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,…
This one needs no introduction, but sure as heck needs including. Dylan’s 2009 album Christmas In The Heart was as unexpected as it was utterly joyous in its fresh interpretations of classics, and this rambunctious version of ‘Must Be Santa’…
Today we rewind to the very first FFS Christmas album, which came together as if by magic in a few short weeks back in 2010. It’s full of too many good things to mention, so we’ve once again chosen a…