A Christmas Wish '19, Teflon Beast (self-issued)

We've had several holiday entries from this artist in the past, running the gamut from home studio tinkering to a live album recorded in Austin, Texas. For 2019 it's back into the studio with this collection of new original indie tunes, starting with "Tastes Like Xmas," composed of equal parts synths and toy instruments. "A Christmas Wish (Peace and Freedom)" is mostly instrumental but samples John and Yoko repeating variations of the title, "Realness for Xmas" is another crunchy instrumental, and "Must Be Xmas" is a primitive folk song that might remind one of Daniel Johnston. Other tunes include the instrumentals "Jolly Jolly," "Holiday Guitar Piece 2015," "King Moonracer," and "Santa Is Almost Here." This is quirky stuff that might not remind you of the holidays, but you may find some of these tunes work as pace-changers in your playlists. It's only $1 on Bandcamp, and the artist is offering a "digital discography" for $7 that wraps up their full holiday repertoire for download.