Alternative Christmas Tunes

[John Williams (Panda) - Joint Manchester AO]

Looking at making a list of alternative christmas hits as i'm bored of the usual stuff.

 

My openers

 

All together Now (The Peace Collective)

Nothing But a Child (steve Earle)

 

 

 

any more suggesstions

[Onliest Smeg David]

The Dickies - Silent Night (an oxymoron )

[Onliest Smeg David]

Half Man Half Biscuit - All I Want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit

[Captain Colonial]

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer springs to mind...

 

 

 

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

She'd been drinkin' too much egg nog
And we'd begged her not to go
But she'd left her medication
So she stumbled out the door into the snow

When they found her Christmas mornin'
At the scene of the attack
There were hoof prints on her forehead
And incriminatin' Claus marks on her back

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Now were all so proud of Grandpa
He's been takin' this so well
See him in there watchin' football
Drinkin' beer and playin' cards with cousin Belle

It's not Christmas without Grandma
All the family's dressed in black
And we just can't help but wonder
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of pig
And a blue and silver candle
That would just have matched the hair in Grandma's wig

I've warned all my friends and neighbours
Better watch out for yourselves
They should never give a license
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walkin' home from our house, Christmas eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe!

[Stuart]

Christmas Song - Jethro Tull

Christmas Must be Tonight - The Band

How To Make Gravy - Paul Kelly

Walk Out To Winter - Aztec Camera

In the Bleak Midwinter - Paper Aeroplanes (possibly the most gorgeous female vocal I have ever heard)

Winter Light - Tim Finn

Last of the Melting Snow - The Leisure Society

Xmas bl**** Xmas - TV Smith

There's No Lights on the Christmas Tree, Mama; They're Burning Big Louie Tonight - Alex Harvey

Christmas at the Zoo - Flaming Lips

White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes

[Howard]

Tom Waits - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis

 

 

ETA - I do like Stuart and Dave's selections

[Onliest Smeg David]

Tom Waits - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis

ETA - I do like Stuart and Dave's selections

eclectic good taste

[GuitarmanUK]

Ho Ho Ho, who'd be a Turkey at Christmas - Elton John

[John Williams (Panda) - Joint Manchester AO]

Googled them on spotity... Brilliant and NO SLADE!!!! Thank you

[John Williams (Panda) - Joint Manchester AO]

heres the spotify list

 

http://open.spotify.com/user/icky_sky/playlist/51ixcpowl2J10O3SOk6tHN

[Onliest Smeg David]

Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland - Grandaddy

Little Drummer Boy - The Dandy Warhols

Every Day Is Christmas - The Webb Brothers

Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas - Eels

Feliz Navi-nada - El Vez

Christmas In Waikiki - Morgan

Maybe At Christmas Time - Drugstore

O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Belle And Sebastian

Thank You Dreaded Black Ice, Thank You - Giant Sand

White Christmas - The Flaming Lips

My Christmas Prayer - Saint Etienne

Christmas Downer - Departure Lounge

I Believe In Father Christmas - Six By Seven

When I Get Home For Christmas - Snow Patrol

Spiritual Guidance - Titan

Christmas Boogaloo - Big Boss Man

Christmas Eve - Teenage Fanclub

Gift X-change - Calexico

Hwiangerdd Mair - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

Just Like Christmas - Low

In The Bleak Midwinter - Lauren Laverne

[Onliest Smeg David]

All I want for Christmas is New Years Day - Hurts

And finally a bit of Kylie with Santa Baby

ALL the above in my physical media music collection (sure I've more!)

SWMBO thinks I'm a bit of a geekysadmuso

[John Williams (Panda) - Joint Manchester AO]

Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland - Grandaddy

Little Drummer Boy - The Dandy Warhols

Every Day Is Christmas - The Webb Brothers

Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas - Eels

Feliz Navi-nada - El Vez

Christmas In Waikiki - Morgan

Maybe At Christmas Time - Drugstore

O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Belle And Sebastian

Thank You Dreaded Black Ice, Thank You - Giant Sand

White Christmas - The Flaming Lips

My Christmas Prayer - Saint Etienne

Christmas Downer - Departure Lounge

I Believe In Father Christmas - Six By Seven

When I Get Home For Christmas - Snow Patrol

Spiritual Guidance - Titan

Christmas Boogaloo - Big Boss Man

Christmas Eve - Teenage Fanclub

Gift X-change - Calexico

Hwiangerdd Mair - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

Just Like Christmas - Low

In The Bleak Midwinter - Lauren Laverne

 

wow.... cant keep up with that; i think you've taken the up challenge and whacked it out of the park!

 

but i can see howard going through the list...

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Don't eat yellow snow by Duggie Lee

[Stuart]

Few more from me:

 

A Sussex Carol - Keston Cobblers' Club (spanking new young band)

Ring Out, Solstice Bells - Jethro Tull

O Holy Night - Nils Lofgren

Christmas Day - Squeeze

Six Feet of Snow - Little Feat

Winter Winds - Sandy Denny

Snowbound - Donald Fagen

Silent Night - Glasvegas

Be Careful What You Wish For - Glasvegas

River - Joni Mitchell

Innocents Song - Show of Hands

Winter Song - Lindisfarne