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Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 9

Check out this track from Loch & Key’s Sean Hoffman (ex-Bedroom Walls and American Music Club) and Leyla Akdogan…

MP3: Loch & Key – “Christmas Time is Here”

If you dig, recommend checking out Loch & Key debut, Jupiter’s Guide For Submariners.

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 9

Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 7

Portland, Oregon label Hometapes culled through its family of 30+ artists to pull together a decent holiday compilation album.

Here are my fav’s…

MP3: Ormonde – “Blue Christmas”

MP3: Megafaun – “I Saw Three Ships”

MP3: Slaraffenland – “Little Drummer Boy”

Download all 11 tracks here.

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 7

Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 6

Columbus, Ohio’s Way Yes recorded this tropical dub cover of 10cc’s “Dreadlock Holiday” just in time for pulling together that playlist for the trek to Great Grandma’s…

MP3: Way Yes – “Dreadlock Holiday”

Get more tracks from Dude Locker’s holiday mix here.

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 6

Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 1

The music inbox is chock full of holiday goodness. I’ll be posting some of it to help spice up your holiday playlist.

Kicking things off, here are a few selections from XO for the Holidays Vol. III from . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 1

Don Ho – Mele Kelekimaka (iamxl holiday remix)

Don’t have your holiday mix done yet? Here’s a great one to drop into your iTunes playlist.

Vancouver DJ and remixer iamxl, aka Jon Hamlin, has brought a little b’more kick to a holiday classic.

Think back to Clark Griswold dreaming about his future swimming pool…

Don Ho – Mele Kelekimaka (iamxl . . . → Read More: Don Ho – Mele Kelekimaka (iamxl holiday remix)

Happy Holidaze? Harvey Sid Fisher's weird Dovecote covers

LA-based singer-songwriter/ actor Harvey Sid Fisher is offering this weird EP of Dovecote Records artists, including Mason Proper, Tim Williams, and Trevor Giuliani.

The PR folks tell me Harvey has attained “cult status for his distinctive croon and infectious lyrics.”

Me? I think he sounds a lot like local puppet personality Sailor Martin, but less funny.

On the other hand Fisher has appeared on The Young and the Restless and had a role as SGT Murtaugh’s neighbor in Lethal Weapon 3. It’s a toss up for who has more credibility.

Decide for yourself.

Tracklisting

“Lock & Key” – Mason Proper
“I Hit Another Wall” – Tim Williams
“Wasting Your . . . → Read More: Happy Holidaze? Harvey Sid Fisher's weird Dovecote covers

Perfect Porridge's Holiday Music Round-Up

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Have you put together your Christmas mix yet?

Traditions are always about what you’ve done in recent years, so here a few of my favorites from the ghost of Christmas past sure to spice up your holidaze…

Merry Mixmas : Various Artists — Well-known remixers taking their best shots at the classics, including “All I Want for Xmas,” “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” “Let It Snow,” “Santa Baby,” and more. This is my go-to Christmas album, and the one I spin the most. Hosting a Christmas party and want to spin some cool holiday tunes? This is the album . . . → Read More: Perfect Porridge's Holiday Music Round-Up