Another Christmas has come and gone, but just in case you can't let go just yet, here's the final playlist of the alternative-indie Christmas songs series. Expectedly, there is somewhat of a departure from the Christmas theme in the interest of some getting more holiday and seasonal music in the list.

Labels: Alternative Christmas Songs, Alternative Holiday Music, Best of 2007, Holiday Playlists, Indie Christmas Music, Indie Holiday Songs, New Years Songs, Theme Playlists

This installment of the alt-indie Xmas songs series includes tunes by Coldplay, Galaxie 500, From Mars, Big Star, Liz Phair, The Long Blondes and Saosin. One more mix to go!

Labels: Alternative Christmas Songs, Alternative Xmas Songs, Christmas MP3s, Indie Christmas Music, New Year Celebrations

This mix, the tenth installment of the Christmas playlists series, offers Xmas songs from punk legends Sex Pistols and The Ramones and modern-day popular artists like Arcade Fire, Yo La Tengo, The Killers, Something Corporate and Stars. My personal favorite track on this playlist is Guster's "Donde Esta Santa Claus." It's different, upbeat and infectious.

All I Want For Christmas is You – Countdown
Anorak Christmas (Club Mix) – Sally Shapiro
Another Rock and Roll Christmas – Gary Glitter
Blue Christmas – Banjo or Freakout
Christmas Piglet – The Presidents of the United States
Christmas Time Is Here – Gatsby's American Dream
December Cliché – Beneath Her Parachute
December Slow – Aerospace
Don't Shoot Me Santa – The Killers
Donde Esta Santa Claus – Guster
Festive Friends (Forever) – Parenthetical Girls
Forget December – Something Corporate
Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
Have a Punky Christmas Everyone – The Mangkuks
I Took Some Time For Christmas (Live) – Belle and Sebastian
It's Christmas So We'll Stop – Frightened Rabbit
It's Christmas Time – Yo La Tengo
Jinglebell Rock – Arcade Fire
Last Christmas (Part Two) – Parenthetical Girls
Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) – Joey Ramone
Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) – The Ramones
Punk Rock Christmas – Sex Pistols
Santa Claus – Wild Billy Childish and The Musicians
Santa Claus (Live) – Belle and Sebastian
Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Bobby Baby
Santa Claus is Coming...To Get You – Das Wanderlust
Silent Night – Nullsleep
Silent Night (Live) – Belle and Sebastian
The Woods – Stars
Who Put The Dick on the Snowman – Bob and Tom Show
You Are My Joy – The Reindeer Section

Labels: 12 Days of Christmas, 12 Playlists of Christmas, Alternative Christmas Songs, Indie Holiday Songs, Indie Xmas Songs, Stars, The Reindeer Section

Almost there! The 12 playlists of alternative-indie Christmas songs are riding through the snow on the way to gramma's house. (She better have lots of egg nog!)

Here is Mix Nine. Mix Ten will be delivered soon, and later tonight - when I actually have a few minutes away from festivities - Mix Eleven will be posted.

9 Flowers in December - Mazzy Star

All I Want For Christmas is You – The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra

Alone This Holiday – The Used

Black Christmas – The International Karate Plus

Carol of the Bells – The Bird and The Bee

Carol of the Season – Parenthetical Girls

Christmas At Home – Crawling With Kings

Christmas Party – The Walkmen

De Ushuaia Ala Quiaca – Gustavo Santaolalla

Ghost of Christmas – Manic Street Preachers

I Won't Be Home For Christmas – Blink 182

Amazing Grace – Jeff Buckley

Joy to the World – Sufjan Stevens

Here Without You Baby – Nickelback

Silver Bells – The Pines

Sleigh Ride to Christmas – Flowman

Song About Christmas – The Snowballs

Space Christmas – Shonen Knife

The Mods of Christmastown – Zumpano

Xmas Song – Fireflies

Labels: Alternative Christmas Songs, Alternative Holiday Music, Alternative Xmas Songs, Best Christmas Songs

Today I'll be publishing Mix Eight and Nine and tomorrow, Mix Ten and Eleven, and finally Mix Twelve on Christmas Day.

This collection of 'more modern day' Christmas and holiday songs classics has easily surpassed 120 MP3s.

Many of the songs from the playlists are just as much of a discovery for me as I hope they are for you, as are the artists who performed them. You're not going to find any of the old AM radio Christmas songs from decades ago (not that there's anything wrong with that) on these 12 playlists.

There are many cover versions of traditional Christmas songs. The vast majority of these covers are from artists that most people have never heard of, including many music enthusiasts.

Breaking The Ice – Mojave 3 (one of my favorite not-necessarily-Xmas songs)

Carol of the Bells – The Bird and the Bee

Christmas – Nieznany Wykonawca

Drinking Up Christmas – Dwarves

Fallen Snow – Au Revoir Simone

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Bright Eyes

Happy Christmas – The Maytals

Here Comes Christmas - Unknown (help?)

Here Without You Baby – Nickleback

Holiday – Glo-Worm

I Hate December – Ivy

I'll Be Showgazing For Christmas – Postcode

In All The Christmas Trees – Le Man Avec Les Lunettes

Joy! Joy! Joy! - Sufjan Stevens

Listening to Otis Redding at Home – Okkervil River

Little Drummer Boy – Mink

Mele Kalikimaka – Asylum Street Spankers

Plastic Christmas Trees – Summer Cats

Silver Bells – The Pines

Space Christmas – Shonen Knife

Thanks For Christmas – XTC

The Christmas Song – Weezer

The Mods of Christmastown – Zumpano

This Christmas Mix – Louis XIV

Wake Me Up When Christmas Is Over – Listen Lisse

Winter Paradise (I Miss You This Christmas) – Liam and Me

Labels: Alternative Christmas Songs, Christmas Musik, Indie Christmas Music