Posts tagged december

New Music Sunday

Sundays are made for new music. At least, in my world they are. Nothing better than sitting down with a cup of tea on a quiet Sunday and finding some new tunes to get me through the coming week.

This Sunday is all about Christmas albums. I’ve become addicted to tracking down Christmas music that I actually like. Turns out, my friends and favourite artists actually make that task fairly easy. Here are a few of the albums I’ll be treating myself to this week:

(Click through to download. Most are available on bandcamp. All are reasonably priced. Some are free. A few support excellent causes.)

I’d love to hear your recommendations - anything I’m missing out on?

southernsouls:

Watch Bahamas perform “Your Sweet Touch” on a TTC bus.

southernsouls:

Wool On Wolves performing “Love Is Learned” in a friends basement while in Toronto

President Elmo on the phone with the Pentagon today.

President Elmo on the phone with the Pentagon today.

jonnovstheinternet

My obsession with rainbow bookshelves may never end. But what goes in the middle? bookshelfporn: Color Wheel Bookshelf 

My obsession with rainbow bookshelves may never end.

But what goes in the middle?

bookshelfporn:

Color Wheel Bookshelf 

“Kids Are Stupid”

Thank you Mike Falzone for saying all the things I’m not allowed to say. ;)

[x]

dailyanimals

laughingsquid: Blueprint Placemats

laughingsquid:

Blueprint Placemats

Let’s all go to Finland for Christmas.

designator: Sometimes it’s hard to remember that this is downtown Edmonton… (well, just down the hill from downtown) It looks like the middle of nowhere. Good?

designator:

Sometimes it’s hard to remember that this is downtown Edmonton… (well, just down the hill from downtown) It looks like the middle of nowhere. Good?

designator

naawkwe

“Graceland”

Hey Rosetta! covers Paul Simon

Yes please.

Yes please.

I’d be happy spending Christmas in Finland…

allthingsfinnish:

Petteri Punakuono

Lyrics for Petteri Punakuono, Finnish Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer

allthingsfinnish: illustration by Pirkko Kanerva

allthingsfinnish:

illustration by Pirkko Kanerva