Wintertime Love by The Doors
This slow and soulful track by The Doors sets the mood for the psychedelic Christmas sound with its optimistic lyrics "Come with me dance, my dear. Winter's so cold this year. You are so warm, my wintertime love to be"
Deck Five by Saturday's Children
This trippy tune puts a psychedelic spin on traditional Christmas carol "Deck the Halls" with a jazzy base line and hypnotic effects. Check out B-side "Christmas Sounds" too.
Snow Flakes by The Ventures
There's nothing like the spaced-out guitar sounds of the Ventures covering medieval ballad "Greensleeves" on this loungey and sparkly song.
This rare song is a religious experience layering traditional folk instruments, kazoos, and spiritual singing. "Oh say are you a true believer? On this joyful Christmas morning..." The publishing company that owns the label, Vanguard Apostolic, is called Epiphany adding more synchronicity to the song.
Blue Snow Night by The Gurus
A middle-eastern piece of music from The Gurus about travelling on a winter's night explores themes of love and death with a bongo backbeat.
Come All Ye by Fairport Convention
It's not the classic Christmas song "Come All Ye Faithful", rather a British folk rock reworking of the theme that removes all religious references and beckons mankind to come together for peace.
Good Shepherd by Jefferson Airplane
Countless incarnations of this song exist, and it is based on a poem by John Adam Granade aka the "poet of the backwoods". This version by Jefferson Airplane is the most well-known, and adds a religious psychedelic feeling to the playlist.
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