"interesting" Christmas music

[Pseudo]

Goodpeople

Recommend to me some Christmas-themed songs which are somehow "interesting".

For example, versions of traditional Christmas songs done in an offbeat, unusual or non-traditional style, like:

Oh Come All Ye Faithfull by Twisted Sister (!)
Mary's Boy Child by Boney M
Silent Night by Klaus Nomi

Or some offbeat Christmas-themed songs, or Christmas offerings from unusual artists, like:

Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses
Merry Christmas by Wesley Willis
Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt
Happy Christmas (War is Over) by The Incredible Penguins (!)
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas by Patsy Biscoe (!!)

I plan to cobble together a little compilation of offbeat Christmas music for playing on the day, if I can find enough tracks which appeal to me. So let's have your ideas...

[Dogwatcher]

The Pogues always get a play on Christmas Day in my house.

As does Paul Kelly.

[Kahuna]

The Royal Guardsmen---Snoopy's Christmas
Was a follow up to Snoopy Versus The Red Baron

[zipzap]

As a long standing member of the REM fanclub each year they send out a double sided Christmas single - last one this year of course.
'Christmas Griping' is pretty cool

[HH3]

Christmassacre by From First To Last

[Magpiespower]

[Mr Beefy]

How about Kevin Wilson's "Santa Claus ya C***".... I'm sure the family would love it.

[Magpiespower]

Some compilation Christmas rap albums from years gone by...

[Magpiespower]

[Magpiespower]

[Bob Loblaw]

A Christmas Duel - The Hives & Cyndi Lauper

[Footy Chick]

I love this album so much I had it converted to CD:



It's seriously good!

*edit* his version of 12 days of Christmas is the best I've ever come across

[southee]

Dave Hill's haircut is interesting in itself!!!!

[Straight Line]

Dave Hill's haircut is interesting in itself!!!!

Love it southee

[The Real Number 3]

But Why Is It So Cold - Dicamillo Sisters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EB2_Aa0eM8

[nowerman]

Christmas at Ground Zero from Weird Al Yankovic. Nothing to do with September 11, but nuclear bombs dropping on Christmas Day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039p6xqutU

He's also recorded a song "The Night Santa Went Crazy", about Santa getting maggotted then blowing the elves and reindeer away.


Its also hard to go past David Bowie and Bing Crosby duetting on Little Drummer Boy

[nowerman]

And if you want to get people to leave, there is a Crazy Frog christmas album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6rZtIipew8

[Pseudo]

Thanks to all respondents. Certainly some .... interesting tunes in that lot.

Let me wish you all a very Wesley Willis Christmas:

[Magpiespower]

Let me wish you all a very Wesley Willis Christmas:

Surprised he didn't whup Santa's a$$!