If you haven’t heard any of our holiday music before, you might be surprised, bewildered, or confused by these songs. There are only a few songs you may have heard before, and the rest are about things like Santa’s poor work ethic, and a novel solution to our dependency on foreign oil.

As in years past, we feature singing robots, but now we have programmed them to perform duets with real, blood-filled humans. In addition, these songs feature a potent combination of whistling, glockenspiel, boot stomping, and ample amounts of Moog Synthesizer. And while it might not be obvious upon first listen, all these songs were written for, and in the spirit of, the holiday season.

There are over 40 songs here, free for you to download. To conserve server bandwidth, we ask that you please download the files to your computer rather than listening to them on this website.

Happy Holidays!

 

I’ve Been a Good Girl (Dee Adams)
Dee Adams: Guitar, Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Electric Guitar
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
Naryan Padmanabha: Sleigh Bells
Joe Rozler: Piano

Two Zero One Zero Party Time (Jonathan Hughes)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Keyboards) • Voxo: Vocals)

Love to Our Hearts (Dee Adams)
Dee Adams: Guitar, Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Joelle Labert: Background Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
Alex Lynne: Background Vocals
Joe Rozler: Piano

Stereo Tape Machine (Rob Lynch)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Guitar
Rob Lynch: Drums, Keyboards, Vocals

Feels Like Christmas: Eric Bazilian: Originally Performed by Cyndi Lauper))
Dee Adams: Background Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums

Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson)
Jonathan Hughes: Synthesizers

Praise for the Snow (David Mussen)
Dee Adams: Background Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Guillermo Izquierdo: Guitars, Mandolin
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
Joe Rozler: Piano

Wind-up Tin Atomic Robot Man (David Mussen)
David Mussen: Keyboards
Vocotron: Vocals

Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) (The Ramones)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Guitar, Keyboards) • Alex Lynne: Vocals)
Rob Lynch: Drums) • Naryan Padmanabha: Sleigh Bells)

 

Winter Robotland (Jonathan Hughes)
Vocatron: Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Instruments

A Certain Slant of Light (David Mussen)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Electric Guitar, Keyboards
Joelle Labert: Vocals
David Mussen: Acoustic Guitar

Christmas Makes me Sing Low (Rob Lynch)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Moog Synthesizer
Rob Lynch: Drums, Guitar, Vocals
Low Velvet: Vocals

My Christmas Wish is Sick (Hussalonia)
Hussalonia: Instruments and Vocals

2000 Miles (Chrissie Hynde)
Jonathan Hughes: Instruments
Alex Lynne: Vocals
Naryan Padmanabha: Cymbal, Sleigh Bells

Dear Lord Snowflake (Rob Lynch)
Jonathan Hughes: Moog Synthesizer
Rob Lynch:Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Voxo: Vocals

Reindeer Power (David Mussen)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Electric Guitar
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums, Vocals
Alex Lynne: Vocals
David Mussen: Acoustic Guitar
Naryan Padmanabha: Sleigh Bells
Joe Rozler: Piano, Melodica, Vocals

Elves vs. Machines (Tim Mroz)
In order to fulfill the ever-growing demand for toys, the elves have been
slowly replaced with robotic machinery. What was one the providence of
elves gradually becomes the domain of machines. Finally relegated to
only simple duties such as cleaning reindeer stables, the elves fight
back. This song tells the story of the ensuing battle.

Tim Mroz: Instruments

Santa is Like God Except He Buys You Things (Hussalonia)
Hussalonia: Instruments and Vocals

A Politically Correct Holiday Story (David Mussen)

 

Ragdoll (by David Mussen)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Guitars, Keyboards
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums

Robot and Snowman in 3D (by David Mussen)
Jonathan Hughes: Instruments
Robot: Vocals

Holiday Slow Dance (by Rob Lynch)
Rob Lynch: Instruments and Vocals
Joe Rozler: Lap Steel Guitar

Perhaps You Should Not Have Invited Us (by Rob Lynch)
Rob Lynch: Instruments and Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass

The Party That Started My Youth Has Died (by Rob Lynch)
Rob Lynch: Instruments and Vocals
Joe Rozler: Bass, Background Vocals

Take Your Time (by David Mussen)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Rhythm Guitars
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
Joe Rozler: Piano, Lap Steel Guitar

The Only Present I Want (by Jonathan Hughes)
Jonathan Hughes: Instruments
Robot: Vocals

That Empty Holiday Feeling (by Jesse Mank)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Rob Lynch: Drums
Jesse Mank: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals

Memento Mori (by Jesse Mank)
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Rob Lynch: Drums
Jesse Mank: Guitars, Vocals
Joe Rozler: Piano, Lap Steel Guitar

Winter Wonderland (by Felix Bernard, Richard Smith)
Jonathan Hughes: Instruments
Alex Lynne: Vocals

The Salvation Army Band (by David Mussen)
Dann Carr: Tuba
Greg Horn: Trumpet
Greg Kempf: Banjo
Jeanne Lynch: Snare Drum
David Mussen: Clarinet, Vocals

Wishes (by KC Mussen)
Jonathan Hughes: Instruments
KC Mussen: Vocals

 

Robot Holiday (by Jonathan Hughes)
Jonathan Hughes: keyboards
the Robots: vocals

The North Pole is an Awful Place to Live (by Jesse Mank)
Jonathan Hughes: bass
Jesse Mank: vocals, guitar, keyboards
Rob Lynch: drums
Naryan Padmanabha: jingle bells

Walking Through WalMart (by David Mussen)
dan carr: tuba
Jonathan Hughes: bass, keyboards
Rob Lynch: drums
kc Mussen: vocals
Naryan Padmanabha: dulcimer, jingle bells
the st. anhedonia baltic men’s choir: background vocals

I Can Still Wave (by Jesse Mank)
Jonathan Hughes: bass, keyboards
Jesse Mank: guitar
voxo: vocal

Christmas Eve (by David Mussen)
Jonathan Hughes: bass
Guillermo Izquierdo: mandolin, guitar
Joelle Labert: vocals
Rob Lynch: drums
KC Mussen: background vocals
Naryan Padmanabha: dulcimer, jingle bells

The Slow Time (by Jesse Mank)
Jonathan Hughes: bass
Jesse Mank: vocals, guitar, keyboards
Rob Lynch: drums
Naryan Padmanabha: tambourine, jingle bells
Annabelle von Haagstrom: background vocals

Jul, Jul, Stralande Jul (by gustaf nordqvist)
Jonathan Hughes: keyboards, harmonium, guitar
Naryan Padmanabha: processed dulcimer

Lonely Christmas Eve (by David Mussen)
Jonathan Hughes: bass, electric guitar, organ
Alex Lynne: vocals
Naryan Padmanabha: drums, percussion

The North Star of my Soul (by David Mussen)
Jonathan Hughes: bass, electric guitar, organ
Joelle Labert: vocals
Alex Lynne: background vocals
David Mussen: acoustic guitar
Naryan Padmanabha: drums

The Rebel Jesus (by Jackson Browne)
This is a Jackson Browne song that was on a best of CD called "The Next Voice You Hear." He also performed it with the Chieftains on their "Bells of Dublin" disc. Despite its title, it is neither a religious nor sacrilegious song.

"We guard our world with locks and guns
And we guard our fine possessions
And once a year when Christmas comes
We give to our relations
And perhaps we give a little to the poor
If the generosity should seize us
But if any one of us should interfere
In the business of why there are poor
They get the same as the rebel Jesus"

Jonathan Hughes: instruments
Alex Lynne: vocals
Naryan Padmanabha: drums, percussion

Christmas Time is Here
You know this Vince Guaraldi song from the Charlie Brown Christmas special. It's one of the best Christmas songs ever!

Jonathan Hughes: instruments
Alex Lynne: vocals