My latest ‘cloudcast’ — a Christmas special. As it’s Christmas music, this one is more straightforward than my normal ones, but I hope it still manages to have plenty of music you won’t have heard before, while still having a few familiar ones to keep things appropriately Christmassy.

Tracklist:

Stew — Xmas Again

The Free Design — Close Your Mouth (It’s Christmas)

Blake Jones And The Trike Shop — Christmas Sale

Elvis Presley — The First Noel

Neil Innes — Tinsel And String

Waterson:Carthy — On Christmas Day It Happened So

Mary Margaret O’Hara — What Are You Doin’ New Years Eve?

They Might Be Giants — Santa Claus

Pete Seeger — What Child Is This?

Frank Sidebottom — Christmas Is Really Fantastic

Brian Wilson — Joy To The World

Peggy Lee — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Paul Simon — The Star Carol

Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Margo Guryan — I Don’t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You

The Muppets — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

The Knickerbockers — I Want A Girl For Christmas

Jake Thackray — Joseph

Ray Charles — Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer

Martin Newell — Christmas In Suburbia

The Monkees — White Christmas

Half Man Half Biscuit — It’s Cliched To Be Cynical At Christmas

The Beach Boys — Winter Symphony

Bert Jansch — In The Bleak Midwinter