Artist	Song
Ramones	Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)
from Weird Tales of the Ramones (Audio Version) (2005)
No Doubt	Oi to the World
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Coldplay	Christmas Lights
from Christmas Lights - Single (2010)
The Waitresses	Christmas Wrapping
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Waitresses (2003)
Jack Johnson	Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
from This Warm December: Brushfire Holiday's, Vol. 1 (2008)
Owl City	Peppermint Winter
from Peppermint Winter - Single (2010)
R.E.M.	Deck the Halls
from Gift Wrapped - 20 Songs That Keep On Giving! (2009)
The Killers	Boots
from Boots - Single (2010)
Smashing Pumpkins	Christmastime
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl	Fairytale of New York
from If I Should Fall from Grace With God [Expanded] (2006)
Death Cab for Cutie	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
from Maybe This Christmas Tree (2004)
My Chemical Romance	All I Want for Christmas Is You (2005)
from Gift Wrapped - 20 Songs That Keep On Giving! (2009)
Eurythmics	Winter Wonderland
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Weezer	We Wish You a Merry Christmas
from Christmas With Weezer (2008)
Glasvegas	A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss)
from A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - EP (2009)
Beck	The Little Drum Machine Boy
from Sleighed - The Other Side of Christmas (2000)
Jet	Back Door Santa
from Back Door Santa - Single (2003)
Phantom Planet	Carol of the Bells
from Christmas Calling (2003)
Fountains of Wayne	Valley Winter Song
from Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)
The Raveonettes	The Christmas Song
from The Christmas Song - Single (2003)
My Morning Jacket	Xmas Curtain
from Does Xmas Fiasco Style (2000)
Fiona Apple	Frosty the Snowman
from Winter Songs (2008)
The Hives & Cyndi Lauper	A Christmas Duel
from A Christmas Duel - Single (2008)
Jimmy Eat World	Last Christmas
from Christmas EP (2004)
Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson	Winter Song
from Winter Songs (2008)
The Smithereens	Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
from Christmas with The Smithereens (2007)
The Killers	Don't Shoot Me Santa
from Don't Shoot Me Santa - Single (2007)
KT Tunstall	2000 Miles
from Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas - EP (2010)
Relient K	Silver Bells
from 'Tis the Season to Be Gotee (2011)
Jack's Mannequin	The Lights and Buzz
from Gift Wrapped - 20 Songs That Keep On Giving! (2009)
Lisa Loeb	Jingle Bells
from Happy Holiday - Christmas Favorites (2006)
The Flaming Lips	White Christmas (WXPN Version)
from Yoshimi Wins! (Live Radio Sessions) (2005)
Blink-182	I Won't Be Home for Christmas
from I Won't Be Home for Christmas - EP (2001)
The Bird and the Bee	Carol of the Bells
from Carol of the Bells - Single (2007)
Chris Cornell & Eleven	Ave Maria + Intro
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Aimee Mann	The Christmas Song
from One More Drifter In the Snow (2008)
MxPx	Christmas Day
from Punk Rawk Christmas (2009)
Weezer	The First Noel
from Christmas With Weezer (2008)
My Morning Jacket	Xmas Time Is Here Again
from Does Xmas Fiasco Style (2000)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Mr. Heatmiser
from Everything You Want For Christmas (2004)
From First to Last	Christmassacre
from Taste of Christmas (2005)
Badly Drawn Boy	Donna and Blitzen
from About a Boy (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2002)
Neil Finn	Sweet Secret Peace
from A Winter's Night (2005)
Billy Idol	Yellin' At the Xmas Tree
from Devil's Playground (2009)
The Weepies	All That I Want
from A Winter's Night (2005)
Royal Crown Revue	Hey Santa
from Greetings from Hollywood (2004)
Sufjan Stevens	Put the Lights On the Tree
from Songs for Christmas (2006)
Cocteau Twins	Winter Wonderland
from Lullabies to Violaine, Vol. 2 (2007)
Matt Costa	All I Want for Christmas
from This Warm December: Brushfire Holiday's, Vol. 1 (2008)
Eels	Christmas Is Going to the Dogs
from Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2000)
Nerf Herder	I've Got a Boner for Christmas
from Hi-Voltage Christmas Rock (2007)
Jack Johnson	Someday At Christmas
from This Warm December: Brushfire Holiday's, Vol. 1 (2008)
Sinéad O'Connor	I Believe In You
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 (1992)
Sufjan Stevens	Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
from Songs for Christmas (2006)
Smash Mouth	Zat You, Santa Claus?
from The Gift of Rock (2005)
Local H	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
from Sleighed - The Other Side of Christmas (2000)
The Walkmen & Nicole Sheahan	The Christmas Party (Non-Album Track)
from Little House of Savages - EP (2004)
Hoodoo Gurus	Little Drummer Boy (Up the Khyber)
from Kinky (2006)
Sonic Youth	Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope
from Sleighed - The Other Side of Christmas (2000)
Dave Edmunds	Run Rudolph Run
from From Small Things: The Best of Dave Edmunds (2004)
Cocteau Twins	Frosty the Snowman
from Lullabies to Violaine, Vol. 2 (2007)
Holly Beth Vincent	Punk Xmas
from Punk Xmas - Single (2008)
Holly Golightly	Christmas Tree On Fire
from Christmas Tree On Fire - EP (2006)
Los Straitjackets	Sleigh Ride
from 'Tis the Season For Los Straitjackets (2002)
Ivy	Christmas Time Is Here
from Maybe This Christmas Tree (2004)
Jeremy Fisher	Snowflakes
from Snowflakes - Single (2010)
The Reverend Horton Heat	Santa Bring My Baby Back
from We Three Kings (2005)
Fountains of Wayne	I Want an Alien for Christmas
from Out-Of-State Plates (2005)
Wesley Willis	Merry Christmas
from Rock 'N' Roll Will Never Die (1996)
MX-80	(I Spent) Christmas With the Devil
from Xmas Snertz: Have a Very Gulcher Christmas! (2003)
Guster	Donde Esta Santa Claus?
from Donde Esta Santa Claus? - Single (2004)
Rogue Wave	Christmas
from This Warm December: Brushfire Holiday's, Vol. 1 (2008)
The dB's	Home for the Holidays
from Christmas Time Again (2006)
Pedro the Lion	I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day
from Maybe This Christmas Tree (2004)

Comment:

We know how you feel about Christmas — where some people see good cheer, you see hollow jollity; where’s there’s tinsel, you see tarnish; and in place of a rosy-cheeked, white bearded, red-suited barrel of fun from the North Pole, you see a fat alcoholic in an ill-fitting costume fronting yet another tacky commercial assault on the nation’s collective wallet. Yet, still, you feel happy, mainly because all the artists on this Alternative Christmas Essentials list feel pretty much the same way that you do, and they’ve tickled the underbelly of Yuletide so that even the most cynical among you can raise a glass, and a smile.

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