If you want to add a little extra funk to your festivities this season, I recommend this hip mix of holiday grooves.  One of my favs is Happy Holidays. Here’s what they’re saying about it…"Dance music is all about the remix, and no genre is safe. As proof, San Francisco’s Six Degrees Records have loosed a ragtag band of DJs upon that venerable institution, the Christmas classic. As one might suspect, the kitsch/fun factor .

I was first turned onto these guys after I heard their song If I ever feel better on their United Album and have been a fan ever since.  They have a very unique sound and can be quite addicting. Here’s what the pros say: "The band’s been relentlessly eclectic since they formed in the late ’90s; they make hybrid music, an electronic-flavored rock that’s impossible to describe without using up half a dozen hyphens .

I stumbled upon one of India’s latest releases There’s Hope while driving the other day and couldn’t get it out of my mind… which was a good thing because it has an uplifting message that’s important to remember.  In addition to the catchy back beat the chorus goes a little something like this: There’s hope. It doesn’t cost a thing to smile. You don’t have to pay to laugh. You better thank God for .

I appreciate unusual creativity wherever I see it.  Ironically I first spotted this unique ‘ok go’ on vh1 while working out on my treadmill.    Who would have thought that 8 treadmills lined up in two rows could be so amusing?

What can I say; I’m a sucker for Mr. John Mayer.  I’ve been a big fan ever since his first album Room For Squares. I even joined the fan club (along with the rest of the crazed teenage girls and soccer moms) And his latest album, Continuum doesn’t disappoint… in fact you can listen to the entire thing on-line before its even available to purchase…how cool is that? Some of my new favorites are .

I’ve been jamming to Spoon’s tunes for the past couple of months and can say I’ve become addicted. Some of my favs are Delicate Place and Beast & Dragon, Adored and I’ve included the I Turn My Camera On video.    Here’s what the pros say about them, "Spoon make some of the catchiest, most confident rock ‘n’ roll of any group around. Their fifth full-length is nothing short of a dizzying, soulful masterpiece, .