About Robot Holiday
Robot Holiday is collective of musicians who have been getting together for over a decade to write and record original, non-traditional holiday music. If you haven’t heard any of our music before, you might be surprised, bewildered, or confused by these songs. They're about things like winter, and heartbreak, as well as Santa’s poor work ethic, and a novel solution to our dependency on foreign oil. As in years past, we feature singing robots, sometimes singing on their own, and sometimes performing duets with real, blood-filled humans. In addition, these songs feature a potent combination of whistling, glockenspiel, boot stomping, and ample amounts of Moog Synthesizer. And while it might not be obvious upon first listen, all these songs were written for, and in the spirit of, the holiday season. Go ahead and download all you want — these songs are all FREE!
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Northern Lights
by Cathy Carfagna
I’d thought about writing a song about the northern lights in Canada for awhile. Then I read that Cochrane, Ontario is a good place to see them, and that got me hauling out the atlas (I love songs with place references). The Spanish River and Lac Sainte Therese (sorry, bad pronunciation) are located in Ontario too. The reference to Inco (mining/metals company) is a tip of the hat to Canadian songwriter Stompin’ Tom Connors’ “Sudbury Saturday Night,” – and to the dad of a musician friend, who’d talked about the tough conditions there.
Cathy Carfagna: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Accordion
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Rob Lynch: Drums
Jim Whitford: Dobro
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Hot Cocoa
by David Mussen
My dad turned me on to Bob Wills and Milton Brown records when I was a kid, and always loved them. This is my attempt at something reminiscent of the Western Swing style. Everyone sounds real nice on this one. Although, I don’t don’t drink hot cocoa myself, I’m glad to live in a country where I can, with very little effort, drink hot cocoa, pretty much anytime I want.
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Seamus Gallivan: Background Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
David Mussen: Acoustic Guitar
Dave Ruch: Vocals, Lead Guitar
Jim Whitford: Dobro
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It Doesn’t Snow in Buffalo Anymore
by Rob Falgiano
The last two Buffalo winters have been so mild. I used my snowblower twice each season, when the usual average was a dozen times or more. So this song imagines a future (or near present) Buffalo with almost no winter snow due to global climate change.
Rob Falgiano: Vocals and Instruments
Katy Miner: Background Vocals
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Shovelin’ all my Lovin’
by Seamus Gallivan
I sincerely love shoveling snow. One night while shoveling to the tune of Robot Holiday, it occurred to me that the world needed a song about this love. In finding poetic ways to lay the love on shoveling, the song quickly became a metaphor for romance that would make my Dad proud and my Mom blush.
I might not be ready for the Brill Building, but I’m so grateful to Jonathan, Dee, Jony and the Robot Holiday gang for inspiring me to give this a shot and bringing the song to life.
Dee Adams: Background Vocals
Seamus Gallivan: Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Keyboards
Jony James: Electric Guitar
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Snow Tires
by Cathy Carfagna
A song made to order for Jonathan, who’d requested something with Vox or Farfisa-inspired organ. If the Rutles, the Shangri-Las and the Small Faces had gotten snowed in after a gig, maybe this would have been the result.
Dee Adams: Background Vocals
Cathy Carfagna: Vocals, Keyboards
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Alex Lynne: Background Vocals
Dave Meinzer: Electric Guitar
Jeff Schaller: Drums
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Ready Reindeer
by GregBeaton
I envisioned it as being about a little task robot whose job it is to prep the reindeer for departure. He doesn’t have much going on socially, obviously…pretty utilitarian!
Greg Beaton: Keyboards
Speak & Spell: Vocals