Tag: Christmas music

• My favorite Christmas albums

  I’ve written a few times about the music I enjoy during Christmastime (see my Christmas music tag for all of them). This time I wanted to list all of the albums I keep in rotation, both to provide some suggestions for fellow Yuletide tune jockeys and see for myself just how much I listen to…

  Dec 13, 2022

  # Christmas, Christmas music, lists, music

• Chad’s Christmastime chronicles, 2018

  My season of celebrating Christmas has begun. This year I thought it would be fun to document exactly how I usually get into the spirit of the season, through music, movies, and rituals. I’ll update this post as I go. Friday, November 23 Saturday, November 24 Sunday, November 25 Monday, November 26 Tuesday, November 27…

  Nov 26, 2018

  # Christmas, Christmas music, life, lists

• Highlights from #XmasMusicBinge2017

  As I near the end of my annual Christmas music binge, a few songs have stuck out. Check them out while the mood is right and the spirit’s up: “Mvmt II: Begin and Never Cease” by The Oh Hellos, The Oh Hellos Family Christmas Album. You really ought to listen through the whole (short) album in…

  Dec 22, 2017

  # Anathallo, Christmas, Christmas music, lists, music, Over the Rhine, Relient K, Sleeping At Last, The Muppets

• Favorite Christmas song lyrics, ranked

  I’m terrible at remembering lyrics. Even for favorite songs I’ve heard dozens of times. It’s an annoying deficiency when I try to sing along as so often I end up having to mumble certain lines. But now, my yearly Christmas music binge in progress, I’ve started paying attention to the lyrics that have peaked my…

  Dec 4, 2017

  # carols, Christmas, Christmas music, music

• The Christmas Songs

  It’s that time of year When the world falls in love Every song you hear seems to say Merry Christmas May your new year’s dreams come true — “The Christmas Waltz” For a while I only listened to Christmas music in December. This rule kept that music fresh, even sacred (something I like to do), and…

  Nov 29, 2017

  # Christmas, Christmas music, lists, music, Novemblog 2017

• Hark Noel! My 2011 Advent Playlist

  It’s simple: no Christmas music until December. That’s my rule. So every year after Thanksgiving ends and the Advent season approaches, I’m thinking about three things: snow, eggnog, and what music will help me enjoy them. Some songs here are old classics, others modern takes. Heard as a whole, they’re but a slice of my…

  Dec 5, 2011

  # Advent, Christmas, Christmas music, lists, music, playlist

• Song: ‘Christmastime Is Here’

  “Be Still Your Fears (Christmastime is Here)” – Chad Comello This is a demo I made last October, using only my guitar and GarageBand. May it bring tidings of a merry holiday.

  Nov 8, 2011

  # Christmas, Christmas music, guitar, music, songwriting