{Photo by Victoria VanBruinisse from the Imaginary Flickr Photo Pool}

There is nothing we'd love more than to celebrate this month of many holidays with us at this year's Imaginary Holiday Office Party. The night is going to have so many holly jolly wonderful things that going on we can't list them off in one breath (but you can read all about it here). 

It's all going down on Thursday, December 16 at the Columbia City Theater and all proceeds from the show go to Seattle nonprofit, Teen Feed. We've gathered some of our favorite bands from Seattle as well as Santa John Vanderslice, who is not only taking the stage to perform, but will also be our Indie-Rock Santa for the evening (and you can get your photo taken upon his lap).

But don't take our word for it, this episode of the Imaginary Mixtape podcast is a sampling of each of the bands taking the Holiday Office Party stage.  You can listen to a stream of the podcast below or download the MP3 version of the podcast on the imaginary bandcamp page.

If you are the type that likes to listen to podcasts in itunes, download the .m4a file here {it's one single file with fancy chapter markers!} and then open it in your itunes {big thanks to Jigsaw Records and Indie Pages for hosting the file!}.

We hope to see you at the holiday party!

Tracklisting: Imaginary Mixtape - December 2010 {part 3}

John Vanderslice - "The Mansion" from Life and Death of an American Fourtracker
A standout track from Life and Death of an American Fourtracker, "The Mansion" also made an appearance on the Barsuk compilation titled Treats from the early 2000s, and shared the tracklistings with the likes of The Long Winters, Death Cab for Cutie, and All-Time Quarterback.

The Tripwires - "Let's Get You Started" from House to House
2009's release from Seattle's pop royalty supergroup with a great selection of standout hit tracks, "Let's Get You Started" embodies everything we love about the Tripwires.

Young Evils - "Get Over It" from Enchanted Chapel
A new release from a new band made of familiar faces -- KEXP's Troy Nelson and local notables Cody Hurd and Mackenzie Mercer give us a lot to remember on "Get Over It" from one of our favorite albums of 2010, Enchanted Chapel.

Jose Bold (John Osebold of "Awesome") - "Root Song" from December City
Known to the free world as John Osebold (of "Awesome" fame), Jose Bold puts out a free LP every December full of his unique brand of intelligent, quirky indie-pop that snags our heartstrings from start to finish.