1. “Spit on a Stranger” by Kathryn Williams (originally by Pavement)
2. “Fake Empire” by Lackthereof (originally by The National)
3. “No Cars Go” by Final Fantasy (originally by The Arcade Fire)
4. “Many Rivers to Cross” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists (originally by Jimmy Cliff)
5. “Somewhere Only We Know” by Joy Electric (originally by Keane)
6. “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (Dan Deacon Remix)” by Owen Pallett
7. “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” by Ben Gibbard (originally by Stars)
8. “Here” by Tindersticks (originally by Pavement)

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Alright, now that it’s officially over, it’s time to look back and take a listen to what I think are the best songs of the year. Thanks again for listening to the podcast week in and week out, it’s been a pleasure doing it for you. Consider this a “best of” my podcast, as almost everyone one of these songs have been featured on the show. Happy new year!

1. “A Conversation About Cancer” by the Daredevil Christopher Wright from “In Deference to a Broken Back”
2. “The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead” by The Darcys
3. “All Yr Songs” by Diamond Rings
4. “Heavy Breath” by David Bazan from “Curse Your Branches”
5. “1 John 4:16″ by the Mountain Goats from “Life of the World to Come”
6. “Chinaberry Tree” by Vic Chesnutt from “At the Cut”
7. “I Am Goodbye” by Bonnie “Prince” Billy from “Beware”
8. “Morning Glory Cloud” by DM Stith from “Heavy Ghost”
9. “Satellite Skin” by Modest Mouse
10. “The Lot” by Sister Suvi from “Now I Am Champion”
11. “Temecula Sunrise” by the Dirty Projectors from “Bitte Orca”
12. “Heavy Cross” by Gossip from “Music for Men”
13. “Pieces” by Dinosaur Jr. from “Farm”
14. “El Besto I Ever Had” by The Hood Internet
15. “Successful (feat. Trey Songz)” by Drake from “So Far Gone”
16. “House Show” by Etaoin Shrdlu w/ Stephen Harper (exclusive STR mix)
17. “Watching the Planets” by Flaming Lips from “Embryonic”

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Merry Christmas!!!! I hope you enjoy listening to this mix as I am surely at home in Belleville ripping some waxy paper into shreds. Enjoy the holidays, as well as this playlist composed entirely of songs by Jason Anderson, one of my most favourite singer-songwriter types. He recorded them during a “song a day” experiment, and I think they are all kind of cool. I’ve rearranged them and have taken out some of the rougher songs, and hope they all flow together kind of nicely. Of course, as soon as I put this together, Jason released a couple new Christmas songs that I didn’t get the chance to include. Download these songs and more from his website, here.

1. “In Brooklyn Today”

2. “Merry Christmas Baby”

3. “This Christmas”

4. “I Just Can’t Wait for it To Snow”

5. “Santa Claus is coming to town”

6. “Let Christmas Say Hello”

7. “Is there any way?”

8. “All Alone on Christmas”

9. “Christmas Boogie”

10. “It’s Christmas Baby (Baby Please Come Home)”

11. “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”

12. “I Love Christmas”

13. “All I Want For Christmas Is You”

14. “Christmas on the Moon”

15. “It’s Almost Christmas Eve”

16. “Happy Birthday Hope”

17. “O, Christmas Tree”

18. “Frosty The Snowman”

19. “The Bells of St. Mary”

20. “Me and Tim in NYC”

21. “Remember December”

22. “Home for the Holidays”

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So we’ve had our full-on awesome Christmas podcast, our weird Christmas podcast, and now here’s a somewhat sad Christmas podcast. This is for you who are having a not-so-Merry Christmas.

1. “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” by Pedro the Lion
2. “Listen to the Choir Sing” by Ian McGlynn
3. “Purple Snowflakes” by Marvin Gaye
4. “Christmas Will Really Be Christmas” by Lou Rawls
5. “That Spirit of Christmas” by Ray Charles
6. “Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming” by Feist
7. “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” by Sam Phillips
8. “Angels from the Realms of Glory” by Silver Speakers from “Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, R. Kelly”
9. “Joy to the World” by Eef Barzelay
10. “Silent Night” by My Morning Jacket
11. “Little Drummer Boy” by Mark Kozelek
12. “A Cold, Cold Christmas” by Stephen Colbert
13. “Christmas Time Blues” by Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
14. “Blues for Christmas” by John Lee Hooker
15. “Blue Shadows on a White Christmas Tree” by Onbekende Artiest

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Welcome back! I hope you are enjoying your Christmas season so far. So after a high-energy Christmas playlist last week, here’s a “weird” playlist full of music you may not be sick of already. Enjoy!

1. “Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern)” by Miles Davis from “Jingle Bell Jazz”

2. “Christmas Eve Night” by Danielson from “A Familyre Christmas (Vol. 1)”

3. “Velvet Santa” by Divide and Kreate from “Santastic III in 3D”

4. “Christmastime Is Here (Again!)” by The Yule Logs from “The Yule Logs”

5. “Christmas Christmas” by Cheap Trick from “Gift”

6. “Come All Ye Faithful” by Rob Halford from “Winter Songs”

7. “Christmas at Ground Zero (Weird Al)” by Yulenog & Nathan Kuruna

8. “Carol for the Lonely” by Sofia Talvik from “A Carol for the Lonely”

9. “Christmas Reineer” by The Knife

10. “Snowbelle” by Camille from “Santa Claus Presents: Christmas on 45″

11. “Ghost Reindeer in the Sky” by REM from “Christmas in Athens”

12. “Jeanette, Isabella” by Tori Amos from “Midwinter Graces”

13. “The Chanukah Song” by Neil Diamond from “A Cherry Cherry Christmas”

14. “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” by the Smashing Pumpkins from “1993-12-12 Universal Amphitheatre”

15. “Here Comes Santa Claus” by Bob Dylan from “Christmas in the Heart”

16. “Frosty the Snowman” by Fiona Apple from “Christmas Calling”

17. “Silent Night, Holy Night” by John Fahey from “The New Possibility”

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I find as I get older, I care less about Christmas, “the day,” and find I enjoy Christmas, “the season,” more and more. Luckily, in Canada, we get to start this season much earlier than our American friends… as far as I’m concerned, the day after Remembrance Day is fair came for Yuletide cheer. As a Christian man, Easter is the real pinnacle of religious celebrations, but the celebration of Christmas and the birth of Jesus is just as important, and I believe that’s why people believe this season brings such an emphasis of the importance of family.

And like song and music has always historically been a part of the way people have celebrated God, in church, in private or on stage, music is also an important part in the way we celebrate Christmas.

So with that said, here’s the first of a few Christmas playlists you’ll find on Silent Talkie Radio this month.

1. “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding” by Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson from “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All”

2. “The Gifts They Gave” by Johnny Cash from “Christmas With Johnny Cash”

3. “Listening to Otis Redding At Home During Christmas” by Okkervil River

4. “Christmas in the Room” by Sufjan Stevens

5. “When a Child is Born” by Boney M from “Christmas Party”

6. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Pedro the Lion

7. “I Wish It Was Christmas Today” by Julian Casablancas

8. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” by Leighton Meester from “A Very Special Christmas 7″

9. “Christmas Day” by MxPx

10. “Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)” by Long Winters

11. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” by Bruce Springsteen

12. “Go Tell it on the Mountain” by Anne Murray from “Christmas Wishes”

13. “The Upsidedown Christmas Tree Carol” by Silver Speakers from “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells: 2008 Christmas Extravaganza. The EP.”

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I’m so excited by a couple tracks included this week… I’m glad to hear a new track by the Cold War Kids… not only a new track, but a GOOD one. I hope this new album delivers on all the promise they had in those early EPs. I also just nabbed the new album by “The Editors,” which I didn’t even hear was out, or anything, so I look forward to listening to the rest of that soon. I’ve also got a track from the Schomberg Fair’s new album, which I’ve been listening to over and over again for the last couple weeks. At first I found the whole punk-banjo thing kind of jarring, but now I embrace it and the band’s unique sound. Part of me really wonders where the band is coming from though… at times the songs seem to come from a really honest spiritual place (“Strange Kind of Grace” is one I find encouraging and special myself), and at other times they seem to just be taking the piss out of a genre that suits what they’ve morphed into. There’s also a song by Jookabox, a group I haven’t heard before, but after hearing this, I’m looking at exploring further. Have a great week everybody. And a happy Yanksgiving to you south of the border.

1. “Audience” by Cold War Kids from “Behave Yourself”

2. “Satan, Your Kingdom Must come Down” by Schomberg Fair from “Gospel”

3. “In This Light and On This Evening” by The Editors from “In This Light and On This Evening”

4. “Young Lions (alt version)” by the Constantines from “Too Slow for Love”

5. “If I Were A Tree” by Forest City Lovers from “Phodilus and Tyto Single”

6. “You Cried Me” by Jookabox from “Dead Zone Boys”

7. “Dead deer” by Evening Hymns from “Spirit Guides”

8. “Tobias Grey” by Postdata

9. “There’s Too Much Love (live)” by Sufjan Stevens from “Castaways Ithaca, NY 9/23/09″

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Another week, another pretty random bit of music that I think flows nicely together. This week’s theme is “people saying bad things about you” for no particular reason. Here she be.

1. “Big Love (Fleetwood Mac cover)” by CFCF from “Continent”

2. “Johanna” by Think About Life from “Family”

3. “Hatari (Drunkenmonkey remix) by tUnE-YaRdS

4. “Stillness is the Move (Dirty Projectors cover) by Solange Knowles

5. “Successful” by Drake from “So Far Gone”

6. “Ransom the Sunset” by Bass Lions

7. “Shit Talker (solo acoustic)” by David Bazan from “DVD Bonus Material”

8. “The Backlash” by Octoberman from “Fortresses”

9. “Do” by “Do Make Say Think” from “Other Truths”

10. “House Show” by Etaoin Shrdlu from “Mating Calls”

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Well after a couple weeks of “themes,” and other crazy business, we’re back to just your straight up seamless mix of rock, folk, country, whatever, featuring mostly new stuff, lots of Toronto stuff, a couple covers and some old classic stuff. Enjoy! And a special shout out to my friend Jon Marck, who was previously a member of my old band, Strike the Set, and is now slapping the bass strings for “Drive Faster.” Keep an eye out for them on their upcoming episode of “Master Tracks” on aux.tv.

1. “Heavy Hands” by The Diableros from “Old Story, Fresh Road”

2. “The Slo” by The Balconies from “The Balconies”

3. “Suitcase” by Drive Faster

4. “Left and Right in the Dark” by Julian Casablancas from “Phrazes For the Young”

5. “Invisible (ease v Remix)” by Winter Gloves from “A Way to Celebrate”

6. “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend Cover)” by Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel

7. “Glorious Dawn (Cosmos Remixed)” by Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking

8. “Crooked Moon” by Graham Wright

9. “I’m An Old Believer” by Slow Down Molasses

10. “Quarantine Girl” by Fox Jaws from “Goodbye Doris”

11. “I’m a Loner Dottie, a Rebel” by the Get Up Kids from “Something to Write Home About”

12. “Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon Cover)” by Deer Tick

13. “Cop Shoot Co” by Spiritualized from “Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating in Space”

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Velcome, velcome to vis veekes podkast. Becasz iz Halloveen veekend, and becaus Vampires iz vary vary sezy (hallo Tviligt fahns), viz muzik iz vone beeg vamper fest! Von’t yu let uz in?

1. “Vampires In Love” by The Deadlines, from “The Death and Life Of…”

2. “(She’s My) Vampire Girl” by The Groovie Ghoulies from “Go! Stories”

3. “Vampira” by The Misfits from “Collection”

4. “Gothic Surf-a-rama” by Vampire Beach Babes from “Reckless Summer”

5. “Night of the Vampire” by Roky Erickson from “Gremlins Have Pictures”

6. “Vampire Blues” by Neil Young from “On the Beach”

7. “Vampire Sex Funk” by The Dark Clan from “The Vampire Wore White”

8. “Nosferatu” by Blue Oyster Clut from “Spectres”

9. “Vampire Forest Fire” by Arcade Fire from “Arcade Fire EP”

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