A Wintry Mix

A lot of bloggers post Holiday/Christmas mixes around this time, but since I’ve already been down that road before and over the weekend my hometown got about 8 inches of snow, I’ve decided to make a mix that evokes that wintry feeling. All of the songs on this mix in some way remind me of winter, snow on the ground, icicles, chestnuts roasting by an open fire, all that good stuff.

For some reason that translates to distant guitar, synths, reverberation, bells, songs with “snow” in the title, all of which play a part in this mix. I also figured out while making this post that “So Here We Are” by Bloc Party is the perfect song to listen to while watching snow fall down. Download all the songs below, put them on a CD, and you will immediately get that good ol’ wintry feeling. Hopefully you’ll also find something you like that you’ve never listened to before. Enjoy!

1. Mark Mothersbaugh – Snowflake Music (from Bottle Rocket) MP3
2. The Twilight Sad – Cold Days From The Birdhouse MP3
3. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – In This Home On Ice MP3
4. Radio LXMBRG – It’s Cruel Up North MP3
5. Belle & Sebastian – Fox in the Snow MP3
6. Snowfight on a City Centre – No Light Left MP3
7. The Gloria Record – The Arctic Cat MP3
8. Bloc Party – So Here We Are MP3
9. Minus The Bear – Throwin’ Shapes MP3
10. Brendan Benson – Cold Hand (Warm Heart) MP3
11. Au Revoir Simone – Fallen Snow MP3
12. Sufjan Stevens – Sister Winter MP3

If you enjoy these songs, buy the albums at emusic, amazon, or iTunes.

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