I do want to take some time--just a little--to mention a few collections in particular. Our friend Bob Portella of Christmas Chaos has assembled a collection of mostly original mostly off-beat holiday music from South Jersey bands. This is the kind of collection where even the stuff that isn't original is pretty original. "Snow On The Beach and Sand In The Pines" features a couple of tracks from the old Midnight Mess series that are making, so far as I know, their first legitimate appearance in the digital age (and, yes, Bob has all the necessary permissions). For that reason alone, you should download "Snow On The Beach and Sand In The Pines". Find the Mediafire link at the Christmas Chaos Facebook site.
ACE BUSHY STRIPTEASE (featuring Sonic Youth, etc.) - NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
AGNALDUS - BLACK CHRISTMAS (DeathMetal from Brazil/Strong PARENTAL ADVISORY)
THE MILKWEEDS - A UKULELE CHRISTMAS
SOJOURN - A CHILD IS BORN SAMPLER
DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS - A NEIGHBORLY CHRISTMAS
SOBER DAVE & THE SNOWMEN - IT'S A SOBER CHRISTMAS
THREE CENT CINEMA - HOME(SICK) FOR CHRISTMAS
JMO - SANTA, IF YOU DO EXIST
THE NARROWS - SANTA, IS THAT YOU OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
THE STARS OVATION - A SIGN IN THE EAST
STACY BARTHE - THE SEVEN DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (also here)
VARIOUS - BALTIMAS !!!!!!! (7)
VARIOUS - BALTIMAS !!!!!! (6)
VARIOUS - BALTIMAS !!! (1 & 2 and, technically 3)
THE AMERICAN SCENE - X-MAS IN THE SUBURBS
THEOPHILUS LONDON - PURPLE SNOWFLAKES
ONE MINUTE MILLIONAIRES - HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
THE WINTER FAILURE - SUMMER GONNA FALL WINTERING INTO SPRING
ALRIGHTALRIGHTALRIGHT - SNOWFLAKES & HEARTACHES
APOLLO GHOSTS - HONKY TONK'S BLUE CHRISTMAS
TELLISON - GOOD LUCK IT'S CHRISTMAS
JAMES WHETZEL - HOLI DAZE
VARIOUS - A FAMILYRE CHRISTMAS, VOL. 4
ATOMIC TOM - LAST CHRISTMAS
THE LULLS IN TRAFFIC - SILVER BELLS ARE RINGING ONLY GREY
YAZZ - ANGELS
RACHEL PLATTEN - YOU'RE A MEAN ONE MR. GRINCH
THE ACTIVE SET - MAKING OUT IS THE BEST PART OF CHRISTMAS
YIELD 2 PEDS - CANDLE IN THE WINDOW
DOGS ON TOUR - MUSIC FOR WINTER, VOLUMES 1 & 2
JOEL RAKES - FESTIVE MOOD INDUCING MUSIC (all of Joel's stuff goes away on January 1)
And a couple of Hanukkah tunes:
ANDY RIVKIN & HIS GEDANKENBAND - 2011 HOLIDAY SINGLE (JUDAH & THE MACCABEES/SEVIVON)
FREAK MOTIF - SKANUKKAH