Yule Tunes MMXXIV - Part One

It's that time of year again, when I compulsively compile mixes of holiday music... 

Adding to the over two dozen mixes from previous years, here are the first two Yuletunes mixes for 2024...

I get nearly all of my music thru Bandcamp these days, so if you're looking to pick up more songs from an album you like from one of these mixes, check out my collection there (and comment/message if you need help, since I have 3300+ items in my collection...)

First is a mix of Synth heavy tunes, almost could have been a second Gothmas Mix but a few lighter tunes snuck on and it focused more on the electronic end. Nothing on the mix that's truly not kid friendly, but probably more fun for adults.

#	Artist	Track
1	Ladytron	All Over By Xmas
2	Xander Harris	The Plot to End December
3	Das Mörtal	Last Christmas
4	Biomechanimal	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
6	Flying Bohemian	Toy to the World
7	Kibble	Warm Fireplace
8	Silent Runners	Baby I’m Cold Inside
8	Miranda Dali	Merry Xmas (War Is Over)
9	Doors In The Labyrinth	To Drive The Cold Winter Away
10	Fomorian	Solstice
11	Hot Dad	A Christmas Shortcut
12	Isolation Ward	Lamina Christus
13	Freezepop	Maybe Next Year on the Mistletoe (Computerizer Version)

Second, a second volume of Swinging Xmas, with a heavy focus on Surf Rock, but along the same lines as the first volume, a party friendly mix of rocking yule tunes. I found the excellent source image I used as the cover in the depths of Wikimedia Commons... 

#	Artist	Track
1	The Swingin’ Pussycats	Rudolph Don’t Surf
2	X-Ray Tango	We Three Kings Of Orient Are
3	The Surfrajettes	All I Want For Christmas Is You
4	Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	White Diamonds
5	Urban Surf Kings	The Elves Ride Again
6	The Soul Santas	Winter Wonderland
7	Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene	Holly Jolly Rock & Roll Party
8	Los Bitchos	Tipp Tapp
9	Surf Zombies	Sleigh Ride
10	Mariachi Death Squad	Carol of the Bells
11	Elephant Stone	Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
12	The Wave Chargers	Surfin’ Jingle Bells
13	Underwater Bosses	God Rest Ye Gnarly Gentlemen

Recommended Discoveries - Yule Tunes 2021

 

If you haven't been able to tell from the eleven Yule Tunes mixes I put together this year (easily found in one spot on the Yule Tunes Page), I picked up a fair bit of holiday music this year.

From that haul, here are some tracks and albums I recommend...

Bandcamp Friday Recommendations (12/4/2020)

I am setting this to auto-post in the wee hours of the morning December 4th, 2020, which is the last Bandcamp Friday of 2020... but if you happen upon it afterwards, it will still be a great list of the many, many albums on Bandcamp that I recommend wholeheartedly... 

Firstly, you can find my twitter thread of Bandcamp recommendations from May through November below:

In order to support musicians, Bandcamp is waiving their revenue share for the first Friday of May, June and July 2020 (5/1, 6/5 and 7/3), making the first Friday a great day to buy music and support artists struggling with canceled gigs and tours.

— Mr. Zack (@thatwordyguy) May 1, 2020

And, I've already put together a list of 25 great charitable albums, Albums to be Thankful For... plus three posts of Xmas music (Albums, Tunes, Discoveries), most of which can be found on Bandcamp.   Over on my gaming blog, Antagonist Relations, you can find my series of 'Music to Game To' which features many albums that are on bandcamp that make good tabletop RPG soundtracks & inspiration.

As always, you can see my whole Bandcamp collection at bandcamp.com/schwarzz 

Xmas Sounds Part Three... 2020 Discoveries

2020 has been a hard year for most of us, to say the least, so I am stocking up on a ton of Xmas music to make the Holidays Bright... Here's the Xmas music I'm grabbing this year on the final Bandcamp Friday of 2020... You might say I made a list...

Xmas Sounds Part Two... Tracks

Having already shared some of my favorite Xmas albums, here are some Holiday tracks that I quite enjoy. These songs might not be on a whole Christmas themed album but they are still very much in the yule-time spirit...