What's your favourite not-so-well-known Christmas song?

[Sadik]

Mine has to be the Pet Shop Boys - It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas

Need some more to add to my playlist!

It is a song from the 1970s by a Tyneside group, Lindisfarne. It's called 'Winter Song'.

"Just been listening to Jamie Cullum’s new Christmas album. It’s gorgeous and has some lovely tracks."
Oh, good shout, I'll have a listen, my dad might like that too :)

Christmas duel by Cyndi pauper and the hives. Warning it contains explicit content, but it's funny.

Ughhh autocorrect cyndi lauper

It's a very long time since I've heard any Lindisfarne, that's a blast from the past

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Cyndi Pauper? I hope not, she' had a couple of decent songs in the eighties.

Solstice Bells by Jethro Tull

@Sadik

Oh, I'd forgotten A Spaceman Came Travelling, that's a good reminder. Lady in Red is my most hated song in the entire world, but I rather like Spaceman!

Not a Chris De Burgh fan either usually - it was a bit of a pleasant surprise!

Another vote for A Great Big Sled. I also love Sparkle and Shine from the soundtrack of Nativity.

Probably pretty well known but my favourite Christmas song ever is The Darkness Christmas time (don't let the bells end). It just makes me feel so utterly festive.

It has to be Dominick the Donkey. Such fun

Freiheit keeping the dream alive.
Definitely a Christmas song but never played

Dolly Parton, Hard Candy Christmas.

@LuluJakey1

It is a song from the 1970s by a Tyneside group, Lindisfarne. It's called 'Winter Song'.

Oh, YES, I love that one - thank you for reminding me, @LuluJakey1 (extra special this year as I live about 5miles from Lindisfarne!)

Also loathe CdeB but like Spaceman (and Spanish Train tbf)

I like Fascinating Aida 'Try not to be a C* for Christmas'

Gaudete by Steeleye Span (I'm not that old by the way, parents played it on their reel-to-reel tape recorder). And December will be Magic Again by Kate Bush, disappointingly not on Amazon Music.

Gaudete - haven’t heard that this year yet.

Anyone else compiling a new Christmas play list?

Mine is the Erasure version of Gaudete - it's a total bop!

New York City Christmas by Rob Thomas, I just love it.

Mine was always I believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake.
But I have fallen in love with Cameron Barnes and Blyth Duffs new version on Fairytale of New York.

Oh Santa by Mariah Carey
Ribbons and bows by Kacey Musgraves

"Anyone else compiling a new Christmas play list?"

Totally! A few childhood favourites I'd forgotten (not heard Jethro Tull Ring out Solstice Bells since I left home)

River by Joni Mitchell

Berlioz Shepherd's farewell

When The Thames Froze by Smith and Burrows, absolutely love it.

Also Christmas Lights by Coldplay, and Christmas Must Be Tonight by The Band.