CHRISTMAS WITH THE DEVIL: This is Spinal Tap.

NEW RELEASES: Mary J. Blige and American Idols Fantasia and Taylor Hicks are straming from AOL -- yikes! Sonic Youth has that odds and ends collection finishing their Geffen contract, though.

SEASON of the LIST: Heather Browne is streaming songs from her fave albums of the year. The Rawking Refuses To Stop has an allegedly legal zipped song sampler from their faves, which includes the Pipettes. Some Velvet Blog also has a good Top 20 list, but o­nly a couple of downloads.

WOXY is streaming the cool yule music 24/7 at their holiday mixer.

THE RAVONETTES tell you how to make gl