Weekly Report No. 6 🫡🎶🎄 Christmas Edition

Broadcasting debut, Christmas MegaMix & a bunch of Christmas-themed music discoveries from this week. | MC #67

Dec 22, 2023

Hey, Hi, Hello!

This time I’m back with a Christmas Edition of the Weekly Report 🎄. I’m aware that not every one of us here celebrates Christmas, but I want to send a big dose of good vibes and best wishes to all of us! Regardless of whether you celebrate this tradition or not, I hope that this time will be as pleasant as possible for you, full of respect for your own needs and boundaries. I wish you Holidays filled with the joy of being together with your closest ones and that you will also find some time to pamper yourself. May you slow down, take a conscious breath and exhale, let go of things that don't serve you, and make room for new ✨

This week we created a special Christmas Ho-Ho-Holidays MegaMix together with my husband

Tomasz Skupiński

. We made it for his company’s internal Christmas broadcast event at Mixlr. As a platform that helps users to share quality live audio easily, they organize these annual xmas streamings for their team members to get into the Christmas spirit. How awesome is that?

Co-hosting that debut broadcast with Tom felt i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e! 🔥 It happened on Wednesday, but I still have tons of endorphins in me from these 1,5 hours of sharing our handpicked Christmas gems with our amazing audience, which was woowing with us on the chat throughout the whole time. It was our first performance of this kind but for sure not the last!

Christmas Ho-Ho-Holidays MegaMix is full of Christmas-themed songs from all around the world, that we’ve both considered the most fun and joyful. You can hear not only the English language there, but also French, Swedish, Polish, a bit of Spanish, and even Chinese. It’s also a mix of many different genres, from soul and funk to rock to end with something dubstep-ish.

Don’t get scared by the first track! We just wanted to start with a bang 💥 It’s a techno version of the traditional Ukrainian carol ⚡️🇺🇦. Perhaps you don’t know that what is more commonly known as „Carol of the Bells” was originally a Ukrainian folk chant „Shchedryk” arranged by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych at the beginning of the 20th century, and popularized in the West by the Ukrainian National Chorus in a 1919 tour.

Enjoy!

Listen on Spotify

Okay, now let’s move on to the Weekly Report discoveries section!

Christmas Gems from YouTube

🚨 IMPORTANT 🚨 These songs below aren’t included in the main playlist. I strongly suggest you spend a couple more minutes reading and listening to what I have handpicked for you.

▶️ Universal Robot Band - "Disco Christmas"

Watch out! It’s a truly infectious disco track from the 70’s. When I heard it for the first time last week, it immediately became my number-one Christmas song. It’s extremely vibey and groovy, and I cannot help myself but smile and move my body the whole time when listening to it… 💃🪩🕺

▶️ C3P0 and R2D2 - "Sleigh Ride"

May the spirit of Christmas be with you! 🤖🎄✨ I stumbled onto this gem this week, and am wondering how I made it this long without hearing it?! I found it adorable with these cute R2D2’s chirps and beep-bee-bee-boop-bee-doo-weeps. And that way C3P0 is blabbing in his one-of-a-kind way - classic! Damn, I think any Star Wars fan will understand the sentiment…*

* And here’s something extra for other SW fans - "The Emperor is Coming to Town" by Ben and Hannah Randall

▶️ Hereldeduke - "Dubstep Snowman"

This one here isn’t new to me. In fact, for over 10+ years now, I’ve been coming back to it every Christmas. Back then, when I was all into dubstep, it just blew my mind. It’s a truly nostalgia-inducing song that always guarantees me a trip back to my crazy twenties. IDK, I thought that maybe you’ll find it interesting 🤷‍♀️

▶️ Billie Eilish - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

I’m absolutely stunned by Billie’s voice in this one. Her version of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", a crazy popular Christmas song, is impeccable and purely otherworldly. If that doesn't make your jaw drop, I don't know what else will…

▶️ Studio Accantus - "Kolęda Dwóch Serc" ("Last Christmas" - Polish version)

It’s the Polish take on one of the most popular Christmas songs - "Last Christmas". These ladies dressed in red are fire! 🔥 I’m amazed by their powerful, pure vocals and love the swingy, vibey melody, that makes you toe-tapping and head-bopping. I discovered Studio Accantus last year when my Tom got back from London all amazed by SIX the Musical, which I recently wrote about in MC #58 - Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived 👑 SIX the Musical.

And that would be all for today.

Now, it’s time to vote!

Thanks for taking the time to read and listen 🫶. I hope you’re ok, and December is treating you right. Let me know what’s up in your world, if you’re celebrating Christmas or not, or what’s your favorite song right now: