The holiday season comes but once a year, so why am I eternally sick of all the so-called classic Christmas music? Sorry, Bing Crosby, but we’re shaking up Christmas time with an entire episode devoted to holiday music from Japan. Get ready for Xmas tunes from Glay, Southern All Stars, Shonen Knife and more in this episode of Nihongaku Radio.

By the way, all the backing tracks for this episode are from an album called 8-bit Christmas by Rush Coil. If you dig it, you can get the album on Rush Coil’s Bandcamp page.

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Nihongaku Radio Episode 30

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INTRO: “Little Drummer Boy” – Rush Coil (Buy It!)

“Christmas” – Judy and Mary (Buy It!)
“Last Christmas” – Infinity 16 (Buy It!)
“Happy Holy Christmas” – D-51 (Buy It!)

BREAK: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” – Rush Coil (Buy It!)

“Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow” – Perfume (Buy It!)
“Down Town Christmas (Reprise)” – (Buy It!)
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – Love Psychedelico (Buy It!)

BREAK: “O Christmas Tree” – Rush Coil (Buy It!)

“Space Christmas” – Shonen Knife (Buy It!)
“Oshogatsu (Sing Your Xmas On) – Omodaka (Buy It!)
“Christmas Time Forever” – Southern All Stars (Buy It!)

BREAK: “O Holy Night” – Rush Coil (Buy It!)

“All I Want For Christmas Is You” – Rake (Buy It!)
“Time For Christmas (Club Mix) – Glay (Buy It!)
“I Love Xmas” – Tommy heavenly6 (Buy It!)

BREAK: ‘Auld Lang Syne” – Rush Coil (Buy It!)

“Sweet Christmas (Acoustic)” – Shonen Knife (Buy It!)