Hopefully you have checked out the Starbucks indie-Christmas album, Holidays Rule.
My favorites are "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" from The Head and the Heart.
and "I Heard the Bells" from the now-defunct Civil Wars. Like always, their harmonies are impeccable. I'm heartbroken that they are no longer together.
But my absolute favorite indie Christmas song released this year is a cover of The Pogue's "Fairytale of New York" by YEARS. It's a little less raw than the original but I love this duet. I love how the piano, the drums, and the guitar build throughout the first verse into the Irish sounding chorus.
