To ask for your favourite less well known Xmas songs

[JaceLancs]

Mine is Christmas TV by Slow Club
What are yours?

Christmas...... Darleen Love

Donny Hathaway - This Christmas

iiiii wanna hippopotamus for Christmasssssss

Must be Santa..Bob Dylan

'Santa Got Run Over by my Chevy'.

Will post the group after I Google.

It's Manic Hispanic.

Carol Of The Bells.
Jesus Christ The Apple Tree.
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day.

Just Like Christmas by Low.
It's Cliched To Be Cynical At Christmas by Half Man Half Biscuit
I Wish It Was Christmas Today by Julian Casablancas
Christmas In Hollis by Run DMC

Sufijan Stevens has several Christmas-related songs.

Not strictly Christmas, but winter...

White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes
Last Of The Melting Snow by Leisure Society
Winterlong (either by Neil Young or the Pixies cover)

Kate Winslet- what if

This

Mamacita, donde esta Santa Claus?
Donde esta Santa Claus?
And the toys that he will leave.
Mamacita, oh, where is Santa Claus?
I look for him because it's a Christmas Eve.
I know that I should be sleeping,
But maybe he's not far away,
Out of the window I'm peeping,
Hoping to see him in his sleigh.
I hope he won't forget to clack his castinet,
And to his reindeer, say,
Oh! Pancho, Oh! Vixen, Oh! Pedro, Oh! Blitzen,
Ole! Ole! Ole! Cha cha cha.
Mamacita, donde esta Santa Claus?
Oh! Where is Santa Claus?
It's Christmas Eve.
Mamacita, donde esta Santa Claus?
I look for him because it's Christmas Eve.
I know that I should be sleeping,
But maybe he's not far away,
Out of the window I'm peeping,
Hoping to see him in sleigh.
I hope he won't forget to crack his castinet,
And to his reindeer, say,
Oh! Pancho, Oh! Vixen, Oh! Pedro, Oh! Blitzen,
Ole! Ole! Ole! Cha cha cha.
Mamacita, donde esta Santa Claus?
Oh! Where is Santa Claus?
It's Christmas Eve.
It's Christmas Eve...

'A Christmas dual' by the Hives and Cyndi Lauper. Not one to be played for the kids bit quite catchy in a very bitter way.

Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses

Doesn’t completely work in English, but I love this

m.youtube.com/watch?v=eiJuWw7Wg50

And gorgeous song, shame about the dress...

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ID0nyDRCmMk

River by Joni Mitchell. Heard it for the first time this year and love it, Ellie Goulding has also done a cover this year so perhaps that why I'm hearing it on the radio more.

Steeleye Span's version of Gaudete. Incredibly beautiful and it was a hit when I was a little girl.

The seasons upon us by the Dropkick Murphys

Feliz Navidad always gets us bopping!

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

I love alternative Christmas songs. Get so bored listening to the same songs for weeks on end during December.

A few have been mentioned, but loads I dont know. Will have to go through the thread properly and listen to a few.

My nomination is The Season's upon us by The Dropkick Murphys

Ive also discovered Idina Menzel has a new Christmas album and there's a few on there I like (I dont think they're cover versions, but they could be). Only heard them on my spotify, but as its Idina Im not sure how obsure they are. Anyway they are these:

Caroling, Caroling,
We wish you the merriest
A hand for Mrs Claus
We need a Little Christmas

Dulci Jubilo by Mike Oldfield
I was born on Christmas Day by St Etienne
Don’t let the bells end by the darkness
Don’t shoot me Santa Claus by the Killers

Zat you Santa Claus? by Buster Poindecker

For people who like a bit of gore with their Christmas music (not family friendly!)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=eGukj0g5gqY

Two become one, the Spice Girls