Just like Christmas by Low is a great song. Christmas Downer by Departure Lounge, both these songs can be found on the XFM compilation, its a cool cool christmas.
Like the OP I try and find some new obscure christmas tunes every year
Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song (not the one about chesnuts roasting)
Billy Squier - Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You
The Muppets - Red & Green Christmas
Alan Jackson - Let It Be Christmas
8mm - Blue Christmas
Eimear Quinn - In The Bleak Midwinter
Jewel - Winter Wonderland
Lisa Hannigan - Silent Night
Sarah McLachlan - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Tori Amos - Star Of Wonder
Okay, the songs themselves aren't obscure but these covers of them don't really get played much.
If we're collecting different silent nights then I have hundreds and in pretty much every language. But my favourite will always be this, from the 1945 movie Lady on a Train http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIUcTcVdXH8 brings a lump to the throat every time...
'It Doesnt Often Snow At Christmas' by the Pet Shop Boys , the irony of the title is that the year they finaly gave it a full commercial release was 2009 when we had a very snowy christmas & when they performed as part of the Pandemonium live tour was not lost on tye audience at the MEN arena who had braved the snow , ice & cold to come
How about a topical carol? It combines commentary on the economic crisis with a seasonal feel. It's my own amateur effort, but I hope you enjoy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmEm7ciehxc
Feel free to rip an MP3 from this video using something like http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ if you'd like it on a CD to entertain friends.
I've heard your other suggestions, Gneiss but that's the first time I've heard that version of 'Ave Maria'. What a beautiful voice she had. Thank you so much for posting that.
I share your love of the old classics but I hope you appreciate this recent cover of 'Joy To The World' by Sufjan Stevens.
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Brilliant! I'll listen to them later. Didn't Kylie also do a version of Santa Baby? (but I'm not sure how obscure that song is!) Here's another song:
Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZiadb3bpOI
I never hear this song anywhere on TV or radio.
John Cale - A Child's Christmas In Wales
Low - Blue Christmas
Gruff Rhys - Slashed Wrists This Christmas
I was going to say that! Great tune
Like the OP I try and find some new obscure christmas tunes every year
Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song (not the one about chesnuts roasting)
Billy Squier - Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You
The Muppets - Red & Green Christmas
Alan Jackson - Let It Be Christmas
Or any of The Killers six Christmas records
It's Cliched to be Cynical at Christmas
All I want for Christmas is a Duka Prague away kit.
Eimear Quinn - In The Bleak Midwinter
Jewel - Winter Wonderland
Lisa Hannigan - Silent Night
Sarah McLachlan - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Tori Amos - Star Of Wonder
Okay, the songs themselves aren't obscure but these covers of them don't really get played much.
Then there is this wonderful Ave Maria from, to most people, a very unexpected source http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Le2KkrXOI
Or
Nat King Cole - Oh Christmas Tree (Oh Tannenbaum) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPxCHi4mLYA
Or
Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas from the 1944 movie Meet Me in St. Louis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4lY8Y3eoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kmPz5IbU90
All Time Low - Merry Christmas Kiss my Ass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FzkuKp7nFI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-S_hQJOKVQ&feature=uploademail
Pure class.
Pure Filth so I guess thats why the whole song isnt on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkTv2f315Wo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmEm7ciehxc
Feel free to rip an MP3 from this video using something like http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ if you'd like it on a CD to entertain friends.
Merry Christmas
Carsick Phil
THIS
or THIS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP8UIocMYyw
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/cultural-capital/2011/12/christmas-songs-eve-band
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and Another Christmas At Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkk1BtivuT0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlgqFlZjQJQ
I've heard your other suggestions, Gneiss but that's the first time I've heard that version of 'Ave Maria'. What a beautiful voice she had. Thank you so much for posting that.
I share your love of the old classics but I hope you appreciate this recent cover of 'Joy To The World' by Sufjan Stevens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QsR-D1HYnk
A Thin Lizzy/Remaining Sex Pistols collaboration