline Tasquin: A French...

Christmas at Downton Abbey

Fans of hit series Downton Abbey already know a thing or two about the upcoming 'Christmas at Downton Abbey' holiday album – due N...

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

Not a track from the upcoming vinyl single, but a funky funky version of White Christmas:

Misfits: Horror Xmas EP Reissue

Misfits recording their own version of 'Island Of Misfit Toys': seems legit. We missed their 'Horror Xmas EP' last year (for...

top3 and winner challenge #35!

Hello and Welcome! It's time to share the winner of  Challenge #35-  Anything Goes-sketch challenge. First up our Faves this week goes t...

Watoo Watoo/Never Mind the Baubles

Remember the FillesSourires-christmas project ? One of the tracks from that project is on the new Small Bear-compilation, Never Mind the Ba...

Smoke Fairies

Joy to the world! Smoke Fairies will release a full seasonal album later this month. This is the first single: (Via STUBBY )

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