Alternative Christmas songs

Tom Dunne · 26-10-2014 9:12am #1

Or, songs you are not likely to hear on the radio, for reasons that will become apparent.

First on my list has to be "Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis" by Tom Waits. A tremendously atmospheric song that you probably wouldn't associate with Christmas.

"Don't shoot me Santa" by The Killers is well known, however "The cowboy's Christmas ball" less so. Very tongue in cheek, though festive.

Finally, I stumbled across "Rednecks 12 days of Christmas". One word - painful.

Any more out there?

GraGaia · 26-10-2014 9:15am

Please Daddy (don't get drunk this Christmas) by John Denver. Real song I swear

homer.j · 27-10-2014 2:15pm

One the late G.Ryan used always play through the month of December. A few in the office used hate when it came on, so much so the radio was nearly turned off on a few occasions.

Starscream25 · 27-10-2014 2:19pm

Tim wheeler from Ash and Emmy the great had a fantastic Christmas album a few years ago, don't think it's well known but has some great songs on it.
Here's a sample
http://youtu.be/URCNMEbgd_w