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12 Songs Holiday Project

12 Songs Holiday Project

Enjoy the brainchild of a couple of crazy independent media outlets, the 12 Songs Holiday Project. Each song is free to download.

12 Songs Holiday Project: “Auld Lang Syne”
12 Songs Holiday Project

“Auld Lang Syne”

Each of our 12 artists also recorded their own renditions of "Auld Lang Syne" and we've mashed them into three minutes of pure year-end entertainment.

12 Songs Holiday Project: Milwaukee Choral Artists
12 Songs Holiday Project

Milwaukee Choral Artists

Wisconsin's leading female vocal ensemble offers a charming arrangement of "Silent Night," exclusively for the TCD/WMSE 12 Songs Holiday Project.

12 Songs Holiday Project: 1913
12 Songs Holiday Project

1913

One cellist and one percussionist comprise the genre-challenging duo 1913, who bring their unique rendition of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" to TCD and WMSE.

12 Songs Holiday Project: Stas Venglevski
12 Songs Holiday Project

Stas Venglevski

Bayan accordion virtuoso Stas Venglevski offers his rendition of "Away in a Manger."

12 Songs Holiday Project: Philomusica Quartet
12 Songs Holiday Project

Philomusica Quartet

A beautiful rendition of "Angels We Have Heard on High" by the Philomusica Quartet -- music is their passion, and it shows.

12 Songs Holiday Project: Frank Almond and Tom Strini
12 Songs Holiday Project

Frank Almond and Tom Strini

MSO concertmaster and violinist Frank Almond and our very own Culture Editor Tom Strini collaborate for a stirring performance of "What Child Is This?"

12 Songs Holiday Project: Pezzetino
12 Songs Holiday Project

Pezzetino

Pezzetino's "Salve" was written just for us at TCD and WMSE. Listen to her touching song and feel special that it's one-of-a-kind.

12 Songs Holiday Project: Invade Rome
12 Songs Holiday Project

Invade Rome

A psychedelic rock version of "O Holy Night" by Invade Rome. Who knew Christmas could rock so hard?

12 Songs Holiday Project: Lisa Gatewood
12 Songs Holiday Project

Lisa Gatewood

Lisa Gatewood sings her very own melancholy Christmas song "This Christmas Eve" -- as sad as it is beautiful.

12 Songs Holiday Project: Celebrated Workingman & Orangutan
12 Songs Holiday Project

Celebrated Workingman & Orangutan

The Celebrated Workingman and Orangutan! combine forces with a fun ditty called "No More Christmas Suicide (Don't Make Baby Jesus Cry)"

12 Songs Holiday Project:Melissa Czarnik & the Eric Mire Band
12 Songs Holiday Project

Melissa Czarnik & the Eric Mire Band

Poet/emcee Melissa Czarnik and the Eric Mire Band deliver a soulful rendition of "O Come All Ye Faithful" like you've never heard before.