The Holiday Season has crept up on us, and it’s moving quickly! We didn’t want to waste time getting some great Canadian Holiday music out to you!
Here is a look at some holiday music from this year and recent years that will surely get you into the Christmas spirit. Add these songs to your tree-trimming playlists, get your holiday parties going, or simply enjoy with friends and your favorite festive drink.
See Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the Canadian Beats Gigantic Holiday Music List.
Tegan & Sara
Tegan and Sara released their holiday single, “Make You Mine This Season (Happiest Season)” back in 2020, which appeared on the original soundtrack for Clea DuVall’s film Happiest Season.
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Lennie Gallant
Christmas Day on Planet Earth uses the Christmas nativity story of the tired couple in need, looking for safe lodging for their baby to be born, set against the present-day situation of desperate families and homeless people in need of shelter.
“There are so many kids, moms, and dads out there who will not have something decent to eat, or a place to sleep, let alone a gift under a tree. I thought the original Christmas story might open some hearts if they look at it in the context of what is happening in many parts of the world today,” says Gallant.
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dwi
dwi has unveiled his Christmas single “Last Minute Fathers,” a song about how capitalism takes advantage of the entire winter season.
“It’s an ode to those who give everything when they have little to give.”
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Bend Sinister
Bend Sinister add a few more pennies to Mariah Carey’s bank account with their cover of “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
The track is part of a three-song Christmas EP that also includes a version of Feliz Navidad and the band’s original Christmas song “If Christmas Comes This Year.”
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Arkells
Last year, Arkells unveiled their holiday original track, “The Last Christmas (We Ever Spend Apart),” via Universal Music Canada.
“Up until recently, we had little interest in Christmas songs, let alone writing them, but after the pandemic and the social isolation that came with it, we think about the holidays in a different and more significant way,” explains frontman Max Kerman.
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Mathieu Bourret
Mathieu Bourret recently unveiled his new holiday album Illumination – a rousing collection of songs that play with the joy and reflection of the season.
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Bryan Adams
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams unveiled his latest holiday single, “Let’s Get Christmas Going,” which follows his 2019 Christmas EP.
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The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs usher in the holiday season with “I’m Ready For Christmas,” a new, original light-hearted ode to ‘the best time of year.’
Says Ewan about the track,
“I always wished there were more rock n roll Christmas songs. We figured the world could use a fresh alternative to the same old Christmas Carols so we decided to take a stab at creating our own. It was fun trying to come up with a song that we hope people will include on their Xmas playlists alongside the likes of Bing Crosby and Mariah.”
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Elliot Maginot
For a fourth consecutive year, Elliot Maginot has unveiled his new holiday single, “Christmas On My Mind,” after successively unveiling the magnificent “Christmas Ain’t Enough,” “I’ll Know My Savior,” and “The Ballad of Mrs. Claus.”
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Lawrence Maxwell
Two-time Music PEI award winner and ECMA-nominated country artist Lawrence Maxwell recently unveiled his single, “Christmas Morning Coffee,” which reflects on his own experience with family divorce and the loss of loved ones around the holidays.