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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 alternative Christmas and holiday songs available anywhere.

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

You can 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.

jimmyeatworldThe 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.

Want More? Check out the uber Christmas songs launch page - All 12 playlist mixes and more from one place.

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   December 9, 2007   

5 Comments:

At 7:34 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

awesome collection of indie xmas songs mate! can't wait to see the other 11 playlists

nathan in london

 
At 7:48 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

is there going to be mix 8-12 ever?

i know a whole bunch of "indie" xmas songs if you need help...

 
At 8:39 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, Congratulations on compiling every single Christmas song you own onto 7 mixes and passing them off as well-thought-out and intentional playlists that you slaved tediously over.

 
At 1:12 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

i love indie music so its hard to find in mexico this kind of music. So congrats, your web site is one of my favourites.

Saludos

 
At 7:59 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

That Ted Leo song is hardly what I'd consider a Christmas song. Not that I don't like it, it's on a great album.

 

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