{\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf230 {\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset77 Helvetica;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \margl1440\margr1440\vieww20660\viewh14380\viewkind0 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 Last Christmas by Jimmy Eat World (I actually loved the original way back when.) / Baby Please Come Home by Death Cab for Cutie (I'm kind of bored with them, but it's a decent Christmas song) / Winter Wonderland by Phantom Planet (Was this before Jason Schwartzman left the band? He's funny.) / Child's Christmas in Wales by John Cale from Paris 1919 /God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by Bright Eyes (Why does Conor singing Christmas hymns give me some sort of ironic pleasure?) / It's Christmas Time by Yo La Tengo (Can you really say anything bad about Yo La Tengo, especially during the holiday season?) / I had a christmas track from The Arcade Fire here, but it was soooo bad that I took it out. Google for it if you're interested / Little Drummer Boy by The Crusaders from the Resurrection comp (Thanks Ken F., you rule) / The Christmas Song by The Raveonettes (I think they're from Copenhagen...mikael?) / Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance! by Sufjan Stevens (that's our pal Denison singing some backup) / When I Get Home For Christmas by Snow Patrol (I didn't think I liked Snow Patrol, but this is really nice) / The Spirit of Giving by Destroyer from his Sub Pop Singles Club 7" (I love the Destroyer and this 7" is so hottttttttt) / Gift X-Change by Calexico / A Lion In Winter / Long Live The King by Foxhole from We The Wintering Tree (props to Foxhole, they're amazing and I say it's as wintery as any of the rest) / Christmas Song by Mogwai from Mogwai EP+2 (you can rock on Christmas) / Silent Night by Llovio from A Christmas Carol for Confusion Times (thanks for sending me this, Llovio) / Christmas Eve by Teenage Fanclub (ummm, wow! you out there CMS?) / Winters Love by Animal Collective from Sung Tongs (yeah, I'm trying to score the arty cred) / The Nativity (Birth Narrative) by Pete Levin and Bill Corneau from the Resurrection comp (whoa, craziness) / NY Snow Globe by Rachel's from Systems/Layers / Winter Light by Hammock from Kenotic (their stuff is truly great in the dark and cold) / Cuckoo Clocks. The Call of the Windmill by Unwed Sailor from The Marionette and the Music Box (Burnt Toast Vinyl) / preroll by Saxon Shore unmastered outtake from The Exquisite Death of Saxon Shore (Burnt Toast Vinyl) (Happy Holidays and Happy New Year)}