Don't expect to see too much from me outside of the holiday season. But I may pop in with nuggets of interest from time to time.

The 1970 film Scrooge is my favorite Dickens adaptation. There are a handful of songs that I think should be Christmas classics. So I was pleasantly surprised when "Sing A Christmas Carol" was part of the Disneyland Christmas parade!

My favorite Christmas album of all time. #christmasmusic youtu.be/DM-l3FltJYQ?...

Picked this one at random from my crazy library (almost 4000 Christmas albums). A really nice collection of solo harp tunes.

Vintage mid-century Christmas illustration. #christmas #midcenturychristmas #christmasillustration

#christmasmusic #christmasplaylist open.spotify.com/playlist/4II...

My friend and famous Christmas music collector Mitchell Kezin passed away this year. So some of his friends have compiled a Christmas mix in his honor. Mitchell directed Jingle Bell Rocks! Download it below. mega.nz/file/MVU3QQZ... #christmas #christmasmusic #christmasmusicmix #jinglebellrocks

Take a listen here to my 2024 Christmas music mix, 20 years after I made my first in 2004. (Link to download later...). hearthis.at/falalalala/t... #christmasmusic #christmasmix #christmasmusicmix #falalalala

My 2024 mix of classic Christmas music (all from vinyl) will be dropping soon. Here's the cover, from a design by Disney artist Ward Kimball. #christmasmusic #christmasmusicmix

Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters - Jingle Bells/Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1953) #christmasmusic

Some of these songs ended up on the Ultra-Lounge Christmas collections. So why hasn't the whole album been remastered for digital yet? A shame... youtu.be/0b15QZEkrVE?...

Another Santa from a #vintagechristmascard #midcenturychristmas #santaclaus

Love this tune. Such a great new version by the great @actualbenfolds.bsky.social youtu.be/qEwsTT6WtWo?...

I follow this YouTube channel which does a great job of looking at great bass lines. Here he looks at the 12 Bass Lines of Christmas. youtu.be/1uHU2i9j1cg?...

Vintage Christmas card #vintagechristmascard #midcenturychristmas

Christmas card by illustrator T. Hee. #christmascard #christmasillustration #midcenturychristmas

Take a gander at the sublime illustrations of the great T Hee. #christmascards #christmasillustrations #midecenturychristmas www.cartoonbrew.com/illustration...

Santa's gettin' lit.

This collection is from my friend Matt Mahaffey and his musical team of composers and producers (who do lots of scoring of animation, etc.). He's credited as "eLfs" on the second tune. #christmasmusic open.spotify.com/album/4jruNe...

It's hard to pick a favorite among the many #christmas illustrations by the classic #Disney illustrator #ralphhulett. But as a bass player, this one is high on my list. #christmasillustration #disneychristmas #midcenturychristmas

It's A Small World Disneyland Christmas facade. This is where I'll be this Christmas! Can't wait! #disneyland #itsasmallworld #disneychristmas

Some Christmas jazz for you. #christmasmusic #christmasjazz #christmasplaylist open.spotify.com/playlist/4Cq...

#Christmas #ChristmasWrap #RepeatingPattern #DesktopBackground #WrappingPaper

Vintage Dennison Christmas wrap. #christmas #midcenturychristmas #christmaswrap #santaclaus

Vintage Christmas card. #christmas #vintagechristmas #christmascard #midcenturychristmas

Mid century Santa Claus ornament illustration. I love this one! #christmas #midcenturychristmas #christmasillustration

Some of the best Christmas radio can be found at SomaFM. #christmasmusic somafm.com/holiday/

Vintage wrapping paper. #christmaswrapping

Mid century gold foil Santa Claus Christmas card. #midcenturychristmas #christmascard #santaclaus

The Blue Diamonds (1960) open.spotify.com/track/5smsJN...

The cover for my Jingle All the Ways playlist. Because 450 versions of Jingle Bells can't be wrong. #christmasmusic #santaclaus #jinglebells

A playlist that should be considered a violation of the Geneva Convention against torture. 450 different versions of Jingle Bells. #christmasmusic #jinglebells open.spotify.com/playlist/4Qj...

Adventure in Carols by Ferrante and Teicher (1955). They were known for kind of syrupy easy listening, but this is some experimental treated piano madness.

An absolutely underrated gem! Has anybody covered it yet...?

More people should know this great little record.

Mitchell is much on my mind as we head into the season...

Uncredited artist. Christmas Sing Along (Promenade Records). Great foil cover. #christmasmusic #christmaslp

One of weirdest, most fun Christmas albums ever! 1959 madness from The Three Suns. #christmasmusic open.spotify.com/album/1aqidR...

From the 1959 Line Material Christmas booklet/record. #christmas #xmas #midcenturychristmas

A bit of Mexicali Xmas kitsch. #christmasmusic

Capitol Records advertisement. #retrochristmas

Illustration by Ward Kimball.

My 2023 Christmas mix, The King of Jingaling Fling. #christmasmusic www.mixcloud.com/FaLaLaLaLa/f...

A favorite. Still not available digitally. youtu.be/0b15QZEkrVE?... #christmasmusic