Christmas special Song of the Day: A wonderfully haunting and beautiful strings and bells instrumental piece by the British composer from her the twelfth EP, Winterlore in the monthly ‘Year of Lore’ series of 2024
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Song of the Day: An elevating, intimate, original Christmas song – slow, heartfelt, with high, soulful, soaring vocal harmonies – by the Brooklyn and London band, the B-side of their new single Purple Snowflakes, out on Karma Chief / Colemine Records
Read moreChristmas Songs Selection 2022: Laufey, Phoebe Bridgers, Amanda Shires, Rosie Thomas, Sara Noelle, Titus Andronicus, Silversun Pickups/Low
Songs of the Day: It’s the season where music market is flooded with Christmas songs seeking to cash in with the cheesy, sentimental and traditional. Here, there’s still no shortage of sleigh bells, but from covers to originals this small selection might be worth a listen at any time …
Read moreSufjan Stevens – Christmas In The Room
Song of the Day: From the prolific US singer-songwriter’s second box set of festive songs, Silver and Gold, a cosy, beautiful, if slightly melancholy of depiction of a couple-only non-family occasion of just watching TV
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Song of the Day: Christmas is a time of tradition and cliches, but if there's one artist who manages to address the festive season with full enthusiasm but in a altogether alternative manner, it is the Detroit-born, Brooklyn-based singer
Read moreLCD Soundsystem – Christmas Will Break Your Heart
Song of the Day: Christmas is many things – merriment, sharing, giving, receiving, a joyful coming together, but it is also full of apprehension and difficulty, and not wanting to do things conventionally on SOTD, here's a double-edged number from the Brooklyn band
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