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Olivia and I are in the process of creating our museradio.fm Christmas playlist! And just in case you were interested, we thought we’d write a bit about how that process works. First we need to get inspired. A few glasses of wine later… Just kidding.


First we come up with a rough concept. In this case, we imagined what we’d like to listen to in front of the fireplace around Christmas time. Warm, nostalgic tunes that go with the sense of carrying on tradition, but not necessarily the same versions of them that youve heard a million times before. Then we brainstorm and do a lot of listening, create a huge playlist with our favorites and start to pluck out the ones we arent in love with.


In this case, we’ve found some great gospel tracks, blues, gypsy jazz as well as tunes by classic Christmas balladeers such as Bing Crosby. This process is cyclical, as new tracks keep coming in and we get inspired and make associations. Then its about finding the right order. We love the Fats Waller version of Jingle Bells, which has become track number one. I think we’ve got a great list now. It will need some more fine tuning, as every playlists (or indeed every work) does.But it should be ready later next week, so stay tuned for some jolly Christmas fun!