The release of a new Memoria Polaraid compilation is always a big thing in the alt xmas community, the word needs to get out asap: polaroidblog.bandcamp.com/album/a-pola... More on this later

Always a great mix from Bill Adler. He's not on Bluesky - but #ChristmasMix / #ChristmasMusic crate diggers should definitely be aware of his annual offerings - soundcloud.com/xmasjollies/... - there's a Norteño bit in here that is off the charts.

How is it that each new version of iOS breaks autocorrect in new and tiresome ways?

It’s Bandcamp (Xmas) Friday. I just do what I’m told. Now go buy this music! #altxmas

Netflix Confirms Cancel Membership Button Will Be Leaving Streaming Service Next Month

The @kevonhissoapbox.bsky.social "Have Yourself a Merry Indie Christmas" charity comps benefiting @crisis-uk.bsky.social are all essential #BandcampFriday purchases. Get 'em all! #1 buff.ly/3ZlO3bI #2 buff.ly/3Zo79xH #3 buff.ly/3Zk75z3 #4 v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-y...

SCOTUS decided originalist = racist. Who’s ready to hang ten off a blue wave next November?

History of Alt.Xmas, part 4 I collected all the Xmas music recorded (but not played) way back when I was just learning Christmas. #alt.Xmas #altchristmas #christmasmusic

Bandcamp Friday is this week. Here's a Bandcamp playlist chockful of good Christmas music you can buy this Friday to support the artists.

Les Bicyclettes de Belsize just re-recorded his entire Christmas catalog, fresh for 2025. www.tumblr.com/betterwatcho...

Jangle Bells! The Indiepop Hall Of Fame's Advent Calendar. 🪟1 🤶Bad Bad Hats 🔔Sally Sweet Tooth ☃️Don Giovanni (2021) The open windows can be seen/listened to here: open.spotify.com/playlist/5cV... badbadhats.bandcamp.com/album/sally-...

To have these Christmas Underground mixes as your holiday soundtrack is to reclaim the winter solstice from the ugly-sweater wearing yulezilla faction, get the joke that is the War on Christmas, build some 21st century traditions, and feel the innocent joy that was there all along.

Here's what Yelyzaveta is listening to today: Snow Flower (feat. Peakboy) by V

Sorry, fellow Boomers, our heyday was the 70s and the 80s, and we kinda blew it for the holidays. Here's the evidence.

I had to join in the fun with @christmasagogo.bsky.social and post an excellent version of "Walking in the Air" by @everyonesayshi.bsky.social. #christmas #christmasmusic #altchristmas Everyone Says Hi "Walking in the Air" (2024) christmasunderground.com/2025/11/26/e...

What do Christmas Aguilera, Nightwish, GURT, The Maccabees, Darling West, The Eastern Sea, Randolph's Leap and Alvarez Kings have in common? This cover song christmasagogo.blogspot.com/2025/11/them...

Since @christmasagogo.bsky.social started it, and @xmasunderground.bsky.social piled on, here’s my own guilty Walking in the Air pleasure (hold out for the later chorus):

Sometimes digital-only releases disappear forever. Not so with Noonday Underground's Christmas record. Released just before Christmas last year, they took it down, but now it's back with a better mix. www.tumblr.com/betterwatcho... #alt.xmas

Walking back the bullshit.

The guys selling AI have never felt the joy of work you love.

This org needs Bluesky presence. www.removetheregime.com

I was afraid I was going to Scrooge out this year, until CAGG shared this fantastic track by UK artist Guiville with Tracey Phillips on vocal. The lyrics ground it in reality, but the music absolutely soars. (Scroll through their Soundcloud for a music-box version that is just as good.)

The walls are crumbling. apnews.com/article/trum...

Don‘t let the Senate Sellout distract you from the AI bubble! Here’s a soundtrack of 90s alt.Xmas music to remind you of your promise to yourself never to let that happen to you again! (A history of alt.Xmas in reverse chronological order, part 2)

At some point, anti-fascism demands consensus. I support Mamdani’s policies and I also recognize that Trump’s success hinges on dividing me from anti-fascists with more moderate views. Let‘s slay the demon TOGETHER so we can debate the nuances of Democracy.

Well shone, Moon. Truly, the moon shines with a good grace.

After last night's hopeful news, it was time to dig back through some overlooked compilations from the current Era of Alt.Xmas. Here's one that's matching my mood today.

Apparently there really were 7 million of us at No Kings.

Apparently, it was the populism, not the fascism.

Remember file sharing?

I posted this a year ago, but then the election happened, and I couldn't bear to be on the internet for a long time, so never followed up. Let's try this again. A history of alt.Xmas, in reverse chronological order.

Nicholas Burgess makes great music. He has a song just for this very day! Go get it.

Driving to the market rn.

Do bots have starter packs? I’ve gained 300 unknown followers since No Kings and I love you all already. No doubt as I start posting weird Christmas songs that’ll cull the herd a bit. You're welcome! Better Watch Out indeed: @nicholasburgess.bsky.social

It's difficult to watch the emergence of the American Gestapo from our historically unique privilege, but if we can watch horror movies, we can do our part to penetrate the MSM blackout on this real-world horror show.

This is terrorism, and this administration is doing it. How is it we watch scary/thriller/violent movies all the time but can’t allow a national conversation about this very real thing happening right now.

Truth. My version: the natural human condition is an impulse to identify and destroy all potential threats, an impulse so hard-wired that when threats are gone, we invent them. (A few of us may want to evolve, which is also often perceived as a threat.)

I demand DOJ give me $250M for the stress of recent indictments. (More than Diarrhea Donald wants because my tax liability is prolly higher.)

Exactly one D pollster thinks running against an increasingly unpopular fascist is a bad idea. NYT’s finger is so far off the pulse, they think this is a story.

Best self-own (after Diarrhea Donald) of the MAGA frustration over No Kings.

Unseasonably hot today so the hippies are congregating in the shade after the March.

Here comes San Francisco!

The weather gods are smiling down on NorCal No Kings. (Warmer forecast for tomorrow.) #nokings #nonviolence #democracy

Jon Bell’s 3-song EP from 2022 has one sweetly swaying original, and surprisingly original takes on a couple of songs you’ve heard before.

Wait, you're still on Facebook?

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE. It’s time to cancel your account.

The Dharma (and Christmas music) in a sportsguy T-shirt.

Physical Media Collector Pumped For Downfall Of Humanity https://theonion.com/physical-media-collector-pumped-for-downfall-of-humanity/

Nazis in Chicago, tearing apart my country.