Tag: The Essential Advent Calendar

Essential Advent Calendar: The Lumineers – ‘Blue Christmas’

December 21, 2016

December 21 and it’s not long now until we reach the end of our Essential Advent Calendar. Today The Lumineers draw the spotlight on the rainforest charity, Cool Earth, by donating all the proceeds from their Christmas single, ‘Blue Christmas’.

Essential Advent Calendar: Matt Terry – ‘When Christmas Comes Around’

December 20, 2016

Unusually for us we’re going with an X Factor winning song for day 20 on our Advent Calendar! Today’s the turn of Matt Terry with his Ed Sheeran-penned song, ‘When Christmas Comes Around’.

Essential Advent Calendar: filous – ‘Let It Snow’

December 19, 2016

We’re on the home stretch now! Day 19 of our Essential Advent Calendar sees 19 year old Austrian producer filous getting festive with, ‘Let It Snow’.

Essential Advent Calendar: Katie Melua – ‘O Holy Night’

December 18, 2016

We’re getting to the tail end of our Essential Advent Calendar and opening the 18th door we find Katie Melua, and her gorgeous version of…

Essential Advent Calendar: ‘Mexican Music Man Sing Your Song!’

December 17, 2016

December 17 and for today’s door on our Essential Advent Calendar we go south of the border, to find the debut children’s album from Alejandro Espina Aldana, ‘Mexican Music Man Sing Your Song!’.

Essential Advent Calendar: Ysanne – ‘Christmas In The Sun’ Christmas Jumper Challenge!

December 16, 2016

It’s 16 December on our Essential Advent Calendar and Weymouth singer Ysanne wants us all to become a Christmas Jumper!

Essential Advent Calendar: Big Top Heartbreak – ‘Christmas In The Asylum’

December 15, 2016

It’s an unusual one behind today’s door! Big Top Heartbreak and their single, ‘Christmas In The Asylum’.

Essential Advent Calendar: Jamie Jamal – ‘The Greatest Gift’

December 14, 2016

It’s the 14th of December and we open the door to find Jamie Jamal from This Human Condition, with his track, ‘The Greatest Gift’.

Essential Advent Calendar: Gallows Ghost – ‘Arrows’ EP

December 13, 2016

Day 13 of Advent and we find Gallows Ghost with their ‘Arrows’ EP.

Essential Advent Calendar: Lisbon Kid ft Sarah Cracknell – ‘We Look At The Stars’

December 12, 2016

Lisbon Kid join forces with Saint Etienne’s Sarah Cracknell on the gorgeous ‘We Look At The Stars’ for today’s Essential Advent Calendar.

Essential Advent Calendar: The Shires – ‘A Thousand Hallelujahs’

December 11, 2016

It’s the third Sunday of Advent and the eleventh day on our Essential Advent Calendar. Today The Shires are singing, ‘One Thousand Hallelujahs’! Not strictly a Christmas song, but it makes our advent calendar nonetheless!

Essential Advent Calendar: Matt Hurray – ‘Feliz Navidad’

December 10, 2016

We recently wrote about Matt Hurray’s new album, ‘Unnecessary Commentary’. Now we open the 10th door on our Essential Advent Calendar and find Matt…