cool christmas tunes

Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin', Albert King

― TMFTML (TMFTML), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 17:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Snow Patrol 'When I Get Home For Christmas'

― DavidM (DavidM), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 17:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Grab this one while it's still there.

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 17:42 (twenty-three years ago)

there's xfm's "it's a cool cool xmas" compilation, which has some good moments: saint etienne, webb bros, b&s, grandaddy (alan parsons in a winter wonderland! what a great title!), the flaming lips (ace), elvez... er, and the dandy warhols...

― joan vich (joan vich), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 17:44 (twenty-three years ago)

"Christmas Time Is Here" - Vince Guaraldi

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 17:51 (twenty-three years ago)

"Thanks for Christmas" by XTC (maybe repenting for "Dear God")

― Rahul Kamath (Rahul Kamath), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 17:52 (twenty-three years ago)

There's that whole mind-blowing Phil Spector christmas disc. I scored mine with his box set, but I'm assuming it's available by itself.

Also, Salsoul released a Christmas album which I'm curious about.

And that Belle & Sebastien version of "O Come O Come Emmanuel" is creepy/awesome.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 18:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Santa Was Seen Flying Through Soviet Airspace - The Philistines Jr

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 18:09 (twenty-three years ago)

"Christmas In Hollis" Run DMC has a killer horn line.

― Nick H, Tuesday, 22 October 2002 18:41 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.venerablemusic.com/Cover_Images/MCA_112337.jpg

This entire record owns Christmas.

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 18:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Cassette Boy 'Christmas Cut Up'

― blueski, Tuesday, 22 October 2002 18:46 (twenty-three years ago)

The Kinks' "Father Christmas" is my favorite. Also: Elvis' Blue Christmas, the Ramones "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight)" Pretenders "2000 Miles" and motherfuckin' BAND AID!!!! Whoo!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 19:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh also I have my full list of holiday tunes I play on my radio station if you don't want a filter. Not guaranteed to be cool, but here it is, and sorry about the fucked-up formatting:

165|N|1| 0|SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN T|BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
206|N|1| 0|2000 MILES |PRETENDERS |
349|N|1| 0|IT MUST HAVE BEEN OL S|HARRY CONNICK_JR. |
350|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS SONG |LOS_LOBOS |
351|N|1| 0|LITTLE DRUMMER BOY |TORI AMOS |
354|N|1| 0|I SAW THREE SHIPS |BRUCE COCKBURN |
367|N|1| 0|MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS |KOKO TAYLOR |
368|N|1| 0|SANTA CLAUS WANTS SOME|TINSLEY ELLIS |
369|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS |CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BRO|
370|N|1| 0|SILENT NIGHT |CHARLIE MUSSLEWHITE |
373|N|1| 0|MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY |B.B. KING |
375|N|1| 0|FATHER CHRISTMAS |KINKS |
377|N|1| 0|JINGLE BELLS |DUKE ELLINGTON |
381|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS MUST BE TONI|ROBBIE ROBERTSON |
388|N|1| 0|LET IT SNOW |LEON REDBONE |
390|N|1| 0|O TANNENBAUN |VINCE GUARALDI_TRIO |
394|N|1| 0|SKATING |VINCE GUARALDI |
396|N|1| 0|MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE |BETTER_THAN_EZRA |
397|N|1| 0|HAPPY XMAS |JOHN LENNON |
414|N|1| 0|MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY |BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
419|N|1| 0|HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY |SHAWN COLVIN |
510|N|1| 0|RUN RUN RUDOLPH |DAVE EDMUNDS |
532|N|1| 0|MERRY CHRISTMAS (I DON|RAMONES |
534|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS WRAPPING |WAITRESSES |
601|N|1| 0|RIVER |JONI MITCHELL |
602|N|1| 0|JINGLE BELLS |BRIAN SETZER_ORCHESTRA|
855|N|1| 0|SANTA CLAUS BOOGIE |TRACTORS |
1209|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS MUST BE TONI|BAND |
1340|N|1| 0|MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY |SOUTHERN_CULTURE_ON_TH|
1355|N|1| 0|THE HOLLY AND THE IVY |GEORGE WINSTON |
1392|N|1| 0|ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTM|TIMBUK_3 |
1393|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS ALL OVER AGA|TOM PETTY |
1394|N|1| 0|RUN RUN RUDOLPH |KEITH RICHARDS |
1396|N|1| 0|THANKS FOR CHRISTMAS |XTC |
1397|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HER|BEATLES |
2719|N|1| 0|GOD REST YE MERRY GENT|GYPSY_SOUL |
2751|N|1| 0|SLEIGH RIDE |LOS_STRAIGHT_JACKETS |
2759|N|1| 0|LET IT SNOW |ROOMFUL_OF_BLUES |
3359|N|1| 0|LET IT SNOW |BILLY PILGRIM |
3370|N|1| 0|HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR I|MELISSA ETHERIDGE |
3372|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE|U2 |
3375|N|1| 0|BLUE CHRISTMAS |COLLECTIVE_SOUL |
3441|N|1| 0|SILVER BELLS |SONIA DADA |
3443|N|1| 0|DECK THE HALLS |R.E.M. |
3455|N|1| 0|WAKING UP ON X-MAS MOR|SMITHEREENS |
3463|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS SONG |DAVE MATTHEWS_BAND |
3493|N|1| 0|FAIRYTALE IN NEW YORK |POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL |
3494|N|1| 0|THE GRINCH |WHIRLING_DERVISHES |
3495|N|1| 0|PEACE ON EARTH/LITTLE |DAVID BOWIE/BING CROSB|
3496|N|1| 0|JINGLE BELL JAMBOREE |KEB_MO |
3497|N|1| 0|SOUL CHRISTMAS |GRAHAM PARKER |
3498|N|1| 0|DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRI|BAND_AID |
4250|N|1| 0|I SAW THREE SHIPS |STING |
4251|N|1| 0|CHRISTMASTIME |SMASHING_PUMPKINS |
4252|N|1| 0|CHRISMASTIME IN WASHIN|STEVE EARLE |
4263|N|1| 0|BLUE CHRISTMAS |SHERYL CROW |
Quick Browse
ID |C|L|Pack| Title | Artist | Dayparting
4264|N|1| 0|SANTA CLAUS IS BACK IN|JOHNNY LANG |
4266|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS IS NOW DRAWI|STEVE WINWOOD |
4268|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS |BLUES_TRAVELER |
4285|N|1| 0|SOCK IT TO ME SANTA |MARSHALL CR/CHISEL_BRO|
7536|N|1| 0|I BELIEVE IN FATHER CH|GREG LAKE |
7537|N|1| 0|JOY BOOGIE |CHUCK LEAVELL |
7590|N|1| 0|GOD REST YE MERRY GENT|BARENAKED_L/SARAH MCLA|
9560|N|1| 0|GOD REST YE MERRY,GENT|LOREENA MCKENNITT |
9561|N|1| 0|MR. HEATMISER |BADLEES |
9562|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS SONG, THE |HOOTIE_&_THE_BLOWFISH |
9563|N|1| 0|CHILDREN GO WHERE I SE|NATALIE MERCHANT |
9565|N|1| 0|SANTA'S GONNA SHUT 'EM|UNTAMED_YOUTH |
9566|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS BLUES |JOHN POPPER/ERIC CLAPT|
9567|N|1| 0|CHRISTMAS TEARS |ERIC CLAPTON |
9568|N|1| 0|OH HOLY NIGHT |TRACY CHAPMAN |
9569|N|1| 0|MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY |SHERYL CROW/ERIC CLAPT|
9572|N|1| 0|CHANUKA SONG |ADAM SANDLER |
9573|N|1| 0|LITTLE DRUMMER BOY |JIMI HENDRI/BAND_OF_GY|

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 19:14 (twenty-three years ago)

No-one has mentioned Just Like Christmas by Low, have they? Tsk.

― Mr Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

James Brown - Santa, Go Straight To The Ghetto, Sonic Youth - Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope

― James Annett, Tuesday, 22 October 2002 19:28 (twenty-three years ago)

bryan adams - run rudolph run
no, just kidding...

― joan vich (joan vich), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 19:45 (twenty-three years ago)

"Christmas at the Zoo" by Flaming Lips. Heartwarming! I must get Low's Christmas album, actually. Thanks for reminding me. Winter is drawing in, after all...

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 19:45 (twenty-three years ago)

My fave is a Columbia Records jazz compilation called Jingle Bell Jazz,which includes the super cool Blue Xmas by Miles Davis & Bob Dorough.

― dek1, Tuesday, 22 October 2002 19:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Beck's version of Little Drummer Boy is completely and totally kick-ass. Also, one would do well to seek out Christmas with the Three Suns, possibly my favorite xmas record of all time.

― Adam Bruneau, Tuesday, 22 October 2002 22:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Santa's Got a Brand New Bag - Gary Walker & the Boogie Kings (if only for the lines "he's oh so fat/but his beard is clean")

The two Christmas Cocktails compilations in the Ultra Lounge series have had me purring over my egg nog for a couple of cool yules.

― Yes/No Interlude (Yes/No Interlude), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 22:27 (twenty-three years ago)

wow, dave225 what's the story with that link up there?? it's shockingly rocking

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 23:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Hell Interface - Soylent Night

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 00:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Margo Guryan - I Don't intend to Spend Christmas Without You - brilliant!

― Jez (Jez), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 05:40 (twenty-three years ago)

The whole of The Yobs (alter egos of The Boys) Christmas Album

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 07:22 (twenty-three years ago)

the greatest/worst xmas record
of all time is 'santa claus is coming to town'
by joseph spence (as played by danny baker every
year at xmas in the old radio 1 days).
he's a bahamian blues singer, and
it literally has to be heard to be believed, while
all the time bearing in mind that is not *intended* as a joke.

can be found on 'a caribbean christmas'.

― piscesboy, Wednesday, 23 October 2002 17:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Dandy Warhols - Little Drummer Boy (rockingest version EVAH!)
Luna - Egg Nog
Jill Sobule - Merry Christmas From The Family
Neko Case and Her Boyfriends - Christmas Song
The Evaporators - Who Are You?
Daniel Johnson - Rudolph the Red Nosed Rain Deer
Flaming Lips - Christmas At The Zoo
Jane Siberry - [something or other burning Brightly] Little Candle
The Swans - So This Is Christmas
Swoon23 - Merry Christmas To Me

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 18:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Henry Rollins reading A Night Before Christmas is always wonderful brian numbing.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 18:05 (twenty-three years ago)

I may have mixed Neko Case with Carolin Mark and her Roomates there, its on a Mint 7" either way.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)

"Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" Eels

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 19:24 (twenty-three years ago)

The Motown Christmas LP, with the jacksons doing "santa claus is coming to town", and a belter of a "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and a lot of other tremendous stuff, is a winner.

― Conor (Conor), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 20:06 (twenty-three years ago)

"Santa Claus is a Fat Bxtch" - Insane Clown Posse

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 20:37 (twenty-three years ago)

velvet underground- sunday morning.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 20:39 (twenty-three years ago)

gorky's 'christmas eve', i suppose it isn't really a christmas song.
one of screen prints' christmas songs is great, the other isn't but i forget which is which.

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 24 October 2002 01:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Here's a disc I made last year for the wife:

Belle & Sebastian - O Come O Come Emmanuel
Ben Folds - Lonely Christmas Eve
Dandy Warhols - Little Drummer Boy
Eels - Christmas Is Going To the Dogs
Grandaddy - Alan Parsons In a Winter Wonderland
Julianna Hatfield - Make It Home
Teenage Fanclub - Christmas Eve
Tony Bennet - I'll Be Home For Christmas
Tori Amos - Little Drummer Boy
The Smithereens - Rudolf, The Red Nosed Reindeer
Victoria Williams - Have Yourself a Merry Christmas
U2 - Baby Please Come Home
Tony Bennett - Christmas Song
XTC - Thanks For Christmas
The Posies - Christmas
Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
Flaming Lips - Little Drummer Boy
Aimee Mann/Michael Penn - Christmastime
Matthew Sweet - Baby Jesus
Material Issue - Merry Christmas Will Do
Hootie and the Blowfish - Christmas Song
REM - Good King Wenceslas

― "Dapper" Don Weiner, Thursday, 24 October 2002 12:23 (twenty-three years ago)

The Inbreds - We Three Kings

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 24 October 2002 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

I can't let this thread go without mentioning the glorious Digital Snowman.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 24 October 2002 15:43 (twenty-three years ago)

the legendary pink dot's song about having frosty the snowman's face in the freezer could qualify.

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 24 October 2002 23:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Piscesboy is spot on with that wonderful Joseph Spence record: "Zandy glaw is gumming....uurghhh"

The James Brown 'Funky Christmas' album is essential. I have made two Xmas C90s for friends already, and should do another this year. A few tracks I really like that I don't think anyone has mentioned so far, directly or indirectly:

Louis Armstrong - Zat You Santa Claus
Derek B - Chillin' With Santa
Hank Ballard - Christmas Time For Everyone But Me
Captain Beefheart - There Ain't No Santa Claus on the Evening Stage
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run
Gary US Bonds - Call Me For Christmas
Booker T & the MGs - Winter Wonderland
Private Charles Bowen - Christmas in Vietnam
Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby
Solomon Burke - Christmas Presents
Cadillacs - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa
Coldcut - Coldcut's Christmas Break
Commander Cody - Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas
Julian Cope - Christmas Morning
Creamers - Father Christmas
Carlene Davis - Santa Claus, Do You Ever Come To The Ghetto?
De La Soul - Millie Pulled A Pistol on Santa
Denim - I Will Cry At Christmas
Dickies - Silent Night
Director - Christmas Soca
Billy Ward & the Dominoes - Christmas In Heaven
Drifters - White Christmas (greatest version EVAH!)
Fall - No Xmas For John Quays
Little Joey Farr - Rock 'n' Roll Santa
Four Lovers - White Christmas
Ernest Franklin - I'm Gonna Have A Merry Christmas
Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - White Christmas
Merle Haggard - Blue Christmas
Isaac Hayes - The Mistletoe And Me
Hepsters - Rocking and Rolling With Santa Claus
Lightnin' Hopkins - Merry Christmas
Mikey Jarrett - Santa Claus Is Black
Louis Jordan - Santa Claus Santa Claus
Tom Lehrer - A Christmas Carol
Oscar MacLolly & the Honeyjumpers (I'm not making this up!) - Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
Marcels - Merry Twistmas
Amos Milburn - Christmas Comes But Once a Year
Jacob Miller - Broke Pocket Christmas
Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus
Mott the Hoople - Death May Be Your Santa Claus
Phil Ochs - No Christmas in Kentucky
Esther Phillips - Christmas Time Is Here
Wilson Pickett - Jingle Bells
Louis Prima - Shake Hands With Santa Claus
Prince - Another Lonely Christmas
Otis Redding - White Christmas
Jimmy Reed - Christmas Present Blues
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Christmas Every Day
Mabel Scott - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
Shonen Knife - Space Christmas
Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (from his LP of that name, all Xmas songs)
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Bessie Smith - At the Christmas Ball
Huey 'Piano' Smith - Twas The Night Before Christmas
Sonics - Santa Claus
Spider D - Ghetto Santa
Stiff Little Fingers - White Christmas
Supremes - Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer
Sweet T & Jazzy Joyce - Let The Jingle Bells Rock
Margot Sylvia & the Tune Weavers - Merry Merry Christmas Baby
T. Rex - Christmas Bop
Little Johnny Taylor - Please Come Home For Christmas
Temptations - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Joe Tex - I'll Make Every Day Christmas
Carla Thomas - Merry Christmas, How've You Been?
Big Joe Turner - Christmas Date Boogie
Turtles - Santa And The Sidewalk Surfer
Wailers (the old garage rock band) - Christmas Spirit
Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker
Wedding Present - Stepping Into Christmas
Kitty Wells - White Christmas
Lynn White - If You Can't Come Home For Christmas
Who - Christmas
Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Neil Young - Star Of Bethlehem

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 25 October 2002 18:49 (twenty-three years ago)

haha I am turning into DJ Martian! That genuinely is selected highlights from over 250 Christmas songs I have!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 25 October 2002 18:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Big Star - Jesus Christ
Galaxie 500 - Listen the Snow is Falling

― bert, Friday, 25 October 2002 19:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Saint Etienne 'I Was Born On Christmas Day'
Saint Etienne 'California Snow Story'
Saint Etienne 'I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You'
Saint Etienne 'A Christmas Gift For You'
Saint Etienne 'Christmas 1936'
Saint Etienne 'Sometimes In Winter'
Saint Etienne 'Snowplough'

Cynthia Dall 'Christmas California'
Paul McCartney 'Wonderful Christmastime'
Wham! 'Last Christmas'

― DavidM (DavidM), Friday, 25 October 2002 23:32 (twenty-three years ago)

came across this in my travels

― don weiner, Saturday, 23 November 2002 15:47 (twenty-three years ago)

oops, this I mean. And yeah, I'm too stupid/lazy to figger out how to get it to link

http://www.mistletunes.com/index.html

― don weiner, Saturday, 23 November 2002 15:48 (twenty-three years ago)

This is a cool christmas keeper-JESUS-IN-A-JIFFY.

― Venus Glow (1411), Saturday, 23 November 2002 18:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby" is a personal fave

― H (Heruy), Saturday, 23 November 2002 18:36 (twenty-three years ago)

james white and the blacks 'christmas with satan' is a classic and i believe it's being re-released this x-mas

― s magnet, Saturday, 23 November 2002 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

the siesta christmas cd 'fantasia de navidad' is fantastic but it is not all that christmassy.

― keith (keithmcl), Saturday, 23 November 2002 21:36 (twenty-three years ago)