Holiday Mixtape Contest!

It’s time for another mixtape contest! I absolutely love making mixes, but I also love listening to mixes that other people make – our last contest was so much fun and opened my ears to so many amazing songs.  For those of you who don’t remember or are recently joining us, here’s how it will work!

We want you all to create a mix of 5 – 10 holiday songs – they do not need to be Christmas carols or other holiday-specific songs (although they can be if you want!), they can simply be songs that remind you of the holidays or winter months.  All you have to do is go to our RDIO page and add 5- 10 songs to our collaborative playlist, Holiday Mixtape Contest.” I’ve started it off with some songs below! Once you’re finished adding songs, come back and leave a comment on the blog listing your songs – be sure to include your email address! We will review all submissions and select a winner in one week, on Tuesday November 27th –  the winner’s mix will be featured on the blog and they will also receive a goodie bag of amazing accessories (pictured below)!

If you aren’t familiar with RDIO, you can register for free – then simply click on the link above to our mix, and click on the button that says “collaborate on this playlist.” You will be able to search for songs and add them to the playlist right there on the page. Don’t forget that  you can go to your local Free People store and with any purchase, receive an RDIO gift card for one month of free music!

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Sam
11 years ago

Super stoked about this! Here’s my mixtape:

1. Julian Casablancas- I Wish It Was Christmas Today
2. St. Vincent- Jesus Saves, I Spend
3. Hazy Shade of Winter- Simon & Garfunkel
4. Kings of Leon- Velvet Snow
5. The White Stripes- In the Cold, Cold Night
6. The Pixies- Winterlong
7. The Ramones- Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)
8. Barry Louis Polisar- All I Want Is You
9. Bob Dylan- Shelter From the Storm

11 years ago

Maybe it’s just me, but I couldn’t figure out how to add them to the playlist! I subscribed to the list, I love hearing different Christmas songs, rather than just the standard rotation :)

Here is a link to my list:

http://rd.io/x/QW34tjNGdN8

Jimmy Eat World-Table for Glasses
Manchester Orchestra-Colly Strings
Modest Mouse-Trailer Trash
Sleeping at Last-Snow
Van Morrison-Dweller on the Threshold
Smashing Pumpkins-Christmastime
The Weakerthans-Night Windows
Maria Taylor-Leap Year
***Plus two songs I couldn’t find on Rdio:
Cassino-New Jerusalem
Decibully-Like a Child on Christmas day

11 years ago

Oh, awesome! Thank you, Julia :)

Paige
11 years ago

Winter Song- The Head and the Heart
Love & Happiness- Al Green
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas- She & Him
Christmas Lights- Coldplay
Santa Baby- Eartha Kitt
Winter- Matt Corby
Orange Colored Sky- Lady Gaga
If I Had a Boat- James Vincent McMorrow
That was the Worst Christmas Ever! -Sufjan Stevens

Paige
11 years ago

WInter Song- The Head and the Heart
Love & Happiness- Al Green
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas- She & Him
Christmas Lights- Coldplay
Santa Baby- Eartha Kitt
Winter- Matt Corby
Orange Colored Sky- Lady Gaga
If I Had a Boat- James Vincent McMorrow
That was the Worst Christmas Ever!- Sufjan Stevens

11 years ago

My Winter Tunes!

The Christmas Song – The Ravonettes
White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes
Everything – Ben Howard
No Christmas for Me – Zee Avi
Holocene – Bon Iver
Bird of Winter Prey – William Fitzismmons
Decorate – Yuna
Amazing Eyes – Good Old War
Winter Birds – Ray Lamontagne
River – James Taylor

11 years ago

Woops – switched something out from the last playlist! Revised!

My Winter Tunes!

The Christmas Song – The Ravonettes
White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes
Everything – Ben Howard
No Christmas for Me – Zee Avi
Holocene – Bon Iver
Bird of Winter Prey – William Fitzismmons
Amazing Eyes – Good Old War
Winter Birds – Ray Lamontagne
River – James Taylor
May Waltz – Brooke Fraser

Amanda
11 years ago

Ohbijou-Intro To The Seasons
You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown-Until December
The Avett Brothers-Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promises
Stars-Winter Bones
Apparat-Your House Is My World
Noah Gundersen-Family
Rogue Wave-Christmas
She & Him- Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Seabear-Cold Summer
Thao & Mirah-Hallelujah
Email-amandaxreene@live.com

Mia Rose
11 years ago

Yay chilled out winter music!

I added:
Time to Run – Lord Huron
White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes
Skinny Love – Bon Iver
Danny’s Song – Anne Murrary
Lost in the Light – The Bahamas
Concrete Wall – Zee Avi
Guaranteed – Eddie Veddar

xoxo

11 years ago

Winter Winds//Mumford & Sons
Little Talks//Of Monsters and Men
Caught a Long Wind//Feist
Hold You in my Arms//Ray LaMontagne
Troubles will be Gone/The Tallest Man on Earth
Hard Way Home//Brandi Carlile
Ekki mukk//Sigur Ros
Holocene//Bon Iver
Come Fly with Me//Frank Sinatra
We Don’t Eat//James Vincent McMorrow

Ana
11 years ago

The Winter From Her Leaving – William Fitzsimmons
Winter Wooskie – Belle & Sebastian
Sister Winter – Sufjan Stevens
No Christmas For Me – Zee Avi
Winter Song – The Head and the Heart
The Heartache Can Wait – Brandi Carlile

Stella
11 years ago

Horchata – Vampire Weekend
Toothpaste Kisses – The Macabees
Lua – Bright Eyes
I’ll Be Home For Christmas – She & Him
Seven Swans – Sufjan Stevens
Winters Love – Animal Collective
No One Like You – Best Coast

Georgia
11 years ago

Tiger Mountain Peasant Song- Fleet Foxes
Lucy- Hanne Hukkelberg
Don’t Panic- Coldplay
A Dance ‘Round the Memory Tree- Oren Lavie
Gobbledigook- Sigur Ros
Keep You Right- Blind Pilot
Sovay- Andrew Bird
Tenuousness- Andrew Bird
Golden Ship- Gin Wigmore
Resurrection Fern- Iron and Wine

11 years ago

wooooo!

Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Feist – I Feel It All
Sister Crayon – Stem
Celebration – Evergreen
Husky Rescue – City Lights
Beirut – Nantes
Atlas Sound – Walkabout
PJ Harvey – The Last Living Rose
The Walkmen – New Year’s Eve

Caitlin
11 years ago

In the Cold Cold Night – White Stripes
Winter Song – Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
Mary is Mary – Wye Oak
England – The National
Cold Wind – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Hometowns – Band of Skulls
Chicago – Sufjan Stevens
Goodbye England (Covered in Snow) – Laura Marling
Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano

Caitlin
11 years ago

In the Cold Cold Night – White Stripes
Winter Song – Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
Mary is Mary – Wye Oak
England – The National
Cold Wind – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Hometowns – Band of Skulls
Chicago – Sufjan Stevens
Goodbye England (Covered in Snow) – Laura Marling
Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano

caitlin@fenixsocialmedia.com

Megan
11 years ago

Last Christmas-Wham!
Cannons-Youth Lagoon
The Ghost Inside-Broken Bells
Cherokee-Cat Power
Louie Louie-The Kingsmen
Islands-The xx
Snow [Hey Oh}- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Save Us-papercranes
Balance-Future Islands

Alli
11 years ago

Back to December- Taylor Swift
Mistletoe- Justin Bieber
Baby, It’s Cold Outside- Lady Antebellum
Theme from New York, New York- Frank Sinatra
Christmas Lights- Coldplay
Fade Into You- Nashville Cast
Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol
I’ll Be Home for Christmas- She & Him

tori
11 years ago

MGMT- Time to Pretend
Galway Girl- Steve Earle
Passion Pit- Little Secrets
Trevor Hall- Te Amo
Ingrid Michaelson & Sara Bareilles- Winter Song

11 years ago

le temps de l’amour – francois hardy
winter song – nico
i’ll be seeing you – francois hardy and iggy pop
i’ll be your mirror – the velvet underground
all the years – beach house

Marcie
11 years ago

Shine on like crazy diamonds ya’ll and happy listening this holiday season <3

I Feel It All (Escort Remix) – Feist
Thunder on the Mountain – Wanda Jackson
Full Moon – The Black Ghosts
I Wish I Was the Moon – Neko Case
Night Drive – Jimmy Eat World
Phenomena – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Miss You (Rolling Stones cover) – The Concretes
These Days – The Black Keys
Glorious – The Pierces
Ice Ice, Baby – Vanilla Ice

11 years ago

Some of the songs on my playlist I couldn’t find on Rdio, but I’ll list them here anyway so you can find them and experience Winter joy as well :)

1. Where to Begin – My Morning Jacket
2. All Wash Out – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
3. One Too Many Mornings – Bob Dylan
4. Fall Right In – Beach Fossils
5. Winters Love – Animal Collective
6. In Our Blood – Horse Feathers

(And now for the ones I couldn’t find but you should definitely still listen to!)

7. The Loop – Mimicking Birds
8. Weather of a Killing Kind – The Tallest Man on Earth
9. True Blue – Dirty Beaches
10. New Bodies – Bear State

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Thanks!

11 years ago

Love how the playlist has turned out so far! here are a few of my wintery favorites:

1. Monsters – Angus Stone
2. Bambi – Tokyo Police Club
3. Lights Out, Words Gone – Bombay Bicycle Club
4. Elise – Toro y Moi
5. Promises – The Morning Benders
6. Aminals – Baths
7. Dead Hearts – Stars
8. Can You Tell – Ra Ra Riot
9. White Winter Hymnal – Birdy (It’s a Fleet Foxes cover! So good)
10. Saw You First – The Givers

Xoxo

11 years ago

1. Auld Lang Syne – The Beach Boys
2. Christmas in Prison – John Prine
3. Christmas in Hollis – Run DMC
4. Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday – Carole King
5. The Christmas Blues – Bob Dylan
6. Silent Night – Boyz II Men

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