Music For Listeners 12/25/2021
Can You Say Christmas XVIII?

1) Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme (MFL Jingle Bells Version)"  Michael added jingle bells to the theme from the compilation album 'Anthology: The Sounds of Science'.
2) Laura Cantrell And Michael Shelley-"Mr. And Mrs. Santa Claus"  From the digital single for "Mr. And Mrs. Santa Claus".
3) Beach Bunny-"Christmas Caller"  From the brand new digital single for "Christmas Caller".
4) The Primitives-"You Trashed My Christmas"  From the compilation album 'A Christmas Gift For You from Elefant Records'.
5) The School-"Let Me Be The Fairy On Your Christmas Tree Tonight"  From the compilation album 'A Christmas Gift For You from Elefant Records'.
6) Billy Nomates-"Christmas is for Lovers, Ghosts and Children"  From the brand new digital single for "Christmas is for Lovers, Ghosts and Children".
7) Lunar Vacation-"Last Christmas"  From the digital single for "Last Christmas".
8) Saint Etienne-"Her Winter Coat"  From the brand new EP 'Her Winter Coat'.
9) The Innocence Mission-"Radiant and Holy Night"  From the digital single for "Radiant and Holy Night".
10) Phoebe Bridgers-"Day After Tomorrow"  From the digital single for "Day After Tomorrow".
11) Jenny Owen Youngs, John Mark Nelson, Tancred-"Fireside"  From the digital single for "Fireside".
12) Khruangbin-"Christmas Time Is Here"  From the digital single for "Christmas Time Is Here".
13) Black Midi-"What Christmas Means To Me"  From the digital single for "What Christmas Means To Me".
14) Spoon-"Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"  From the brand new digital single for "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)".
15) Porridge Radio-"The Last Time I Saw You (O Christmas)"  From the digital single for "The Last Time I Saw You (O Christmas)".
16) Grandaddy-"It Was A Silent Night At Least Until Jeff Lynne Arrived"  From the brand new digital single for "It Was A Silent Night At Least Until Jeff Lynne Arrived".
17) Shacks-"Got To Be Christmas"  From the brand new vinyl 7" single for "Got To Be Christmas". Snowflake 27
18) Boy Least Likely To-"Two Christmases"  From the brand new vinyl 7" single for "Two Christmases". Snowflake 28
19) Swansea Sound-"Happy Christmas To Me"  From the brand new vinyl 7" single for "Happy Christmas To Me". Snowflake 29
20) The Monkees-"Snowfall"  From the album 'Christmas Party'.
21) Sigrid-"Home To You (This Christmas)"  From the digital single for "Home To You (This Christmas)".
22) Buck Owens-"Christmas Shopping"  From the album 'Christmas Shopping'.
23) Bing Crosby-"Mele Kalikimaka"  From the compilation album 'Merry Christmas'.
24) Blondie & Fab 5 Freddy-"Yuletide Throwdown (Cut Chemist Remix)"  From the digital single for "Yuletide Throwdown (Cut Chemist Remix)".
25) Michael Giacchino & Itchy Teeth-"Christmas Number One (Itchy Teeth)"  From the digital single for "Christmas Number One (Itchy Teeth)".
26) Sally Shapiro-"Christmas Escape"  From the digital single for "Christmas Escape".
27) The Pogues (feat Kirsty Maccoll)-"Fairytale Of New York"  From the album 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God'.
28) The Soul Santas-"White Christmas"  From the album 'Christmas Crackers Vol 1'.
29) The Sha La Das-"Sha La Da La La (Christmas Time)"  From the digital single for "Sha La Da La La (Christmas Time)".
30) Binky Griptite-"Stone Soul Christmas"  From the vinyl 7" single for "Got To Be Christmas".
31) James Brown-"Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year"  From the compilation album 'James Brown's Funky Christmas'.
32) "The Mid-Morning Recording"          Django Django-'Glowing in the Dark'
Django Django's fourth album could be their best so far. That's saying something since every album they made so far is strong. They just haven't made any bad albums. They are easily one of my very favorite bands on the planet, and it's so awesome when a great band consistently releases great material. I listened to this album so much since its release in February 2021, and pretty much every song on this album could be a single. It's also an album that has a great flow, and works well as an album played straight through. It's a shame it was released in the middle of the covid pandemic. I hope they come back to the states to play these songs live at some point. "Now we're glowing in the dark."- Michael - MFL
33) James-"Sayonara"  From the album 'Wah-Wah'.