This playlist, simply, is for those that hold a classic Christmas nearest and dearest to their hearts. You'll find overtures from your favorite Christmas movies, classic vocalists, and familiar instrumentals. So put this playlist on and enjoy the beauty of the season with a happy smile and share it with the people that you love. Christmas time is here, so bring on the nostalgic cheer! No record player needed.
Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad, prospero ano y felicidad! This playlist has been hecho to spice up the holiday season with the nuances that only Spanish/Latino music can provide. This year, add a kick to your holiday season in una manera espanola that you may enjoy. You can make enchiladas para Christmas Eve (like some of us here at Smudge), you can substitute regular cinnamon for cinnamon Mexicana (tambien known as la canela), or you can also just trata this playlist. Have we been typing Spanglish this whole time? Wow, I guess the playlist has been a success here in the office thus far!
If you read yesterday's blog post, all of us here at Smudge are seasonal (and sometimes even off-seasonal) cult followers of the beloved new-wave Christmas/Holiday movie classic entitled, "Love Actually." In honor of this very special movie, we have created a Smudge Ink playlist devoted solely to the movie's soundtrack. We even put in some extras that didn't make it into the film. How well do you know your "Love Actually" soundtrack?
This playlist is for the non-traditionalist. It's got synth, electric bells and guitars, wrapping, randomness, jokes, heavy bass, and drum solos that might just inspire the little drummer boy to throw down a beat with flare. This is not easy listening, but rather jingle balls of rollicking fun! So make like Rooney and T-Swift and shake up and shake off that holiday hustle and bustle!
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and if you're like a lot of Christmas music enthusiasts, you've probably been cranking that dial to Yuletide stations no later than post Thanksgiving. Most of us have already listened to Mariah a bazillion times at this point (though I continue to) and it's almost too soon to blare "Carol of the Bells" (I feel like that's a Christmas Eve type of song; maybe I've just seen Home Alone too many times). And speaking of home, as a northern Californian, there's nothing that makes me feel more at home than some country music and a scenic back road. So even if twang is a bit out of your comfort zone, give it a try. You may find yourself humming along to some good ole country Christmas anthems. And if not, we've got a few other Christmas playlists to follow soon!
