Burnt on Xmas music? I’ve got you covered...🎄
A motherlode of playlists I curated just for you.
For many of us, holiday music is inescapable at this time of year. And since the Christmas season in the States now starts the day after Halloween, we now get a full extra month of unrelenting overkill. I write this fresh from standing in the return line at Walmart at the holiday-shopping peak, so my senses are especially shell-shocked. at
I love Christmas music, mind you. It’s just but the overkill gets to me. Then again, I say this as someone who considered presenting you with a playlist made up entirely of different versions of “I Saw Three Ships,” a traditional carol I just can't get enough of.
Instead of torturing you, I made five playlists with a lot of variety. In some cases, I picked music that wasn’t explicitly holiday-themed. There are also artists who made holiday music that struck me as way too heavy-handed, so I picked tunes that I thought fit the vibe much better. For all of these, I considered listeners who might want to get into some kind of spirit vibe while avoiding the same-old same-old.
You can also listen to all five playlists in one continuous 4-hour chunk.
There are literally thousands of these playlists and complete-album streams out there. On balance, I think the sheer volume of holiday music is good thing. I’m not sure, though, why musicians continue to record new Christmas songs. I’m not even sure why I would make new playlists myself. Amidst all that music, it would seem like a daunting exercise in futility to be heard above the din.
But it’s also admirable to see artists continuing to try and put their own spin on a musical tradition that’s been done to death. I’ve found a bunch who I think are offering something fresh. Enjoy!
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