Golau Glau's Christmas Output - The final roundup

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It's Christmas Eve and Golau Glau have finally finished (I think!) their festive output. So, to sum up, we have the excellent Myrrh & Myth EP (featuring 5 beautiful new tracks, a Pye Corner Audio remix and a bonus track, last year's Christmas single Foolstide) a Christmas carol (the multiple-child-murder themed Coventry Carol) and no less than three festive mixtapes. All FREE, all great Christmas listening. And to make things even easier, you can access all the download links from this page!

 

Spice up your Christmas tree with Boob Ball baubles

Are you bored with decorating your tree with the same old baubles every year? Struggling to keep abreast of the latest developments in Christmas decorations? Well why not dangle some miniature boobies from your Christmas tree? Boob Balls are tiny breast-shaped Christmas tree baubles available in both 'beige' and African American flavours, (but only, it would appear, in one cup size). At only $7.60 per bauble (that's $15.20 per pair - surely it'd be wrong to just buy one?) you can afford to give your whole tree a knocker-themed make-over.  Now does anyone know where I can get miniature bra tinsel?

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Free Golau Glau Christmas EP "Myrrh & Myth" out today, complete with Pye Corner Audio remix!

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"From a Winter Solstice song to a Yule instrumental, an exploration of the stories around St. Nicholas to a sound piece inspired by the Welsh Mari Lwyd tradition, and topped off with a traditional Christmas Carol – this is Myrrh & Myth."

Out at 09.00 today, the new Christmas EP from Golau Glau. There are videos for all the main tracks, a remix from Pye Corner Audio, and it's FREE! What more could you want? Download from Bandcamp from 09.00 today. More details at the Golau Glau website.

Glastonbury Thorn attacked by vandals

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The famous Glastonbury Thorn tree which, according to legend, grew from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea when he arrived in England from the Holy Land was attacked and chopped down on Wednesday night, 8 December. The Thorn has long been at the centre of legend and tradition and was said to bloom every year on Christmas Day.

It's not clear yet whether the Thorn will recover from the attack. If not, it can be re-established from cuttings taken from the tree previously and growing elsewhere.

"Soft Sounds for Winter" - a Yuletide gift from Cafe Kaput

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Jon Brooks has closed up the Cafe Kaput offices for the Midwinter Festivities, but before he left he slipped a little gift under the tree - the seasonal mixtape Soft Sounds for Winter. So download, mix up a big bowl of hot winter punch, sit back and enjoy! 

Golau Glau Christmas EP "Myrrh & Myth" out Monday 13 December

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"From a Winter Solstice song to a Yule instrumental, an exploration of the stories around St. Nicholas to a sound piece inspired by the Welsh Mari Lwyd tradition, and topped off with a traditional Christmas Carol – this is Myrrh & Myth."

Sounds good to me! Check out the Golau Glau website for more details and if you can't wait till Monday, you can download their Christmas single from 2009, Foolstide, here.