So we're still alive! I'd better get wrapping those presents then. The last podcast of 2012 features:

Duck in Tokyo (luisetti); Dare the Night (Quiet Arrows); The Pre-Geography of Snow (read by Maureen Harris, written by Lyn King); Roald Dahl (Dublin Duck Dispensary); Happy Holidays (Dublin Duck Dispensary); Yayoi Kusama video at Kodama Gallery, Osaka, Japan (Free Matter for the Blind); 20M friends (luisetti); Gift (Sunday) (Unfactory); the rain at night (read by Vic Burk, written by Tu Fu); Snow in the Basin (SunWalker); Component Parts (The Family Simpson); Thursday and Snow (Reprise) (Blank & Kytt); Rick Walker makes experimental sounds from dayglo orange plastic live looping techniques at metavinyl, santa cruz, CA (via salsburyp); London Snow (read by AHappyFlower written by Robert Bridges); Snow in the Basin II (SunWalker); Christmas Carols from 1902 (The Wall Family, via HendonTimes).

derek webb - a real ghost

the happy hippo family - r u injured?

ahappyflower - for #halloween i read the gentleman with the latchkey from lord halifax's ghost book [http://audioboo.fm/boos/1034786-for-halloween-i-read-the-gentleman-with-the-latchkey-from-lord-halifax-s-ghost-book]

kelsey mira - halloween every day

(background) the family simpson - casios are forever

the family simpson - can i be the one?

(background) mentone - horror [http://soundcloud.com/mento/horror]

elsinore - vampire in my town

i vermi - edgar allen poe

All tracks, unless stated, are hosted on the Podsafe Music Network and have been tagged with details of this show.

"I don't want to be a prophet of doom, but..."

Brewing coffee, September 2012 (Family Simpson) - http://soundcloud.com/thefamilysimpson/brewing-coffee-september-2012 ; Cynical Being (Anitek) - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Anitek/Calm__Collect_Vol3/05_Cynical_Being ; Feel Good Weather (Native Souls Crew) - http://soundcloud.com/nativesouls ; September (Artist Unknown, via Ourmedia) - http://archive.org/details/September_2 ; Scarf (mildtape) - http://vibedeck.com/mildtape/101178 ; The Dead Sea Scrolls (John 3.16) - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_316_1366/Classwar_Karaoke_-_0014_Survey/16_The_Dead_Sea_Scrolls ; Kopeika (et_) - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/et_/The_agency_of_missing_hearts/02_-_Kopeika ; Candlelight (Jahzzar) - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Grab_Bag/Candlelight_1079

Samples on paperless living from Fourcast #32 (Scott Johnson & Tom Merritt) - http://archive.org/details/PaperlessOrPeople-less-Ep.32

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A podmix rather than a podcast this month. // Drilling a Hole in The Opposition (The Riffingtons); Sweet and Lowdown (Duke High); Jet Stream (Cane Corso Records); Burning School (Free Piece of Tape) [background during excerpt of Steve Wynn interview with Joe Belocks,WFMU]; Punching Holes in The Sky (Steve Wynn) [WFMU live track]; Window 3 (Two Bicycles) [background during second excerpt of Steve Wynn interview with Joe Belocks, WFMU]; The Happy Sound of Summer (sidbaility, audioboo) [background]; Still Is Summer (Breno Fernandes); Please Mind The Dubstep (Bitbasic); Chapter 6: The Numbering of The Dust (voiced by Jason Mills for libreVox, from J.G. McPherson's Meteorology; or Weather Explained); Requiem for a Fish (The Freak Fandango Orchestra); Summer in The City (Freedom Fry); Summer Blouses (Victoria Vesta); VIOLET (Neural Xolotl); Summer (David Hollowell) // Tracks were all public domain / Creative Commons 3.0. \\ http://www.listen.to/stramash \\ @stramashpodcast \\ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stramash-Podcast/364439526919571

A show created entirely through associations between artists, songs or their inspirations. Enjoy! // The Kraken Awakes (Daemons) http://daemons.bandcamp.com/ -- from Birds, Beasts + Breakdowns EP // VIOLET (Neural Xoloti) http://soundcloud.com/venusmoctezuma // Centre p.2 (Valiska) http://valiska.bandcamp.com/ -- from Record of 37 album // Piffy on a Rock (Hypermagic) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/hypermagic -- from Bad Panda #127 // Leaves Falling (Mixers By The River) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mixers_By_The_River/ -- from Born With This album // Solea para Bailar (Pilar Calvo y Luis Maravilla) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pilar_Calvo_y_Luis_Maravilla/ // I Can't Stand It (Beth Anderson) http://www.beand.com/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Beth_Anderson/ -- from Peachy Keen-O album

This one was well planned but badly executed (what a sales pitch!) - a wee bit late and a wee bit lofi but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless! http://www.listen.to/stramash

First Stramash of 2012 featuring excellent chat with Ballet Nouveau Colorado Artistic Director Garrett Ammon about his recent project Love In A Digital Age. Also music by Decade In Exile, Hollywoodfun Downstairs, Paper Bird, Odjbox, Nheap and C418.

Antithesis of the holiday season! This singer/songwriter filled episode features tracks by Fountains of Wayne, Loney Dear, BuskerOne, El Ten Eleven, Jackie Leven, Gordon Bell & The Sinking Ships, Bryan John Appleby and Tom The Noisemonger. Plus plenty of thoughts on songwriting in between.

Long-overdue update featuring The Head and The Heart; Trailblazer; Marc Pinansky; Spoek Mathambo; Sleeper Agent; They Might Be Giants; Momus and chat in between.

This one is all about celebrations! Extended summer holiday podcast featuring a ton of Scottish talent and other fantastic music from around the world.