BitchTapes: Holiday Shmoliday

It’s been an unusual year, y’all. As 2016 comes to a close and Hanukkah and Christmas are upon us, let’s have a mix of unusual holiday songs. Tradition is for the birds, Too $hort repping for latkes and brisket is for us.

Track List:

1. A Willie Nice Christmas - Kacey Musgraves ft. Willie Nelson

2. Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis - Elin Ruth

3. Rudy - The Be Good Tanyas

4. The Hanukkah Song - Too $hort

5. 8 Days (Of Hanukkah) - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

6. The Hanukkah Waltz - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

7. To Heck with Ole Santa Clause - Loretta Lynn

8. That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! - Sufjan Stevens

9. All I Want for Christmas - TLC

10. Just Like Christmas - Low

11. Please Be Patient - Feist

12. The Latke Song - Debbie Friedman

by Katie Presley

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Katie Presley is a writer and editor currently based on the East Coast (help, how did this happen??). She's been with Bitch in one form or another since 2010, when she started as a New Media Intern, and most recently served as Bitch's first and only Music Editor, from 2016-2017. Past resume lines include Assistant Producer for All Songs Considered at NPR Music, panelist on Pop Culture Happy Hour, and bylines at NPR and Ms. Katie is also a doula and herbalist, and writes a blog on herbal medicine, "The Herbal Apprentice." She also co-founded the first full-spectrum doula organization in Texas, The Bridge Collective. She is also a late-comer to being a Dog Person, but currently lives with four cats.