XMAS4EVA 2024

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Written By Michael Gutierrez

Every year, all year long, Hump Day News writes up Xmas songs. Because #xmas4eva. Now we’ve compiled all the 2024 picks into one sweet BNDCMPR playlist for you to enjoy while Santa is riding on his merry sleigh like a fucking idiot.

We start off with a goddamn ringer, Phoebe Bridgers, and have a few more names you know like Silversun Pickups, Oneida, Manchester Orchestra, and Sloan. We’ve also got in-house favorites Daniel Knox and Naomi Westwater. We’ve got artists you might not know, plus mysterious elfin Xmas weirdo randytaylor69.

Stream, share, buy to your heart’s content.

Happy Xmas!

#xmas4eva
Rebuilder: “Antarctica”
Rebuilder: “Antarctica”

An Xmas original.

Kestrels: “Last Christmas”
Kestrels: “Last Christmas”

Is Wham’s #xmas4eva banger a new classic?

The Ghouls: “Will We Even Have a Christmas Time?”
The Ghouls: “Will We Even Have a Christmas Time?”

Santa has an online gambling addiction.

Matt Hagen: “Christmas Bath”
Matt Hagen: “Christmas Bath”

We’re taking a steamy soak with a Burlington songsmith.

Julie Christmas: “End of the World”
Julie Christmas: “End of the World”

Not an Xmas tune, technically.

A Chicago Artists' Christmas Collective: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
A Chicago Artists' Christmas Collective: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

Xmas cums but once a year.

Daniel Knox: “Last Christmas”
Daniel Knox: “Last Christmas”

A quirky holiday new classic.

XMAS4EVA 2024
XMAS4EVA 2024

Celebrate the YOOL TIDE.

Perfect Saturday: “Christmas In My Hometown”
Perfect Saturday: “Christmas In My Hometown”

An acoustic punk Xmas strummer.

Naomi Westwater: “Quiet Christmas”
Naomi Westwater: “Quiet Christmas”

#Xmas4eva, for real.

Oneida: “In The Court of the Christmas King”
Oneida: “In The Court of the Christmas King”

Joyful Noise Recordings loves them some holiday cheer.

Stars: “Christmas Anyway”
Stars: “Christmas Anyway”

Boston shout out in the first line!

Dead Door Unit: “Christmas Alley”
Dead Door Unit: “Christmas Alley”

Avant garde electric noise artists love Xmas too!

Sloan: “12 Days of Christmas”
Sloan: “12 Days of Christmas”

Over a decade ago Sloan recorded this benefit Xmas single.

Talib Kweli: “War On Christmas”
Talib Kweli: “War On Christmas”

Who’s declaring war on Sandy Claws?

randytaylor69: “jólnir”
randytaylor69: “jólnir”

No idea what’s going on with this artist.

randytaylor69: “Kentucky Fried Christmas”
randytaylor69: “Kentucky Fried Christmas”

This artist exclusively traffics in Christmas tunes.

Echo Kid: “Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)”
Echo Kid: “Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)”

Nobody loves Xmas indie rock tunes more than Hump Day News.

Michael Christmas: “Nissan Altima”
Michael Christmas: “Nissan Altima”

Named after a car with an 84 out of 100 reliability rating.

Phoebe Bridgers: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
Phoebe Bridgers: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

XMAS Is 4 EVA – we’re not fucking joking.

Phoebe Bridgers: “Christmas Song”
Phoebe Bridgers: “Christmas Song”

Christmas come early, or Christmas come late?

Me In Capris: “Lonely Christmas”
Me In Capris: “Lonely Christmas”

It’s not lonely... It’s a merry Christmas because it’s #XMAS4EVA.

The Ophelias: “Silver and Gold”
The Ophelias: “Silver and Gold”

An overlooked holiday number.

Teen Idle: “Another Christmas Song”
Teen Idle: “Another Christmas Song”

The Asbury Park artist is here to celebrate Christmas in the summer.

Silversun Pickups: “Just Like Christmas”
Silversun Pickups: “Just Like Christmas”

Silversun Pickup’s cover Low’s “Just Like Christmas” for charity.

Manchester Orchestra: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
Manchester Orchestra: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

The Christmas classic comes alive in the hands of Manchester Orchestra.

U.S. Christmas: “The Valley Path”
U.S. Christmas: “The Valley Path”

“The Valley Path” is an experience you need to set aside time to appreciate.

Keith Christmas: “Round The Stones”
Keith Christmas: “Round The Stones”

An uplifting acoustic picker from a British chap with the last name “Christmas.” Done.

Leper: “In The Bleak Midwinter”
Leper: “In The Bleak Midwinter”

A dark, moody sing-a-long that carves the still-beating heart out of the chest of Xmas.

Christmas Aguilera: “All Wrapped Up”
Christmas Aguilera: “All Wrapped Up”

A high-stepping Xmas show tune in ‘70s glam rock dress.

Hump Nights
Declaw / Husbands / Not Milk / Office Hours
Jun 16
Declaw / Husbands / Not Milk / Office Hours

A quadruplestack of rock in Rat City, USA.

Raspberry Pie / Battlemode / Koji Kompote Band
Jun 17
Raspberry Pie / Battlemode / Koji Kompote Band

Raspberry Pie: The Tokyo Summer Tour comes to Boston!

Bottom Bracket / Clipboards / Oldsoul / Trash Rabbit
Jun 26
Bottom Bracket / Clipboards / Oldsoul / Trash Rabbit

Rock n roll fourstack extraordinaire at Deep Cuts.

The Kids Are Alright
Jun 28
The Kids Are Alright

The legendary documentary about the legendary rock n roll band.

Worm | Cry Havoc | Rags to Stitches | Screw Cart | Hardwired
Jun 29
Worm | Cry Havoc | Rags to Stitches | Screw Cart | Hardwired

Matinees are punk rock at Midway Cafe.

Pledge Pins / Whyte Lipstick
Jul 1
Pledge Pins / Whyte Lipstick

Know Your Scene free show series returns to Deep Cuts.

South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut: An A/V Celebration
Jul 5
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut: An A/V Celebration

Sensory overload at the Capitol! Music, film, video games, and multi-media explosion…

Professor A | Upaharaka | Painchain | Animal Hospital | Unsheathed Glory | SOSO Gutter
Jul 7
Professor A | Upaharaka | Painchain | Animal Hospital | Unsheathed Glory | SOSO Gutter

Monster slate at Jamaica Plain’s premiere music joint.

Neptune / Landowner / Germ House
Jul 11
Neptune / Landowner / Germ House

Build-Your-Own-Guitar Night at Deep Cuts.

Astral Bitch, A Monolithic Dome, Warmachine
Jul 12
Astral Bitch, A Monolithic Dome, Warmachine

An Allston Pudding x The 4th Wall collab at Capitol Theater.

Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine
Jul 13
Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine

The story of groundbreaking slide-guitarist Ellen McIlwaine.

Willie Fest III
Sep 3
Willie Fest III

Willie Fest 3. Bands and special guests TBA. Part of Hot Willie Summer.

Latest Music
The Honey Badgers: “Chestnut Hill”
The Honey Badgers: “Chestnut Hill”

A folk duet about a woodsy path leading toward capital ‘F’ Fate.

His Beautiful Horses
His Beautiful Horses

Christopher Owens pinches nerves at The Rockwell.

Ward Hayden and the Outliers: “Youngstown”
Ward Hayden and the Outliers: “Youngstown”

A story that starts in 1803.

Have Boss, Will Travel
Have Boss, Will Travel

Ward Hayden is a Scituate superfan at Lizard Lounge.

Jean Michel Jarre: “Poltergeist Party”
Jean Michel Jarre: “Poltergeist Party”

Before chiptune was chiptune, Jarre was Jarre.

Bedbug: “The Next Day”
Bedbug: “The Next Day”

Bedroom pop or garage rock?

Pile: “Born At Night”
Pile: “Born At Night”

Supernatural rituals of post rock, post hardcore punishments.

Miss Georgia Peach: “Honeywagon”
Miss Georgia Peach: “Honeywagon”

A rock n roller with country twang.

Already Dead: “Time”
Already Dead: “Time”

A trim punk burner with a question-begging cover.

Rebuilder: “Antarctica”
Rebuilder: “Antarctica”

An Xmas original.

Fiz: “Salvation”
Fiz: “Salvation”

A laidback summer sizzler with a chill beat.

Condition Baker: “Nerve”
Condition Baker: “Nerve”

Unofficial anti-smoking ad.

Yawners: “Sálvame”
Yawners: “Sálvame”

An uptempo indie rock sprinter.

Angel Bat Dawid and Naima Nefertari: “Heru: The Oasis”
Angel Bat Dawid and Naima Nefertari: “Heru: The Oasis”

Not just an album – a constellation.

(T-T)b: Beautiful Extension Cord
(T-T)b: Beautiful Extension Cord

We grow up at our own risk. Who else’s risk would it be?

Termanology and Bronze Nazareth: “Things I Seen”
Termanology and Bronze Nazareth: “Things I Seen”

A lush orchestral rap confessional.

Carol: “Changed To Survive”
Carol: “Changed To Survive”

A vocal folk sparkler.

The Backyard
Shany Kedar: Bloodlines
Shany Kedar: Bloodlines

Israel’s Hope Sandoval?

Great Waves: Blue Blood
Great Waves: Blue Blood

From Sammamish with love.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Election coverage returns to Hump Day News.

Badboss: Fun Under The Sun
Badboss: Fun Under The Sun

Album review from the Archives.

The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days
The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days

Album review from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Phil has empathy issues. Who is this guy?

Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim
Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim

Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Free Rumeysa Ozturk.

Mobius Band: LIVE
Mobius Band: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007).

Weather Pending: And How!
Weather Pending: And How!

Archives: Album // Weather Pending: And How!

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

To everything, a season — except fascism.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007).

Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth
Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth

From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.”

Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible
Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible

From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album.

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