Fresh Cuts, various artists (Rumblefish)

Rumblefish is a music licensing company, and this 2007 collection features indie artists they've contracted to have their music placed in video productions, TV shows, and so on. It's fairly listenable in an eclectic alt-indie way. Things kick off with "Christmas on the Moon" by Slink Moss Explosion, a country-inflected rocker about actually celebrating on the moon. Mike Schmid offers "Full House," a midtempo reflection on having all the relatives and friends over that will fit. Hot Tin Roof's "A Christmas Wish" rocks things up nicely, and then Josh Jesty does a mash-up style arrangement of "Silent Night" in which the typical slow rendition is dressed up with various bits of electronic soundscaping. "I Saw Three Ships" gets a folk-rock arrangement from Rye Hollow, and "We Three Kings" is done in an electro-pop arrangement by Heathersong. Jeff Saltzman does a spaghetti-Western instrumental version of "Jingle Bells," and then Supersuckers rock the house with "Call It Christmas Time," and Ron Rogers and Deborah Giles go 60s pop with "Hey Santa Claus." Trashcan Joe caps things off with a novelty, a bunch of little kids telling Santa to "Bring Me Some Bling."