Time to post another Spotify update for new music (see November's playlist here). As always, it's limited in that if an artist hasn't chosen to post a song on Spotify, I can't put it on the list, nor can I feature songs from as-yet-unreleased albums. But, hey, there's always next month.
Check out the list here or go right here if you're in Spotify.
**** New Music December 2012 (December Kindie Playlist) ****
Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band – Water Lily The Ukulady – Camera Heart Justin Roberts – Nothing On You Helen Austin – Quiet Star The Little Rockers Band – Playing in the Band The Tumble Down Library – Elaine Shiprock and Anchordog – Light Around the Bend Nickella Dee – Me Like Me The Bazillions – Similes and Metaphors Jeremy Plays Guitar – TGIF Boogers – It's a Sunny Day The Alana Banana Band – All I Really Need
Part 1 of my list of this year's Christmas songs for kids was out of date as soon as I hit "publish," because I realized that I'd forgotten Billy Kelly's video from Dear Santa Claus (review). Maybe I was distracted by the mindbending song. Or maybe I was just wondering if this video is Kelly's video resume for applying to direct Paranomal Activity 4: The Christmas Special.
I reviewedRosie Thomas' album A Very Rosie Christmas a few years back -- it's pretty good. (Anyone who can take a Chipmunks song and turn it into something earns lots of bonus points.) Anyway, she's got a new holiday tune out -- I don't think it's quite as good as the 2008 album, but you may like it...
(Or just stream the whole holiday album here.) Speaking of follow-ups to Christmas albums of years past, the Slugs and Bugs holiday album A Slugs and Bugs Christmas (review) has been reissued with a scripture reading and a new song, "Shepherd Dad." No, the song isn't about me (think about it...), it fits in within the religious songs of the disk as part of a production churches can put on using its music. If you're looking for secular Christmas music, this ain't it. But if that's not what you're looking for, I think you'll like this. Listen to it here.
Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke have released some fine holiday music in the past, and this year is no exception. The duo have a couple new songs out. There's "Christmas Time is Here," which actually is a gentle original tune, not a cover of the Vince Guaraldi classic (listen here). And then there's a cover of "Angels We Have Heard on High," which will have you and your kids singing "Gloooooooria" at the top of your classic rock/head-banging voices.
Finally, the socio-political implications of this song from Alastair Moock will go over the heads of younger elementary school students -- it's not a kids' song -- but in the tradition of songs like "The Elf's Lament" by Barenaked Ladies, Moock takes the point of view of Santa's helpers.
Friday, December 14, 2012 at 2:40PM 
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