A silver bowl of mints and some peanuts

November 29, 2018 9:23 PM

Virginia-based Americana group Carbon Leaf created a holiday-season EP back in 2010. Whether it's winter weather, traditional family holiday parties, childhood holiday longings, or just being an adult at New Year's, Carbon Leaf probably has a song for you here. Christmas Child runs about 30 minutes total. Christmas Child, Red Punch Green Punch, Ice And Snow, Sutton's Reel, Ode To The Snow, Drifting, Christmas At Sea, Christmas Child (Instrumental), Toast To The New Year

Bonus: Old-timey single mike performance of Christmas Child, also of Red Punch Green Punch,

posted by hippybear (6 comments total)

Just listened to the title song & looking forward to the rest! Thanks, hippybear!
posted by darkstar at 9:48 PM on November 29, 2018

I live in Richmond VA and still haven't managed to see them live. I need to remedy that.
posted by COD at 5:14 AM on November 30, 2018

Holy cow, this is good!

Thank you, hippybear! Every year I get one new awesome holiday album from MetaFilter (e.g., The Believers), and I think this is 2018's find.
posted by wenestvedt at 5:52 AM on November 30, 2018

OMG!! a Carbon Leaf post! Ive seen them a bunch of times and getting ready to see their annual Christmas show at The Rams Head in Annapolis next Sat night. while all these songs are great, my favorite one is Carter's Christmas Beard (sung by their bass player) They are great guys and amazing musicians. If you get a chance to see them DO IT!
posted by ShawnString at 5:54 AM on November 30, 2018 [1 favorite]

Well, Hippbear, you generated one digital album sale for Carbon Leaf today, so you got that going for you.
posted by COD at 6:45 AM on November 30, 2018 [1 favorite]

Good stuff, but this is the best Christmas At Sea. (This one based upon the poem of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson.)
posted by srt19170 at 7:33 AM on November 30, 2018 [1 favorite]