To borrow a phrase from the writer James Wolcott, it's Christmas Nocturne - that pleasantly odd week between Christmas and New Years where a significant number of people aren't working and presumably have lots of time to listen to best of the year compilations. As usual, I tried to exclude any artist who had been on any of the best of compilations from the previous two years, but I couldn't resist including Father John's Misty Pure Comedy as the closing cut. I've also re-upped all my previous best of compilations (,,,,,,, ). Hope everyone has a great 2018!

It's been pretty warm here in the northeastern United States, but Christmas is just a month away which means it's time for another Christmas music compilation. I've also re-upped all the. I was listening to John Hiatt's great late 80s/early 90s trio of albums (Bring the Family, Slow Turning, and Stolen Moments) a few months back and was impressed by how well they had aged. I've also been listening a lot to the rest of his catalog so I finally put together a John Hiatt compilation. Sonalksis Stereo Tools Vstv on this page. (Btw, it's one download for both discs.) Disc One Take Time To Know Her I Just Don't Know What To Say Cold River Homeland Something Wild How Bad's the Coffee Johnny 99 Hold On for Your Love Ethylene Everybody Went Low Disc Two Riding With the King Lift Up Every Stone Woman Sawed In Half The Ballad of Curtis Loew Don't Bug Me When I'm Working Hurt My Baby Face Of God Rock Back Billy Sometime Other Than Now Learning How To Love You. Fall is upon us, even though you wouldn't know it from the weather here in New York.