I'm no scruge but I just don't like christmas music. It is so cheesy, so instead i'm going to listen to some snoop dogg and Marilyn Manson. Anyone else got some alternative christmas music?

Not all of it. Check out George Winston's "December" and "Linus & Lucy". They're not strictly Christmas but are great at this time of year. If they don't put you in the spirit, nothing will.

i like the charlie brown christmas album a lot.

i also like the kiki and herb christmas album, but i realize a holiday medley of mary j. blige's "deep inside" and tori amos' "crucify" is not everyone's cup of tea.

Anxiety said:

Sounds right up my alley.

A Christmas Gift From Phil Spector is brilliant I always listen to it a lot this time of year.

i HATE CRIMUS MUZAC!!
OMG!! WHAT THE FUCK? Can't somebody write some new shit? For real. You have fucking everybody singing the SAME SHIT YEAR AFTER YEAR. God. Give me a fucking break already. I'll admit though. I played X-Tina's christmas c.d. OUT. That shit BANGS. i LOVE her dance version of the Christmas song.

or how about Hung for the holiday's?!

dancerella said:

I'm just like you in that I don't like traditional Christmas music, but I love this CD:



1. (It's Gonna Be A) Punk Rock Christmas - The Ravers
2. Silent Night - The Dickies
3. Hooray For Santa Claus - Sloppy Seconds
4. Fuck Christmas - Fear
5. A Merry Jingle - The Greedies
6. There Ain't No Sanity Claus - The Damned
7. Homo Christmas - Pansy Division
8. It's Christmas - Bouquet Of Veal
9. Merry Xmas Blues - The Celibate Rifles
10. Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
11. Deck The Halls - Metal Mike, Alison & Julia
12. Feliz Navi-Nada - El Vez
13. Run, Run Rudolph - Humpers
14. Daddy Drank Our Xmas Money - TVTV$
15. Here Comes Santa's Pussy - The Frogs
16. Christmas Christmas - Mojo Nixon
17. Mr. Grinch - D.I.
18. White Christmas - Stiff Little Fingers

I think I've stated this on every xmas thread so far this month, but "Homo Christmas" by Pansy Division has to be heard. It's friggin' hilarious.

sextonseven said:

now that sounds cool! i could get into that one!

kinaldo said:

Yes, it is! I'll be the first to admit, there is a LOT of bad Christmas music. But don't write it all off when there is so much good stuff to listen to:

A Christmas Gift - Phil Spector
Christmas Portrait - The Carpenters
Christmas Is... - Percy Faith (alright, it sounds like elevator music, but it's classic elevator music)
A Christmas Together - John Denver & The Muppets
Silent Night - Mahalia Jackson
Christmas Cocktails - a great jazz/lounge compilation by Ultra Lounge
Doris Day Christmas Album - Doris Day

Granted, this is coming from somebody who loves Christmas music, but don't hate the whole genre because of the cheese put out by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Kenny G and John Tesh.

i think my favorite christmas song discoveries for this year are "here comes fattie with his bag of shit" and the christmastime parody of "bohemian rhapsody".






so i'm not a traditionalist. sue me.

sextonseven said:

i want that cd. i've heard "homo christmas", that chit's sweet...

There are these CDs if you want your Christmas to sound more like Halloween. The Excelsis series:



1. Carol of the Bells - Arcanta
2. Welcome Christmas - Love Spirals Downwards
3. Oh Come All Ye Faithful - FuchiKachis Ethu
4. Carol of the Bells - This Ascension
5. O Come Emmanuel - Area
6. The First Noel - Thanatos
7. Jingle Bells (Snowblower) - Lovesliescrushing
8. What Child Is This? - Balderas & Osborne
9. Chanukkah, Oh Chanukkah - Black Tape For A Blue Girl
10. The Little Drummer Boy - Sorrow
11. We Three Kings - Lycia/The Unquiet Void
12. O Holy Night - Eva O
13. A Winter Wassail - Faith and the Muse
14. Stille Nacht ((g)RAVE remix) - Autopsia
15. Silent Night - Attrition




1. Gaudete, Gaudete - El Duende
2. We Three Kings - Rhea's Obsession with Athan Maroulis (of Spahn Ranch)
3. The Christmas Song - London After Midnight
4. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - The Crüxshadows
5. Lord Of The Dance - Unto Ashes
6. Coventry Carol - The Machine in the Garden
7. Silver and Gold - Faith & Disease
8. The True Present - Lynn Canfield (of The Moon Seven Times)
9. Nerotai Hazarurim (Little Candles) - Sofia Run
10. In The Bleak Midwinter - Siddal
11. Silent Night - Thanatos
12. What Child is This? - Julia Kent (of Rasputina)
13. Huron Indian Carol - Rhea's Obsession
14. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Lycia
15. I Believe In Father Christmas - Human Drama




1. Aspen Glow - Lovespirals
2. Edelweiss - Lynn Canfield
3. Let The Reindeer Live On My Roof - Audra
4. Blue Christmas - Lowsunday
5. Angels We Have Heard On High - Frolic
6. Silver And Gold (alternate version) - Faith & Disease
7. Riu Riu Chiu - Mirabilis
8. Krampusnacht (for Krampus, the Christmas Demon) - Unto Ashes
9. Let Your Little Sister Pet The Kitty Too - Lynn Canfield

sextonseven said:

I love their covers of "Jack U Off" and Liz Phair's "Fuck and Run" so I'm sure it's great.

GangstaFam said:

I didn't know they covered "Jack U Off". It makes sense now that I think about it.

dancerella said:

These are the 2 best out there






It's harder to get cooler than this compilation:




For an interesting twist:

sextonseven said:

they did...it's on their pile-up album, and it's kick-ass.

I love the song Mr Hankey The Christmas Poo and think it should be relegated as a classic akin to Gradma Got Runover by a Reindeer.