Another music sampler was posted by Paste Magazine this week -- 21 holiday songs for the asking of email and zip code (see embedded box, handy huh!) As with all compilations, it's a great way to spark an interest in a band and there are plenty here I've never even heard of. Most of it is a little too sleepy for my taste, but I enjoyed digging into the offerings. It all begins strong with a Sufjan Stevens song, the sweetly simple "Christmas In the Room" and I chuckled through the CAKE-like "Uncle John" by similarly named Jonathan Couton and John Roderick. (Also the moniker of my one and only Uncle, plus there's a line about how Cousin Jane "always cries anyway." True fact!) One of my favorite hymns makes an appearance as well, Bethan's lilting "In the Bleak Midwinter." Then there's a fun call out session that everyone could use, a hopeful "Everything's Gonna Be Better Next Year" by The Rescue. Go for it...