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Last night I got very brave. I have to admit, it was mulled wine induced bravery. But I decided to share my recently acquired blog with facebook. I really wasn't sure about how it was going to go down as sometimes I think blog writers might come across as a bit pretentious. But the post was very well received and I thank you, facebook fwends.

And we're back;

12 Songs of Christmas Part 2


7. The Civil Wars - O Come O Emmanuel

The Civil Wars are possibly the most easy listening band I have on my iTunes. But easy listening doesn't necessarily mean boring but in fact beautiful, in this particular case. And yes, I'd like some crackers with my cheese please.

8. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - All I Want for Christmas

"But Shauna, you said there would be no commercial Mariah Carey music in this post," you might say.

Well Sir, this is the YYYs original Christmas tune. How strategic of them to give it such a title eh?

9. Jack Johnson - Someday at Christmas

This is lovely. I wouldn't take it seriously as a Christmas song per se, but it's a nice Jack Johnson song. There's just no seasonal restriction to his sound.

10. Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson - Winter Song 

Even though they released this song in 2008, it reached number 2 in the Irish charts this month. Kinda deserved the number one if it was going anywhere at all but I guess that's the power of the X factor.

11. Sleeping at Last - O Holy Night

O Holy Night is the choice Christmas song for a lot of people and any 'diva voice' that's ever graced this earth has covered it. Listen to the sounds of this for something different. I'm so in love with Sleeping at Last and they're most certainly going to be featuring on this blog quite a lot.

And finally...


12. Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

I'm signing this post off with a little selfishness and my own personal favourite Christmas song.

MERRY HAPPY CHRISTMAS :)