Christmas songs that aren't the same old sh*te

[Highway Star]

Given as my work hasn't given us Christmas Eve morning off, so forcing us who have no holiday left to come in for four hours, I'm going to put together a playlist for us to have on in the office to make us feel a bit festive.

We'd like to play some songs that are outside the usual Christmas song playlist (Wham!, Wizzard, Pogues, Slade, Greg Lake etc.). We've got a few, but as always, I hope the PH music collective can deliver...

My submission was Christmas is Awesome by Reuben:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH2umxtA_sc

Any other suggestions?

[Pixel Pusher]

king diamond - no presents for christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5fHMlb4V0

Don't be fooled by the intro.

[Pixel Pusher]

Dio and Iommi – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAAqgpAuFPY

[Pixel Pusher]

austrian death machine - jingle bells

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MntZ2oPDPnM






Shall I go on?

[Pixel Pusher]

lemmy / Dave Grohl / Billy Gibbons - run run rudolph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3uLy4BGgbI

Edited by Pixel Pusher on Wednesday 12th December 11:26

[Justin Cyder]

Fountains of Wayne - I want an alien for Christmas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-nrBwfbAOo

[marshalla]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y5GtaTrPHM

[roogi]

Julian Casablancas - I wish it was Christmas today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wS-k66MKgs

Edited by roogi on Wednesday 12th December 11:55

[markcurtains]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gKzXlqsOeE

Sufjan Stevens - Put The Lights on the Tree

[Z06George]

Pixel Pusher said:

king diamond - no presents for christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5fHMlb4V0

Don't be fooled by the intro.

I love that band, what a song.

Might not be to everyones tastes but August Burns Red - Carol of the Bells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTJel6kLBQQ

[davepoth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcXW0Se4HMs

Bob Dylan - Little Drummer Boy.

[Justin Cyder]

There are bundles of them. Very shrewd move doing a Christmas song. If yours becomes one of the select few that get played to death every year, it's money for life.

No wonder they're all at it.

[skene]

I always liked Kevin Bloody Wilsons Christmas effort

[andySC]

Just Like Christmas by Low. A lovely wee tune.

[nogsk]

Christmas. The Blue Nile

[The Game]

Scott Mills and Chris Stark off of Radio 1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deB3WrbAOyQ

[Dave^]

Rolf Harris - Christmas in the Sun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VMgzkzQR_8

[kowalski655]

My son introduced me to 'Santa hates poo kids' ,which was nice of him,so I share it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFrMLRQIT_k
NSFW

[Halmyre]

Jethro Tull's "A Christmas Song" is good for cutting through the "ho ho ho" atmosphere. Also Greg Lake's "I Believe In Father Christmas", to a lesser extent.

I'm in a particular anti-Christmas mood - yesterday I was trapped in a bar with VH1 playing on the telly and I heard, in succession, the following songs:

Paul McCartney "Wonderful Christmastime"
Spice Girls "Two Become One"
Wham "Last Christmas"
Mariah Carey "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
something by Take That
East 17 "Stay"

I swear I was ready for opening an artery, when I was saved by Wizzard.

[Meteor Madness]

JD McPherson - Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights) - just released !
Frantic Flintstones - Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me