Sing Through the Earth & Skies (EP), by Matthew Byrne 4 track album

# 16 Sing Through the Earth and Skies by Matthew Byrne

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Happy Christmas Eve!

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# 15 I Am Christmas by Finest Kind


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# 14 A Classical Kids Christmas by Classical Kids

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BBC World Service - The Dark Is Rising A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil

# 13 The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper and @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social


The episodes: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

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The Gathering: Laurelyn Dossett, Rhiannon Giddens, Mike Compton, Joe Newberry and Jason Sypher www.gatheringsongs.com “It’s what the holidays were before shopping and Irving Berlin.” Wall Street Journal “They bring a breath of fresh, pine-scented air to an intensely crowded field.” 3 st

# 12 The Gathering with @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social, Mike Compton, @joenewberry.bsky.social, Laurelyn Dossett, and Jason Sypher

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Cabin Pressure At Christmas : John Finnemore : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Cabin PressureCabin Pressure at Christmas2009Bing-bong merrily on high! It's Xmas morning on board MJN Air, but when Carolyn schedules an extra stop-off to the...

# 10 Cabin Pressure at Christmas by John Finnemore
feat. Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Finnemore, and Ben Willbond

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Great Joy to the New, by Janice Burns & Jon Doran 13 track album

# 10 Great Joy to the New by Janice Burns & Jon Doran
Some more great new Christmas music! A really wonderful sound, smoothly blended instruments and voices in beautiful arrangements.
janandjon.bandcamp.com/album/great-...
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The Rudolph Variations, by Melrose Quartet 14 track album

# 9 The Rudolph Variations by Melrose Quartet
Melrose Quartet's great collection of unique holiday songs. Some classics, some new to me, all performed with distinct musicality and verve.

melrosequartet.bandcamp.com/album/the-ru...
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Waltzing in a Winter Wonderland, a Christmas album, by The Poor Cousins 9 track album

# 8 Waltzing in a Winter Wonderland by The Poor Cousins
Naomi Morse and Emmet McGowan put together some lovely instrumental versions of classic Christmas tunes.


thepoorcousins.bandcamp.com/album/waltzi...

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# 7 Chimes by Doug Eunson & Sarah Matthews
A cozy and comfortable collection from Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews.

dougeunsonsarahmatthews.bandcamp.com/album/chimes-2

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# 6 Christmas Champions by Chris Wood, Hugh Lupton, Rob Harbron, John Dipper, Olivia Ross
An introspective and self-aware mummer’s play made up of field recordings, music, narrative, poetry and songs.

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A Midwinter's Night, by Jackie Oates and John Spiers 13 track album

# 5 A Midwinter’s Night by Jackie Oates & John Spiers
Another new album out this year! A great example of how there are still new things to be done with old Christmas songs, and new ones to be found.
jackieoatesandjohnspiers.bandcamp.com/album/a-midw...
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Lighten The Dark - A Midwinter Album, by Kerfuffle 11 track album

# 4 Lighten the Dark by Kerfuffle
We love this album in our house! It’s got some lovely arrangements of classic Anglo Christmas songs.
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# 3 To Warm the Winter Hearth by Windborne
This collection of holiday music has songs that Nowell Sing We Clear listeners will recognize, along with “new” ones that fit right in.

www.windbornesingers.com

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# 2 Midwinter Night’s Dream by Boys of the Lough
Great tunes and songs for the Season by one of the classic Celtic bands. The record itself seems to be out of print, but there are used copies available online!
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#1 Feasts & Spirits by Finest Kind & John Huston
Gorgeous songs in Finest Kind’s harmonies and readings of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol by John Huston. When I read A Christmas Carol now, I hear these passages in Huston’s voice.
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