Santa Monica, CA - Indiespace.com, the flagship website of Kaleidospace LLC (a leading web hosting service and distributor of independent arts and entertainment since January 1994), has released its 1^st annual holiday music compilation, A Very Indie Christmas.

The CD features music exclusively from Indiespace.com member musicians, a talented and eclectic group of over 700 independent artists.  Indiespace.com decided to release the compilation to give independent artists a new platform for promoting their music during the holiday online shopping rush that is expected to reach up to $12 billion in sales this season.  Fans can also purchase the artists’ complete albums from Indiespace.com.

A Very Indie Christmas features a handpicked mix of holiday favorites and original music in a wide range of styles, including rock, Latin jazz, folk, surf, and country.  In addition to holiday tunes, the compilation includes two timely and catchy tracks inspired by the coming millennium and the Y2K scare. Tracks include: The Malibooz - It’s Just Not Christmas, DE Adams - How Far Is It to Bethlehem, Private Ear - O Tannenbaum, Janet Fisher  - Ridin’ Home for Christmas, Schawkie Roth - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bones Baker - Reason for Christmas, ELI - O Holy Night, The Malibooz – Gloria, Marston Smith – Greensleeves, John McGill - 11:59 , and Al Harris & Sammie Thompson - Millennium Blues. 

“With the narrow focus and exclusivity of today’s radio formats, the Internet is an essential system for spreading our music,” says John Zambetti of The Malibooz.  Singer-songwriter Janet Fisher agrees, “There has never been a better time for such effective, inexpensive cross-promotion.”

Along with A Very Indie Christmas, Indiespace.com shoppers can also purchase a variety of gift packages – another way to introduce independent artists to potential customers and fans. The packages include music, videos, art prints, and even The Tingler – the infamous and curiously effective head massager.  The bundled items offer something for everyone including angel enthusiasts, children, holiday music fans, and a special package for stressed-out shoppers!

Each copy of A Very Indie Christmas is created as an "on-demand" product, personalized with the customer or gift recipient’s name and the creation date. In response to an order placed over the Internet, Indiespace Recordings On-Demand manufactures a personalized made-to-order CD for drop-ship. This service is ideal for special purpose compilation CDs, and it is also used by artists who aren’t prepared to manufacture or warehouse large quantities of CDs.