1. Tall Trees - Maria Hansen
2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Caleb McCoach
3. Wake Up (To The Christmas Spirit) - Amo Joy
4. You're One Of Us - Davy Long
5. I Believe - Steve Smith
6. Coming For Christmas - Dead Beats
7. Santa's Last Stop - Innocent Boys
8. The Loneliest Christmas House - Gray Home Music
9. Sleigh Ride - Eat Your Heart Out, Birdbrain
10. The Treetops Are Alive - Red Queen Hypothesis
11. A Personal Voyage - Sleeping Bag
12. Candy Canes - Jethro Easyfields
13. One Trick Snowman - Thunderhawk
14. January Postcard - Cootie Crabtree
15. A Gentleman's Christmas - Jascha
STANDARD RECORDINGS WEB SITE DOWNLOAD HERE
2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Caleb McCoach
3. Wake Up (To The Christmas Spirit) - Amo Joy
4. You're One Of Us - Davy Long
5. I Believe - Steve Smith
6. Coming For Christmas - Dead Beats
7. Santa's Last Stop - Innocent Boys
8. The Loneliest Christmas House - Gray Home Music
9. Sleigh Ride - Eat Your Heart Out, Birdbrain
10. The Treetops Are Alive - Red Queen Hypothesis
11. A Personal Voyage - Sleeping Bag
12. Candy Canes - Jethro Easyfields
13. One Trick Snowman - Thunderhawk
14. January Postcard - Cootie Crabtree
15. A Gentleman's Christmas - Jascha
STANDARD RECORDINGS WEB SITE DOWNLOAD HERE
Look. Cats! A cover full! That's, I'm guessing, in recognition of the fact that proceeds from this, the third Standard Recordings Christmas collection, go to benefit the FACE Spay/Neuter Clinic of Indianapolis. Standard's first holiday offering was a physical CD, possibly still available through Amazon, and it was a fairly exceptional Indie effort. Volume 2 was, like this one, digital only and I must confess I missed it entirely last year (nor does it appear to be available any longer). So what about "A Very Standard Christmas, Volume 3"? My answer to that is that, clearly, I need a break. My head is so full of so much Christmas music right now that I can't even hear, or fairly evaluate, anything more for a bit. A single song, perhaps. Not an album. Heard a lot of Indie sounds, here--some Alt Folk, some garage. I think Maria Hansen's "Tall Trees" is a certain highlight, with Steve Smith, The Dead Beats and Red Queen Hypothesis providing further standouts. I think a lot of people are going to like The Innocent Boys' track a lot more than I did first time through (sort of reminded me of early Dr. Hook, before they went Adult Contemporary). But I think, to be fair, you should just check it out yourself. You can stream all the tracks on Bandcamp and it's a "name your price" deal (no minimum). Take a moment before entering "zero", though, and think of the poor kitty cats. Look at those faces on the cover. Don't you want to help? A little bit? If you decide to contribute $8 or more, you might as well get yourself the limited edition cassette version of "A Very Standard Christmas" as well as the immediate download.
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