Favorite Modern Holiday/Christmas Songs

By Jeff on Nov 19, 2009 in Free MP3s, Lists, Music | Comments

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A bit tired of hearing that Waitress's "wrapping" song and Bruce babbling on about Clarence getting a new sax for Christmas? Us too. Here's a holly jolly roundup of some little-known originals and some well-known classics done by some of our favorite modern (mostly indie) artists. Have a favorite tune you wish to share? Just Post a Comment (bottom of page) and let us know. Merry Merry!

Duvall - "Do You Hear What I Hear" - MP3

Sufjan Stevens - "Only at Christmas Time" - MP3
and "That Was the Worst Christmas Ever" - MP3

The Dismemberment Plan - "This Christmas" - MP3

Alexi Murdoch - "Silent Night" - MP3

Andrew Dost - "Yeah, I Know, It's Christmastime" - MP3

Long Winters - "Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)" - MP3

Cliff Hillis - "On A Day Like Christmas" - MP3

Belle And Sebastian - "Are You Coming Over For Christmas?" - MP3

Death Cab For Cutie - Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) - MP3

Centro-Matic - "Fuselage (It's Starting to Look Like Christmas Once Again)" - MP3

Descendents - "Christmas Vacation" - MP3

The Swimmers - "A Christmas Sound" - MP3

Adam Arcuragi - "The Christmas Song" - MP3

The Flaming Lips - "A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn't So)" - MP3

Adventures of Jet - "Waiting for Christmas" - MP3

Pearl Jam - "Let Me Sleep" and "Someday at Christmas" - MP3

Snow Patrol - "When I Get Home For Christmas" - MP3

The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - "Fairytale Of New York" - MP3 - Video

Chomsky - "Christmas Time Is Here" - MP3

The Soft Lightes - The Last Christmas On Earth - Listen here

Last Train Home - "Home For Christmas" - Sample

The Hives & Cyndi Lauper - "A Christmas Duel" - Video

Harvey Danger - "Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)" - Video

Aimee Mann - "Calling on Mary" - Video

The Ramones - "Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)" - Video

Low - "Just Like Christmas" - Video

Matt Pond PA - "Snow Day"

Huffamoose - "Hanukkah And Christmas Hand In Hand"

Chris Stamey & Cathy Harrington - "You're What I Want For Christmas"

Coldplay - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

Man or Astroman - "Frosty the Snowman"

Blink 182 - "It's Christmas Time Again"

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  • mc
    i'll never tire of the waitresses' great song "wrapping"!
  • Pascal Redfern
    Most of your songs (not all) are secular based. One of the best modern Christmas song that talks about the birth of Christ is Mary, did you know. I particularly like Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd's verson
  • Daniel DeBlasio
    Robert Earl Keen's "Merry Christmas from the Family" nearly killed me on my first listen. There's never been a second. I know how these things sometimes go. I'm worried it won't hold up. Still, you gotta love the image of the Tampon Christmas Angel. Maybe this year. Maybe.

    I'm surprised there's nothing up there from either of El Vez's Christmas albims, "Sno-Way, Jose" and "Merry MeX-mas." I know he has at least one fan at UsedWigs.
  • Any chance I could get an mp3 of the Man...Or Astroman? tune, please?
  • Mark
    I just love to cuddle up by the fire with my mug of egg nogg and listen to Christmas jazz songs....Here's a link to a bunch of good
    christmas jazz albums
  • Eric
    Great list.

    Eef Barzelay does a stripped down version of "Joy To The World" that's good all year round.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X7ZPVY
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