From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #283 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Friday, December 23 2011 Volume 16 : Number 283 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- holiday (meaning almost entirely Christmas) music [JoAnn Whetsell Subject: holiday (meaning almost entirely Christmas) music It's late in the season, but I thought I would toss out a few recommendations that you can enjoy this year or save for next year (and the next and the next!) Happy holidays, everyone! JoAnn NPR holiday concerts Winterbloom (the quartet of Meg Hutchinson, Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton and Natalia Zuckerman): http://www.npr.org/2009/12/23/121838192/winterbloom-on-mountain-stage Holly Cole: http://www.npr.org/2009/12/21/121669075/christmas-with-holly-cole-on-mountain - -stage New songs Julia Fordham - A London Christmas (iTunes and other digital stores) Rosie Thomas - Remember When It Snowed (free at Bandcamp http://rosiethomas.bandcamp.com/album/remember-when-it-snowed) Holly Cole - I'd Like You for Christmas (http://hollycole.com/wordpress/) the bird and the bee - Wishes (http://thebirdandthebee.bandcamp.com/releases) Meaghan Smith - It Snowed (this song is just so cute, available on the EP Wish Upon a Star and the album It Snowed; listen at http://www.myspace.com/meaghansmithmusic) Amazon's 25 Days of Free: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000453281 You can pick up Regina Spektor's "My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year)" if you don't already have it. Albums that haven't been discussed much on ecto Merrie Amsterburg - We Three Kings/Silent Night Just 2 tracks, but really good ones. http://q-dee.com/album/q-dee-rock-and-soul-series-6 Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia My favorite Christmas album of recent years, a touch on the dark side. Shauna Burns - A Winter Gathering You can listen to the whole thing at http://www.myspace.com/shaunaburns. I love the solo piano versions of "Carol of the Bells" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Petracovich - Two Carols 2010 and Old Long Since - Winter Songs Both of these lovely albums are available at Bandcamp: http://petracovich.bandcamp.com/ She & Him - A Very She & Him Christmas Love this laidback retro-y album of 20th century Christmas classics. Perla Batalla - We Three Kings This is a really beautiful album. Songs in Spanish and English, interesting arrangements, and a few non-holiday tracks make it a good option for year-round listening. Erin McKeown - F*ck That A new anti-holiday album. See http://www.erinmckeown.com/shop/fck-that-2011.html for clips. The Innocence Mission - Seven Songs for Christmas Some of these are from last year's December Songs and other albums. Up at Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/the-innocence-mission/sets/7-christmas-songs Ellery - Down, Down, Down Ellery's December Days EP doesn't seem to be available anymore, but they have a new holiday EP with really good pop/folk. Three original seasonal songs and two Christmas traditionals. At Bandcamp: http://ellery.bandcamp.com/album/down-down-down-a-holiday-ep ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #283 ***************************