Winehouse & Ronson Plan Holiday-Themed Record

Mark tells Rolling Stone: *“We're talking about making a holiday record, with Christmas songs on one side and Hanukkah songs on the other. She's got songs called ‘Kosher Kisses’ and ‘Alone Under The Mistletoe’. She was kind of messing around, but I was like, ‘You have all these amazing records to play for Christmas, like Motown and Carla Thomas and the Charlie Brown Christmas, and unfortunately, us Jews have nothing that cool to listen to. So we should do something.' She's writing songs and we talked about getting a studio. I've to finish a few other things first.”*

MP3: Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr. Jones

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #400

Rilo Kiley - Xmas Cake

Already yearning for the 2008 holiday season?

End your longing ASAP!

Visit Rilo Kiley at their MySpace page.

MP3: Rilo Kiley - Xmas Cake

Goldfrapp's Hopeful New Year Message

For fans of kazoos, hair brushes, black umbrellas and trench coats! MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Goldfrapp - Horse Tears

We Are Scientists Wish You A Happy Holidays

Watch their full YouTubed message below. Enjoy a WAS MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: We Are Scientists - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt

Retro Clip: Rufus Wainwright's Gap Commercial, Circa '98

Watch his performance of 'What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?' in the ad below.


MP3: Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

We here at The Music Slut have been receiving oodles of Christmas music in our inbox since Thanksgiving. We haven't had time to listen to it all but thought you might like to.

Merry Christmas ya'll!

A Band Called Quinn's Christmas EP
Parker Lewis - Xmas Carol, NYC
King Of Prussia - Xmas On The Other Side
Rump Posse - Carol Of The Manbarks
Filthy Little Angels Christmas Mixes
Silbur Sounds Of Christmas

Also, make sure to head over to Senryu's MySpace and listen to our FAVOURITE cover of the holiday season, the classic, 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.'

And for us, the holidays wouldn't be complete without listening to the John Denver Christmas CD with The Muppets 5 million times. Enjoy one of our favourite songs from the album, '12 Days Of Christmas', below.

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #358

The Ramones - Merry Christmas

All the children are tucked in their beds
Sugar-plum fairies dancing in their heads
Snowball fighting, it's so exciting, baby
I love you and you love me
And that's the way it's got to be
I loved you from the start
'Cause Xmas ain't the time for breaking each other's heart

MP3: The Ramones - Merry Christmas [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #354

Bright Eyes - The Night Before Christmas

It was the night before Xmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there
The children were nestled, all snug in their beds
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap

MP3: Bright Eyes - The Night Before Christmas [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #353

Keane - Early Winter

An acoustic Gwen Stefani cover.

Recorded live at London's Union Chapel.

Visit Keane on MySpace here.

MP3: Keane - Early Christmas [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #351

The Pipettes - White Christmas

Time to polka dot your holiday cheer.

Visit The Pipettes at their MySpace page.

Watch the trio's latest video here.

MP3: The Pipettes - White Christmas

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #341

Cracker - Merry Christmas Emily

I'll be honest.

I haven't listened much to Cracker since 1994.

However, I totally adore this holiday tune.

Hopefully you do as well.

MP3: Cracker - Merry Christmas Emily

Arctic Monkeys Don Elf Costumes For NME Cover

Adorable or trite?

Or, perhaps - somewhere in between?

In Arctic Monkeys news, MTV reports the following tidbit: *Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner are set to remix new tracks from The Hives. Helders will be working on "We Rule The World" and Nick Zinner will get his hands on "Tick Tick Boom." Both songs are off The Hives' latest record, The Black & White Album.*

Keep up to date on AM at their official site.

Conversely, visit their MySpace page here.

Demo version of 'Cigarette Smoker Fiona' below.

MP3: Arctic Monkeys - Cigarette Smoke

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #338

Low - Santa's Coming Over (live)

Have yourself a Merry Slowcore Xmas!

Learn more about Low at their official site.

MP3: Low - Santa's Coming Over (live)

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #336

Aimee Mann - White Christmas

From her 2006 holiday LP, A Drifter In The Snow.

Head to Aimee's official site here.

MP3: Aimee Mann - White Christmas [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #332

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - The Return Of The Christmas Piper (X-mas X-mas Uber Alles!)

The band's sophomore LP is due out this spring.

Visit TSOOL at their official site.

MP3: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - The Return Of The Christmas Piper (X-mas X-mas Uber Alles!)

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #327

Sufjan Stevens - We Wish You A Merry Xmas

Yes, another fantastic Sufjan holiday tune.

This one can be found on A Familyre Christmas - Vol. 1.

The short-player includes Danielson, Lenny Smith, Half-Handed Cloud and The Singing Mechanic.

Download the entire EP here!

MP3: Sufjan - We Wish You A Merry Xmas [alt link]

Nellie McKay Unchains Second Christmas Jingle

Brace yourself for a hilarious Rudolph impression.

Enjoy Nellie's other holiday tune here.

Watch her recent duet with Ryan Adams via this link.

Photo courtesy of New York.

MP3: Nellie McKay - Take Me Away

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #308

Sufjan Stevens - Only At Christmas Time

Only at Christmas time
Only a tree to climb
Only at Christmas time
If you can read the sign
Only at Christmas time
Everything lost will find
Only at Christmas time
Only at Christmas time

MP3: Sufjan Stevens - Only At Xmas Time [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #305

Erlend Oye - Last Christmas

Let's hear it from a Wham! cover.

Erlend Oye = 1/2 of Kings Of Convenience.

Visit Erlend at his MySpace page here.

MP3: Erlend Oye - Last Christmas [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #304

The Polyphonic Spree - Carol Of The Bells

The robed posse celebrates the holidays.

Visit TPS at their official site.

MP3: The Polyphonic Spree - Carol Of The Bells [alt link]