Like any heritage enthusiasts worth their salt, we know that it’s just not the holidays without those traditional songs— Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby—but somewhere between Black Friday and December 24th, we go a little stir-crazy with the classics and feel the need to bust out some new favorites in order to stay sane. Below are our favorite modern and alternative holiday jams— think of them as your musical lifeline during this most wonderful (and most stressful) time of the year. Holiday (What Do You Want?)— Mike Doughty & Roseanne Cash Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)— Slow Club Lo, How A Rose E’re Blooming— Feist Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing— Sufjan Stevens 2000 Miles (Pretenders cover)— Coldplay Getting Ready For Christmas Day— Paul Simon Baby, It’s Cold Outside— Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel Santa Claus is Back in Town— My Morning Jacket Santa, Bring My Baby Back to Me— Belle & Sebastian Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas— Eels Donna & Blitzen— Badly Drawn Boy Auld Lang Syne— Black On White Affair All links to the Hype Machine.
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Like any heritage enthusiasts worth their salt, we know that it’s just not the holidays without those traditional songs— Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby—but somewhere between Black Friday and December 24th, we go a little stir-crazy with the classics and feel the need to bust out some new favorites in order to stay sane. Below are our favorite modern and alternative holiday jams— think of them as your musical lifeline during this most wonderful (and most stressful) time of the year.

Holiday (What Do You Want?)— Mike Doughty & Roseanne Cash

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)— Slow Club

Lo, How A Rose E’re Blooming— Feist

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing— Sufjan Stevens

2000 Miles (Pretenders cover)— Coldplay

Getting Ready For Christmas Day— Paul Simon

Baby, It’s Cold Outside— Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel

Santa Claus is Back in Town— My Morning Jacket

Santa, Bring My Baby Back to Me— Belle & Sebastian

Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas— Eels

Donna & Blitzen— Badly Drawn Boy

Auld Lang Syne— Black On White Affair

All links to the Hype Machine.

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