One of my favorite types of Christmas music is when an artist decides to write a special Christmas themed song and release it a month or two before Christmas. These songs tend to be awesome for two reasons
Reason #1: Because they have to do with Christmas and they help to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Reason #2: Usually these songs aren't overly profitable. The only people who usually know about these songs are the more avid fans and they either pirate the songs (Quick side note- Pirating is bad, pay a few dollars and support the artists you love), or buy them on iTunes for $1. The artists know these songs aren't going to make them a ton of money but they decide to make them anyways. Why? Because they love Christmas. This means that these songs are a labor of love and everyone knows you get a better product when the maker loves what they're doing. Although there are numerous examples of these types of Christmas themed songs I've chosen two of my favorites to show you today. The first is by Sufjan Stevens. I'm not very familiar with all his work but I heard this song on another music blog I follow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gKzXlqsOeE
My second song is from Julian Casablancas. I realize I've already blogged about him but this is probably my favorite Christmas time release.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wS-k66MKgs
Last but definitely not least is an album released by Ella Fitzgerald. It's called "Ella Wishes You a Swingin' Christmas". Ella Fitzgerald is no small name in the world of Classic Jazz and her Christmas album has no problem living up to her legendary name. It's basically a compilation of all your favorite Christmas carols with an extremely classy Jazz twist to them. It's the kind of music that gets you right into the Christmas spirit whether you want to or not. I highly recommend the entire album but just to give you a taste I've chosen one song for today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dfa2_11YQ
I'm throwing in one last awesome Christmas-ish song. It's got Zooey Deschanel which is all you really need to know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPYN0T7DBtw
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