It’s about that time of the year when the tunes gain a bit more jingle bell and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra pull themselves out of the woodwork. Here in Eau Claire we have our own holiday music tradition, an Eau Claire Christmas compilation put together by Andy Plank. The mixtape has featured scores of bands and musicians in the past and will be launched once again at VolumeOne.org in early December. To add to the excitement, though, this year there will be a live show where those who contributed songs can perform them by themselves or with a special backing band. The show will be at the Volume One Gallery on Dec. 21 at 7pm.