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Yes there are some.

Santa Claus wants some lovin'

That's sexy.
It's hard to think of many.There's always
The Ronettes and Frosty
https://youtu.be/OESKV4NR3po

That Phil Spector album was a must Chez Gassy for years, sadly not now.....

The Kinks - Father Christmas

https://www.youtube.com/watchS?v=fPPCPqDINEk

I've said it before and I will say it again. Sir Ray is a far better song writer than Lennon or McCartney...

Simply having a wonderful Xmas time.......My arse!

That Kinks link didn't work for me so I found another.
Whilst looking I found this.(good to dance to)
https://youtu.be/nud2TQNahaU
The Waitresses
Christmas Wrapping.

I have the Kinks one on my christmas playlist, my OH isn't so keen as it's not full of Slade and Band Aid

I wasn't aware of the Kinks one until a few years ago I just put it on the playlist and left it, Evie was singing to it later on. It's a cracking tune.

All of the above also feature in my playlist

I found myself watching A Very Murray Christmas last night and I really enjoyed it's irreverence.

Bad Santa is only a day or so away

The most cynical Christmas song must be the Pretenders' 2000 Miles.
I think they must have had a message from their management to knock out a Christmas tune and they took bits from a few dozen places and diced and spliced this beauty...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SkWIqQ3oLY

Taking the pish, yes, but it's a good tune.

Pogues and Kirsty McCall anyone? Live version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrAwK9juhhY

I miss Kirsty <sniff>

If I remember, my James Brown Christmas song advent calendar didn't go down so well here although, to be fair, his Christmas songs tend to be more about James Brown than Christmas anyway.

There are lots of good ones out there. I'm not a big Donny Hathaway fan but I like this one - very Stevie Wonder:

Donny Hathaway- This Christmas

The incomparable Jimmy Smith on organ for a jazzy Christmas workout:

Jimmy Smith - Jingle Bells

Esquivel and his unique space-age lounge sound:

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Esquivel and his Orchestra

There has to be one:

Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto - James Brown

I'll have to find some time to work my way through this thread - looks promising.

In the meantime, I've just noticed that Radio 2's album of the week is the excellent JD McPherson's "Socks"

Hey Skinny Santa

Are you fucking mental, I could have heard that then

Undie wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 21, 2018 2:24 pm

Are you fucking mental, I could have heard that then

Ditto

Harrumph!
Season of goodwill my arse!

I likes a bit of Queen, me.

Phillip Phlopp wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 22, 2018 2:52 pm

I likes a bit of Queen, me.

Pfft!

Move aside Kirsty and Shane there's a new kid on the block....

Fairytale Of The Black Country - Tom From West Brom

Brenda Lee

Rocking around the Xmas tree

https://youtu.be/is4NQkUN3AI

A rare Bert Jansch song for Christmas, by Sarah McQuaid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_48v2BGxsAA

The Only Christmas song of merit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47A1XbA2Dag

Oh hang on, here's the other one, and if anyone suggests that the Spice Girls version is better, a virtual kicking will be forthcoming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQNahaU

I really do not like that song but it does hold some wonderful memories for me. Christmas 1977 spent in a remote farm house on Llandefalle Hill near Brecon.