brrr ... a winter mix

I sent off my lil mix for Alyson's cd swap quite a while ago, but it appears to have finally made it into the hands of at least one of my recipients. (Jo knows how to make anything charming; look at her photo.) I opted to make a winter mix---maybe to help me get through the dreaded months. Who knew there were so many songs about the cold landscape, snowflakes, winter stars, etc? I had a hard time making cuts.

I don't think this one's a masterpiece due to complications with overall flow, and I threw in a flew oldies that I'm not sure had no flow, but it was fun to orchestrate anyway. I've always looked at mix-making as an opportunity to give a song new context. So, some were chosen for obvious lyrical reasons, others because they sound like winter to me, and others still because that's when I came to love them and so they feel like winter to me.

Here's what went into it:

01. what the snowman learned about love: stars
02. elevator love letter: stars
03. stars: the weepies
04. cold december: matt costa
05. just for now: imogen heap (this one is on the mix she made for me, too. love it.)
06. the way i am: ingrid michaelson
07. ain't no sunshine: bill withers
08. winterlong: pixies
09. a winter's sky: the pipettes
10. it's snowing: dennis driscoll
11. snowflake music: mark mothersbaugh
12. your legs grow: nada surf
13. coming in from the cold: the delgados
14. winter on vistoria street: the clientele
15. mushaboom: feist
16. california dreamin': the mamas and the papas
17. winter wooskie: belle & sebastian
18. eyes: rogue wave
19. star of wonder: sufjan stevens
20. i wish you love: rachel yamagata

You can preview the mix here, if you so desire.

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