Happy Holidays!

Wow!!! I had such a fun time the over last three weekends spinning some vintage Yuletide favorites on vinyl and shellac at the incredible Door County, Wisconsin Christkindlmarkt. Thanks so much to John Nelson, Pat Palmer, Don Bumpus and everyone at the Christmas Market. I’m already looking forward to seeing everyone there next year!

I just created a new holiday playlist on Spotify with highlights from all of my 2022 Christmas Market sets. Below that you’ll find my holiday playlists from the last few years as well. I hope they bring some musical cheer to the season.

Wishing you and yours a joyous holiday. Wassail!

I’m delighted to announce a series of gigs at one of my favorite new Door County traditions, the magical Chistkindlmarkt at Sister Bay’s Corner of the Past Museum. I’ll be spinning crowd-pleasing favorites from my collection of rare holiday music on vinyl and shellac. Come join us from 3-5pm Friday November 25 & Saturday November 26, Saturday December 3rd, and Friday December 9 & Saturday December 10.

Learn more about the Christmas market at www.doorcountychristmasmarket.com

Wassail!

Seasons Greetings, friends!

Anything new with you? Oh, everything? Me too! First off, I hope this finds you safe and well. 2020 brought lots of changes, including a big move for my family. We now live in beautiful and historic Door County, Wisconsin.

I spent the first part of the pandemic spinning online, including at the Quarantuned Music Festival, on Instagram Live, and on Facebook. It was a great way to connect with friends and share my collection while staying safe at home. Then we moved more than halfway across the country and I’m still digging boxes of records out of storage. I did find my Christmas records, just in time. I hope you’ll join me on Facebook Live next Saturday, Dec 19th and Thursday, Dec 24th (8pm CST/6PM PST), for two sets of rare, weird, and wonderful holiday tunes. Please visit here to watch. Warning: watch live if you want to see the full sets.

I’ve really missed DJing for you, and I hope you enjoy these sets! I’ve saved up some of my very best records to bring a little holiday cheer into a difficult year.

Ho ho ho,

DJ Wassail Watkins