Post your alt. christmas songs here.

[amerikat]

Steve Earle-Christmas Time in Washington. Emmylou Harris sings backup. I think that is Nancy Griffith sitting next to Steve.

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John Prine-Christmas in Prison.

We had turkey, and pistols carved out of wood!

Robert Earle Keen- Merry Christmas from the Family.

Send somebody to the Quick Pack store. We need some ice and an extension cord.

I'm loving this embedded video feature on DU3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FarLeftFist]

1. Alternative.

OK not a Christmas song, just finally previewing this awesome feature!

[amerikat]

11. Lady Gaga got nothing on Lori

Thanks for that

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. WISH I HAD A RIVER I COULD SKATE AWAY ON

[amerikat]

15. beautiful

Reminds me of Jane Sibbery or maybe it was.

[NorthCarolina]

32. I have an alternate version for you

It's by the Indigo Girls, one of my favorites.

[BoWanZi]

45. That was very pretty! My wife and I loved it

[NorthCarolina]

47. Their harmony on many of their songs

is quite wonderful. We truly enjoy the Indigo Girls, and have seen them several times when they have been in town to perform.

[BoWanZi]

48. I have never really given them a chance, if a lot of their music is like that, I will listen to them

often...

[Mojorabbit]

50. Lovely! nt

[WinkyDink]

3. Not for the Lounge?

[bigtree]

5. Phish, Christmas without weed

[amerikat]

17. I am against the postal system cut backs for many reasons.

And this is one of them.

[SomethingFishy]

6. Trans Siberian Orchestra has provided all my Xmas music

since I found them about 7 years ago. Since then they have become huge, with one of the best yearly Christmas tours ever.

This is Christmas Eve in Sarajevo

[amerikat]

18. I can sleep in peace when all the animals are saftly in for the night.

Thanks.

[demtenjeep]

35. They are awesome in concert

really sets the stage for Christmas!

[brewens]

7. Father Christmas-The Kinks

One of my favorites.

[MindMover]

8. This is a McCartney I had not heard....

[brewens]

9. Jack frost and the Hooded Crow-Jethro Tull

[rocktivity]

12. A Charlie Brown Christmas

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Bon Jovi's I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas (now that Jon's not dead!)

Best Part of Christmas - American Angel

George Bush "It's A Blunderful Life" (Stephanie Miller Show)

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Merry Christmas Week, you all!


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[rocktivity]

23. Added correct version of It's A Blunderful Life kick n/t

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[malmapus]

13. Spinaltap! Christmas with the Devil

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[brewens]

38. Who's that drummer? Look like ANOTHER new one! The best had to

be Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs. Poor bastard choked to death on his own vomit. What a shame.

[REP]

14. I love this one

Billy Idol - Plastic Jesus

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. That's a classic John Prine song

LOVE that version! Thanks!

[REP]

29. It was written by Ed Rush and George Cromarty in 1957, usually attributed wrongly to Ernie Marr

The Billy Idol one is really great, isn't it? I have several versions, and I do like the Marr one, too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. Oops I am confusing it with another song

Still great though.

[idiotgardener]

16. Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me

[rucky]

19. Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo

[RainDog]

21. Tom Waits - Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis

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[amerikat]

43. Hence your user name...Raindog?

Love Tom Waits.

[RainDog]

44. oui

here's my favorite version of one of my favorite Waits' songs. so good I want to scream.

[RainDog]

46. and another Christmas song: That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!

[JCMach1]

22. It would be useful to note an extreme number of videos in an OP

as too many videos can crash older machines. I am writing this on my newer Windows laptop. However, the thread completely chewed-up my older Ubuntu Linux box.

[rhiannon55]

24. Ring out solstice bells

I LOVE this video!

[proud2BlibKansan]

25. Christmas at Ground Zero

Weird Al

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[mmonk]

27. All I want for Christmas is a job

[NorthCarolina]

28. The Roches - Star of Wonder

[proud2BlibKansan]

31. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem to the tune of House of the Rising Sun

One of my favorites

[proud2BlibKansan]

33. It's not Christmas without the Pogues

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[Spazito]

34. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon

I have always found this one very moving and thought provoking.

[proud2BlibKansan]

36. I love that song.

It's both sad and hopeful. Just a brilliant piece of music.

[Jello Biafra]

37. Here's one....from Arlo....

[Trailrider1951]

39. Father Christmas

Greg Lake (of Emerson, Lake and Palmer fame)

[rhiannon55]

40. The Christians and the Pagans

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[Fire Walk With Me]

41. Troll-cleansing seasonal goodness from Merzbow:

Well....you said "alt".

[IcyPeas]

42. Siouxsie and the Banshees

Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant

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[Tikki]

49. "Merry Christmas, I Don't Want To Fight Tonight"....RAMONES

Tikki

[GReedDiamond]

51. OK. This is by my band...

...Green Sparkle Frog, form our CD Die Happy & Other Songs About Life, released about a year ago.

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[amerikat]

52. I like it. Has an early Bowie sound to it.

Not sure how you found my post from 2011 but I like it.

[GReedDiamond]

53. I honestly don't know either...

...I did not realize your OP was that well aged.

I thought stuff that old got "archived" and therefore incapable of replies.

Happy New Year!