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Tuesday, December 21 2010

  • Playlist: Smackdowns + Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O December 21, 2010

    <p>Click through to see today's Soundcheck playlist.</p> (article)

  • A Song For Xmas December 21, 2010

    <p>John Schaefer dislikes all its recordings, but still thinks Silent Night is a great song.</p> (article)

  • Gary Burton: Top of the (Christmas) Pops December 21, 2010

    Music writer and British radio personality Gary Burton joins us today joins us today for a Soundcheck Smackdown on a British holiday tradition: the race for a "Christmas No. 1" on the... (article)

  • Sophie Harris: Top of the (Christmas) Pops December 21, 2010

    Music critic Sophie Harris of Time Out New York joins us today for a Soundcheck Smackdown on a British holiday tradition: the race for a "Christmas No. 1" on the country's pop charts.... (article)

  • Smackdown: Holiday Double Feature December 21, 2010

    On today's Soundcheck Smackdown: twice as much debate. First, two seasonal favorites go head-to-head as music critics make their case for “White Christmas” or “Silent Night.” Next: no... (episode)

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  • Gig Alert: Gross Relations December 21, 2010

    <p>The Brooklyn pop band Gross Relations delivers laid-back fuzz, washed out vocals and distortion petals with a pretty insistent lo-fi vibe on the track &ldquo;Fuzzy Timelines.&rdquo; Download the song here.</p> (article)

  • Gig Alert: Helen Sung December 21, 2010

    <p>Helen Sung and her quartet play the Jazz Standard Tuesday night, the club where she recorded her last album <em>Going Express</em>. Download<strong> </strong>her "Hopes Springs Eternally."</p> (article)

  • GIg Alert: Koliadnyky December 21, 2010

    <p>Koliadnyky plays traditional music from Ukraine's Carpathian mountains on hammered dulcimers, fiddles, and flutes Tuesday night at Barb&egrave;s. Download a track here.</p> (article)