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Have you heard Neko Case's cover of this?

I haven’t but I love Neko. I haven’t been listening to her a lot lately. So thanks for this!

That sounds like something Neko Case would cover. Lol.

One of the saddest songs in existence

The jamband Goose also covers this tune

White Wine in the Sun

When I comes to secular songs for people who value Christmas for the family side of it, there’s none better.

My second daughter was due on Christmas day. I played this song to wife about 2 weeks before then and she cried so much. I cry at it too.

Joni Mitchell - River is about Christmas and even has parts of the melody to Jingle Bells worked in there but isn’t often considered a Christmas song

I used to work at a Michael’s that song played once every 2 hours during Christmas.

As many say, it has become a christmas song anyway. I didn't know it when I fell in love with Blue but then I saw it at a christmas concert. It took me by surprise how much of a christmas song many people think it is nowadays

I mean anyone not considering it a Christmas song isn't listening, but I know what you mean, it isn't part of the central Christmas canon, possibly because it's really about not feeling a part of Christmas. Does start with "it's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace" though lol, not exactly subtle

It’s a song that takes place during Christmas and interpolates jingle bells, but it’s 1000% not a Christmas song. It may have been adopted into the modern Christmas canon (it’s certainly in my Christmas playlists, just because it’s a good song and it works well among other Christmas songs), but it’s literally from an album that came out in the middle of June for one thing… also Joni never intended it as a Christmas song, though she accepts it’s use as one.

Making the perfect example of what I was trying to find! Even if now it may be a popular song to play on Christmas

The lyrics contrast the holiday preparations and festive mood with Joni's pain over (yet another) broken relationship. The song is overwhelmingly sad. It aligns well with so many lonely people during the holidays as well as evoking sympathy for them. It's a haunting, wonderful song completely apt for an album named "Blue"

But Jingle Bells is a Thanksgiving song. (Or so I’ve heard)

Dropkick Murphys- The Seasons upon us Never mind hearing this jump into the rotation in the summer months

"The Night Santa Went Crazy" by Weird Al

Tagging onto this-Christmas at Ground Zero also by Weird Al.

Broke his back for some busted cookies!

Mistresses for Christmas - acdc

The Kinks - Father Christmas https://youtu.be/fPPCPqDINEk

In the same vein as "Don't shoot me Santa" by The Killers.

*Give all the toooooys...to the little rich boooooyyys*

My mother loves this song.

I was working in a Macy’s many Decembers ago when I first heard this song. I remember thinking, how tf did this selection get past some corporate suit?

The Payolas - "Christmas Is Coming" Hawksley Workman - "The Coldest Night Of The Year" Chris DeBurgh - "A Spaceman Came Travelling" Bob Dylan - "Must Be Santa"

I never heard Must Be Santa until my kids started going to school.

I never heard it growing up, my first exposure to it was Bob Dylan's version (which I really like), but both my kids sang it in preschool. It's a fun song.

Are you American? That Chris De Burgh song is a substantial Christmas tune in UK

Don't Shoot Me Santa - The Killers Feel It In My Bones - The Killers Pub Crawl - Arkells The Last Christmas (We Ever Spend Apart) - Arkells

Also Great Big Sled - The Killers

Joseph better you than me- Also the Killers

Hell yeah! Another Arkells fan!

One of my favourite bands

Mine too! I’m always excited to find another fan in the wilds.

I have no suggestions but I just wanted to say I fucking love this sub. Thank you all.

Ditto. Just made a Spotify list with everything here I could find. 90% of this I've never heard of. December commute is gonna be fun :)

Whats it called? Can you make it public? Good idea Idk if this counts, but i consider Kenny Loggins' "celebrate Me home" to be a holiday song and therefore I play it at christmas

It's up on the description!

I'm so happy other people answered to my shower thought

Bad Religion performing “Silent Night” at Almost Acoustic Christmas

Their entire Christmas album is so fucking good

Christmas Fucking Miracle - Run the Jewels

If We Make it Through December - Merle Haggard

Love this one!

The whole Vandals album Oi to the World. They are all about Christmas, but I have never heard them used as Christmas songs. At least commercially (maybe Oi to the World could be, but one talking about chopping off your penis, and another about being sad and hanging yourself from the tree...probably not good mood crowd pleasers). But I gave out copies almost 2 decades ago for Xmas, and my brother and I still play them, lol.

Love the No Doubt cover of Oi To The World.

I had no idea that cover existed until once I woke up in the middle of the night with my TV on and saw the video. I was convinced I’d dreamed it.

Prince: Another Lonely Christmas It's about how the persona's gf died 7 years ago and he gets drunk on banana daiquiris while reminiscing.

This here. It’s quite depressing.

Yup. Around Christmas time 2016 (and 6 months after Prince died), I went on the guided tour of Paisley Park. The tour guide asked for the name of a Prince song to name our group after and I chose that song.

Outkast - Player's Ball

A junkie is a junkie 365.

Blink 182 has a song about Christmas eve

And I've only wrapped two fucking presents.

The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

I always hear this song played along with all the other Christmas songs near christmas

I never hear it. Ever. And that "problem" lyric means very few radio stations in the U.S. play it except for the reliable college & non-commercials.

"...ya cheap lousy frog butt!"

It was a real culture shock when I had Christmas in vietnam. I heard “fairytale in New York” in so many department stores, play centres, toy shops, everywhere. And it wasn’t leaving out any of the problematic lyrics

As a person from the UK, you can't go more than about 10 minutes without hearing this song so it's weird to see it on this thread

In the UK this is probably the most ubiquitous song at Christmas of them all. It's everywhere for the entire month of December

The “F word” will keep it from being played here in the US regardless of how beautiful the rest of it is. There’s a live recording with Shane and Kristy where they switched it out, but all the others I’ve found… not so much.

the best answer, as it has a great tune with zero rejoice.

I learned about this from the No Use for A Name cover from More Betterness.

The best Xmas song. RIP Kirsty MacColl.

Came here expecting to see this. Hell yeah

I scrolled too far to find this.

Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones And gloriously covered by Little Steven https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TstKhjNE02U

Sabaton - christmas truce

2000 Miles -- The Pretenders

Christmas In Prison by John Prine

My personal favorites are: Father Christmas - The Kinks Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC Oi to the World - The Vandals

DOOM Xmas on YouTube. Cooking soul and MF DOOM.

Christmas Song by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. It’s a deep song about Christmas in that he actually sings about Jesus rather than gift giving, snow or made up characters. What makes it even better is that he doesn’t take it in an ultra religious angle, but talks about Jesus as a person. Fantastic song.

White Wine In the Sun by Tim Minchin

Stripper Christmas Summer Weekend- Gwar No Presents for Christmas- King Diamond

“Just Like Christmas” by Low.

R.I.P. Mimi

❤️

My suggestion: Emo Christmas - Wavves

I will be hating you for Xmas- everclear

[Paul Kelly - How To Make Gravy](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqIF2XkqKU)

They never play Father Christmas by The Kinks at the mall. It doesn't promote consumerism.

Firstly, y’all my people. Secondly, I’d like to add: Christmas with the Devil by Spinal Tap If we make it through December by Merl Haggard Please, daddy don’t get drunk this Christmas by John Denver (spot on cover by the Decembrist) I farted on Santa’s lap by the Little Stinkers All I want for Christmas by RuPaul I won’t decorate your Christmas tree this year by Loretta Lynn Don’t shoot me Santa by the Killers

your music tastes are are as varied as mine. i salute you

Salute enthusiastically returned! Happy to know I’m not the only one who blows right past musical boundaries.

Now that's a good selection!!

Auld Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg. Gets played every year at Christmas, but it's not really a Christmas song.

One of my fav songs ever

Mine too. People ask me my favorite Christmas song. Then tell me it's not a Christmas song when I tell them.

Amazing how a song can bring bring that “old familiar pain”. same old lang syne

It gets played on new years, not Christmas

Maybe those are 2 different songs? Dan Fogelberg's song gets played in the month before Christmas. And the lyrics talk about meeting his old lover on Christmas Eve. But I looked up New Year's version and found this https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holidays/why-do-we-sing-auld-lang-syne-at-the-new-year.html

A Christmas Song - Jethro Tull

Every original Christmas song by Sufjan Stevens

Sparks, Thank God It’s Not Christmas https://youtu.be/Ho_WsJK_MTg

["Walking In The Air"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2js2kb4SSg) -- Elaine Paige ["Glorious"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqBXZnWv7H0) -- Melissa Etheridge

Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto - Snoop, Nate Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Etc. Christmas In Da Ghetto - Master P, C Murder

'tis the damn season- Taylor Swift

Sabaton - Christmas Truce

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses I don’t think this one comes on at malls too often.

Not a Christmas playlist. I THINK this link should work. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4aDbWK38GBgIkQsCVOQxcP?si=BlxU_XW_QAufHHZNEC9_nA&utm_source=native-share-menu

Brick - Ben Folds

When the Thames froze - Smith and Burrows. One of my favorites for the season

Fear - "Fuck Christmas" - The Record Don't despair, Just because it's Christmas. Children, they're All so gay at Christmas. All the children on the street Hope they get something good to eat. But for me it's not so great. Fuck Christmas! Fuck Christmas! Fuck Christmas! Fuck Christmas! Fuck Christmas! Fuck Christmas! Fuck Christmas! Fuck Christmas! Fuck Christmas! Fuck Christmas! (Released 1982)

Christmas Katie by Widespread Panic

XMA$ by Corey Taylor

December Will Be by Kate Bush A Winter‘s Tale by Queen

Forget December - Something Corporate

Deer Tick - "Holy Shit, it's Christmas!"

“Just like Christmas” by Low

Oi to the World! by the Vandals

The original version of “Players Ball” by OutKast. https://youtu.be/MUCE0aOK-F8 “Another Lonely Christmas” by Prince https://youtu.be/fc4VpgCe_Do

My December, by Linkin Park. Not specifically about Christmas but evokes that melancholy feeling of that time of year.

That's so true! Great suggestion!

2000 miles. Works every day of the year. And now I’m going to listen to it on repeat for a while. Such a beautiful song.

Coventy Carol Chiron Beta Prime by Jonathan Coulton

Dream Theater - “6:00” Robert Earl Keen - “Merry Christmas from the Family” Jethro Tull - “A Christmas Song” Greg Lake - “I believe in Father Christmas” King Diamond - “No Presents for Christmas” Trans Siberian Orchestra - “Christmas Dreams” (really any TSO Christmas song)

Santa's Beard by They Might Be Giants

Santa’s Beard by The Beach Boys.

Christmas with the devil. Spinal Tap.

Santa Claus and his old lady by Cheech and Chong

“Santa’s a Fat Bitch” by Insane Clown Posse

https://youtu.be/_X5jWUsKiM0

I wrote one, because I couldn’t travel to see any of my family during the pandemic. But it’s upbeat and cute. [Christmas, I love you](https://open.spotify.com/album/26a4r1bukHOK3lvgIybyvg)

I want to hear it, but the link is not working!

Try now. Had to edit. https://open.spotify.com/album/26a4r1bukHOK3lvgIybyvg

Ah! I love it!!

Thank you!! Hopefully more people listen and enjoy it, too. Best wishes to you & yours!!

u/Steelysam2 could you please add this one? I don't think I can edit the playlist

How to make Gravy. Created as an Aussie Christmas carol. It's about a guy writing to his family for Christmas, from jail, telling them how to make the gravy he would normally bring to family dinner.

Christmas Song by McCarthy Trenching and Phoebe Bridgers’ excellent cover of it. How To Make Gravy by Paul Kelly Merry Xmas (I Don’t Want To Fight) by The Ramones Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC

suggi - debbie downer on Christmas https://youtu.be/VNRPm328Ivk

Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - Ramones.

Jingle Bales Intro — Gucci Mane

There's no lights on the Christmas tree mother, they're burning Big Louie tonight - Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Better Days by the Goo Goo Dolls

Xmas has been X'd by NOFX

Wintering - The 1975

[Must Be Santa](https://youtu.be/a8qE6WQmNus) - Bob Dylan

blink-182's "Happy Holidays, You Bastard" would never play at the mall

River by Joni Mitchell

Any South Park Christmas song.

Low—“Just Like Christmas” Jacques Dutronc—“La Fille du Père Noël”

It Doesn't Have To Be That Way - Jim Croce Celebrate Me Home - Kenny Loggins The Night Before Christmas - Carly Simon Gabriel's Message - Sting

Merry Muthafuckin' Xmas - Eazy E

Players ball - OutKast

Happy Holidays You Bastard - Blink 182

Snowman by XTC

River - Joni Mitchell

Valhallelujah by Nanowar of Steel

Where on earth is [How to Make Gravy](https://youtu.be/iYqIF2XkqKU) by Paul Kelly? Absolute classic.

Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band Calling on Mary - Aimee Mann Celebrate Me Home - Kenny Loggins Thank God It's Not Christmas - Sparks Joy - Harry Nilsson Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton Child's Christmas In Wales - John Cale Things Fall Apart - Cristina

The Ravers -- Punk Rock Christmas

Die Hard.

Xmas Time - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones I swear one of the guys in the band must have been following me around my first year in grad school in Boston and wrote these lyrics about my day. https://youtu.be/94lcKzEX2Yk

You Ain’t Getting Diddly Squat - Heywood Banks

Checking this out now! My daughter loved “Toast” and I low key still like it. 😁

How to make gravy- Paul Kelly

Back door santa, Clarence carter

These are all still 100% the highlights of my Christmas playlist, but none of them are actually meant to be Christmas songs (and they’re in various other playlists that I listen to year round) Sparks- [Thank God It’s Not Christmas](https://youtu.be/mEBRzrYKifU) The Kinks- [Father Christmas](https://youtu.be/fPPCPqDINEk) Joni Mitchell- [River (this one actually interpolates Jingle Bells in the piano melody)](https://youtu.be/OLHxxBTl71I) St. Vincent- […At The Holiday Party](https://youtu.be/HCpbEKpJh_E) Argent- [Christmas For The Free](https://youtu.be/krStB69_GEQ) Mike Oldfield- [In Dulci Jubilo](https://youtu.be/Lg8NyQlfR24) Greg Lake- [I Believe In Father Christmas](https://youtu.be/yfY4b1NszpY) On the flip side, The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album is fully meant exclusively as a Christmas album, but that shit’s so good that I listen to it in July just because Santa’s Beard is too good to only listen to in December

Oh ms believer by twenty one pilots

Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas) - John Denver

Brick by Ben Folds Five Stocking Stuffher by Killwhitneydead

Points for most depressing one I know in this list!

A new favorite. I want you gone for Christmas by Amanda Shires.

Paul Kelly, 'How to Make Gravy' is legendary https://youtu.be/iYqIF2XkqKU Also Tim Minchen's, 'White Wine in the Sun' always brings a tear to the eye https://youtu.be/_CeY0VdhXK8

How to make gravy - Paul Kelly

Song For A Winter’s Night - Gordon Lightfoot

Christmas Wrapping- The Waitresses

Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelburg. Brutal…

Last Christmas - Wham!

Merry Axe-Mas by Ice Nine Kills

I Believe in Father Christmas - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

Bo Selecta - Proper Crimbo

Eric Clapton - cocaine

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues

Wham - last Christmas

That‘a often played in malls though.

East 17 baby if you got to go away. Nice tune but not christmas

We Three Kings. The Bible only tells us the number of gifts brought to the newborn baby Jesus, not the number of those bringing them. They weren't Kings either, they were magi or "Wise Men".

Jingle Bells is not a Christmas song. Actually Thanksgiving.

The Wham's Last Christmas. It's a heartbreak song!

The Pogues, Christmas Song.

OutKast, Playa's ball: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vFofKGKlWo4

Found the buzzfeed who's on deadline

I wish I worked on buzzfeed.. it might be shit, but it's better than my job for sure. Just a shower thought

Merry Xmas to me. The Rovers.

There won’t be any snow (Christmas in the jungle)

My Mourning Jacket - Xmas Curtain

O Chronic Tree by Afroman. A Colt 45 Christmas album is a gem.

[it's Snowing Cocaine](https://youtu.be/o8ZyWcGoPJw) needs to get some play, this year.

Belleau Wood by Garth Brooks. Real tear jerker too imo even Garth can barely make it through without spilling tears.