My first Christmas song purchases this year...
"Calling on Mary" - an original song from Aimee Mann
Allison Crowe's 6 song album - this is stripped down and very un-produced, which is its appeal. (As a work friend said the other day, there's something different about hearing music the way it comes out, as opposed in post-production.) She has a full album as well.
"Mary Mary" Harry Belafonte - I'd actually never heard this song before last year, by Sarah McLachlan
"Behold That Star" - The Christmas Revels -- gospel song
"Mistletoe" - Colbie Caillat , who's all In and Popular right now--I heard her first on Myspace! (Heard and thought was boring. But this is a nice, original Cmas song.)
One of these 12 songs for 6$ generic Celtic Christmas albums that you can usually buy off a booth in gift stores!
And last week I bought a couple songs off Donna Summer's HORRENDOUSLY tinny, horribly accompanied by generic keyboards Christmas album. Only for her voice, would I accept such crap. Too bad, because she does interesting things with the end of O Holy Night.
And un-Christmassy, the new Alicia Keys. I wasn't crazy about her last album, but haven't given up yet.
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I LOVE CD Baby! Now many albums can be downloaded immediately in MP3 format, including graphics for the album cover. The selection of indie artists can be browsed by region as well as genre... And there are some albums available by some surprisingly well-known artists..
Thanks for the musical ideas! Merry Christmas...
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