Alright, so this is kind of a belated Christmas present to you all. I guess a couple songs are a little outdated, but it took me so long to get it on here that I don’t feel like fiddling with it anymore. I hope you’re excited.

keep warm, kids.

And the list is…Â Â Â Â Overture/O Come All Ye Faithful – Michael W. Smith/ Snowman – XTC/ Pink Moon – Nick Drake/ White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes/ The Fox In the Snow – Belle & Sebastian/ Come on! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance!/ Sufjan Stevens/ Alaska – Dr. Dog/ In a Sentimental Mood – John Coltrane/ Did I Step On Your Trumpet – Danielson/ Chills, The – Peter Bjorn & John/ Mushaboom – Feist and Ben Gibbard/ All Is Well – Michael W. Smith/ A L’oree Des Bois – Plants and Animals/ Blizzard Of ‘77 – Nada Surf/ Ship The Majestic Suffix – Danielson/ Lo! How A Rose E’er Blooming – Sufjan Stevens/ Gospel – The National/ Silent Night – Michael W. Smith/

I know, a lot of Michael W. Smith. But hey, it’s Christmas!

pops.

This is a day late, sorry Dad. Happy Birthday. I hope you enjoy. I’m not sure about the last one, but the first line is “Daddy, please hear this song that I sing.” I couldn’t resist.

The list is this: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground/The White Stripes//Songs of National Freedom/Richard Swift//El Caminos in the West/Grandaddy//Apeman/The Kinks//The Weight/The Band//Feedback in the Field/Plants and Animals//Vandervelde Blues/Richard Swift//Bron-Y-Aur Stomp/Led Zeppelin//Gamma Ray/Beck//Chances Are/Apostle of Hustle//Old Man/Neil Young//Where to Begin/My Morning Jacket//In A Graveyard/Rufus Wainwright//War On War/Wilco//Pressed in a Book/The Shins//Magnolia Mountain/Ryan Adams and the Cardinals//A Space Boy Dream/Belle & Sebastian//Two Headed Boy Part II/Neutral Milk Hotel//

hum.

Here’s the list: Armenia City in the Sky: The Who; Everything In Its Right Place: Radiohead; Houseclouds: Liars; Kamera: Wilco; Oh Yeah: Daft Punk; Indian Summer: Pedro the Lion; Fake Empire: The National; Introducting: The Magician; How It Ends: DeVotcKa; The Glow Pt. 2: The Microphones; Unsolved Mysteries: Animal Collective; Chips Ahoy!: The Hold Steady; Misty Mountain Hop: Led Zeppelin; Sci-Fi Kid: Blitzen Trapper; Benzie Box: Danger Doom; Subterranean Homesick Blues: Bob Dylan; Me and the Major: Belle & Sebastian; America: Simon & Garfunkel; Her Majesty: The Beatles.

Think of your summer job while you listen to this. I mixed it in the midst of cutting Surrey City grass. It was too long, so I had to change some things. Sorry for the wait.

clap.

Alright, finally. It took me about an hour for #2 to finally go through. I had to restart three times. Today you meet my eight month family. They are wonderful people from all over. Enjoy.

And the list goes like this:

1. Kissing the Lipless by: The Shins

2. Halfway Home by: TV on the Radio

3. Stars and Sons by: Broken Social Scene

4. Outtasite (Outta Mind) by: Wilco

5. Ragged Wood by: Fleet Foxes

6. The State of the Union by: Thievery Corporation

7. Sissyneck by: Beck

8. Cecilia by: Simon & Garfunkel

9. 12:51 by: The Strokes

10. War on Machines by: Blitzen Trapper

11. Inní Mér Syngur Vitlyesingur by: Sigur Rós

12. Don’t You Evah by: Spoon

13. Massive Nights by: The Hold Steady

14. I’m Waiting For My Man by: The Velvet Underground

15. Clap Hands by: Tom Waits

16. Chameleon by: Brendan Canning

17. Leave My Woman Alone by: Ray Charles

Treat these songs as classics. Press repeat.

whistle.

So begins a tradition. I hope you all enjoy immensely. The first episode represents my first week here quite well, I think. It is short and mellow. I hope that doesn’t bother you at all. Here’s the playlist:

1. Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
2. Awaken the Dawn – Delirious?
3. Caring is Creepy – The Shins
4. Back in the USSR – The Beatles
5. Mama – Stephen Malkmus
6. Meet Me in the City – The Black Key
7. In the Devil’s Territory – Sufjan Stevens
8. Handjobs for Holidays – Broken Social Scene
9. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) – The Arcade Fire
10. We’re Leaving – DeVotchKa
11. The Obvious Child – Paul Simon
12. Eskimo – Damien Rice