Manitoba Music Launches Streaming Holiday Playlist, Guide to Buying Local Holiday Tunes

The snow is falling, the lights are shining, and it's starting to feel a lot like the holidays! 

We've put together a playlist brimming with holiday cheer featuring holiday and winter-themed music by local artists, including new and original tunes, old favourites, and some traditional carols.

So put another log on fire, cuddle up with some warm cocoa, and let this be your soundtrack for the season. 

Keep scrolling for info on local holiday albums and links to stream and buy, festive videos, upcoming virtual Christmas shows, and our special seasonal songs of the week...

Holiday Albums & Songs

You can build your holiday music collection AND support your favourite local artists and labels by streaming and shopping at their online stores, Bandcamp, and Tidal, or checking out stores that carry local music like Into the Music, Planet Sound, Riley Grae, and McNally Robinson. Here's a handy guide to local holidays tunes and albums!

Barbara Joy
"Joy to the World (Great Joy)" SPOTIFY
"Still Nacht, Silent Night" (The Angels Sang) SPOTIFY

Begonia
"It Won't Be Christmas ('till You're Home) APPLE MUSIC

Bubba B the MC
"What Do You Want for Christmas? (Feat. FENOM)" APPLE MUSIC

Cat Jahnke
O Night Divine  WEBSITE | APPLE MUSIC 

Chic Gamine
Christmas Vol. 1  APPLE MUSIC | BANDCAMP

Cindi Cain
The Heart of Christmas  WEBSITE

Dead of Winter (formerly Camerata Nova)
Christmas in Early America  WEBSITE
Nova Noël  WEBSITE

Don Amero
Amero Little Christmas  WEBSITE | APPLE MUSIC

Doug Edmond
Starry Nights  APPLE MUSIC 

Erin Propp, Michelle Mourre & Yuri Hooker
Live Off the Floor APPLE MUSIC

Fred Penner
Christmastime WEBSITE | APPLE MUSIC | AMAZON MUSIC

James Culleton
At Christmas Time APPLE MUSIC

Jaylene Johnson
"Winter Wish"  APPLE MUSIC
"It Won't Be Christmas 'Til You're Home"  WEBSITE | APPLE MUSIC
"Come Lord" WEBSITE | APPLE MUSIC

Jerry Sereda
"Santa's Got a New Ride" APPLE MUSIC

Jodie Borle
Snow  APPLE MUSIC

JP Hoe
Brighten Up the Night  WEBSITE | APPLE MUSIC | AMAZON MUSIC
Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday Songs  APPLE MUSIC | AMAZON MUSIC

Justin Lacroix & Kristine St-Piere
Noël avec toi APPLE MUSIC

Jocelyne Baribeau
"Noël sur la prairie" APPLE MUSIC

Lana Winterhalt
Diamonds WEBSITE
The Fall  APPLE MUSIC | BANDCAMP
Hey! It's Christmas! (again)  BANDCAMP

Latka
"From Under the Christmas Tree" BANDCAMP

Matt Epp
"This Christmas Alone" APPLE MUSIC

Mise en Scene
"Tinsel Town"  APPLE MUSIC

Nathan
"Favourite Things" from Casserole  APPLE MUSIC

Paris To Kyiv
"Oj Kraseniu Iasen" and "Pavochka" from Prairie Nights and Peacock Feathers  APPLE MUSIC | BANDCAMP

Quinton Blair
"Honky Tonk Christmas" from Blues Man APPLE MUSIC

Ray St. Germain  
Ray St. Germain Family Christmas  APPLE MUSIC

Rusty & Savanna
Stocking Stuffer  APPLE MUSIC

Rhonda Head
"Santa Baby (Nicimos)" SPOTIFY
"Silent Night in Cree" APPLE MUSIC

Red Moon Road
A Simple Kind of Christmas SPOTIFY

Ruth Moody
"Winter Waltz" and "Cold Outside" from The Garden APPLE MUSIC

Sierra Noble
"Time for Myself" APPLE MUSIC

Steve Bell
Keening for the Dawn WEBSITE
Feast of the Seasons WEBSITE

The Wailin' Jennys
"Calling All Angels" APPLE MUSIC

Those Guys
This Christmas  APPLE MUSIC

Trio Bembe
A Latin Christmas  APPLE MUSIC

Vanessa Kuzina
"Wintersong" from Peony APPLE MUSIC

Various Artists
Nothing Under the Tree: A UMFM Christmas Album  BANDCAMP

WHY
"Joy Is Louder"  APPLE MUSIC

WHY
"Can't Everyday Be Like Christmas"  APPLE MUSIC

WHY
"I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day"  APPLE MUSIC

Whitebeard 
"You Put the Kiss in Christmas"  APPLE MUSIC

Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
Suite Messiah   WEBSITE