Holiday Update for 10.7.11

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• Children's Paper Crafts for Autumn: Apple and Pumpkin Hats @ Suite101:Kid's Crafts
• Fall Kid's Crafts @ Katie Brown
• Beyond the Pumpkin Pie Recipes @ delish
• pumpkin spice candy apples @ paper, plate, and plane
• 10 No Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas @ Under the Table and Dreaming
• Autumn Eats: Easy, Creamy Tomato Basil Soup @ Blisstree
• Give Your Desktop a Taste of the Fall Season with These Autumn Wallpapers @ Lifehacker

• Vintage Advertising Graphic - Bird on Holly Branch @ The Graphics Fairy
• Stubby's House of Christmas remembers Bert Jansch,
• Elf Original Broadway Cast Recording to Be Released on November 1 @ Theater Mania

 

Christmas Album of the Day
Christmas in Diverse City by TobyMac
(featuring guest turns from Sixpence None the Richer's Leigh Nash, Owl City and more) 

 

Listen on Spotify | Listen on MOG

Preview / Buy Christmas In Diverse City [+Digital Booklet]

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Holiday Update for 10.6.11

• 21 Apple Recipes We Love: Salads, Stews, Salsas, and More @ Serious Eats
• 10 Pumpkin Sports @ Mental Floss
• One Pretty Thing: Christmas Roundup
• Christmas is in the air, and on the Best-Selling Books list @ USA Today
• New Arthur Christmas footage stuffed our stockings with off-kilter British humor @ io9
• That's Christmas Ruined @ No Rock and Roll Fun
• The Good Witch's Gift @ Christmas TV History
• Super Why: Twas the Night Before Christmas & Other Stories @ Netflix Streaming

Christmas Album of the Day
The Heart of Christmas by Matthew West

Listen on Spotify | Listen on MOG

Preview / Buy The Heart Of Christmas [+Digital Booklet] at Amazon,com

Holiday Update for 9.29.11

• 10 New Pumpkin Beers @ Serious Eats
• Pumpkin Pizza @ Blisstree
• A Very Barry Christmas @ Netflix Streaming (sub. req.)
• 2011 WPIX Yule Log Schedule @ TheYuleLog.com

 

Christmas Album of the Day
A Winter Symphony by Sarah Brightman

Listen @ Spotify | Listen @ MOG

Preview / Buy A Winter Symphony at Amazon.com

Holiday Update for 9.28.11

Christmas @ Kickstarter

• The Bitten Word tries Martha's Maple Madeleines
• Big Machine Records and Colonial Candle To Launch Exclusive Holiday Gift Set @ MNN
• It's a Wonderful Movie's Christmas TV Schedule has launched.
• Free ebook: The Fairies and the Christmas Child by Lilian Gask @ Project Gutenberg

 

Christmas Album of the Day

Music From The Happy Elf by the Harry Connick Jr.Trio
(Includes a Happy Elf read along narrated by Harry Connick Jr)

Listen @ MOG 

Preview / Buy Music From The Happy Elf at Amazon.com

 

Bonus Christmas E.P. of the Day

On A Silent Night by 8mm

Listen @ Spoify

Listen @ MOG

Preview / Buy On a Silent Night (The Christmas EP) at Amazon.com

Holiday Update for 9.26.11

Christmas @ Kickstarter

• Acorn Squash Bisque with Fried Sage @ Whipped
• Chewy, Spicy, Crispy, Sweet: 15 Cookies for Fall @ the kitchn
• Pumpkin Fudge @ Brown Eyed Baker
• Free Printable Fall Decorations and Thanksgiving Place Cards @ Party Planning Center

 

• Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol song folio @ Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
• She & Him Reveal A Very She & Him Christmas Album Cover @ Pitchfork
• The Rumour Mill Ga-Ga-Grinds @ Stubby's House of Christmas
• Free ebook for Kindle: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: Vook Classics
• For retailers, Christmas comes earlier @ Chron.com
• Christmas in September? Deal with it @ Today

 

Christmas Song of the Day

Christmas Angel by The Musical Weatherman

Videos of the Day - Chucklewood Critters

A pair of seasonal episodes of Chucklewood Critters...

YouTube Thanksgiving & Christmas Shows update for 9.23.11 (Hillbillies, AMC, Sabrina, Lucy)

Holiday Update for 9.22.11

 

 

• Today I Found Out Why Leaves Change Color in the Fall
• Autumn Eats: Braised Turnips With Rosemary and White Wine @ Blisstree
• Stubby's House of Christmas First Singles Post of the Year
• It's a Wondeful Movie is keeping track of this year's new Christmas movies
• Little Big Town, Lee Ann Womack Send 'Holiday Notes From Home' @ The Boot
• Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits – The Holiday Tradition Continues @ MNN
• In Search Of Santa (2004) @ Netflix Streaming

 

(Yesterday's) Christmas Album of the Day

Christmas Jollies Vol. 1 & 2 by The Salsoul Orchestra

Listen @ Spotify

Listen @ MOG 

Preview / Buy Christmas Jollies Vol. 1 & 2 at Amazon

 

 
(Today's) Christmas Album of the Day

A New Old Fashioned Christmas by The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra

Listen @ Spotify

Listen @ MOG

Preview / Buy A New Old Fashioned Christmas at Amazon

Holiday Update for 9.19.11

Christmas Song  of the Day

My Favourite Time of Year - The Florin Street Band

 

• Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse @ Glorious Treats
• Candy Corn Bugle Snack Mix @ Cookies & Cups
• Paper Bag Apple Tree @ Creative Jewish Mom
• Not Quite Traditional Linzer Cookies @ Indie Fixx
• Old School Slapstick: Part 1 @ Christmas TV History 
• A Sequel to Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol? @ Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol

 

Christmas Album of the Day
A Neighborly Christmas by Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors

Listen @ Spotify

Holiday Update for 9.18.11

 

• Pumpkin Bread @ brown eyed baker
• 10 Simple Soups for the Beginning of Fall @ the kitchn
• Eye Candy: Autumn Edition @ amy is the party
• Billy Tucci Forms Apostle Arts to Publish "A Child Is Born" @ Comic Book Resources
• Cameo-Parkway Holiday Hits @ Stubbys House of Christmas

Anything Anything returns to the airwaves!

Rich Russo's indispensable free form radio show makes a welcome return to the NYC scene tonight after a brief period of homelessness following the head scatching format change at it's previous abode WXRP. If you were hanging around here last Christmas you'll remember Rich put on a phenomenal Christmas show, hopefully there will be more rockin' holiday goodness this year now that Anything Anything has settled down at  101.7 - The Peak and WDHA

 

Kringle's Christmas Classics Library

 

The Rainbow Book by Mrs. M.H. Spielmann featuring the Christmas tales "The Little Picture Girl", "Father Christmas at Home", and "Christmas at the Court of King Jorum" (Project Gutenberg)

 

Christmas Album of the Day

Ski Surfin by The Avalanches

Listen on Spotify

Holiday Update for 9.16.11

 

Christmas @ Kickstarter

Far From Idol Christmas 2011 Album

• Rosh Hashanha Rock Anthem @ The Rumpus
• New Quiz: Rosh Hashanah @ Kveller
• Rosh Hashanah Recipe Box: Silver Tip Roast with Winter Root Vegetables and Apple Carrot Potato Soup @ Kosher Street
• Autumn Wreath / D.I.Y. Project @ A Beautiful Mess
• How-To: Pine Cone Candle Holder @ Craft
• Easy Fall Centerpiece Idea @ Makes and Takes
• Stubby's House of Christmas has all the latest news on this year's new Christmas tunes
• Make your own Origami Christmas Tree @ instructables
• Gift Wrapping: Paper Bows @ Fancy House Road

Christmas Album of the Day

Joy to the World by Pink Martini

Listen @ Spotify

Listen @ MOG

 Preview / Buy "Joy To The World" @ Amazon.com

 

Holiday Update for 9.8.11

 

by verslibre

• Rosh Hashanah Pomegranate Sangria and Cubed Fruit Salad with Pomegranate and Crystalized Sugar @ The Jewish Hostess
• Pumpkin Beer Pretzels (With 2 Dipping Sauces) @ We are Not Martha
• A Little Guide to Fall Crafts on Gingerbread Snowflakes
• Thanksgiving @ yummly

• She & Him Reveal Christmas Album @ Pitchfork
• Polka and a Kiss: Celebrated Musician Releases Unforgettable Christmas Gift (Press Release @ Market Watch)
• Nightmare Fuel: A Christmas Carol @ TV Tropes
• City looks for the 'perfect' Christmas tree @ Chicago Tribune
• Rutherford County begins search for Christmas tree @ WSMV
• It’s not too early to be thinking about Christmas jazz @ The Ottawa Citizen

 

Free MP3 @ Bandcamp

 

Christmas Album of the Day

Christmas Angel by Emily Richards

Listen @ Spotify

Holiday Update for 9.7.11

 
Christmas @ Kickstarter

Kyle Dillingham's First Christmas Album

• Pom Pom Flowers For Fall @ Creative Jewish Mom
• Rosh Hashanah Recipe Box: Moroccan Tzimmos, Lamb & Rice Kugel @ Kosher Street
• Thanksgiving Traditions Passed Down Through the Ages — or Not! @ Voice of NC
• Lee Orgel, The Man Behind the Musical @ Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
• Buffalo Bills 12 Days Of Christmas [VIDEO] @ WYRK
• David Archuleta talks about Christmas CD in new vlog @ Idol Chatter
• ‘Ber’ months begin, Xmas décor sales start @ GMA News

Christmas Album of the Day

Merry Christmas by Mariah Carey

Listen @ Spotify

Preview / Buy Merry Christmas at Amazon

Holiday Update for 9.6.11

• Brown Eyed Baker's 150 Best Fall Recipes
• Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcake @ Annie's Eats
• Snickerdoodle Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches @ Craft
• Cozy Fall Yarn Wreath @ A Pretty Life in the Suburbs

"Genre in the Mainstream: Time Travel Yes. Spaceship? No." @ Tor.com

"With this in mind, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol represents two kinds of time travel as it features ghosts who drag a person into the past and into the future. Though Scrooge can’t actually effect the past Marty McFly style, the act of time traveling in his own timestream does alter his present, and in turn, create an alternate reality from the one depicted by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. (One of the reasons why the Doctor Who episode “A Christmas Carol” works so well is because writer Steven Moffat essentially kept this thematic constraint the same.)"

Christmas Album of the Day

The Silent Stars by Alli Rogers

*One of my favorite holiday releases from 2009, lovely stuff.

Listen @ Spotify

Listen @ MOG

Preview / Buy The Silent Stars at Amazon

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Christmas Video of the Day

Holiday Update for 9.5.11

 

Wine Cork Stamp Rosh HaShana Cards @ Creative Jewish Mom

Pumpkin Pie Milkshake Recipe @ A Beautiful Mess

 

Christmas Album of the Day

Christmas Time is Here by Dan Gottshall with Miriam Kaul

Listen on Spotify

 

Christmas Video of the Day

Holiday Update for 9.4.11

• Rosh Hashanah Recipe Box: Sweet Fig Cake with Honey Cream Glaze @ Kosher Street


• Acorn chocolate cookie treats @ The Celebration Shoppe


• Turkey Thighs — with Pumpkin Stuffing under the skin! @ Foodalogue


• Rasberry Rice Pudding @ The English Kitchen

• Fall Leaves Garland / D.I.Y. Project @ A Beautiful Mess


• Make a Poinsetta Ring with Cindy Gimbrone

Christmas Album of the Day

Christmas in the City by The Stephen Kummer Trio

Listen @ Spotify

Preview / Buy Christmas In The City at Amazon.com

Christmas Album of the Day Playlists

July

Full (180 tracks / 11 hours)

Sampler (30 tracks / 1 hour)

August

Full (283 tracks /  15 hours)

Sampler (39 tracks / 2 hours)

September

Full (work in progress)

Sampler (work in progress)

Christmas @ Bandcamp

Christmas Update for 9.3.11

 

What a week it's been. First Hurricane Irene tuns my basement into Kringle's Pond and now comes news that The King of Jingaling himself is taking a holiday hiatus from Falalalala. Hopefully he'll come back soon, fully recharged and as merry as ever but whatever happens I can't thank him enough for all he's given to the Christmas sharity community through both his amazing shares of rare and wonderful music and for maintining the very best holiday music forum on all the intertubes.

One Pretty Thing's Fall craft roundup

Lots of Printables, including Fall themes @ Tatertots and Jello

Fairbanks' Santa Claus House gift shop @ Gorillas Don't Blog

 

Christmas Album of the Day

Just in Time for Christmas by Nancy LaMott

Listen @ Spotify

 

Christmas Update for 8.8.11

 

Christmas @ Kickstarter

Christmas Joy: A Classical Music project by fiona joy

 

favecrafts: How to Make an Acorn Themed Pendant and Autumn Mixed Media Canvas

Thanksgiving Greetings vintage postcard @ Postcard Roundup

5 Things To Start Now For Holiday Party Planning @ the kitchn

Santa Saves: Six Back-to-School Bargains for Holiday Giving @ Organized Christmas

Stanislaus National Forest Christmas tree prep starting now @ The Modesto Bee

It's a Wonderful Movie has news of When Angels Sing - Christmas Movie starring Harry Connick, Jr

Holidays to be celebrated this year on Castle @ SpoilerTV
 

Christmas Album of the Day

December Makes Me Feel This Way - A Holiday Album by Dave Koz

Listen @ Spotify

Preview / Buy December Makes Me Feel This Way - A Holiday Album

Early Thanksgiving Update

It's Thanksgiving!! Finally! Here, Here, Here and Here @ Ernie(NotBert)


Happy Thanksgiving @ Stubby's House of Christmas


‘Tis the Season To Be Merry - Yule Log From Hell Podcast 2010 (ep 1)

Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving Update

Thanksgiving

Way Out Wednesday: “Thanksgiving Songs to Tickle Your Funnybone” @ Popdose


The Shelf's Thanksgiving childhood memories...


The Genome of Your Thanksgiving Supper @ Discover via SlashDot


Turkey skin: More good fat than bad, and other Thanksgiving truths @ CNN via Lifehacker


Thanksgiving Clip Art - Big Beautiful Turkey @ The Graphics Fairy

Christmas

Listen to FaLaLaLaLa 2004 ADVENTure In Carols Cloudcast on Mixcloud


VarnerCast!: Decorating Music @ 77 Santas


It's A Hi - Fi Christmas @ Hooked on Stereophonic


Wednesday Two-Fer: Mystery 78s @ Merry and Bright


Home For the Holidays @ TCM