The shops may think that Christmas starts in mid October, but we all know that in reality you should only start preparing on 1st December with that first choccy in the advent calendar.

So as a way of starting off the musical advent (and I’m in no way religious, but enjoy a reason for a gluttonous festival as much as the next man), we have a little Christmas/winter indie mixtape from the kind folk over at XO Publicity. A little change from the Slade/Wham/East 17 that you”re all hearing elsewhere.

We’ve always done a little bit to spread the festive spirit in the four years we’ve been going, but rest assured that our normal duties of finding the best emerging talent takes no breaks. It’s just we might find time to slip in a few festive gems on top.

Blue Skies For Black Hearts – Wishing You a Merry Xmas
Jessie Torrisi – Christmas Don’t Be Late
The Backsliders – Christmas (Doesn’t Have To Be So Bad)
The Very Foundation – All Lit Up (For Christmas)
The Winter Sounds – The Anthem Is A Gift
Drew Grow – Tennessee Christmas
Transient Songs – Santa
Piney Gir – You Make Me Feel So Young
Sleepwalk Kid – Snowed In
Caravan of Thieves – The Grinch
Team Five – New Years Eve

Or download the whole thing as a zip file
XO for the Holidays Vol.2