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If theres one modern artist out there who was, to my ears, born to make a Christmas album, its Molly Burch.  The Austin vocalist is absolutely intoxicating...a delicate brew of 40s noir nightclub Jazz singer, 50s Soul, 60s girl groups, exotic Filles Sourires Pop, modern Indie, haunting Americana and Twin Peaks (yes, the TV show).  Certain artists are simply transcendent.  Molly Burch is such an artist.  Her music transports you to a time and place beyond time and space. &nb [...

It appears The McCrary Sisters have completed their Christmas album.  The R&B and Gospel sisters had originally planned to release the album last year, but their busy performance schedule kept them from finishing the album, though we did get a fine Christmas single.  You can read what I had to say about them last July.  Needless to say, this would vault to the top of my personal holiday shopping list.Pentatonix has an announcement set for Monday and that likely has som...

John Barrowman, best known to...well, me...as Captain Jack Harkness on the BBC series Doctor Who and Torchwood, will be releasing a Christmas album on December 6.  A Fabulous Christmas will feature seasonal classics such as Sleigh Ride, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Silent Night, When a Child is Born and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas as well as a number of celebrity duets to be unveiled shortly.While I may kno [...] ...

I love it when a rumor pans out.  Long time ago, in April (and not in Bethlehem), we told you that wed heard a rumor that Keb Mo was working on a Christmas album.  It was just a rumor, but from a reliable source.  And here tis.Moonlight, Mistletoe & You takes center stage on October 18 and promises to cover the many moods of the season with a list of songs thats mostly original.According to the product info, Moonlight, Mistletoe & You contains only 3 covers...point [...] ...

Add Metal God Rob Halford to the list of artists coming down your chimney this Christmas.  The Judas Priest front man announced his coming Christmas album on Instagram, Thursday.  Celestial will be the Metal Gods second holiday outing, following 2009s Halford III: Winter Songs.As with Winter Songs, Celestial will be a mix of familiar songs of the season and originals...four originals to be precise.  Lead single is Donner & Blitzen.  The more familiar ca [...] ...

The end of Stubbys is nigh.  So I figured Id update Not The List at least this one more time.  Our artwork to the left, there, is the cover for Cleopatras Punk Rock Christmas 2 collection (because its my favorite cover art of the season so far), due November 1 and including Tsunami Bombs, The Rumjacks, The Members, The Vibrators, Reagan Youth, Down By Law, Naked Aggression, Johnny Thunders and more.Wanna hear a cool Christmas story  Theres a band called Delta Rae. &n [...] ...

If I were still on top of my game, Id have already posted most of these.  But Im not and I havent...so...so...sew yer buttons (as my ex-girlfriend used to say).  Basically, if your question is When were you going to tell me about this the answer is Im telling you now.  And, hey, its still just August, ya know. I like a band whose sound cant be summed up in a single word and Los Lobos is just such a band.  Chicano Rock, Brown-eyed Soul, Tex-Mex, Cowpunk, Americana, [...] ...