For example, here's a wonderful collection from some North Carolina folks. Jim Brantley is apparently the front man for the group Bull City (its a Durham band, so...). Along with Heidi Brantley and some other friends and family, the Brantley Family Band turns in a new Christmas record every year. For we Internet types, that leads to a continually growing collection that, for 2011, has reached 36 tunes--all freely available from Bandcamp. I was skeptical at first, but everywhere I put the needle down (digitally speaking), I was amazed at the quality of the music here. This is some damn fine s#@t, right here. More than that, it's fun. Read more about the tradition here or here and download "The Brantley Family Band 2011 Xmas Album" free at Bandcamp.
VARIOUS - BALTIMAS !!!! (4)
VARIOUS - BALTIMAS !!!!! (5)
A DAY OVERDUE - YOU DON'T SMELL LIKE SANTA
FUNKNUT - MERRY FUNKY CHRISTMAS
VARIOUS - ARBOR CHRISTMAS, VOLUME 12
ALL 12 ARBOR CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS
SANTA FRIENDS - SANTA FRENZY
THE FRONT BOTTOMS - CHRISTMAS WRAPPING
PONDERTONE - HAPPY XMAS (SO THIS IS CRISIS?)
JEREMY & KIMBERLY SORENSEN - CHRISTMAS
RIKI MICHELE - COME LET US ADORE HIM
LONE STAR COWBOY CHURCH - CHRISTMAS WITH LONE STAR
CATWALK - CHRISTMAS DON'T BE LATE
COLORAMA - CERDYN NADOLIG
VARIOUS - MONOME COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS ALBUM, VOLUME 2
VARIOUS - MONOME COMMUNITY XMAS ALBUM
JOSHUA JAMES - XMAS 2011 (3 songs, including "Christmas In Prison")
LEX LAND - THIS YEAR'S SANTA BABY
JOE PERRY - RUN RUN RUDOLPH (2008)
BORDEAUXXX - EVERY HOLIDAY IS A DISASTER
THE PROMISE HERO - HEAVYHEAVYSNOWSNOW
MELISSA AXEL, MODERN TUBA & FRIENDS - SLEIGH RIDE IN BORA BORA (2009)
APRES POMPEII - MAKESHIFT CHRISTMAS
FLOW MACHINES - I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
ERIC & MONIQUE - YOU HAD COME TO SAVE
VARIOUS - THE HOLIDAYS DON'T HAVE TO BE SO ROTTEN, VOLUME 2
VARIOUS - THE HOLIDAYS DON'T HAVE TO BE SO ROTTEN, VOLUME 1
WINTERSONG BAND - MERRY CHRISTMAS TONIGHT
THE LUCKY FACE - MURDER THIS CHRISTMAS
PHANTASM - THE NAUGHTY LIST
RONNIE DAY - ANOTHER CHRISTMAS SONG
THE DIRTY 9s with NIAMH DOYLE - INTO THE WINTERS NIGHT
SUCKERPUNCH - THIS DECEMBER
JACOB ROBINSON & ISABELLA MELLO - CHRISTMAS AT 22
JEKOB - SNOW IN LOVE
THE JOHN HANCOCK BAND - HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS
PASSENGER STREET POET - THE FIRST SNOWFALL
VARIOUS - ANOTHER OLD UGLY CHRISTMAS
SEAMS - SEAMS IN YER STOCKINGS
And let's finish up with another Hanukkah track:
SYMPHONIC THE EVOLUTIONARY - SURS-THE HANUKKAH BUSH