Merry Christmas!

I apologize for the slow month, but I've been hard at work on the End of '08 List, and believe you me, it's pretty darn epic. As for my e-mail folder, I opened it the other day for the first time in forever, and was terrified. So don't worry, I'll get back to all of you.....sometime next year. Here's some pretty music to tide folks over:

Sufjan Stevens - "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"



Really, I could make this whole post about Sufjan, but do yourself a favor and just buy his massive Christmas collection with the crappy gift card you're gonna get tomorrow instead.

The Pogues feat Kirsty Maccoll- "Fairytale of New York"



I thought about posting this Stars cover I heard the other day instead, only because you probably already own the original, and it's hilarious to hear Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan try to sell lines like "you cheap, lousy faggot" with limp earnestness, but then I realized that would just be stupid.

Sarah McLachlan - "Merry Xmas (War Is Over)"



Now here's a worthy cover......

Mark Ronson feat Daniel Merriweather - "Wonderful Christmas Time"



......and another one.

Jukebox the Ghost - "Missletoe" (Live for WOXY)



These guys are all over my list this year. End of Year list, I mean. That wasn't a Santa Joke.

Sufjan Stevens - "Christmas in the Room"



Like I said, this whole post could be Sufjan. Here's a track from his privately released new volume of Christmas songs, leaked by one of his sneaky friends or relatives for our immense benefit. Once again.......Merry Christmas (or whatever you happen to be doing with your time instead of contemplating the cold, depressing dark nights right now), and I'll see you very soon with a whole lot of words to post.