My 2012 top albums list is forthcoming-- just weeding and tweaking at this point-- but in the meantime why don't you get into the Christmas spirit by jamming out to Sufjan Stevens' new holiday album? It is festively titled Silver & Gold, and it contains FIFTY-EIGHT MOTHERFLIPPING SONGS' worth of Christmas fun/introspection/quirkiness.
Stream it or buy it, just don't overextend yourself.
[Note: I know this is only FIFTY-SEVEN MOTHERFLIPPING SONGS, but for some reason the track "Alphabet" isn't included on the embedded player.]
Indie banjo not your thing? Of course not, you like your Christmas music full of metal shreddin' guitars and tappity-tap double-bass pedals. So on this front I'm recommending Sleddin' Hill by August Burns Red. There are thirteen instrumental Christmas tracks (so no rah-rah vocals) but even as a novelty album you're still getting good quality music full of well-played (and studio-clean) instrumentation.
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