A maternity leave Christmas mix, when I had plenty of time to research and listen to new music. This mix features a fair bit of indie pop and folk. I think my favourite tracks are Reindeer Tribe’s “Holiday Without You” and Hozier’s “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”. The tracks below are linked to wherever I could find them streaming online, or you can download the whole Christmas Mix 2016 from Dropbox.

1. Alone On Christmas Day – Phoenix
2. Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas – Eels
3. It’s Not Christmas Anymore – Bill Botting & The Two Drink Minimums
4. Every Bell On Earth Will Ring – The Oh Hellos
5. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Echosmith
6. Could’ve Been Summer – Maggie Chapman
7. You’re A Gift – The Both
8. Home – Kate Rusby
9. Holiday Without You – Reindeer Tribe
10. Christmas Time For Girls & Boys – Steve Goldberg & The Arch Enemies
11. White Christmas – Jimmy McGriff
12. Warm December – Julie London
13. Let It Snow – She & Him
14. The Christmas Song – Mark Kozelek
15. Carol Of The Bells – The Last Bison
16. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Hozier
17. Coventry Carol, King Without A Mountain – Beta Radio
18. The Christmas Waltz – Johnnyswim
19. Auld Lang Syne – India Arie