So this isn’t really a mix. It’s more like a mix tape — minus the tape. We’ll call it curating.

The story: odopod is having a holiday party next week. I was asked by one of the partners, Jacquie Moss, to put together about an hour of music for the dinner-portion of the event. I asked her if there were any specific qualities I should look out for. Her reply:

Conversational. Upbeat, but low-key. Ambient. Interesting. Lovely.

So, here’s my stab at meeting that request: Download Mike Creighton’s Odopod Holiday Mix.

And for those of you that are curious about the playlist, here it is:

1. Khonnor – Rooms
2. DNTEL – (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan [Barbara Morgenstern Remix]
3. Herrmann & Kleine – Shuttle
4. múm – awake on a train
5. Solvent – When the Sun Hits
6. Air – Mike Mills
7. Sondre Lerche – Stupid Memory
8. John C. Kelley – surfs up
9. Broken Social Scene – Looks Just Like the Sun
10. Modest Mouse – Gravity Rides Everything
11. Matmos – For the Trees
12. Cornelius – Brazil
13. Boards of Canada – Satellite Anthem Icarus
14. Skanfrom – Here She Comes
15. Herrmann & Kleine – Leaving You Behind
16. Thom Yorke – Atoms For Peace
17. Ulrich Schnauss – Wherever You Are

Did I do okay?