"Different" Christmas Songs

[pax]

Not that there's anything wrong with the old standards like Bing Crosby and such, but I'm trying to track down some "cooler," "newer" Christmas songs (or standards performed by newer artists), as I'm sure others are as well!

Here are some of my contemporary favorites:

"Children Go Where I Send Thee" Natalie Merchant
"I Saw Three Ships" Sting
"Oi to the World" No Doubt
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" U2 (of course)
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" John Lennon
"St. Patrick's Day" John Mayer (it really is more like a Christmas song)
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Tori Amos

What are yours?

 

[Zoomerang96]

i believe the dandy warhols do a cover of a well known christmas song, but i cant remember which one off hand.

 

[cloudimani]

A Fairytale of New York (The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl)

I know its widely played, but its not exactly carols under the tree. I like it.

 

[Sparkysgrrrl]

Pansy Division - Homo Christmas
Spinal Tap - Christmas With the Devil

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Fear - **** Christmas.

45 seconds of pure bliss...OK, maybe not.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

A Fairytale of New York (The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl)

I know its widely played, but its not exactly carols under the tree. I like it.

Yes, I love this song.

 

[dsmith2904]

The Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping"
Everclear "I Will Be Hating You for Christmas"
Presidents of the United States of America "Christmas Piglet"

 

[JOFO]

it's christmastime in hollis queens
mom's cookin chicken and colard greens


that's all I remember from run dmc

 

[Sparkysgrrrl]

also the Ramones have a christmas song that's good

 

[senrab]

lol David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy

 

[typhoon]

"Ave Maria," recorded by Chris Cornell and Eleven
"Run, Run, Rudolph," by Chuck Berry
"Christmas All Over Again," by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

 

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

lol David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy

I know! It's like, wtf were they thinking? (Love the talking at the beginning )

 

[senrab]

I know! It's like, wtf were they thinking? (Love the talking at the beginning )

Yes! That dialogue that was obviously not scripted. *ahem*

"Oh I'm David Bowie, I live down the road..."
"I'm Bing!"
"This song is real pretty."
"Yeah, it's one of my little boy's favorites..."

 

[~LadyLemon~]

Pansy Division - Homo Christmas

Holy cow! I haven't heard anybody mention Pansy Division in years! My friends used to listen to them in high school...

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

"I Saw Three Ships" Sting
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" U2 (of course)
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" John Lennon
"St. Patrick's Day" John Mayer (it really is more like a Christmas song)

i love all of those songs

another Sting Christmas song that i love:

"Gabriel's Message"

 

[najeena]

Silence by Delerium

Najeena

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

here is one alternative christmas cd. i think i will buy it today:

Maybe This Christmas




and i admit i am buying it because there is a coldplay song on here