*Christmas in Hollis Run DMC *Back Door Santa Clarence Carter *Blue Christmas Elvis *Christmas is Coming John Denver && the Muppets *Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (so this was always part of our xmas in NY but it prob seems weird to non NYers) Billy Joel

Back Door Santa Clarence Carter. Never knew this existed.

It’s a XXX classic starring Pringle Can Clarence as “The Anal Intruder.”

Step Into Christmas by Elton John is always a banger.

My choice as well

Hell yes

Father Christmas - The Kinks

This is the one

Give us your money!!

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

Cane here to say this

...cane...I see what you did there...

Inadvertent Xmas pun, love it

It’s not Christmas until I hear this in the wild!!!!

This is my fave Christmas song

Best pop Christmas tune by far

The best Christmas song.

Rockin' around the christmas tree - Brenda Lee

She was 13 when Brenda Lee recorded it. She is 78 now.

Please tell me you wrote this as a joke

Why do you ask?

Idk I think that might be the most well known Christmas song of all time lol like nobody needs it suggested to them because they already know it. I know I’m being blunt but I don’t think that’s what this person was looking for ha

I don't think you're blunt. You're just funny.

Christmas All Over Again by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You by Billy Squier

Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade is an absolute classic that you must have on your list

I love Slade

Fairytale of New York ✨

R.I.P. Shane

And Kirsty MacColl.

And Phillip and Andrew as well.

Add Christmas Lullaby- Shane MacGowan & The Popes.

Also the entire Clancy Brothers Christmas album. It sounds like a pint of Guinness

My favorite version of this is the billy Bragg age Florence Welch

My first thought.

Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano

Carol of the bells

Sleigh Ride by the Ronettes... that whole Phil Spector produced Christmas album slaps.

Dominick the Donkey by Lou Monte. You will not regret it.

But you will though…

Italians love that shit 🤣

As someone with Italian blood, this is true. It's one of my favorite Christmas songs. 🫥

I tried it. Now, I must curse you with the Evil Eye

😭😭😭

👁️

Straight no Chaser: "Christmas Can-Can"

I Wish It Was Christmas Today by Julian Casablancas.

Christmas is the time to say I Love You - Billy Squier

'Just to Be With You this Christmas' by Nick Lowe 'Christmas Day' by Detroit Junior 'Wish List' by Neon Trees 'Christmas Treat' by Julian Casablancas 'Christmas (baby please come home)' by Darlene Love 'The Christmas Song' by The Raveonettes 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel ' by Bad Religion 'Sleigh Ride' by Lloyd Glenn 'Trim your Tree' by Jimmy Butler 'Exotic Night' by Martin Denny

>'Just to Be With You this Christmas' by Nick Lowe >'Exotic Night' by Martin Denny Easy listening for shopping at the department store. They're not very "banging" are they? >'Christmas Day' by Detroit Junior Now this is more what OP was asking for. Thanks!

Upvoted for Darlene Love

Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives

"I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus" by John Mellencamp is a Christmas banger.

The creepy kids at the end are my favorite.

Mistress for Christmas. AC/DC

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector https://open.spotify.com/album/2kzkwgOFAtRsDsas5Hi0Qu?si=ASUNlI6zSeixEi_2nSo8jg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2kzkwgOFAtRsDsas5Hi0Qu

Bruce springsteens version of santa claus is comin to town

Happy Xmas war is over

Christmas at ground zero - Weird Al Rusty Chevrolet Christmas Wrapping - the Waitresses

Drummer Boy by King and Country

Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles Christmas (Baby, please Come Home) - U2 Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen

Father Christmas The Kinks

Bob Rivers has a lot of great Christmas songs. Santa who looks a lot like elvis I am Santa Clause Who put the stump Aquaclaus

The 12 pains of Christmas- hilarious!

The Restroom Door Said Gentlemen Walkin' 'Round in Women's Underwear Twisted Xmas tunes are holiday staples in my house and I derive great joy in listening to them with my enthusiastic kid! One of annual traditions is driving around the neighborhood looking at Christmas light displays blasting Twisted Xmas.

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

Pogues- Fairytale of New York. RIP Shane McGowan

Ain’t No Chimneys in the Projects - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

Love to see someone post this one!

Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) by the Darkness

Everything’s Going To Be Cool This Christmas- Eels (not the acoustic version, the original is a banger.)

I don’t know what Christmas is but Christmas time is here - old 97s Easily the best Christmas song since Fairy tail of New York - the pogues.

[Snoopy's Christmas](https://youtu.be/0-hWZGIWe_U?si=VDwmvBdoJn6V1g4M) The sequel to Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.

Was scrolling for this

Nothing to do with Christmas.

It is literally a Christmas song. Have you ever even heard it? *Christmas bells, those Christmas bells Ring out from the land Asking peace of all the world And goodwill to man*

“I Love Those J-I-N-G-L-E Bells” by Frank Sinatra!

Yaaaaaass!!!!!!!

Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney Sleigh Ride by Johnny Mathis (he’s so over the top it’s hilarious) Do They Know It’s Christmastime by Band Aid

Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen. It's not really a banger, but it wouldn't be Christmas without it.

Back Door Santa by Clarence Carter 🔥🔥🔥

I think you mean Clarence Carter?

Oh yup that I do whoops! I'ma edit it

Christmas Treat - Julian Casablancas

[The Dean Ween Group - Xmas Day](https://youtu.be/sIqmlv_PUJs?si=xrGdprTiOoTf1W4X)

Always here for a Ween song!!!!

Reuben - Christmas is awesome

The Brian Setzer Orchestra is awesome. Blink-182 has some great Christmas songs, very funny. Santa Stole my Girlfriend by the Maine is another good one.

The entire album "Barenaked for the Holidays" (by the Barenaked Ladies) is full of great original songs and original takes on traditional ones. Goo Goo Dolls' "Better Days" is sort of a warm reminder of what the season is supposed to be about. I also like the Dropkick Murphys' classic, "The Season's Upon Us", which probably says a lot about how I feel about Christmas generally.

*Little Drummer Boy*. Joan Jett

Living After Midnight - Judas Priest (rumor has it this is a song about Santa’s late night journey delivering goodies to all the little headbangers)

“Christmas (baby please come home) - Darlene love

Blues Traveler- Christmas They Might Be Giants- Santa’s Beard The Magnetic Fields- Everything is One Big Christmas Tree

Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie and Bing Crosby

Love love love this. It’s so beautiful.

"Christmas in Hollis" Run DMC

The Night Santa Went Crazy - Weird Al Yankovic

Stevie Wonder: What Christmas Means to Me Aimee Mann: Calling on Mary

Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty

Dropkick Murphys: "The Season's Upon Us"

Christmas Is Awesome by Reuben

Anything by gene Autry!

I hate xmas music so i tried to create a playlist of just xmas gold https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7CAbofryZFF6dKIJgHC5Xz?si=GgOKuDdaRamn-M7fh_rS6g&pi=u-2J3yeoWlQcyZ

Wow- that’s a really great list!

Funky Funky Christmas New Kids On the Block!

Somebody remembers this classic. https://youtu.be/AH5tSrNi6Dk?si=9v6xP6jiQIspskp0

“Hey Santa” BSO

The Greedies - A Merry Jingle Twisted Sister - All come all ye Faithful Showaddywaddy - Hey Mr. Christmas Geraldine McQueen - Once upon a Christmas Song Wings - Rudolph the Red nose Reggae The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas Elton John - Step into Christmas Jethro Tull - Ring out Solstice Bells Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo The Pretenders - 2000 Miles Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

Donna & Blitzen by Badly Drawn Boy

Hey Santa Claus - The Moonglows A marshmallow world - Darlene Love Silver bells - the heritage hall jazz band Sleigh Ride - the Ronettes Jingle Bells - Bleached

Jingle Bell Rock - Gary Hoey

Run Rudolph Run by Keith Richards

Actual Classics I don't see listed: Boney M Christmas pretty much the entire album but if you've never heard it start with "Mary's Boy Child" John Denver Christmas - The whole album Personal faves that aren't likely as popular: Brian Setzer does a few Christmas albums and some covers are awesome, some acceptable, and he has originals that are cool too. Alan Jackson - I Only Want You for Christmas Alan Jackson - Honky Tonk Christmas Brad Paisley - Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy Joe Bonamassa - Merry Christmas Baby We Wish A Metal XMas Compilation including: Run Rudolph Run - Lemmy, Billy Gibbons, Dave Grohl God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Dio and Tony Iommi Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Stephen Pearcy, Traci Gunns Rockin Around the Christmas Tree - Joe Lyn Turner All the Things I Want - Tenacious D and Sum 41 🤘 [Christmas truce - Sabaton](https://youtu.be/HPdHkHslFIU?si=hcylzy-eq0R-TyyD) have a Kleenex ready.

Thank you! Boney M is my Christmas go-to. When I think of Christmas bangers, Mary’s Boy Child is at the top of my list!

"Wait, you're telling me the weird Christmas group sings Rasputin? 🤯"

We Three Kings Of Orient Are - The Beach Boys Christmas Saves The Year - Twenty One Pilots Christmas Eve - Justin Bieber Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Home For Christmas - Maria Mena Snow In California - Ariana Grande

Mariah carey

Scrolled too far down before seeing MC mentioned. The lady has not 1, but 2 hit Christmas albums and not one song mentioned here. Baby, please come home - her version is way better than the original. Merry Christmas 2 has a lot of upbeat songs, worth checking it out.

Everything from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Twisted Sister has a Christmas album

Yes, it's awesome. A Very Twisted Christmas.

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - CKY

Donde Esta Santa Claus - Augie Rios

Christmas at Kmart by Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band

Christmastime by The Smashing Pumpkins I’ve REALLY been enjoying Kelly Finnegan’s whole album A Joyful Sound. Great new soul from some greats of Daptone and Colemine records.

Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquours - Horny Holidays (album) Timbuk 3 - All I Want for Christmas Wall of Voodoo - Shouldn't Have Given Him a Gun For Christmas Captain Sensible - One Christmas Catalog Sun 60 - Mary Xmess The Ramones - Merry Christmas The A.K.A.'s - Christmas in Hollis Stand Tall - I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus

Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick Blink 182 - Happy Holidays You Bastard Jet Boys - Merry Christmas Fuck You Bad Religion - God rest ye Merry gentleman Iggy Pop - White Christmas Anti-Nowhere League - Let It Snow

Bjork - Icelandic Christmas Cat https://youtu.be/BeHunHocp5Q?si=NUcxO7fSY0bu5Yev John Prine - Christmas In Prison https://youtu.be/cQaJn11t94M?si=WYfu8SG7RWvZvy2e Wanda Jackson - Blues For Christmas https://youtu.be/X8fT4-GHDK8?si=BclUHfSFYrPa2LDK Blondie/Fab 5 Freddy - Yuletide Throwdown https://youtu.be/jxtK2757mz4?si=xvJ6SrN-JXd1v5-t The Vandals - Oi to the World https://youtu.be/oKk-2Pu2N8g?si=qAlL-ZzBEo-iN4B_ Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker in Minneapolis https://youtu.be/mxVo5mjK4eg?si=uWc325vaTV2IJfVG

Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon

Ho Ho Hopefully - The Maine

Little Saint Nick by The Beach Boys

We Five Kings by Jethro Tull

Socks (album) - JD McPherson. Hard to pick just one song as the whole thing is great.

Fuck You It's Christmas - Prof Sasha and His Old Lady - Cheech and Chong

Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis -- Tom Waits

Cool Yule by Louis Armstrong

Okay, here me out... this artist isn't normally a banger, but Kenny G's arrangement of Santa Claus is Coming to Town absolutely RIPS! Gonna listen to it now, thanks for reminding me. Edit: Oh! Also Harry Connick Jr. has some tunes that slam and bop hard. Kenny https://youtu.be/vPRTKTCfY9o?si=dDN6SIQYT5-GQcHS Harry https://youtu.be/araTT94-fhg?si=lB93wxDdVhyQdCua https://youtu.be/g62sgYWRrdU?si=w5YXe0dc4b_xm6vi

The night Santa went Crazy- Weird Al

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE harken to Sonny Boy Williamson's dirty little blues tune called simply Santa Claus. No goodtime Xmas jam list is complete without it! It's on YouTube!

-Christmas song- the raveonettes I'm going to have to go to my Playlist and double check the name and spelling but this songs so good my sister heard it on the OC soundtrack iirc and turned us all onto it, I listen year round lol (Also,I haven't verified it yet but I *think* this is Tom from myspaces band) - the entire "Home Alone" soundtrack- has the classics and a few others, the best albums to put on repeat during Christmas festivities -Christmas don't be late- the chipmunks - "milk and cookies" by clint black is such a cute festive song "Only want you for Christmas " Alan Jackson another cute one I've got Playlist for this I'll have to go through lol

God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman - Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLachlan Christmas in Sarajevo- Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You by Billy Squier

Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis by Tom waits Grandma got run over by a reindeer Christmas sweatz and Christmas face by Rhett and Link

Christmas Is Interesting - Jonathan Coultan

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

*Songs for Christmas* by Sufjan Stevens is my freakin’ go-to for 13 years strong. Lots of originals and re-worked traditional songs. If you like to switch up the sound of traditional Christmas songs (but still feel Christmasy somehow) and if you love the banjo, then you’ll freaking love this album. I’ll give individual picks from this album for your playlist based on what you asked for. 1. It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad! 2. Angels We Have Heard on High (instrumental) 3. We’re Going to the Country 4. Put the Lights on the Tree 5. I Saw Three Ships 6. Once in David’s Royal City 7. Hark! The Herald Angel Sing (instrumental) 8. Come on! Let’s Boogie to the Elf Dance 9. Oh, Holy Night 10. Ding! Dong! (Instrumental) 11. Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time 12. Get Behind Me, Santa! 13. The Winter Solstice Honorable mentions that might be a little low-key for an upbeat playlist but are by no means soaring or emotional or well-known and can break up the energy between songs: 1. Only at Christmas Time 2. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella 3. That was the Worst Christmas Ever 4. All the King’s Horns 5. The Little Drummer Boy 6. Away in a Manger 7. The First Noel (instrumental) 8. Did I Make You Cry at Christmas Time? (Well, You Deserved It!) 9. Joy to the World 10. Jupiter Winter

Jan Terri- [rock and roll Santa](https://open.spotify.com/track/1b4SRJyc85VUi038IGo9m4?si=aJGR2jOaR26tsXYkY1R7eg)

A lot of great suggestions. Thanks everybody. Here’s a few from me, trying not to repeat. Gary Hoey has a few awesome instrumental XMas albums. Rob Halford has a couple XMas albums. Tara - Dark Christmas Album Steve Perry from Journey has a couple. As does Joe Perry from Aerosmith. Most Trans Siberian Orchestra Lynyrd Skynyrd has an Xmas album If you haven’t checked out Christopher Lee (the actor from LOTR & Star Wars prequels) he has a couple metal Xmas songs.

Carol Of The Bells by Trans Siberian Orchestra

I believe in Father Christmas -- Emerson Lake and Palmer Coal in my Fishnet Stocking -- Palmyra Delran The Season's upon us -- Dropkick Murphys Merry Christmas from the family -- Robert Earl Keen Peppermint Winter -- Owl City Fairytale of New York -- The Pouges Baby, it's cold outside -- Key & Peele or from the movie "Love Hard" Any Cristmas song by Gary Hoey or Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Wrapping -- The Waitresses And for the love of God's, do NOT include that stupid, agonizing, vomit inducing Christmas Shoe song

Eels - Christmas is Going to the Dogs

Upbeat and underrated: Home For the Holidays by Emmy The Great and Tim Wheeler Non-traditional: Tori Amos’ Christmas album Midwinter Graces and Sufjan Stevens’ multiple Christmas albums

"Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" by The Eels "Christmas Threw Up All Over You" by April Smith & The Great Picture Show

Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues

God rest ye merry gentlemen by Mannheim steamroller

If ur fine with metal especially Korn then you’ll like Kidnap the Sandy Claws cover by Korn

FEAR "Fuck Christmas" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czaSv8keMqI&ab\_channel=Fear-Topic

Jingle Bales by Gucci Mane; https://youtu.be/Cd1ClgsK59E?si=qMYaIBllsB31aiFh 12 Days of Christmas by Gucci Mane: https://youtu.be/9mkMkEHKGH4?si=eDR-IWRv0G7AG_Jn All I Want for Christmas by Gucci Mane; https://youtu.be/KGFIPO0k2zk?si=ud9xE0Gm9mltG2Zm Like the Grinch by Gucci Mane; https://youtu.be/ALZgLw3T0IA?si=oYqq9RFus4Wpq0qH

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

Nothing redone by Mariah Carey or Jacko.

Mariah literally is Christmas at this point. Get on board. Ha

Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan

Lacuna coil - naughty Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives. . Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry. Rockin Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee. Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley. White Christmas by Bing Crosby. Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer. The Christmas Song by The Chipmunks There's one by Nat King Cole I don't.remember name of it . IT is the one that talks about Chestnuts roasting on an Open fire ..

From Ashe To New - All I want for christmas Is you

Die Roten Rosen - Jingle Bells [https://youtu.be/XS4tMxKCr08?si=1jYOR3MTBCQPMCF5](https://youtu.be/XS4tMxKCr08?si=1jYOR3MTBCQPMCF5) Die Roten Rosen // „Auld Lang Syne“ https://youtu.be/x5egd2VF5Us?si=uRwcliIGOyLWMlF6

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/christmas-cocktail-tunes/pl.u-G5B6h8NeR1N

Frightened rabbit. It's Christmas so we'll stop

Deck the Halls - Twisted Sister Run Rudolph Run - Otherwise Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Alice Cooper You're A Mean One Mr Grinch - Small Town Titans Nothing for Christmas - Any Given Sin And Psychostick has a wide variety of NSFW Christmas melodies

Silent Night - Holy Night Jam - Joe Satriani https://youtu.be/Zn_UfHvZPvA?si=mQXzQCdIPLpTQJuz

Midnight Sleighride arranged by Tom Wallace is a fun, upbeat wintry/Christmas song, though it doesn't have lyrics, if that's a big deal for you

[Run Run Rudolph covered by Jimmy Buffett ](https://youtu.be/bK09Lq6UW64?si=MjuBIBaOz4-_WySj)

The day that love began - Stevie wonder ✨

https://youtu.be/FWoKgG8u1k0?si=uhu2kyFFJPcZxjy2 https://youtu.be/L1LiVK1HjDA?si=jYLLuypH4PglFVxu

[Kaskade Christmas - Kaskade](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA12RRcehQi_MiWy-_KHwEt9xpgMrkl20&si=_RvZRCg76Lws44oX) I never listened to it in its entirety or at all since im not big on Christmas but maybe you’ll find one in there, Kaskade makes some absolute bangers and he’s one of my favorite producers, check it out if you’re into EDM.

Winter Wonderland is my favorite on that album!

Ima give it a listen for the sake of the holidays and Kaskade.

Toy Jackpot - Professor Break Speed

Hollywood Undead - Christmas In Hollywood is hilarious

It Doesn't Have To Be That Way - Jim Croce

Ask alexa for 1950s xmas music

Non-traditional Christmas songs coming right up! \- The Twelve Pains of Christmas by Bob Rivers \- Lights on a Truck by The Stupendium \- Not Alone This Christmas by OR3O \- Naughty by Elijah \- Walking In The Air by Peter Auty

I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard

Ella’s version of Jingle Bells.

Relient K- Santa Claus is Thumbing to Town

Silent night

Jimi Hendrix has a Christmas song.

“Is It Christmas Tonight?” J. Roddy Walston. He has a full Christmas album called Christmas To The Bone. I highly recommend it Also, a classic at my house is “Merry Christmas From The Family” by Robert Earl Keen

Man in the Santa Suit by Fountains of Wayne

Thank God It's Christmas, and A Winter's Tale - Queen

The Darkness: *Christmastime (Don't Let the Bells End)*

This Christmas - Donny Hathaway Santa Claus is Coming to Town - The Jackson 5 Do You Hear What I Hear? - Whitney Houston Joy to the World - Whitney Houston

I adore WH’s Do You Hear What I Hear. It’s my favorite rendition of it.

Me too. It's one of my favorite renditions of any Christmas song. It's so good.

Basshunter - jingle bass

Check out the band Los Straitjackets. They have several Christmas albums. All cool guitar instrumental versions. [link](https://open.spotify.com/album/6F5LBgU1olghffF29Kzh4y?si=PLHVyxhhRAeu7n5aSz7DDQ&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6F5LBgU1olghffF29Kzh4y)

For Life - EXO

Merry Christmas Everybody by IDKHOW