Category Archives: Seasonal

HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You

Posted on December 24, 2011 by jenny

ONE MORE SLEEP UNTIL CHRISTMAS, folks! Today, on Christmas Eve, I present you with the my favorite holiday song of all time, none other than “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by the magnificent Mariah (she’s on fi-yah)! Since … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Sufjan Stevens – Sister Winter

Posted on December 23, 2011 by jenny

A mere TWO DAYS separates us from Christmas, folks, and now seems like an appropriate time for a slow jam.. no? Indie pop singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens first said he was going to write an album for each of the 50 … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL: The Drifters – White Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2011 by jenny

THREE days until Christmas is finally upon us, folks, and today I’ve decided to go back even further… to 1954! The Drifters were a great quintet of soul singers who recorded and debuted this cover of “White Christmas” in 1954. … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Elton John – Step Into Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2011 by jenny

FOUR DAYS until Christmas my friends! FOUR DAYS! Oh, Elton. I first discovered this song when I moved to the UK in 2001. Man, do they ever love their Christmas tunes over there. Obsessively. The chart battle for the Christmas … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Fitz and the Tantrums – Santa Stole My Lady

Posted on December 20, 2011 by jenny

FIVE DAYS until Christmas, people! Hope you have all your shopping done and can sit back and relax with a glass of rum and egg nog and some really good tunes… This group caught my eye in late 2010 with … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Bing Crosby – Mele Kalikimaka

Posted on December 19, 2011 by jenny

SIX days until Christmas! Let’s forget about this cold and think about sunny, lovely Hawaii for a few minutes… This tune, originally written in 1949 by Robert Alex Anderson, takes its title from the Hawaiian phrase ‘Mele Kalikimaka,” meaning Merry … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Slow Club – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Posted on December 18, 2011 by jenny

SEVEN DAYS until Christmas, y’all! Weehoo! Today’s jam comes all the way from Sheffield, England. Slow Club are a folk-inspired indie duo consisting of Chris Watson and Rebecca Taylor who started playing music together in 2006 and have released two … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL: She & Him – Christmas Waltz

Posted on December 17, 2011 by jenny

EIGHT days until Christmas, y’all! Let’s keep this countdown going with an awesome song from… Some people love Zooey Deschanel… and some people don’t. Her recent TV sitcom ‘New Girl’ bombed with many critics, one of which retitled the show … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town

Posted on December 16, 2011 by jenny

NINE DAYS until Christmas, folks! Let the Christmas Countdown continue with the sweet vocal stylings of none other than Michael Jackson. It’s 9 days til Christmas, folks, and I thought I’d do a Christmas song throwback with this classic from … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Body Language – Holiday

Posted on December 15, 2011 by jenny

TEN DAYS until Christmas, folks! Because I love this holiday and everything that comes with it (except maxing out your credit card), I have decided to do a Christmas countdown by posting some great holiday inspired tunes on here every … Continue reading →

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