Here are some alternative and contrarian Christmas tunes from your neighbourhood scrooge, HipsterTwatlike.
Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo
Cocteau Twins - Frosty the Snowman
Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin'
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto
Prince - Another Lonely Christmas
Kanye West - Christmas in Harlem
LCD Soundsystem - Christmas Will Break Your Heart
Shonen Knife - Sweet Christmas (Space Christmas is also v cool too)
Big Star - Jesus Christ _________________
Here are some of my favorite mostly alternative Christmas albums and songs:
Abney Park – Dark Christmas
Nox Arcana – Winter’s Knight
The Vandals – Oi! To The World
VA – A Punk Rock Xmas
VA – A Something, Something Xmas Volume 1 - 5
VA – Excelsis Vol. 1 (A Dark Noel)
VA – Excelsis Vol. 2 (A Winter’s Song)
Songs:
Al Jourgensen – It’s Always Christmas Time
Alien Sex Fiend – Stuff The Turkey
Arab Strap – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Audra – Let The Reindeer Live On My Roof
Belle and Sebastian – Santa Claus
Buster Poindexter - Zat You Santa
Cocteau Twins – Winter Wonderland
Coil – Christmas Is Now Drawing Near
Cranes – Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
Cristina – Things Fall Apart
Deadbolt – I’m The One Who Gunned Santa Down
Death In Rome – Last Christmas
Faith & Disease – Silver and Gold
Fear – Fuck Christmas
Grandaddy – Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland
James White – Xmas With Satan
London After Midnight – The Christmas Song
Love Spirals Downwards – Welcome Christmas
Low – Blue Christmas & The Little Drummer Boy
Medicine – Christmas Song
Morphine – Sexy Christmas Baby Mine
Peter and the Test Tube Babies – I’m Getting Pissed for Christmas
Pledge Drive – Christmas Rhapsody
Porn Orchard – Christmas Sucks
Starflyer 59 – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Stiff Little Fingers – White Christmas
The Damned – There Ain’t No Sanity Clause
The Fall – No Xmas For John Quays
The Pretenders – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
The Raveonettes – The Christmas Song & Come On Santa
This Ascension – Carol of the Bells
Type O Negative – Red Water (Christmas Mourning)
Wednesday 13 – Buried By Christmas
XTC – Countdown to Christmas Party Time
I can never get enough of Sufjan Stevens' Christmas stuff. Great way to blend my more alternative sensibilities with stuff that will still go over well in that more traditional family setting during the Christmas gatherings.
Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
Mud – Lonely this Christmas
Elton John – Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be A Turkey At Christmas)
Low – Blue Christmas
John Denver – Please Daddy don’t get drunk this Christmas
Brenda Lee – Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
John Lennon / Yoko Ono – Happy Christmas (War is over)
Gilbert O'Sullivan – I am not dreaming of a White Christmas
Chris Hill – Bionic Santa
Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
It’s up to me again to vote for Slade. Amazing, how can there be any doubt. By far the best Christmas song.
What about Fall? No Xmas for John Quays. But mentioning Xmas does not really make this a Christmas song.
If I had to pick my favorite classic Christmas album this would definitely be it though. Great content all the way through and everyone knows it. Brings everyone back to those childhood Christmas days when you were so excited you couldn't sleep.
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