"Christmas in My Heart," Steve Sparhawk and Dave Eyre (self-issued)

Alan Sparhawk is a founding member of the Midwestern alt-rock band Low, along with his late wife Mimi Parker. In her honor, Alan has dug up these two Christmas songs written by his father and a friend years ago and dropped them free of charge for 2023. To access them you must visit a site that accepts donations to Hope Lodge, a cancer charity that directly assists needy families. The donation is optional but recommended. As for the songs, they're not bad, though definitely a bit on the amateur side, "Christmas in My Heart" being a pop ballad and "I Love Christmas" more of a 70s top-40 disco thing. Still, you should give them a listen. Oh, while you're at it, Alan lets us know that Low's seminal Christmas album is back out on vinyl.