It’s Christmas Eve and the festive-booze is about to start flowing. The next few days are likely to be packed, so I thought I’d better get the second part of my favourite Canadian songs of 2008 done before the holiday fun starts.

If you missed part 1, here it is. Otherwise, on to the second half. Once again, these songs are arranged in a mixtape order that I found pleasing (download the whole thing in a zip file here):

Human Highway - The Sound (Moody Motorcycle, Secret City)

The Paper Cranes - I’ll Love You Until My Veins Explode (Halcyon Days, Unfamiliar)

Forest City Lovers - Don’t Go (Haunting Moon Sinking, Out of This Spark)

The Magic - No Sound (The Magic EP, Independent)

Shad - The Old Prince Still Lives at Home (The Old Prince, Black Box)

The Great Outdoors - Sping Flower (Spring, DDG)

The Wet Secrets - Get Your Own Apartment (Rock Fantasy, Independent)

Peter Project - Fair and Square (Peter Project, Fuzzy Logic)

Valery Gore - Shoes of Glass (Avalanche to Wandering Bear, Do Right)

Paul LInklater - Hard Time of Year (Smooth Sailing and How, Jibcut)

Hey Rosetta! - There’s an Arc (Into Your Lungs, Sonic)

Snailhouse - Dollar Signs (Lies on the Prize, Unfamiliar)

The Violet Archers - Sunshine At Night (Sunshine At Night, Zunior)

Culture Reject - Inside the Cinema (Culture Reject, White Whale)

Elliott Brood - Miss You Now (Mountain Meadows, Six Shooter)

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Seriously, I took time putting these things in order, so download all of part 2 in a zip here and go back for part 1 here.

I’ll try to be back with more of my favourites from 2008 shortly, but for now it’s time to kick the Christmas shindigs into high gear. Happy holidays!