Fruitcake Returns

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Dec 10, 2024
5 min read

Updated: Mar 28

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Fruitcake Returns – A Holiday Tradition with a Twist!

🎄 Fruitcake Returns! 🎄

This week on Eclectic Wonderland, we’re serving up a slice of holiday cheer with our annual tradition: the Fruitcake Mix!

For years, I’ve been making these mixes for friends, family, and now—our amazing listeners. The name Fruitcake has a funny backstory involving a freezer full of uneaten fruitcakes (more on that later), but the spirit of the mix is all about sharing music that brings people together during the holidays.

This year’s mix features a blend of quirky classics, festive jams, and a little something for everyone:

- 🎵 Barenaked Ladies

- 🎵 The Superions

- 🎵 Slade

- 🎵 Eels

- 🎵 KT Tunstall

- 🎵 The Waitresses

- 🎵 Sixpence None The Richer

- 🎵 Julian Casablancas

- 🎵 The Zambonis

… and so many more!

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Want your own slice of the holiday fun? We’re giving away 4 copies of a previous Fruitcake Mix! To enter:

1️⃣ Email us

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We’ll randomly select winners and ship out some holiday magic!

Tune in for the full story behind Fruitcake, quirky Christmas memories, and songs to make your season merry and bright.

Genres You’ll Love on This Playlist:

• Indie Pop

• Alternative

• Holiday Music

& More!

Set your reminders!

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Check out the playlist for this show below, where you can discover songs, videos, and links to the artists!

🎶Fruitcake Returns Videos & Links For Artists {Links Are Pink}

Spinitron Play List!

First Break

Barenaked Ladies – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

The Superions – Fruitcake

Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody

Beachfront Vinny – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Instrumental)

Second Break | More Fruitcake Fun

Barenaked Ladies – Elf’s Lament

Relient K – 12 Days Of Christmas

Oh, Hush – I Have An Ugly Christmas Tree

Eels – Christmas Is Going To The Dogs

XTC (The Three Wise Men) – Thanks For Christmas

Titus Andronicus – Drummer Boy

Combustible Edison – Sleigh Ride

🎶 The Fruitcake Mix tradition started as a way to share holiday cheer—without the actual fruitcake (thanks to some...traumatic childhood encounters with the freezer variety). We’re serving up a tastier tradition—one you’ll want to share! 🎶

The Backstory: The Fruitcake Saga

Every Christmas, my family received a fruitcake that immediately went into what we called the "Fruitcake CryoFreeze"—an ancient Frigidaire at the base of the stairs. Over the years, we amassed quite the collection, but no one dared eat them.

Years later, I tried a fruitcake soaked in rum (thanks to a friend's grandma). Let’s just say...it wasn’t for me. That’s when I decided to start a better tradition: creating holiday mixes we could actually enjoy. Hence, Fruitcake Mixes were born—fun, festive, and totally freezer-free!

click the fruitcake for the complete story!

Third Break | Keeping the Festive Beats Coming

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Christmas All Over Again

Eels – Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas

Jose Feliciano – Feliz Navidad

Sufjan Stevens – Lumberjack Christmas / No One Can Save You From Christmas Past

Keb’ Mo’ – Jingle Bell Jamboree

Julian Casablancas – Christmas Treat

Low – Just Like Christmas

The Volcanics – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Fourth Break | Holiday Tunes, Eclectic Wonderland Style

Esquivel – Jingle Bells

Allo Darlin’ – Space Christmas

Fountains Of Wayne – I Want An Alien For Christmas

Brian Dewan – R2D2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

The Raveonettes – The Christmas Song

Sixpence None The Richer – Silent Night

Chasing Furies – O Come Emmanuel

KT Tunstall – Mele Kalikimaka

Los Straitjackets – Frosty The Snowman

Fifth Break | Wrapping It Up (Pun Intended)

Feist – Please Be Patient

Ingrid Michaelson & Sara Bareilles – Winter Song

Ingrid Michaelson – Men Of Snow

Cocteau Twins – Winter Wonderland

The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping

Shonen Knife – We Wish You A Merry Christmas

The Linda Lindas – Groovy XMAS

Rob Schwimmer – Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire

Psychic Ills – Run Rudolph Run

The Zambonis – Zamboni Stuck In Snow

🎁 Want one of our Fruitcake Mixes? Email us, like our post, or comment for your chance to win! 🎶

And just like that, another Eclectic Wonderland comes to a close! Thanks for joining us for the merriest, quirkiest tunes. We hope you leave with a smile and plenty of holiday cheer.

Until next time: stay cozy, stay jolly, and may your days be merry & bright!

Peace, love, and cosmic bunny rabbits. 🌟

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