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If you’re starting to feel exhausted from the Christmas rush, I’m betting its fair to say you’re getting tired of the Christmas music. Well, the good news is I’m not really your Christmas traditional, and while I do enjoy some classics, I’ve put together this alternative—although not entirely disparate—Holiday Mixtape called …By a Fire.

If the idea of an hour long, 100% commercial-free Holiday Mixtape where only 1/3 of the tracks are Holiday related gets you going, allow me to introduce this all-killer, no-filler, stress-free set of indie feel-good. Perfect to play when the company comes over, when you’re walking down the street in the snow, when you’re hosting a dinner party, and especially when you’re huddled up by a fire.

Download Mixtape Here (please right click the link to save the mp3 to your computer). Photography by Aidan Whiteley.

  1. Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Dean Martin
  2. Comme Des Enfants by Coeur de pirate
  3. You Are Too Beautiful by Hawksley Workman
  4. Eskimo by Damien Rice
  5. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Death Cab for Cutie
  6. Christmastime by Smashing Pumpkins
  7. Evening Kitchen by Band of Horses
  8. Mercury by John Murphy with Underworld
  9. Green Butterflies by Maria Taylor
  10. Just Like Christmas by Low
  11. Christmas in Hollis by Run-D.M.C.
  12. God Bless Us All by N.E.R.D.
  13. Helicopter (Star Slinger Remix) by Deerhunter
  14. House of Mirrors by Ducktails
  15. Hold Your Breath by The Acorn
  16. The Christmas Song by The Raveonettes
  17. The Indie Queens Are Waiting by Dan Mangan