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Sure, a Wii would be pretty sweet, but with everything that's been going on, wouldn't you rather have peace on earth this Christmas? The folks at Hard to Find a Friend aren't making any lofty promises as to goodwill towards men and all that, but darn it if their Peace on Earth Vol. II compilation won't get you closer to such a thing than Santa ever did.

Coupling Christmas favorites and seasonal originals from the likes of Oxford Collapse, a reunited American Analog Set, Jason Collett, Pattern Is Movement, Karl Blau, Bodies of Water, Jennifer O'Connor, Marla Hansen, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Via Audio, the Jealous Girlfriends, Laura Gibson, The Prayers & Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers, and others, the disc also features photography from Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu. No wonder that Santa up there looks so evil!

And if that ain't enough to make your yuletide gay, proceeds from the disc go to the Children of Uganda Fund. Got a stocking that needs stuffing? Hit Up Hard to Find a Friend, where Peace on Earth Vol. II is exclusively available starting today (November 18). Peace be with y'all.

Peace on Earth Vol. II:

01 American Analog Set: "Winter Birds" *
02 Telekinesis!: "Father Christmas" [Kinks cover]
03 Jennifer O'Connor: "Deck the Halls"
04 Nathan Phillips: "Cross-Country Ski's" *
05 The A-Sides & Sun Airway: "Santa, Please" *
06 Jason Collett: "A Beguiled Christmas in Sales" *
07 Laarks: "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"
08 Oxford Collapse: "Hester Xmas" *
09 The Jealous Girlfriends: "Haircut" *
10 Via Audio: "Home Before Dark" *
11 Karl Blau: "Christmas Is Different This Year Now That the Aliens Are Here" *
12 Synthar: "Pawn Shop Christmas" *
13 Pattern Is Movement: "O, Holy Night"
14 Marla Hansen: "Waltz" *
15 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: "Don't Wrap the Puppy" *
16 Elizabeth & the Catapult: "Christmas With the Jews" *
17 Laura Gibson: "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
18 The Prayers & Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers: "Christmas Card to a Hooker in Minneapolis" *
19 Chris Garneau: "It's Almost Christmas"
20 Vincent Koops: "Silent Night"
21 Anathallo: "Red Plastic Globe" *
22 Bodies of Water: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"

* denotes original composition