Christmas music that isn't awful

Rankenphile

This time of year, more then most, we become subjected to an aural barrage of awfulness for the sake of tradition, but it doesn't have to be that way.

For every Grandma Got Run Over By a Raindeer or Dogs Barking Jingle Bells or whatever, there has to be some decent music out there that is listenable and even entertaining and of redeeming value

They don't even gotta be about christmas, sometimes songs just feel like wintertime, you know?

here, I'll show you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR4RKFOtPmI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w

or basically all the Royal Tennenbaums soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RCeQ0JwuJI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1N8GtDkYfQ


What are some songs you guys like to listen to this time of year that are not fucking terrible?

bonus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvHp_H0EXaY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3vsWDfXAFg

and my favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjFQpwE3cqE

Clint Eastwood

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

Abracadaniel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xqvQOvE0vA

Langly

DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AT ALL??????

Rankenphile

oh my god, I totally forgot about that oi to the world album

Xehalus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BZDpni56Y

/thread

JoeUser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHuDiPG4Nqk

mensch-o-matic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE5NLpZC6r0

Abracadaniel

Rankenphile wrote: »

oh my god, I totally forgot about that oi to the world album

it is a delight

jaziek

Fairy Tale of New York is the best christmas song.

Nothing else even comes close.

Abracadaniel

mensch knows what time it is

Langly

no but seriously

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB5r6HeOA-8

and this is for real one of my favorites

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/211037/november-23-2008/a-colbert-christmas--colbert-costello-duet

Burning Organ

The worst thing about my job right now is that after you've worked for x amount of hours without a break and had the most annoying and stupid customers in the whole you might get a chance to go to the breakroom and relax for a few minutes EXCEPT THERE'S FUCKING CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYING, THE MOST ANNOYING AND GRATING MUSIC IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE.

It's also in Finnish, and Finnish people cannot, as a rule, sing at all. The best thing is when you go to the office space to count the moneys, woops, same music turning you mad while you're desperately trying to count up the money you need but you keep messing up and having to start all over again and then there's still that fucking music and fuck, you keep messing up and messing up oh god FUCK.

I'm starting to dislike Christmas.

Candlemass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5fHMlb4V0

Clint Eastwood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur05WsV1Dp4

Just kidding, this is fucking terrible.

miscellaneousinsanity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0C22Ms5N1Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya6wOKrFuzU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGVZwi4VbvY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk0vQhxyR5Y

Langly

The Stephen Colbert Christmas is just great.

Aphostile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poFtjW-uGmg

QuestionMarkMan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4j1paMC5SM

Mr. Mojo Risin

jaziek wrote: »

Fairy Tale of New York is the best christmas song.

Nothing else even comes close.

This right here. Fucking love that song.

Langly

Oh speaking of Olivia Olson, she is awesome

She has appeared as a singer and actress on many television shows and has performed live in many Hollywood theaters, including Comedy Central Stage, the HBO Theater, The Fake Gallery, and The Disney TV show Phineas and Ferb. Olson has also appeared on The Tracy Morgan Show and was guest starred on The Ellen DeGeneres Show singing with DeGeneres and actor Jack Black. According to director Richard Curtis' commentary in the music section of the Love Actually DVD, Olson's singing was so perfect, they were afraid the audience would not believe that a ten-year-old could really sing the way she did. They had to train her so that her singing would sound more believable.

She is presently a cast member and singer on two animated series: Cartoon Network's series "Adventure Time!", playing Marcelline the Vampire Queen, and on Disney's animated series Phineas and Ferb playing Vanessa Doofenshmirtz, the sarcastic daughter of the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz. She also sings some songs in this Disney series, including the duet "Busted!" with Ashley Tisdale as well as solo songs, including "I'm Me," "Not So Bad A Dad After All," "I'm Lindana and I Wanna Have Fun", and her song in the special "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation", "Got That Christmas Feeling." Still in her teens, she has written songs for Phineas and Ferb, and has written and recorded her own songs with renowned music producers Rick Nowels, Camara Kambon and Hollywood jazz great Rob Mullins.

KrunkMcGrunk

I predict that this thread will be 90% metal songs

EidolonOrpheus

Wooo, winter music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUxC1EJfWA
Sonata Arctica generally has that wintery feel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVHawH0V6EQ

Burning Organ wrote: »

It's also in Finnish, and Finnish people cannot, as a rule, sing at all. The best thing is when you go to the office space to count the moneys, woops, same music turning you mad while you're desperately trying to count up the money you need but you keep messing up and having to start all over again and then there's still that fucking music and fuck, you keep messing up and messing up oh god FUCK.

OBJECTION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=why1zhWZthc

Aphostile

Langly, you are a cool dude.

Even more cool because of your excellent sig referencing 3 Ninjas, which for some reason I always forget the title and think it's the far inferior Surf Ninjas.

Randall_Flagg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxNBNU0_Q3Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8983ceVRgk

Langly

when I found out she was Marceline on Adventure Time I was so excited.

Here is a song she wrote for the show

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

BahamutZERO

I'm partial to the classic carols. Jingle Bells, O Tanenbaum, etc.

Didgeridoo

Half the soundtrack at my place of work consists of Miley Cyrus doing covers of old Christmas songs.

This does not put me in a jolly mood

DMAC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4Hy6MtBLE

KrunkMcGrunk

If you are looking for a good modern take on Sinatra style christmas music, Harry Connick Jr. does a pretty good job

Antimatter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUKku3MhCPs

tastypastry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gKzXlqsOeE

Quetzi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ogxQsMxO8

CorporateLogo

Father Christmas by The Kinks is pretty dang good

GSM

EidolonOrpheus wrote: »

Wooo, winter music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUxC1EJfWA

While listening to this, I couldn't stop myself from pressing this button every so often...
http://inception.davepedu.com/

It actually meshed pretty well....

Moriveth

Really? Nobody thought of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR07r0ZMFb8

UnbrokenEva

Moriveth wrote: »

Really? Nobody thought of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR07r0ZMFb8

Good, but this one's better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8kT7BDH4uc

UnbrokenEva

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlf---13Q0g

another shameful oversight:

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

Antimatter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWBjl-jPcVM

SoaL

these were in the youtube thread a while ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N4EFVgtB0Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox99iwForl4

Krentz

Tom Waits is the best guy and Christmas Card from a Hooker is one of my favorites.