Tired of Mariah Carey and Wham? Discover alternative Christmas songs from artists like Stella Donnelly, Barry Gordon, and Sharon Jones that capture the holiday spirit in unique and unexpected ways.
Let artists like Stella Donnelly, Barry Gordon, and Sharon Jones free you from the shackles of the same old Christmas songsIt's unfair that an icon like Mariah Carey is now best known for her infectious yet overplayed 1994 Christmas anthem 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'.
So, we've put down the egg nog for a bit and gathered up a few of our favourite Christmas not-quite-classics. This tone-setting musical opener up-ends the Santa myth by having aliens unfamiliar with Christmas try to explain Christmas through song. It's fun, juvenile and sentimental all at the same time. Just don't blame us if your kids start singing about stabbing Santa's eyes. —Barry Gordon's single 'Nuttin' For Christmas' sold millions upon its release in 1955 , but sadly it is also irritating enough to make you want to set your Christmas tree on fire.
Pairing heartbreak with a lonely piano interpretation of Jingle Bells, 'River' nails that feeling of having a terrible time when everyone else is all 'Joy To The World'. —For anyone who didn't make the naughty or nice list, fire up this Festivus favourite from Adam Sandler, reminding good little Jewish girls and boys of all the celebrities whose menorahs will also be lit.
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