Indie, alternative, rock and pop music fans have made it as clear as fresh fallen snow; they want a complete collection of alternative Christmas and holiday songs. Here is the first of 12 Xmas playlists featuring many of the best original and cover-version Christmas and holiday songs available anywhere. I hope you enjoy these playlists as much as I have enjoyed putting them together. (Note: the photo to the left is a staged photo; you know, like a joke.)
- Happy Christmas (War is Over) - The Polyphonic Spree
- 25th December - Everything But The Girl
- Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
- First Noel - My American Heart (pictured on the right)
- Hey Parker, It's Christmas - Ryan Adams
- Miracle Of Christmas - Funeral For A Friend
- Just Like Christmas - Low
- Born on Christmas Day/Annunciation Day - Ted Leo and Pharmacists
- Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
- Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day? - Sufjan Stevens
Buy Sufjan Stevens' amazing Christmas Songs box-set - it is really a must have for any music lover, or Christmas enthusiastic, and a must-have for Sufjan Stevens' fans. The box set is packaged box, including lyrics, notes from Sufjan and other exclusive goodies.
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One down, 11 to go!
Listen to all of the published Christmas and holiday songs playlist below.
The Other Xmas Playlists:
Mix Two - Featuring Sugarcult, MXPX, DCFC, Fuel, Bright Eyes, Snow Patrol, The Raveonettes and Sufjan Stevens.
Mix Three - Ron Sexsmith, Daphne Loves Derby, Low, My Chemical Romance, Jens Lekman, Sciflyer, Slade, Balasana and Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo.
Mix Four - The Kinks, The Fray, In Memory, Belle and Sebastian, Celestial, Ex-Otago, The Knife, A Band Called Quinn, The Format and Matchbook Romance.
Mix Five - Reliant K, The Fine Lines, The National Splits, Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos and The Used, Alien Sex Friend, Sandry Mooy, Gatsby's America, Arcade Fire, Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues.
Mix Six - Band of Horses, Great Lake Swimmers, Phantom Planet, Yo La Tengo, Comet Gain, The Reindeer Section, Phofo, Jason Gleason, Chris Letcher and Belle and Sebastian.
Mix Seven - The Weepies, Yo La Tengo, Manic Street Preachers, Green Day, Le Man Avec Les Lunettes, Monster Bobby, Bright Eyes, Ladybug Transistor, The Flaming Lips, From First To Last, Acceptance, Crawling with Kings, Thick Pigeon and Rilo Kiley.
Disclaimer: If you enjoy the artists on these playlists, please respect their work and help support your favorites by purchasing music, going to shows and sharing the artists' websites with friends. The Christmas MP3s displayed on this blog are for evaluation and your listening pleasure only.You can subscribe for free (using any feed reader, email or link you prefer) to get the latest and greatest playlists throughout the year.
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Labels: Alt XMas, Alternative Christmas Songs, Alternative Holiday Music, Indie Christmas Music, Indie Christmas Playlists, Indie Christmas Songs, Indie Christmas Videos, Polyphonic Spree
1 Comments:
awesome collection of indie xmas songs mate! can't wait to see the other 11 playlists
nathan in london
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