Christmas songs that you actually like?

[Shanty]

The Weepies - All That I Want (Audio) - YouTube
The Weepies - All That I Want
This is the only 'Christmas' song that I can truly say I love. However, I'm a big fan of Vince Guaraldi, and all sorts of jazz Christmas stuff is nice. I am with Ubersheist in that I viciously dislike all other Christmas stuff. I can tolerate Carol of the Bells if it's done by a full Ukrainian choir with bells, but other than that, nope. The I Fight Dragons cover of Fountain of Wayne's Alien for Christmas is also one I enjoy, but that's not remotely Christmas sounding...

Oh, and I enjoy EELS - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas. It has the best line in any Christmas song ever. "Baby Jesus? Born to rock!"

 

[Birdland11]

All 5 of these!!!Funky Christmas - YouTube

 

[Hawkbone]

This is cool!

Big Sugar "If Santa Don't Bring You No Funk" - YouTube

Digging the John Prine xmas album, thanks for the tip. Also found a Jethro Tull xmas album, and one by BB King. Let you know my thoughts on those later. Good Christmas all!

Jethro Tull album is great, as is BB's album! Quite a relief to satisfy the seasonal musical requirements and maintain some sanity.

 

[Stinsok]

"Cat Hair Balls!"-Ren and Stimpy

 

[CDweller]

I find this version by the Pretenders to be pretty good; I feel when I hear Chrissie singing this.

Pretenders - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - YouTube

Silent Night is a good song, to me, as is The Little Drummer Boy.

I like the Vince Guaraldi version of Christmastime is Here.

 

[lesadam911]

Frosty the Snowman?? haha

Frosty The Snowman - SOLO BASS ARRANGEMENT - YouTube

 

[Hawkbone]

This is good too Colbie Caillat

 

[PimasterPearson]

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - one of my favorite hymns, and it doesn't get overplayed

Over The Rhine - Trumpet Child
Over The Rhine - The Trumpet Child - YouTube
I love this one. Gets right to the heart of Christmas for me, but it doesn't sound anything like a typical Christmas song.

 

[Mark Jacobs]

"It's a Big Country: by Davitt Sigerson from the ZE Christmas album.

Davitt Sigerson: It's a Big Country - YouTube