The Alternative Christmas Playlist

No one needs suggestions about the ‘predictable’ Yuletide playlist, but for those who want to add some quirk to the staid musical traditions of their homestead, look no further than this freaky list!

John Shuttleworth – The Christmas Orphan

Graham Fellowes’ inimitable South Yorkshire sensation strikes again. Not what you’d expect but darkly comic nonetheless.

Run DMC – Christmas in Hollis

The classic Hip-Hop Festive Banger. Old School but timeless. A festive reminder of where it all began.

Terrorvision – Our Christmas Song

Bradford’s own bring the Rock. An overlooked Christmas anthem that needs to be remembered and replayed…every year!

Sufyan Stevens – Get Behind Me, Santa

This is a bouncy upbeat favourite from American Indie/Alt boy wonder Sufyan Stevens. This is one of MANY Festive ditties from Sufyan, so if you like this? Go nuts!

Beck – The Little Drum Machine Boy

Beck Hansen brings the downbeat with this altered Hip-Hop Americana. Barely discernible as a Christmas song, but refreshingly different and very Beck.

The Darkness – Christmastime (Don’t Let The Bells End)

Yes, this may have appeared before in this column. But I can scarcely believe that this Totem of Yule is 20 years old this Christmas and it’s also STILL too under the radar for my liking. Play Loud.