Since someone already mentioned The Flaming Lips, I'll throw one out there that doesn't really fit the "style" of this board, but I think it's great and is widely regarded in some circles as one of the greatest non-traditional Christmas songs ever.
"Merry Christmas from the Family" by Robert Earl Keen
If you can't find his version, I know at least The Dixie Chicks have covered it, but his version is superior if you ask me.
twisted sister have released a christmas album. that might just be the thing . it would certainly get rid of any unwanted relatives that won't take your subtle hints.
listening to them sing 'o come all ye faithful' at the moment.
I've actually listened to that - probably not something that I would want to do more than once but it was an experience. Is it "O Come All Ye Faithful" that sounds exactly like We're Not Gonna Take It?
I made an X-mas mix CD a couple years back with a bunch of alt-rock artists.....
the Dandy Warhols - Little Drummer Boy
Low - Silent Night
Victoria Williams - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo
the Pogues - Fairytale of New York
U2 - Baby Please Come Home
Weezer - The Christmas Song
Tori Amos - Little Drummer Boy
Sonic Youth - Santa Doesnt Cop Out On Dope
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - X-mas Time
Little Drum Machine Boy - Beck
Martin Tielli - River
Local H - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
the Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Dont Want To Fight Tonight)
Juliana Hatfield - Make It Home
.....Sufjan Stevens has a new Christmas album out too - haven't heard it yet
In my world everyone is a pony,
and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
I'm not sure if anyone knows about a guy named Hawksley Workman...but he put out an amazing Christmas album called Almost A Full Moon. It is totally mind blowing.
Also, Gord Downie has a song called Christmastime in Toronto. Great, great song.
Listen to the Sadies.
"Who's better than Eddie Vedder?" - Oranje by Orson Corson
They used to play that song on the rock station a lot back when I was home during Christmas time.
That tune always makes me laugh.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
no christmas mix is complete without "Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis" by Tom Waits.
"What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
Anything Christmasy by Tom Waits is going to go on. There's no way it's not.
good man.
i like that attitude.
"What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
I posted this link in another thread awhile back, so i apologize if people have already seen it. There's a guitarist named Gary Hoey who does Xmas songs that are actually pretty good. I have 2 of his cds (Ho Ho Hoey and Ho Ho Hoey II). Some of them rock pretty good and some are nice and mellow. You can sample them here.
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"Merry Christmas from the Family" by Robert Earl Keen
If you can't find his version, I know at least The Dixie Chicks have covered it, but his version is superior if you ask me.
I've actually listened to that - probably not something that I would want to do more than once but it was an experience. Is it "O Come All Ye Faithful" that sounds exactly like We're Not Gonna Take It?
the Dandy Warhols - Little Drummer Boy
Low - Silent Night
Victoria Williams - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo
the Pogues - Fairytale of New York
U2 - Baby Please Come Home
Weezer - The Christmas Song
Tori Amos - Little Drummer Boy
Sonic Youth - Santa Doesnt Cop Out On Dope
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - X-mas Time
Little Drum Machine Boy - Beck
Martin Tielli - River
Local H - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
the Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Dont Want To Fight Tonight)
Juliana Hatfield - Make It Home
.....Sufjan Stevens has a new Christmas album out too - haven't heard it yet
and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
Don't it make you smile?
Also, Gord Downie has a song called Christmastime in Toronto. Great, great song.
"Who's better than Eddie Vedder?" - Oranje by Orson Corson
They used to play that song on the rock station a lot back when I was home during Christmas time.
That tune always makes me laugh.
PBM
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good man.
i like that attitude.
http://www.music.msn.com/search/all/?ss=ho+ho+hoey
Enjoy!