everyone has a classic christmas song they deem their favourite but i tend to prefer new originals or reworked versions of the classics. below are five festive favourites:
my morning jacket - come closer
although this was not originally a christmas song, the band reworked some of the lyrics for a radio session in which 'soldier' is replaced with 'santa' and 'who told you that you left me amazed' with 'you told me that you'd bring me a gift'. a melancholy song, certainly, but with the right amount of bells jingling in the background its been transformed into a winter time favourite of mine.
belle and sebastian - 12 days of christmas
another live session, belle and sebastian play their version of the 12 days of christmas with a joyful bounce and playful sounds in the background.
sufjan stevens - come on! let's boogey to the elf dance!
his religious background only makes it fitting that his christmas songs collection ranges over 5 albums, all containing a mix of christmas classics and his own original songs. come on! let's boogey to the elf dance! is an upbeat charm of a song listing everything associated with christmas, from sleigh bells and elves to jesus and mary.
my morning jacket - come closer
although this was not originally a christmas song, the band reworked some of the lyrics for a radio session in which 'soldier' is replaced with 'santa' and 'who told you that you left me amazed' with 'you told me that you'd bring me a gift'. a melancholy song, certainly, but with the right amount of bells jingling in the background its been transformed into a winter time favourite of mine.
belle and sebastian - 12 days of christmas
another live session, belle and sebastian play their version of the 12 days of christmas with a joyful bounce and playful sounds in the background.
sufjan stevens - come on! let's boogey to the elf dance!
his religious background only makes it fitting that his christmas songs collection ranges over 5 albums, all containing a mix of christmas classics and his own original songs. come on! let's boogey to the elf dance! is an upbeat charm of a song listing everything associated with christmas, from sleigh bells and elves to jesus and mary.
run dmc - christmas in hollis
the video says it all! pure merriment and mirth!
the video says it all! pure merriment and mirth!
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badly drawn boy - donna and blitzen
i find something so infectious about this song i can't help but listen to it on repeat. it reminds me of all the warmth and happiness one can find in love and how magical it feels to be falling in love, maybe even more so than seeing reindeer fly through the night sky. sublime and romantic, will you be the blitzen to my donna?
ALSO SEE:
- a sadder sufjan, one we are more accustomed with, yes? did i make you cry on christmas (well you deserved it!) is heartbreaking but one of the most relatable christmas songs out there.
- fairytale of new york is a classic christmas tune for the punk rock set brought by the pogues with some unexpected lyrics which surely won't conjure up warm thoughts of christmas for most.
- the raveonettes set the scene of a winter wonderland in the fairytale of a song, simply titled the christmas song
merry christmas! sometimes artists cough up stupid christmas albums (even the venerable bob dylan is guilty of this) but hey, i like christmas songs!
ReplyDeletecan't mess with ella on my favourite holiday song of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYkjz-6nic8
you know how they say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover? well you SHOULD judge an album by its cover, and bob dylan's christmas album says 'don't purchase me!'
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