''Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas'' is a Christmas album, in

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format, made up of contributions from Scottish bands and musicians. Released by Avalanche Records in

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, it raised money for charities Street Invest and the

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Reception

Both '' The List'' and '' The Skinny'' awarded the album four stars out of five.

Tracklisting

# "In Excelsis Deo" - There Will Be Fireworks # "Christmastime in the Mountains" - The Savings & Loan # "December & Whisky" - Rob St John # "It’s Christmas So We'll Stop" -

Frightened Rabbit Frightened Rabbit were a Scottish indie rock band from Selkirk, formed in 2003. Initially a solo project for vocalist and guitarist Scott Hutchison, the final lineup of the band consisted of Hutchison, his brother Grant (drums), Billy Kenned ...

# "But Once a Year" - Pictish Trail # "Sleep the Winter" - Eagleowl # "It's a Wonderful Lie" -

Withered Hand Dan Willson (born 23 July 1974), also known by his stage name Withered Hand, is an Edinburgh-based indie rock musician. His first studio album, '' Good News'', was released in 2009 in Scotland, and re-released in 2011 on Absolutely Kosher R ...

# "Christmas in Kirkcaldy" -

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# "Holy" - Emily Scott # "Atoms" - Money Can't Buy music # "Xmas in New York" - Saint Jude's Infirmary # "All So Tired" - Broken Records # "Shallow Footprints in the Snow" - Ballboy # "Little Drum Machine Boy" - X-Lion Tamer # "In Scotland It Never Snowed, In Canada It Did" -

Zoey Van Goey Zoey Van Goey were an indie pop musical ensemble, band from Glasgow, Scotland, made up of Matt Brennan, Michael John McCarthy, Kim Moore and Adam Scott. Brennan, McCarthy and Moore, hailing from Canada, Ireland and England respectively, form ...

* "Christmas in Kirkcaldy" is a cover of " No Christmas in Kentucky" by

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References

{{Reflist Christmas compilation albums Various artists compilation albums 2009 Christmas albums Christmas albums by Scottish artists 2009 compilation albums Alternative rock Christmas albums