The Smithereens and ChristmasUnderground.com

With Christmas approaching, it's time when I have more good
conversations than I have weeks until December 25. Today, I have
two conversations that I really enjoyed, one with Dennis Diken of
rock band The Smithereens, and one with Jim Goodwin, who runs the
indie rock Christmas website ChristmasUnderground.com. The
Smithereens' 2007 Christmas album Christmas with The
Smithereens was released on vinyl this holiday season, and
Goodwin has been busy posting new and new-to-you indie Christmas
tracks that he found on Bandcamp.


During the episode, I mentioned this year's Christmas music mix,
which you can get by writing alex@myspiltmilk.com. For those who
would rather stream music, I have posted a four-hour holiday
playlist on both Spotify and Apple Music. Not only will you not
hurt my feelings if you shuffle it; you'll make the experience
better. I didn't sequence the songs because at that length, I
can't feel like there's a right or wrong sequence to the songs.
Besides, I shuffle it when I listen to it, and it helps keep it
fresh for me.