Around this time of year I find myself gravitating to these songs because they just SEEM like songs for the holiday? Even though none of them explicitly mention any holidays? I dunno. Do with this list what you will.

The Cinematic Orchestra’s Man With a Movie Camera (for example) - to a lesser extent, Motion (for example). Also, Flite.

Steely Dan’s Time Out of Mind (probably the weirdest of this list. They mention people “rolling in the snow”. that’s probably it.)

Boy Robot’s Live in Vanilla

Mr. Scruff’s Night Time - also, Sweetsmoke

All of Bonobo’s Dial M for Monkey (for example)

Dave Brubeck’s Blue Rondo A La Turk

Nightmares on Wax’s Fire in the Middle

Paul Chambers’ Reflection

Lemon Jelly’s Curse of Ka’Zar

Basically all I’m saying is i wish Ninja Tune would just come out with a Christmas album already.

(also, Fleet Foxes, despite nothing of theirs being on this list)