So far in this calendar we’d had a track from three of the four FFS Christmas albums, so let’s finish the set with a pick from 2012. Once again, it’s hard to separate the many wonderful contributions we received, so…
Mi Mye – once the solo project of Jamie Lockhart but now a much bigger project based out of Wakefield – have treated us to a wonderful wee festive tune in the shape of this here ‘I’m Dreaming of a…’,…
If you’re in need of an alternative Christmas record, look no further than Gruff Rhys’ 2011 Atheist Xmas EP, because it doesn’t get more alternative than this. We’ll leave ‘Slashed Wrists This Christmas’ for another day, but here’s a live…
Having decided that 2011’s A Very She & Him Christmas wasn’t already wonderful enough, M. Ward and Zooey have treated us to a second seasonal delight this year. Another set of festive classics get their trademark touch on Christmas Party,…
There’s plenty to look forward to about 2017, not least that it won’t be 2016. But for fans of a certain brand of alt-country, news that the Old 97’s are to release their 11th studio album in February – just…
Spending Christmas in Vienna has become a bit of a tradition for me in the past few years. It’s all Christmas markets, Glühwein, and, quite frankly, beautiful. But nothing everything in Vienna is as traditional as first impressions might suggest,…