these are songs we recorded for Thee Jon Solomon's Holiday Marathon Radio Show on WPRB each year. 
XO

holiday songs for jon solomon

Recorded December 2021 for Jon Solomon's 25 hour Holiday Radio Show Marathon on WPRB.

a coda for saint nicholas

Recorded December 2022 for Jon Solomon's 25 hour Holiday Radio Show Marathon on WPRB. 

you left the lights up 
till god crashed the party
face to the window 
fogging up your dreams 
friends growing sinister
plotting your death

you left the lights up
on public display 
for all the demons and angels to pray
the game kept pulsing 
long after we'd fallen out

maybe it's better
if we don't hash it out 
over drinks and smoke
flesh falling from our mouths

you left the lights up 
and covered up your eyes
bad actors acting like
the elders were surprised 
their graves were mobilized 
their engines were already cold 

maybe it's better
if we don't hash it out 
over drinks and smoke
flesh falling from our mouths
maybe I don't wanna know
that your heart will turn to salt
that the game keeps pulsing 
long after we log out

leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here

https://marathon.christmas/
https://therutabega.com/

cancel christmas

Recorded Nov/Dec 2023 for Jon Solomon's 25 hour Holiday Radio Show Marathon on WPRB.

josh & garth
with emily (additional vocals), gary gahan (tenor saxophone), & billie howard (viola & violin).

http://marathon.christmas // http://therutabega.com

lyrics:
we learn about the son of god
on the 7th day
we learn to sit and pay attention
to mary's legs

we learn to read the holy books
at least the holy parts of them

and when we've learned it all
we start over

we learn to do things by ourselves
push him down the ladder
we learn to count
on everything that doesn't matter

and when we've learned it all
we start over

you said by stripes
but when do we heal?
when do we heal?

we start over

Recorded Dec 2024 for Jon Solomon's 25-hour Holiday Radio Show Marathon on WPRB.

XO,
josh & garth

http://marathon.christmas // http://therutabega.com

i need a hug

Recorded December 2020 for Jon Solomon's 25 hour Holiday Radio Show Marathon on WPRB.

christmas fell to pieces

http://therutabega.com
http://theseknottylines.bandcamp.com

i need a hug

the rutabega