Instant Breakfast interview with Brooklyn Kate Doran and Nick! Have a listen, they are outstanding musicians!!!! (not to mention great people) !!!!
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Instant Breakfast January 17, 2018
Homemade Jams 2018-01-15
Track Listing: 
1.) The Waking Night – Vena Cava
2.) Motherhood – Youngest Fool
3.) Matt Mays – 78’s, 33’s, & 45’s
4.) Matt Mays – Station Out Of Range
5.) The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire – She’s Alright
6.) Jerry-Faye – Shameless
7.) David Myles – Night & Day
8.) David Myles – Night After Night
9.) Quinn Bonnell – I Don’t Mind
10.) Deep Fryer – Crack Shack Fever
11.) Elephant Skeletons – Metals
12.) Before the War – Melody
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CHSR 97.9FM Top 30 Album Chart – January 7, 2018 to January 13, 2018
Python’s Paradise Ep. 125 – 2017-04-24: Debi Sue Voorhees Interview 2
Debi Sue Voorhees returns to discuss her film Catching Up, which is part of the lineup at Texas Frightmare. Reflections on Friday the 13th, Part 5 – A New Beginning, and more!
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Python’s Paradise Ep. 124 – 2017-04-23: Jillie Reil Interview
Jillie Reil is the “Cougar of Comedy”! Mommy and Me exclusive! Hole in One released as American Pie 8, and more!
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RFYL Episode – ButterChurnAndLaundryEP02
Our second week into 2018 and we’re live once again with our good buddy Guest 1. Tune in for the wicked tunes and stay for the madness as we struggle to even talk about anything coherent for at least an hour. Though it’s more like 10 minutes of talking.
It’s a music show!
Send any and all requests in to RunForYourLifeCHSR [at] gmail [dot] com !
Playlist:
Double Fuzz – Fear Of Missing Out
? Brody Dalle [The Distillers] – Meet The Foetus / Oh The Joy
Miracle of Sound – Upside Down / The Great Unknown
Kitchen Witch – Don’t Waste Your Time
Black Earth – The Vulture’s Tongue
Magick Touch – Lost With All Hands
Ruby the Hatchet – Planetary Space Child
Puta Volcano – Jovian Winds
Sasquatch – More Than You’ll Ever Be
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – Seven Nation Army
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Anything Goes 2018-01-13
Track Listing: 
1.) Max Hopkins – Love Will Find You
2.) Jonathan Kawchuk – Right Into You
3.) Lakes and Pines – The Land Of Lakes And Pines
4.) Leah Abramson – Skana
5.) Mattie Leon – Boy
6.) Andre Ethier – Under Grape Leaves
7.) Fabrizio Cammarata – Long Shadows
8.) Josh Sahunta ft. Joey Landreth – Take All I Am
9.) Pierre Kwenders – Bittersweet Mornings
10.) Outer Rooms – Ketones
11.) Primus – The Trek
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Homemade Jams 2018-01-11
Track Listing:
1.) Not You – Mabel
2.) NUAGES – Grace
3.) The Waking Night – Hanging Cloud
4.) Alert the Medic – Corporate Kid
5.) Alert the Medic – Heart of Hearts
6.) The Burning Hell – The Troll
7.) Tyler Hache – A Place To Land
8.) Joshua Van Tassel – Chapter 2: The Old Woman
9.) Brookside Mall – Philadelphia
10.) Gianna Lauren – Innkeeper
11.) Saint-Jack – Denis Savard
12.) Saint-Jack – Brake a Bras
13.) Jonah Hache – Unhappy Ending
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TEM Ep.15: Major Adventures Ahead
On this tour we have an itinerary full of music you need to hear! Before we even begin, we will have to help Cleanup on Crime Dragon Planet (we’re nice neighbors like that) before we embark on adventures that take us through the districts thru the soft sparkling lights of Crystal Tokyo; bewildered by an awesome blast of an Electric Supernova; witness the flight of Neon Sprites; then going Riding Cats like a Boss just in time to hear a Gerudo Legend. The tour will be a little difficult, there will be so much for us to listen carefully for; but, in the end, our journey will have enriched our hearts all the better by the dazzling sounds of The Electric Metropolis!
Tour Itinerary:
First Stop:
“Cleanup on Crime Dragon Planet” by Back on the Team!
Future Funk District:
“Pilotgang 2 (Arrival)” by Aloe Island Posse off the Aloe Island Adventures album
“Say It Again” by Fairy off the Album Slice Of Life OVA
“Crystal Tokyo” by Desired from the album Desired
Chiptune District:
“Tachyon Beam Cannon” by Aquaellex off the Chiptunes = WIN; Volume 6 album
“Electric Supernova” by Rock Candy off the Rock Candy album (A DBOYD x Kommisar chiptune project)
“Chasing Birds” by Hoffy off the album Whiskers Mahone
Synth District:
“Angel Eye” by Nouveau Cliche off the Walk In My Shadow Album
“Neon Sprites” by Dana Jean Phoenix off the album Synth City
“Hyperspace” by Nerex off the Hyperspace EP
VGM District:
“Riding Cats like a Boss” by Jeff Ball off the Tiny Barbarian DX: The Serpent Lord Original Soundtrack
“The Lonely Parapet” by Jake Kaufman off the Shovel Knight – Specter of Torment OST
“Opening Title (James Landino Remix)” by James Landino off the Mischief Makers Remixed Album
Final Stop:
“Gerudo Legend (feat. Julie Elven)” by Rozen, Julie Elven off the album Sins of Hyrule
Got any suggestions for future tours?
Tweet me @ElectricMetCHSR
or
Email me electricmetropolis [at] gmail [dot] com
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General Distortion – Episode 15 – Ryan Stacey
Photo Credit: Ebrahim Dadshani
Episode 15!
On this episode we sit down with Ryan Stacey who is a touring photographer who got his start in Halifax and has now toured with the likes of Deez Nuts, Miss May I, Get The Shot and Obey The Brave.
We talk about the ins and outs of the industry, concert etiquette, badass film photographers, music video shoots and the struggles of touring.
We also talk about this incredible photo he took of Kerry King from Slayer!
Photo Credit: Ryan Stacey (@staceytakespictures)
Also, Ryan is going on his first international tour in February, so say hello if you’re at one of these shows!
Tune in next Monday for a brand new episode at 10pm!
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Homemade Jams 2018-01-09
Track Listing:
1.) Melonvine – Summer Says
2.) Kill Chicago – Sharing Space
3.) Butcher – Stay
4.) The Crossroad Devils – Moonshine Cafe
5.) Jessie Brown – Keeping Appearances
6.) Jenn Grant – Lion With Me
7.) Denmother – 8, 9, 10
8.) The Brood – Chicken, Cheese Beer
9.) The Brood – The Don
10.) Papal Visit – It’s Been Discontinued
11.) Sleepy Driver – Don’t Cover Up Their Eyes
12.) Kim Wempe – Come Home
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Her Turn 2018-01-09
Track Listing: 
1.) Goldfrapp – Anymore
2.) Peach Pyramid – Wool
3.) Gianna Lauren – Windows
4.) Beatrice Keeler – Flotsam
5.) Faith Healer – Sterling Silver
6.) The Pastry Heros – Sydney
7.) Laura Sauvage – Everything Is In Everything
8.) Laura Sauvage – Alien (Anything Like It, Have You?)
9.) Velvet Chain – Strong
10.) Kim Ferron – Nothing But You
11.) Rasputina – Transylvanian Concubine
12.) Lucy Rose – Second Chance
13.) Bernice – David
14.) Jessie Brown – Someone Else
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Homemade Jams 2018-01-08 w/ The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire
1.) Led Zeppelin – Good Times Bad Times
2.) The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire – She’s Alright
3.) The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire – Hey Baby
4.) The Hypochondriacs – The Meeting Place
5.) The Olympic Symphonium – Glory Of Love
6.) The Trick – Embers (Instrumental Mix)
7.) Chillteens – Sweet Bay
8.) Joshua Van Tassel – Daniel Craig
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First General Distortion of 2018!
Photo credit: Ebrahim Dadshani
New year, new us and all that jazz…
We start off 2018 with by sitting down with Ryan Stacey. You may know him as @staceytakespictures and he is a touring photographer who got his start doing concert photography in Halifax. NS and now lives in Ottawa and has done tour photography for bands such as Deez Nuts, Get The Shot, Miss May I and Obey The Brave.
He also took this incredible photo of Kerry King from Slayer which is hands done my favorite concert photo. We talk about it a bit on tonight’s episode!
Photo credit: Ryan Stacey (@staceytakespictures)
We also talk about the ins and outs of photography, improvising, concert etiquette, the struggles of touring, badass film photographers (yes, that is still a thing) and what it takes to make it in the industry.
Tune in tonight from 10-11:30pm on CHSR-FM 97.9 or online right here at chsrfm.ca!
Happy New Year!
Python’s Paradise Ep. 123 – 2017-04-21: Peter Foldy Interview 2
Peter Foldy returns to Python’s Paradise to discuss his directorial debut on a play called Penetration. Reflections on Hot Moves, Widow’s Kiss and Tryst as well as his album Nine Lives, and more!
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Python’s Paradise Ep. 122 – 2017-04-21: Nadia Chloe Rose Interview
Nadia Chloe Rose Interview: Discussing working as an actress in the United Kingdom with hopes of branching out as a screenwriter.
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RFYL Episode – SnowshoesEP01
So we reached another year, and that means we have to start all over at episode one. I was thinking about renaming the episodes as “1801” but that would ruin the naming convention for anyone downloading these episodes in sequences that are labeled under their own conventions. So, here you go, episode 1! It’s like a remaster, only.. not.
So enjoy some new tracks! I went hunting all through the depths of Bandcamp to find you the best and the brightest. Also, big props to Asher Media for some wicked tunes as well!
Reno – Red Vox
Black and White – The Dreadnoughts
Blood Blood Blood – The Creepshow
Quicksand – The Holy Snappers
No Man’s God – HALF Gramme of SOMA
Anyway – Sasquatch
Man and Machine – Sonic Prophecy
Call Me Immortal – Unleash The Archers
Pagan Ritual / Gemini – Ruby the Hatchet
The Great Escape – Magick Touch
The City Of Angels – The Distillers
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TEM Ep.14: Another Brilliant Moon to Light the Night
Another brilliant moon rises to light the night in a halo of neon lights. The stars are shining just beyond the haze of light; but the brightest stars in the night reside on the streets and alleys of The Electric Metropolis! I am your musical tour guide, AD Springer, and it’s time to begin our first tour of the new year through this wonderful city of sound and song! We will be starting our tour with a bright virtual concert by Adriana Figueroa as KIRA*MIKI from the cyberpunk bartender visual novel VA-11 HALL-A to the cyberpunk instrumentality of Garoad. After that will be a pleasant and warm trip from Daniel Saylor’s Spring Rain album. With this bright and soft beginning of our tour, we’ll see our way through the beautiful tones of Synth; cruise the Chiptune streets deep in memory; enjoy an exciting adventure through the VGM District; coming to a final stop to the singing of Ashley Barrett and Daniel Korb’s enchanting music from the Transistor Original Soundtrack of Supergiant Games fame; and ending our tour by meeting a friendly witch who just wants to be your friend courtesy of In Love With a Ghost.
Tour Itinerary:
First Stop:
“Shine Spark” by Garoad off the VA-11 HALL-A EX – Bonus Tracks Collection
“Unstill Waters” by Daniel Saylor off the Spring Rain Album
Synth District:
“Oceans Apart” by FM Attack off the Stellar album
“Nomad (feat. Dana Jean Phoenix)” by Complierbau off the Album Tricker’s Paradise
“One Must Fall” by POWERCYAN from the Powergrid EP
Chiptune District:
“Reizen” by Cyanide Dansen off the Corona Zeatin album
“High Hopes” by LMan off the Summer of SID album
“Whiskers” by Hoffy off the album Whiskers Mahone
VGM District:
“Sanctuary Arp II (Title Screen)” by Rafael Langoni Smith off the SanctuaryRPG OST
“Stage 05 BGM ~ Hall of Death” by Norrin_Radd off the Treasure Buster Original Soundtrack album
“MUS_BOSS” by HALLEY LABS SOUND CREATION off the AKUMA NO AKUMU ~AR EQ-KUA ER SETA~ <<FIRST DREAM>> MINI SOUNDTRACK
Final Stop:
“She Shines” by Darren Korb off Transistor: Original Soundtrack
“i was feeling down then i found a nice with and now we’re best friends” by In Love With A Ghost off the album healing
Still here? Read this far into the itinerary? Then let me leave you with a bit of advice, from one music lover to another: click on the names above, seek out these artists on their twitter/bandcamp/soundcloud/youtube pages and support them. From things as large as buying their music, or even just letting them know you like their music: it always helps them and gives fuel to fire of creativity; perhaps, if nothing else, brightens their nights knowing that we all want to tour through through musical creations and works just a bit longer. Anyway, I’ve held you up long enough, thank you again for touring with me, and Happy New Year to you and all you care for today and tomorrow after!
Got any suggestions for future tours?
Tweet me @ElectricMetCHSR
or
Email me electricmetropolis [at] gmail [dot] com
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Find Out Who Made CHSR’s Top 100 List for 2017!
Today, from 4-midnight, Tammie and Roger are counting down the most played albums of the year!
A great alternative way to cap off 2017!
Last Rosie’s Juke Joint Show of 2017 At 8pm (Atl). Tune in!
Matt Patershuk
We have music from East Coast Legend Richie Oakley, Brent Mason, Cedric Vieno Matt Patershuk, Mark Crissinger and John Lee Hooker, plus a whole lot more!
Bondo’s Top 10 Favourite Releases of 2017!
ARTIST: TORA
ALBUM: Take A Rest
RELEASE DATE: June 9, 2017
TORA makes it onto my Top 10 list solely on the strength of the track Amsterdam. This is a song I had on repeat for hours/days/weeks and I’m still just as much in love with it, if not even more. The entire record is full of ambient layers, it’s very dancy in a lazy way. Take A Rest was my soundtrack to summer, and where it’s TORA’s debut LP I’m super excited to see what else they release in the future.
TRY TRACKS: Amsterdam, Mercury
ARTIST: Spoon 
ALBUM: Hot Thoughts
LABEL: Matador Records
RELEASE DATE: March 17, 2017
I have a confession. I have never listened to Spoon before previous to this album, which happens to be their 9th!! It’s a band that I was well aware of but never got around to checking out. Apparently, I’ve been missing out. Hot Thoughts is loaded with big sounds without it actually going over the top. It’s a good mix electronic indie rock woven with piano hooks and just the right amount of funk.
TRY TRACKS: Hot Thoughts, Can I Sit Next To You
ARTIST: Matt Mays
ALBUM: Once Upon A Hell Of A Time
LABEL: Sonic
RELEASE DATE: October 20, 2017
This album was a grower. Upon my first listen I wasn’t that into it, mainly for the fact that I was hoping for a Coyote 2.0. But the more I listened to it, the more I fell in love with it. It’s an introspective album of heartbreak, falling out of love and letting go, and being broken, then getting on with your life. It’s a bit dark, but above all it’s a great rock n’ roll record.
TRY TRACKS: 78’s, 33’s & 45’s; Drive On
ARTIST: David R. Elliott
ALBUM: Strawberry Grass
LABEL: Working Class Records
RELEASE DATE: June 20, 2017
I’ve said many times before, I think David R. Elliott is a prolific writer. With a total of 16 releases under his Bandcamp page ranging from folk, alt.country, to psych-ish rock n’ roll, and no matter which LP/EP you pick you know you’re going to hear clever lyrics and songwriting. What sets Strawberry Grass apart from other 2017 releases is its fully analog recording (mixed and produced my Mike Trask at MRC). It’s an authentic scrappy rootsy punk sound that Saint John seems to foster so well.
TRY TRACKS: I’m Not Him; Letter To My Son
ARTIST: Avec le Soleil Sortant de sa Bouche
ALBUM: Pas Pire Pop, I Love You So Much
LABEL: Constellation Records
RELEASE DATE: January 20, 2017
Is Krautrock still a thing? How else can you describe Pas Pire Pop, I Love You So Much? What a quirky way to musically kick off 2017! It’s a psychedelic electronic sonic gem that is divided into three movements. It’s like a super interesting long form jam. In an era where everything is starting to sound the same Avec le Soleil Sortant de sa Bouche keeps my love of weirdo music alive.
TRY TRACKS: Alize et Margaret D. Midi moins le quart. Sur la plage, un palmier ensanglante II; Tourner incessamment dans l’eclatement euphorique de soi – Road Painting Ahead I
ARTIST: Methyl Ethel 
ALBUM: Everything Is Forgotten
RELEASE DATE: March 3, 2017
For not being the biggest fan of pop music this album stayed in my heavy rotation all year long because Methyl Ethel has thrown the cliché out the window. The combination of jangly guitar paired with some synth electro pop again created a dark quirky texture of sounds.
TRY TRACKS: Drink Wine; L’ Heure des Sorcières
ARTIST: Whitehorse
ALBUM: Panther in the Dollhouse
LABEL: Six Shooter Records
RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2017
Statistically, husband and wife duos can be messy. (Sonny and Cher, Ike and Tina, Bey and Jay Z, etc.) But Hamilton’s Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet prove with their 4th studio record that sometimes, just sometimes, it can work. Panther in the Dollhouse is a bit of a departure from the folkier sounds that I associate with them and takes you on a ride covering all the soundscapes from power harmony pop, rock, and blues. It’s an anti-album about the complications of life, and if you’re looking for a feels-good album you’d better move on.
TRY TRACKS: I Can’t Take You With Me; Nighthawks; Manitoba Death Star; any of them, really.
ARTIST: Walrus
ALBUM: Family Hangover
LABEL: Madic Records
RELEASE DATE: June 9, 2017
Walrus have a couple EP’s out already but Family Hangover is their first full length album, and what a way to start their career! It’s a retro sounding jangle garage rock record with sick bass lines, maybe a reason why I love this album so much.
TRY TRACKS: In Timely Fashion; Step Outside
ARTIST: Not You
ALBUM: Misty
LABEL: Fundog Records
RELEASE DATE: May 12, 2017
The first time I listened to this album I absolutely knew this would end up on my favourite albums list. A Halifax supergroup, it’s an all-female foursome made up of other bands like Dog Day, Bad Vibrations, Moon, and more! The album is full of shoegaze tones and distortion with melodies, harmonies and pop hooks (but not how you’d expect).
TRY TRACKS: Mabel, twofour, PT
ARTIST: The Hypochondriacs
ALBUM: In 3/4
LABEL: Self-Released
RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2017
I don’t know what I can say about this album that I haven’t said before. This record is witty, tragic, heartbreaking, and addictive. Give it a listen, or a few!
TRY TRACKS: Just Like Before; Two Bottles Of Whiskey; Reaching Out
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ParaPhrasing – Slender Man
Slender Man is a fictional paranormal 
character that began as a creepypasta internet meme created by Something Awful forums user Eric Knudsen in 2009. It was a Photoshop contest that asked people to turn ordinary photographs into creepy-looking images.
Yet, two pre-teens blame Slender Man for stabbing a classmate 19 times, claiming that Slender Man would kill their family if they didn’t carry out this deed.
Did these two girls actually think Slender Man spoke to them? Was the idea of Slender Man just used as a scapegoat?
Creator Eric Knudsen never claimed that Slender Man was real, and it was openly known that it was an internet contest, so why are people claiming to have had real life encounters? Listen in while Marvin, John and Erin explore this idea.
Missed a previous episode of ParaPhrasing? You can catch up on other episodes here.
Homemade Jams 2017-12-27
Homemade Jams 2017-12-27 Track Listing:
1.) Gun Jr. – The Shakes
2.) Matt Mays – Dark Promises
3.) Andre and the Giants – Answers
4.) Bille Dre & The Poor Boys – Gold Fang
5.) The Disasterbaters – Get You Off My Mind
6.) Maiden Names – Get Yer Gun
7.) Reagan’s Rayguns – 1, 2, Go Punk Song
8.) Bloody Diamonds – Nightmare
9.) Goofetroope – 2Hot
10.) RocketRocketShip – Tell Me What You’re Waiting For
11.) Monomyth – Faces Magazine
12.) The Creaks – Run Run Run
13.) She Roars – Petty Thieves
14.) Mayors – How Far You’d Gone
15.) Long Distance Runners – The Great Escape (Live @ CHSR)
16.) Slowcoaster – Fortune Teller’s Heart
TEM Ep.13: Year’s Ending
Here at our Year’s End, I am inspired to think of the past inaugural autumn and winter season of The Electric Metropolis and how special they are to me. Thirteen official episodes, with one pilot episode on the Bricolounge, have come and gone and I have enjoyed each and every one of them. I have had the opportunity to meet great artists, listen to great music, and showcase music to you all that most don’t usually hear on the radio. From dance-friendly Future Funk; synthwave both bright and dark; chiptunes from video games to demonstrations of hardware; and all else in electronica that I have slowly experienced with each and every listener who have listened live and via podcast: these things I am forever grateful for.
Don’t mistake me, this is not the end of our tours throughout The Electric Metropolis. In the New Year we’ll be exploring more chips, more games, and more music from around the globe to bob, dance, and smile to. If there is anything that makes touring worth it is knowing the sprawl of sound and song is never-ending into every direction all day and all night.
Tour Itinerary:
First Stop:
“Human” by Theodore West off the RE:Human album
“It’s Not A Keygen, It’s DSi” by Lazy Nerd 204 off the M01 Redux album
Future Funk District:
“Fire In the Sky” by Lola Disco off the Girl Talk album
“My Love” by snowshoo off the snowshoo EP
“Haveagoodtime” by Fairy album Slice of Life OVA
Singer’s Square:
“System Magic” by Goldfrapp off the Silver Eye album
“Home” by Joe Goddard off the electric lines album
“Oh Dalilah” by Chris & Nis (AM Static) off the Rise & Shine album
Chiptune District:
“Pyramid Zone” by Game Genie Sokolov off the Backround Sounds 01 Album
“2a03 Strut” by Dya off the Neon Dreams album
“Staycation” by Hoffy off the Whiskers Mahone album
C-64 District:
“Doves Fly” by Ari-Pekka Paljakka aka Zardax off the Summer of SID album
“Sunset” by LukHash
“Bliptastic!” by ComputeHer off the Bliptastic! album
Final Stop:
“Paradise Rush” by ZAYAZ off The Singles album
“Into The Future” by Dana Jean Phoenix off the Synth City album
Got any suggestions for future tours?
Tweet me @ElectricMetCHSR
or
Email me electricmetropolis [at] gmail [dot] com
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HoHoHomemade Jams 2017-12-25
HoHoHomemade Jams 2017-12-25 Track Listing: 
1.) TJ Webb – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
2.) Sloan – Kids Come Back At Christmas
3.) Wintersleep – Christmas Time Is Here
4.) The Trews – Coming Home
5.) Mike Biggar – Christmas With You
6.) Quiet Parade – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
7.) Hey Rosetta! – Carry Me Home
8.) Ben Caplan et. al. – Fairytale of New York
9.) David Myles – Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo
10.) Tomato/Tomato – Christmas Keener
11.) The Town Heroes – Silent Night
12.) The Once – The Light In You Window
13.) Sarah McLachlan – River
14.) Anne Murray – Go Tell It On The Mountain
15.) In-Flight Safety – Last Christmas