Schmaltz free Christmas songs...

[Bill]

Ok, schmaltz free is an ask! I'm after suggestions...

2000 miles
Driving home for Christmas
Fairy tale of New York

That kind of thing. Not Bublé, although listening to the radio the other day it sounds like he'd agree.

[shirt]

Darlene love - christmas (baby please come home). amongst the best girl group / Spector songs and the best Xmas song there is imo.

Ella fitzgerald and louis Jordan - baby it’s cold outside

Elton John - step into Christmas

I also think Brenda Lee’s rockin around the Christmas tree avoids the schmaltz.

[Bill]

Good calls, don't know Darlene love but will listen now.

Also Bob Dylan's must be Santa...

ETA I know the covers... I call schmaltz!

[shirt]

Covers of?

Good call on Dylan, I’d love to hear a proper hearty hoe down version of that.

I was going to say the fall’s version of hark the herald angels sing but just listened to it and it’s cheesy AF.

The Kinks - Father Christmas

[Bill]

shirt said:

Covers of?

Darlene Love. Good, but not right.

[shirt]

Never heard the covers. The original is a Motown-esque belter. It’s all in the delivery, last verse especially.

[fttm]

Repeat , saw thread title and Katie Tunstall 2000 miles sprang to mind . White Christmas ?

[RedWhiteMonkey]

[DJFish]

https://youtu.be/Aur9gLzsXQU?si=Zr1q7xFxrRx5pUdk

[dundarach]

Theme to Leathal Weapon, that's a classic Christmas Movie like Die Hard

[Gary29]

St. Etienne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSSgfE4doxw

[MCBrowncoat]

Run Rudolph Run by Chuck Berry?

Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses is certainly not schmaltz

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Caution, this one is a bit sweary:

[Hairymonster]

Any of Kate Rusby's Christmas albums. The voice of an angel - a mix of folk & traditional. Definitely not Asda supermarket fare for the 3 months leading up to 25th Dec.

[jet_noise]

MCBrowncoat said:

Run Rudolph Run by Chuck Berry?

Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses is certainly not schmaltz

Metal luminary version of the former is rather fun. Lemmy growling vox

[davidd]

Feast your ears on this...

https://youtu.be/bDQMyJQ-4xU?si=ODEdYH-ewen5YTfH

[Voldemort]

Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC
I Want An Alien For Christmas - Fountains of Wayne
Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland - Grandaddy
Christmas Dirtbag - Wheetus
Post Apocalypse Christmas - Gruff Rhys
Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight) - Helen Love

[Lovey1]

Smith and Burrows - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=644U-jMpDUw
Sam Fender - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBycsPt2Ous

[alfa phil]

Gary29 said:

St. Etienne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSSgfE4doxw

Brilliant. Sorry they don't come better.

[Sporky]

Nerfherder - I've Got a Boner for Christmas

Not entirely worksafe, you may be surprised to hear.