Artwork by Martin Tielli

Our holiday playlist gets an update with new songs from Elliott BROOD, who are gifting merry reimaginings to one and all this season. Their latest 3-song EP, The Christmas Life, features a cover of Run-D.M.C.’s “Christmas In Hollis” and festive satirical takes on The Louvin Brothers’ hit country songs, spinning murder ballads into sparkling yuletide tunes for the whole family with “Santa Is Real” and “The Christmas Life.”

Connoisseurs of vintage Christmas songs will delight in Whitehorse’s cover of “Blue Christmas,” where the country classic is reborn as a tender duet. Wistful harmonies and unwavering guitar spark their reflective take on the mournful holiday tune. Find “Blue Christmas” nestled in A Whitehorse Winter Classic, a holiday album that embraces the joy and beauty alongside loneliness and melancholy that comes with the season.

Throw another log on the fire and rejoice with these cozy classics and winter tunes on our playlist.