Some people just can’t get enough of indie and alternative rock Christmas songs. Many of the songs from these playlists are just as much of a discovery for me as I hope they are for you.
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.
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
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 200 working Xmas MP3s.