Submitted 10 months ago by Delphia@lemmy.world to [deleted]
I know the Mariah Carey song is hated because its overused, but its also objectively a well produced piece of pop music.
My favorite though is O Holy Night. Performed well I want to stop and listen to it. It moves me, and I dont give enough of a fuck about religion to call myself an athiest.
It’s only a few years old, but I’ve recently been charmed by Christmas Eve at the Downtown Thrifty-Thrift Store by Jawbone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8_qqVEB2s8
It’s not telling any kind of story, just painting a picture with words and music about tattered and mostly-forgotten things.
The only one I’ve liked is Homo Christmas by Pansy Division
Police Nabbed my Dad by Bobnoxious.
Rudolph the red nose reindeer sung by Jack Johnson. His version has a good twist.
It would be mostly this song by Filipino band Over October, even though this could also apply to those missing their own parents or siblings for so long:
Into the Light
Celebrate Me Home is my favorite. I can listen to it even in the summer
I searched and found this playlist of alternate carols last week.
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqAaxjrofZ669u1edy…
A cheerful mix of science, cthuhlu, and athiestic themed carols.
Rusty Chevrolet by Da Yoopers. That whole album is just hysterical.
Rebel Navidad, mixed by DJ Cummerbund
The Carol of the Bells is fire.
Also there’s Fuck You If You Don’t Like Christmas by Crudbump.
Jackie Evancho’s ‘Someday at Christmas’ Album is great.
First to Eleven’s Christmas covers are mostly good rock versions of the popular pop songs.
Sufjan Stevens - Sister Winter
Such a beautiful tune, starts so slow and haunting and ends up so hopeful.
For me it’s the organ noells composed by Louis Claude D’aquin. youtu.be/rc3fl62G1ec?si=89vCI-NmbMUnD9Cy
Good King Wenceslas, sang by the Irish Rovers
Not a Christian, but nothing beats working out to “Light of Christmas” by Owl Cities.
12 days of Christmas
Swans - The Seer
Ring The Bells - Eurobeat Union
For some reason the only real version I could find on YouTube is the first song in Zenki’s [www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkqtj-mn87A](Christmas Touhou Eurobeat Mix) and it’s kind of ironic because it’s the only song in that mix that is actually Christmas related.
Not a religion fan or a country music fan, but just thinking about Trisha Yearwood singing O Holy Night makes me tear up a little.
Skank For Christmas - Reel Big Fish. Their Happy Skalidays album is great. I make it a yearly thing.
I am Muslim, so I don’t celebrate it. My favourite song is [this](www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtyVp8UuN8g)
Nativeridge@aussie.zone 10 months ago
This is the only video I could find outside of Spotify. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIhoC89kVVQ
I really like Chris Rea’s “Driving home for Christmas”, but have to say this version by Angelina Jordan is superb