Read my blog before submitting. If your release is a heavy metal Christmas, Spanish guitar, big band, bro-country, mainstream pop, or ambient noise, etc, etc, etc, I am not likely to get into it. If your release is indie rock, indie pop, alt. country, folk, or something along those lines… I could be VERY into it. I cannot promise a review, but the closer to my wheelhouse it is, the likelier I will. If you read the last 10 reviews, you should have a general idea of what this site champions. I’m sorry if that is not your release, but I am by no means the biggest game in town, and my reader stats have not changed in years. I am officially stagnant!
I receive a LOT of email during November and December. Please know that I can’t respond to you all. I give most things a listen, but it is obvious that many folks really have no idea what kind of Christmas music this site really covers. I don’t want to discourage folks… do what you love. However, I am one person with finite bandwidth and a very particular POV. Sorry…
If you would like to alert me to your release, you can contact me at christmasunderground(at)gmail.com -or- via snail-mail to Christmas Underground, 73 Southwest View Dr., Lexington, VA 24450.
I very much do love physical media… but I would much rather you send me a Bandcamp download code if at all possible, let me freak out over how much I love your record (and then if you want to be a total peach, perhaps then send me your LP/CD/cassette? That would be my dream scenario.). I spend way too much on Christmas music. Usually, reviewers get that stuff for free! Isn’t that the hustle? Well, I’m very much losing at this game.
If you see that link that says “buy me a coffee,” and you’re thinking… hey, I’ll throw this guy a few bucks and submit my song to him… PLEASE DO NOT. It will likely hurt your chances of me giving your song a good shot, because it makes me feel just terrible. If you wish to support me and the site, much love, I appreciate it because all the money goes straight back to folks putting out great music. But I will never review a record or song for money.
If you live overseas… please, please, please think long and hard about spending all that money to send me something. It is expensive! It is even more heartbreaking when it isn’t even a Christmas record. Which, FYI, is the majority of the tiny bit of mail I do get… non-Christmas records.
Christmas Underground 
I don’t have a submission, but I am diggin your site! ‘Tis the season, so post more often! I’m always on the prowl for good indie xmas tunes and would love to see what you come up with. The new Starbucks comp has a few goodies on it. Anyway, keep it up!
I am only one man! Will post as I can 🙂
Such a neat idea for a site. Love finding new Christmas music and hate that ‘Christmas’ is not considered it’s own genre ! One of my favs from the last 2 years : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVxCYK3K5Ww
hey, after als the nice recommendations I found in your blog, would like to give something back, can suggest you to check those out:
German based shoegaze band the BV’s I discovered earlier this year, also came up with a Christmas song sometime ago: https://thebvs.bandcamp.com/track/i-hope-theres-no-snow
and second, from Stockholm Sweden, the jazz/polka impro band Second Hand Orchestra releases last year a nice album: https://singasongfighter.bandcamp.com/album/so-this-is-christmas
cheers, Stefan
Stefan! You have definitely dialed in what I like.
1) BVs – wrote about them! https://christmasunderground.com/2020/12/14/the-bvs-i-hope-theres-no-snow-2020/
2) Second Hand Orchestra – bought the vinyl last week!
Please keep em coming!
Hello Xmasunderground I have a new original Christmas song (my first ever!) and a music video to accompany it as well. I’m not sure where to send it to you. You don’t seem to have a “personal mix” up for 2025 so maybe you’re not even here anymore? I might as well leave a link here? but would love to get you a download link to Bandcamp. Anyway, my name is Mo and here’s the youtube link for “Christmases With Snow”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayyHOVLl2w
Thank you for sending your song over. I’ll give it a listen.
Hello, hello, hello from The Happy Somethings. Understand and appreciate what you’re saying here – thank you for all you do… you know about our music and our take on festive fare so we won’t bother you further haha! Best wishes for a calm and peaceful time over the next couple of weeks, and a hopeful and healthy 2026.
I know and love you 🙂 happy holidays!