Christmas Mixtapes

Is there a better way to show someone you like them (and I mean like-like them) than making a mixtape? Maybe. I don’t know. I’m old school. The point is I like-like music from Newfoundland and Labrador. It’s diverse, creative and exciting.

I like the holiday season too. One of my favourite things about the lead up to the holidays is the chance to break out the Christmas music. There are a lot of great seasonal songs and it's fun to re-discover them each year.

I'm a big fan of traditional Christmas music, I love to hear a modern rendition of a 300 year old carol but, occasionally, a brand new composition comes to my attention and dominates my Christmas listening. Newfoundland's musicians have been holding their own in both regards.

Here are a few of my Christmas favourites -- some are classics, some are originals, all are amazing and performed by artists from Newfoundland.