Stream Merge Records’ Holiday Comp Snowed In Feat. New Songs By The Tubs, The New Pornographers, Rosali, & More

Around these parts we half-seriously attempt to inform you about all the most interesting new Christmas releases each Halloween, but this year's installment was sadly incomplete. We didn't know Merge Records had a whole dang compilation on deck.Last week Superchunk, whose Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance co-founded Merge 35 years ago, surprise-released Wintry Mix, a new EP featuring covers of frigid tunes by Wham!, the Magnetic Fields, and Galaxie 500 plus the new seasonal selection "Shortest Day Of The Year." It turns out that last one was a stealth lead single for another surprise release called Snowed In, a compilation showcasing the current Merge roster in holiday mode.In addition to "Shortest Day Of The Year," Snowed In has 10 more yuletide selections from Merge artists. There are new originals from the Tubs, the New Pornographers, Dawn Richard, Case Oats, and Mike Krol. Telekinesis covered the Cleaners From Venus' "Christmas In Suburbia," while Elanor Moss did a spectacular reading of Judee Sill's "Jesus Was A Cross Maker." And then there are the traditionals: Charlotte Cornfield doing "Jingle Bells," Fruit Bats doing "O Holy Night," and Rosali and David Middleman covering "The Cherry Tree Carol."It's a fine assortment of tunes, and you can enjoy it below.Snowed In is out now digitally and 11/13 physically on Merge. Buy it here.