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Thea Gilmore Breaks New Ground This Season with her Holiday Debut Strange Communion

The critically-acclaimed UK singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore has just released a holiday collection ‘Strange Communion’ via Rykodisc.

With all seating tickets sold out for the hotly anticipated first Wainwright/McGarrigle Family Christmas concert in London, ‘A Not So Silent Night’ – a limited number of exclusive charity VIP Packages have been released.

The Temper Trap Announce XFM Winter Wonderland Appearance

To top off a stellar year that has seen them invade the charts with summer anthem “Sweet Disposition” and embark on a sell-out UK tour, The Temper Trap join forces with XFM to celebrate Christmas in a very speical way.

Celebrate Christmas With Il Divo Featuring Special Guests Vanessa-Mae and Introducing Soprano Camilla Kerslake

Il Divo will play a series of intimate shows Celebrate Christmas With Il Divo, which kicks off with two dates at Hammersmith Apollo (December 7th and 8th) and then travels to North America for six more dates.

Tori’s First and Highly Anticipated Seasonal Album to be Released November 10th …

After nearly two decades writing and recording some of her generation’s most emotionally powerful music, Tori Amos will release her first seasonal album, ‘Midwinter Graces’, on November 10, 2009 via Universal Republic …

Rufus & Martha Wainwright and their mother Kate McGarrigle bring their acclaimed seasonal show to London’s Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 with special guests …

From BaebleMusic.com:

“Amber Lee Ettinger – a.k.a. Obama Girl – gives our best of ‘08 concert countdown a sexy, seasonal twist. Happy Holidays!” Watch video! …

Some albums are like a party in a box – put it on the stereo and you know you’re going to have a good time. Plushgun bounces in to the room, passes out the glowsticks, hands you a beer and tells you to dance …

RCA has released the Elvis Christmas Duets album, the first ever album of Elvis Presley duets, and the his first Christmas compilation too! …

Jazz/Pop musician Jacqui Naylor will be playing a holiday show at World Café Live in Philadelphia on Sunday December 21st, 2008 …

Oi Oi it’s Christmas! Welcome to the Punk Rock Advent Calendar. In the true spirit of Punk Christmas we present you with Twenty Five completely FREE Punk Rock Christmas songs for your listening / downloading delectation …

After a busy and successful year of (mostly) touring, Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring return with a gorgeous new single, ‘Winter’ …

Glasvegas, one of the biggest breakthrough bands of 2008, have topped off an amazing year by making the race for Christmas number 1. William Hill place their single “Please Come Back Home” at 33/1, the same odds as major pop artists such as Girls Aloud and The Pogues, and obove Beyonce, Britney Spears and The Killers …

‘Connie Talbot’s Christmas Album’ is set for release 24th November, 2008 on Rainbow Recordings. After melting the hearts of the nation on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ last year, what’s left for a 8 year old kid from the West Midlands to do? Answer: Go on to sell over a quarter of a million copies around the world of her single, “3 Little Birds” and her first album, ‘Over The Rainbow’ …

The five royal Princes of Hives Nation have teamed up with the Queen of Queens from Queens, Cyndi Lauper, to record the best holiday song this side of White Christmas (ok… maybe Silver and Gold as well). The Hives and Cyndi Lauper “In A Christmas Duel” will be released via The Orchard on December 1st, 2008 in the UK and one day later on December 2nd in the US …