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Tightrope by Janelle Monae

Finally got around to checking out the video posted by Joshua and can confirm that this is probably a good addition to your summer of 2010 music rotation.

Janelle Monae via @blankenship

CreepySanta09

I had more songs than days/time to share this season so I wrapped up a few of my favorites for you. Enjoy CreepySanta09 (80mb).

Track list:
1. Bing Crosby – Happy Holidays (Beef Wellington Remix)
2. Martin Sexton – Holly Jolly Christmas
3. Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschannel – Baby It’s Cold Outside
4. Harry Connick, Jr – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
5. Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson – Winter Song
6. Jamie Randolph – White Christmas
7. Coldplay – 2000 Miles
8. Reliant K – I Celebrate the Day
9. Ron Sexsmith – Maybe This Christmas
10. Fiona Apple – Frosty the Snowman
11. Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan – Silent Night
12. Death Cab for Cutie – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
13. Rob Thomas – A New York Christmas
14. Plain White T’s – Christmas Won’t be the Same Without You
15. Jackson Browne – The Rebel Jesus
16. Tristan Prettyman & Jason Mraz – All I Want for Christmas
17. Sense Field – Happy Christmas (War is Over)
18. Lisa Loeb – Jingle Bells
19. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – Mr. Heatmiser
20. Troy Andrews – O Holy Night

Christmas music⁶

Today’s installment of free Christmas music is themed to the tune of Sufjan Stevens. Pick up his Songs for Christmas boxed set to get all 5 albums worth.

I have some more I might add if the response is good.

Sufjan Stevens – That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!

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Sufjan Stevens – Get Behind Me, Santa!

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Sufjan Stevens – The Friendly Beasts

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Christmas music⁵

Three tracks for your Thursday listening pleasure. Listen and/or download.

Michael Bublé – I’ll Be Home For Christmas

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Jamie Randolph – White Christmas

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Jimmy Eat World – 12-23-95

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Christmas music⁴

If you’re reading this, you’re in a special club – the RSS-reader club to http://christianross.net. It’s like the “He-Man Woman Haters Club” from the Little Rascals and you get to be Spanky. Welcome and congrats. You won’t actually see this post hit the front page of my site, it’s intentional.

As previously mentioned, it comes with perks. This week, it’s free music. Next week it might be cash.

A couple of jazz tracks for your holiday collection. The first from the 1965 classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, “Skating” by The Vince Guaraldi Trio. Representing New Orleans with the second track is old “Satchmo” himself, Louis Armstrong, with a track called “Zat You Santa Claus?”

Thanks for subscribing. Enjoy the music. Feel free to email me if you have any you’d like to contribute.

Christmas music³

In terms of posts, this is the third. In terms of songs posted, this is the fourth. Paying attention?

One of my favorites over the last couple of years, an all-Canadian line-up.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLachlan

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Related
Previous posts/music in the series:
http://twitter.com/christianross/status/6346460884
http://www.christianross.net/christmas-music-day-two/
http://www.christianross.net/christmas-tunes/

Christmas music, day two

One day in and I’ve already had some great submissions to the show. Still time left to get your favorites sent in. The more the merrier.

Today’s track comes courtesy of my Kansas City dotcomrade Eric Hurst (web | twitter). The man knows his way around some Rails code and has recently launched himself into the freelance world, sign him up quick before his schedule fills.

Rosie Thomas – Why Can’t It Be Christmastime All Year

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Rosie Thomas (web | iTunes link)

Note: As mentioned yesterday, I will be sharing tunes through other methods. There’s a strong possibility that my Twitter followers will get a separate track today. Follow or at least check in.

Christmas tunes

Editor’s note: I did this on another one of my sites last year and it was pretty popular so I thought I’d give it a go here.

I have a decent collection of Christmas music. It’s not huge but I have accumulated some quality tracks here and there over time. Of course I dig the classics by Elvis, Sinatra, Crosby and Ives; but a majority of these will probably be a little more contemporary with names like: Jason Mraz, Damien Rice & Coldplay.

Not sure if I’ll remember/have time to do a song-a-day post but I will try and be as consistent as possible with it.

Tip: I may offer the songs in a variety of different ways – normal blog post, Twitter-only link and/or an RSS-only link might happen as well. I would recommend you subscribe to the RSS feed as well as follow me on Twitter to not miss a single track.

If you have one you think might fit in well with the series, send me a note about it.

Let the games begin.

Jason Mraz – Winter Wonderland

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