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[Alkaline]

I'm compiling a playlist of shop friendly tunes indie/alternative christmas songs, and i'm fresh out of ideas. Here are the ones i have already, anyone got any more ideas/suggestions?

The Raveonettes- The Christmas Song
Jimmy Eat World- Last Christmas
Dismemberment Plan- This Christmas
Death Cab For Cutie- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Yo La Tengo- It’s Christmas Time
Coldplay- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Copeland- Do You Hear What I Hear
Fall Out Boy- Yule Shoot Your Eye Out
Arcade Fire- Jingle Bell Rock
Mew- She Came Home For Christmas
Travis- Alone On Christmas Day
Something Corporate- Forget December
Matches- December Is For Cynics
Matchbook Romance- I’ll Be Home For Christmas
New Found Glory- Ex’miss
Gatsby’s American Dream- Christmas Time Is Here
Punchline- Icicles
Jason Gleason- Sleigh Bells And Wine
No Use For A Name- Fairytale Of New York
Jimmy Eat World- 12.23.95
Counting Crows- A Long December
David Gray- December
Sixpence None The Richer- You’re A Mean One Mr Grinch

I obviously don't care whether you like them or not, so no opinions or "that's shite" please, i'm only looking for suggestions.

[Sam_b]

Is All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit by Half Man Half Biscuit too old for you?

[Camie]

That's a pretty nifty playlist.

The Chinkees do a song called Christmas but that's all I can think of at the moment.

[delboy]

'i was born on christmas day' by st ettiene and tim burgess - a seasonal classic!

[Alkaline]

Originally Posted by Sam_b

Is All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit by Half Man Half Biscuit too old for you?

Not at all, Cheers

[Scorge]

Originally Posted by delboy

'i was born on christmas day' by st ettiene and tim burgess - a seasonal classic!

Beat me to that by about two minutes.....

The Blue Nile - Xmas

[shaun]

there's a sufjan stevens xmas cd out there somewhere, and i think david bazan releases a xmas single each year.

[daveofficer]

anything off james brown's funky christmas or phil spectors christmas gift for you.

also check out the xfm christmas album called it's a cool cool christmas. it's got some crackers(and some stinkers).

[delboy]

the cocteau twins versions of winter wonderland and frosty the snowman - fun for all the family!

[Shaki]

Play the Pogues & Kirsty Macoll (?) one on repeat with the one that goes "rapapumpum" on every tenth song to break the monotony. Joni Mitchell's "River" is a nice een that's a bit Chistmassy. Go with the sad numbers! Also The Vandals have a song about a post-op tranny's first Christmas as a woman which is amusing if nothing else. I've got it on a compilation somewhere.

Springsteen's "Santa Claus is coming to town" is one of the only songs he's done that I will accept criticism of (outwith "Human Touch"). Tom Petty has a self-composed Christmas song which is gash too. Also it was the beginning of the end for the Darkness (you could throw that one in?). Christmas songs are by and large shit.