
As you get older Christmas isn't all about sleigh bells ringing and chesnuts roasting on an open fire. Magic is no longer really found in waiting up for Santa until 3am but perhaps in stumbling home full of festive cheer at 3am. With that in mind as you scroll through our list of alternative Christmas numbers you may well notice that our favourite artists don't necessarily subscribe to the idea of a "Merry Christmas" but that won't stop us celebrating, even if it is to the sound of forlorn, jingling, indie gems. 10. Eels [...]

The holiday season is upon us (also basketball season, finally). But mostly, it's the season of ugly sweaters, drunk uncles, and, if you're a teenager, enough gift cards to paper your walls because nobody knows what to get you. We here at The Wild Honey Pie are better at Christmas shopping than your great Aunt Mildred, though. We put together a holiday playlist full of classics and indie favorites that will keep your earbuds warm when the weather outside starts to get frightful. There's no better soundtrack to accompany the decking of halls, the nogging of eggs, [...]
Mondays are for the holidays... Tahiti Boy and guests - 'Forget it's Christmas' Napoleon IIIrd - 'Deck The Halls' Summer Camp - 'All I Wonderful Christmas is You' Blackbells - 'The Bells of Christmas' Thank you to xo Publicity for the below tracks, happy holidays guys! Piney Gir - "Christmas Time" Climber - "Holiday Hoopla" [...]