"(Sing a Song of) Christmas Cheer" - Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke

Artist: Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke

Song: "(Sing a Song of) Christmas Cheer"

Album: Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke Sing Songs of Christmas Cheer

Description: A minimally animated (but maximally fun) video from one of last year's fine crop of holiday albums, "Christmas Cheer" is full of that.  Plus, it shows you exactly how lucky those folks on Wilde's Christmas card list really are.

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"Rise Up Shepherd, and Follow" - Dan Zanes with Suzan-Lori Parks

Artist: Dan Zanes with Suzan-Lori Parks

Song: "Rise Up Shepherd, and Follow"

Album: Christmas in Concord

Description: Expanding 2011's fine 5-song EP with a couple songs, including this duet with playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, Zanes moves into "mini-album" territory.   He also gives us this retro-filter-filled lo-fi video featuring Zanes and Parks (on washboard).  It's a DZ video, so that's reason enough to watch, but if you need another reason, pay attention to see the only hat crazy enough to steal the attention away from Zanes' famously unruly hairdo.

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