Spotify Sunday: The new Christmas classics

There are, as they say, only thirteen more shopping days until Christmas. And that, unless you don’t much care for seasonality, means only thirteen more days of Christmas music. But what to listen to? There are the old standards, of course: the carols, the hymns, that Slade song. But I thought I’d delve into my collection for a few more recent numbers that you might enjoy. So here’s a selection of ten Christmas tracks recorded in the past decade. As always, you can listen to the playlist by following the Spotify link at the bottom of this post.

On a Christmas Day — C.W. Stoneking

I’m amazed that C.W. Stoneking’s music works so well. A dapper Australian who growls and hums in the style of a Twenties delta bluesman, it really ought to sound like a pastiche, but instead it sounds completely fresh and natural. This is the Christmas track from his first album, King