Such spirit through the year

It's coming, quickly. Before you know it you'll be sipping hot cocoa with your grandmother and saying, "It's, um, really nice" as you hold up the turtle neck you just opened. Remember, it's the thought that counts. In no time at all you'll be stuck in a line longer than you've ever imagined possible proudly holding what you've picked out for that special someone. As the sweat drips from your pits and the small child's scream pierces your eardrums you'll fetch your credit card. Ouch. But it's worth it. It's the giving, not the receiving, that's important at this time of year. It just feels so good to give.

So I'm giving what I can. And even though I didn't fight any angry mobs of shoppers or really spend much money on this I did put forth quite a bit of time in compiling what I feel is one of the better mixes you'll come across this, or any, year.

A Hallelujah Chorus: Mike Downey's Holiday Tendency, 2005

1. Snowflake - eric Metronome
2. One Christmas Catalogue - Captain Sensible
3. Listen the Snow is Falling - Yoko Ono
4. I Took Some Time for Christmas - Belle & Sebastian
5. Lady December - Concretes
6. Snowflake Music - Mark Mothersbaugh
7. Christmas Time is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
8. Handjobs for the Holidays - Broken Social Scene
9. Last Christmas - Erlend Øye
10. O Holy Blanket - The City on Film
11. Santa Claws - Vermont
12. I Was Born on Christmas Day - Saint Etienne

Download this mix in its entirety as a zip file (45.3 MB)

And on a side note, this was my 100th post! Thanks to everyone who has been following along with me. Please stick around for the next 100.