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There are a total of more than 100 Christmas-theme songs. Check them out and enjoy at the We Wish You a Very Indie Christmas series. As always, if you like an artist or label in particular, go check out their official websites, happily purchase their music for your permanent music collection and see them at shows near you.
Here are a few of the spotlight songs from the series:
"Put The Lights On The Tree" by Sufjan Stevens
"Silent Night" by Low
"Blue Christmas" by Bright Eyes
"Last Christmas" by Jimmy Eat World
Listen to more Christmas songs here.
Note: Some songs linked to indie rock songs website are not working at the moment. We're working on fixing those.
Labels: Alternative Christmas Songs, Alternative Xmas Songs, Indie Christmas Playlists
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Recently we checked to make sure all of the MP3 links in the dozen mixes are working. Don't forget to check IRC's homepage in the coming weeks for dozens of newly discovered, or recorded, holiday songs that were not included in the original series. There is now one page for all of the Christmas and holiday music mixes to make it easier to listen and download tracks to make your own playlist mixes. Enjoy.
In This Home on Ice - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Let Me Sleep (Christmas Time) - Pearl Jam
Frosty The Snowman - Fiona Apple
Last Christmas (George Michael) - The Fire Apes
Plant a Little Fir Tree - Half-Handed Cloud
The Friendly Beasts - Sufjan Stevens
Listen the Snow is Falling - Galaxie 500
Mookie's Last Christmas - Saosin
Anorak Christmas (Club Mix) - Sally Shapiro
A New Hope - The New Royal Family
A Marshmallow World - Los Straightjackets
Buying Pine Cone Scents - His Clancyness
Christmas With Derek - Mertle
Christmas on the Beach - Irene
Goodbye Charles - Over The Rhine
Holiday - The Hopefuls
Santa Stole My Baby - Mistreaters
Sleigh Ride - The Late Greats
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Jesus Christ - Big Star
Mookie's Last Christmas - Saosin
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Punk Rock Christmas – Sex Pistols
Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) – The Ramones
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
All I Want For Christmas is You – Countdown
Anorak Christmas (Club Mix) – Sally Shapiro
Last Christmas (Part Two) – Parenthetical Girls
Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) – Joey Ramone
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
You Are My Joy – The Reindeer Section
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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
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Bright Eyes
Little Drummer Boy – Mink
Breaking The Ice – Mojave 3
Thanks For Christmas – XTC
The Christmas Song – Weezer
Carol of the Bells – The Bird and the Bee
Christmas – Nieznany Wykonawca
Drinking Up Christmas – Dwarves
Fallen Snow – Au Revoir Simone
Happy Christmas – The Maytals
This Christmas Mix – Louis XIV
Here Without You Baby – Nickleback
Holiday – Glo-Worm
I Hate December – Ivy
I'll Be Snowgazing 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
Mele Kalikimaka – Asylum Street Spankers
Plastic Christmas Trees – Summer Cats
Silver Bells – The Pines
All I Ever Get For Christmas is Blue – Over The Rhine
Space Christmas – Shonen Knife
The Mods of Christmastown – Zumpano
Wake Me Up When Christmas Is Over – Listen Lisse
Winter Paradise (I Miss You This Christmas) – Liam and Me
Here Comes Christmas - Unknown (help?)
Go back to the alternative and indie rock Christmas songs mixes main page containing links to more than 150 working Xmas MP3s.
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O Little Town of Bethlehem - Bright Eyes
A Very White Christmas - Le Man Avec Les Lunettes
All That I Want - The Weepies
Christmas Time is Here - Vince Guaraldi
Do They Know It's Xmas (Feed The World) - Band Aid
Christmas Cake - Rilo Kiley
Holiday - Green Day
Ghost of Christmas - Manic Street Preachers
I Feel Like Going Home - Yo La Tengo
Jingle Bell Rock - Thick Pigeon
Last Christmas - Le Sport, Montt Mardie and Mr. Suitcase
Not Christmas At Home - Crawling With Kings
Not Giving In - Rediscover
Silent Night - Monster Bobby
So This is Christmas - Acceptance
Santa Claus is Smoking Reefer - Squirrel Nut Zippers
The Christmas Sound - 44.1K
X12 Days of XMas - From First to Last
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Alone This Holiday - The Used
Angels We Have Heard on High - Reliant K
Christmas Time - Gatsby's America
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Belle & Sebastian
Get Behind Me, Santa - Sufjan Stevens
Holiday on the Moon - Love and Rockets
Hooray for Santy Claus - Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos
Star of Wonder - Sufjan Stevens
Let's Wrap Each Other - The National Splits
Holy Night - Sandra Mooy
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This Christmas playlist kicks off with the first-ever original and popular true punk rock (now more commonly referred to as alternative) Christmas song by who else but The Kinks.
Simply titled "Father Christmas" (1977), the song lashes out at the commercialism of Christmas and yet ironically encourages disenfranchised youth to beat up Santa Claus if he doesn't give them "some money," and declares: "give all the toys to the little rich boys."
On a lighter note, Beulah, Michigan indie pop musician Andrew Dost delivers an original and cynical view of the season in "Yeah, I Know, It's Christmas Time." The Matches serve up their own brand of bitter cynicism about Christmas, "December is For Cynics".
Father Christmas - The Kinks*
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - In Memory
The Chestnut Times - Ex-Otago
Christmas Reindeer - The Knife
Yeah, I Know, It's Christmas Time - Andrew Dost
Happy Xmas (War is Over) - The Fray
Noel Song - Animaniacs
It's Christmas Time - A Band Called Quinn
Saving Up Her Wishes (For Another Christmas) - Celestial
Holly Jolly Christmas - The Format
Santa, Bring My Baby Back To Me - Belle and Sebastian
It's Christmas, Let's Be Glad - Sufjan Stevens
Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin Stevens
I'll Be Home for Christmas - Matchbook Romance
Come On Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance - Sufjan Stevens
Bonus Tracks
Every Day Should Be a Holiday - Dandy Warhols
Jonathan David - Belle and Sebastian
December Is For Cynics - The Matches
* In the UK, Europe and Australia Santa Claus is commonly referred to as "Father Christmas."
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Star of Wonder - Sufjan Stevens
Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas - Daphne Loves Derby
Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith
Silent Night - Low
All I Want For Christmas Is You - My Chemical Romance
The Opposite of Hallelujah - Jens Lekman
The Same Thing Goes for Christmas - Sciflyer
My First Santa - Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo
Bittersweet Eve - Balasana
Bonus Tracks - Belle and Sebastian live on the historic Peel Sessions, Dec. 18, 2002:
The 12 Days of Christmas (Live) - Belle & Sebastian
Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto (Live) - Belle & Sebastian
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Have you heard enough of the old Christmas songs that make you want to pull your hair out yet? Well, hopefully the playlist below will help alleviate the stress. We hope to alleviate some of that by offering you the best collection of alternative and indie Christmas tunes available anywhere on the Internet.
Blue Christmas - Bright Eyes
Christmas is Going to The Dogs - The Eels
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Death Cab For Cutie
We Three Kings - Fuel
Christmas Night of Zombies - MXPX
This Time of Year - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
When I Get Home For Christmas - Snow Patrol
Put the Lights On the Tree - Sufjan Stevens
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Sugarcult
The Christmas Song - The Raveonettes
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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.
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.
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