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All I Want for Christmas is a Hoverboard by Machu Picchu.

It's a song from this year's The Eggnog Experience compilation album featuring indie bands from the local Vancouver scene. If you've been following the internet series Mental Beast, you might already be familiar with this neat 29 song compilation.

What's great about this album is that it's the perfect solution for anyone out there this Christmas Eve morning who still hasn't done their Christmas shopping. Just download the album here, and place a donation to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. It's a perfect two-disc compilation gift which includes all new indie music recordings. Most of all, you're giving a donation on the behalf of the person you're sending the gift to, as well as helping out the less fortunate. How's that for bringing on the Christmas spirit? :)

Oh! What a Christmas by El Perro del Mar. Doing this Christmas countdown sure has made me realize that there are tons of fantastic Christmas themed indie albums out there. This single comes from El Perro del Mar's 2004 single release and was also included in another Christmas compilation album - Izumi Records' 2006 release It's Not Like Christmas which benefited the UK charity Shelter.

The Holidays Behind Us by Figurine. I certainly won't let the Christmas season pass by without including one of my favorite groups here on my Christmas list. Though Figurine's been inactive since 2006, they regrouped in 2008 to put out a single for the digital download release of the Christmas album 'I'll Stay 'Til After Christmas ' which was for the benefit of Amnesty International. The album also included tracks from Au Revior Simone, Parenthetical Girls and Le Loup.

Twinkle by Nina Hynes. This cute little tune is something that you'll want to cozy up to the fireplace with. The single also included in last year's Indiecater Record's An Indiecater Christmas. So, if you're aching for new Christmas tunes to set the mood this holiday season, you can check out the 2008 and 2009 compilation of An Indiecater Christmas.

 Christmas on the Beach by Irene. I wish I could spend Christmas on the beach - only if it wouldn't mean hypothermia when wading through the icy cold waves. I dedicate this to my sister, who got snowed in yesterday at work. Though it may be freezing out there, may this song warm your Christmas up with beach dreams and endless summers.

This single was also part of Labrador Records' 2006 free download Christmas offering at their site. 

A song originally done by Darlene Love in 1963 and has been remade by dozens of artists over the past few years (the latest one is from Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester).

We don't have the Blair Waldorf version, but we do have something much more better. In honor of Irish band Oppenheimer's last live show today, we have their own version of Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).

Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) by Asobi Seksu. Christmas time is the season for excellent covers with Asobi Seksu giving their own shoegaze rendition of the Ramones punk-y Christmas song from 1989. This single is also a part of Earfarm's Charity Holiday Album, 'Do You EAR What I EAR?' which is available for download (via donation or for free). All proceeds go to the Association to Benefit Children. To get more info about the album as well as the download link, you can head on over to the Ear Farm website.

A cover of Mud's 1974 Christmas classic Lonely This Christmas by my favorite retro-band Lucky Soul. As with other Christmas treats here, the song is offered as a free download at their record label's site - a gift to all you fans of Ruffa Lane Records artists. This is part of their Christmas EP 'Ruffa Round the Christmas Tree' which features other artists such as Montt Mardié, Napoleon and Grantura.

It's Christmas Time by Yo La Tengo. Yo La Tengo brings some indie flavor in this cover which originally done by The Qualities / Sun-Ra.

This single was included in their 2002 Christmas EP Merry Christmas from Yo La Tengo.

Keep Me Warm and Safe This Winter by Creaky Boards. With it's Beach Boys inspired vocals and Christmassy melody, it's a lovely song that will indeed make you feel warm this winter . The single is part of the New York based Joma Music Group's first major release 'A Very Joma Christmas - An Indie Rock & Pop Holiday Sampler', which features tons of other indie artists with original songs as well as covers of Christmas classics (a Hawaiian version of Silent Night and a reggae Joy to the World to name a few). Definitely, another perfect stocking stuffer to add to the list, you can nab yourself copy at your favorite online music store.
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