More Alternative-Indie Rock Xmas Songs
Volume 1
In 2007 the Indie Rock Cafe published an amazing set of playlists - The 12 Plays Of Christmas, they punned - including MP3 links for listening and downloading. The lists spanned a handful of post-modern classics and a seemingly endless supply of genuine obscurities - a dizzing cornucopia of digital delights sure to thrill the kiddies and stump obsessive collectors. In 2009, they published four more volumes, but eventually the playlists fell into disrepair. That's when I stepped in - to preserve this golden moment of obsession and compulsion for musical history! [complete list]
More Alternative-Indie Rock Christmas Songs: Volume 1 (2009)
Adding to our extensive playlist mix collection of Christmas and holiday songs, we have a bunch of never-before-published (on this site) Christmas songs to share with you in the next week, including an exhaustive collection of great songs paired with a famous Christmas story.
Volume 1 gets started with a a fresh cover from the Dandy Warhols that the band sent us a couple of days ago, followed up by a new Christmas track from the Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas' debut solo LP, 11th Dimension. Also, check out other notable holiday-style songs from the Snowballs, St. Etienne, Richard Hawly, Asobi Seksu, and more.