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If you are looking for something more than the same old traditional Christmas songs and holiday music, you've come to the right place. This is one of the largest active collections of alternative, rock, folk and indie Christmas songs available anywhere on the web, featuring newer versions of classic Christmas and holiday related songs, as well as original tunes from indie, alternative and classic rock artists and bands.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix I: The Polyphonic Spree, Everything But The Girl, Jimmy Eat World, My American Heart, Ryan Adams, Funeral For a Friend, Low, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Waitresses and Sufjan Stevens.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix II: Sugarcult, MXPX, DCFC, Fuel, Bright Eyes, Snow Patrol, The Raveonettes and Sufjan Stevens.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix III: Ron Sexsmith, Daphne Loves Derby, Low, My Chemical Romance, Jens Lekman, Sciflyer, Slade, Balasana and Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix IV: The Kinks, The Fray, In Memory, Belle and Sebastian, Celestial, Ex-Otago, The Knife, A Band Called Quinn, The Format and Matchbook Romance.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix V: 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.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix VI: 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.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix VII: 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.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix VIII:: Bright Eyes, Mojave 3, Sufjan Stevens, Louis XIV, Okkervil River, Au Revoir Simone, XTC, Weezer, Nickleback, Ivy and Postcode.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix IX:: Mazzy Star, The Used, Parenthetical Girls, The Walkmen, Manic Street Preachers, Blink 182, Sufjan Stevens, The Pine, Jeff Buckley, The Snowballs, Flowman, Shonen Knife and Fireflies.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix X:: Sex Pistols, Banjo or Freakout, The Presidents of the United States, Gary Glitter, The Killers, Guster, Belle and Sebastian, Frightened Rabbit, Yo La Tengo, Stars and Arcade Fire.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix XI:: Freddy Johnston, Big Star, Galaxie 500, Liz Phair, The Fountain, Sufjan Stevens, Deanna Kirk, Saosin, Coldplay, The Long Blondes, From Mars, Her Space Holiday and Zakk Wylde.
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs, Mix XII:: The New Royal Family, Los Straightjackets, Sally Shapiro, His Clancyness, Mertle, Irene, The Hopefuls, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Fire Apes, Pearl Jam, Galaxie 500, Hanf Handed Cloud and The Late Greats.
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More Rocking Christmas Songs, Vol. I: Julian Casablancas, The Dandy Warhols, The Snowballs, St. Etienne, Asobi Seksu, Soda Fountain Rag, Park Lewis and Richard Hawley.
More Rocking Christmas Songs, Vol. II: John Lennon, The Raveonettes, Band of Horses, The Flaming Lips, Manic Street Preachers, Blitzen Trapper, Fun, Belle & Sebastian, Blondie and The Briggs.
More Rocking Christmas Songs, Vol. III: The White Stripes, Mark Kozelek, The Flaming Lips, The Hush Now, Chuck Berry, The Royal Guardsmen, Owl City, Fireflies and The Keys.
More Rocking Christmas Songs, Mega-Mix: Tom Waits, Pedro The Lion, Daniel Johnston, The Swimmers, The Beatles, His Clancyness, Stevie Wonder, New Bomb Turks, Tiger House, Bruce Springsteen, CCR and More.
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