Christmas is just around the corner – which means the airwaves are filling up with classic Christmas songs. That you’ve already heard. A bazillion times. Every December of your life.
Time to mix things up.
Presenting… Time Out’s Have Yourself an Alternative Christmas music playlist, ready and waiting to be blasted in the car, office, around the pool or anywhere else you’re getting into the swing of things for Christmas 2020.
Crammed with 60 brilliant (and some bizarre) songs, running to over three hours, this one will bring the gingerbread house down.
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Time Out’s Have Yourself an Alternative Christmas playlist tracks
- Christmas in Hollis – Run D.M.C.
- Mele Kalikimaka – Jimmy Buffet
- Under The Mistletoe – Kelly Clarkson, Brett Eldredge, Atlantic Holiday
- Can’t Fight This Feeling – Bastille, London Contemporary Orchestra
- Merry Christmas, Baby – CeeLo Green, Rod Stewart, Trombone Shorty
- Reggae Christmas – Shinehead
- Back Door Santa – Jet
- Merry Christmas, Happy New Year – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sandra Robinson
- Baby It’s Cold Outside – CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera
- Monster’s Holiday – Bobby “Boris” Pickett
- Oh Santa! – Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson
- Oi To The World – No Dount
- Christmastime – The Smashing Pumpkins
- A Great Big Sled – The Killers, Toni Halliday
- One More Sleep – Leona Lewis
- Hairy Christmas – Home Free
- Feliz Navidad – Celine Dion
- All I Really Want For Christmas – Lil Jon, Kool-Aid Man
- I Won’t Be Home For Christmas – blink 182
- Fa La La – Justin Bieber, Boyz II Men
- You Make It Feel Like Christmas – Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton
- Like It’s Christmas – Jonas Brothers
- Nightmare Before Christmas – Ray Stevens
- Nothing For Christmas – New Found Flory
- That Time of Year – Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell
- Donna and Blitzen – Badly Drawn Boy
- Must Be Santa – Bob Dylan
- One More Sleep ’til Christmas – Kermit The Frog
- Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) – Ramones
- Christmas Must Be Tonight – The Band
- Christmas Treat – Julian Casablancas
- Mistletoe – Justin Bieber
- Alone on Christmas Day – Phoenix
- Christmas With the Snow – Marah
- Don’t Shoot Me Santa – The Killers, Ryan Pardey
- Christmas Tree Farm – Taylor Swift
- Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer – Home Free
- Christmas Without You – Ava Max
- Christmas Tree – Lady Gaga, Space Cowboy
- Winter Wonderland / Don’t Worry Be Happy – Pentatonix, Tori Kelly
- The Christmas Song – Justin Bieber, Usher
- Christmas Tree – Zac Brown Band, Sara Bareilles
- Didn’t I Get This Last Year? – Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio
- Santa’s Coming for Us – Sia
- Sleigh Ride – TLC
- Christmas in Harlem – Kanye West, CyHi The Prynce, Teyana Taylor
- Joy to the World – Pentatonix
- Text Me Merry Christmas – Straight No Chaser, Kristen Bell
- All I Want For Christmas Is You (Trap Remix) – Christmas Classics Remix
- The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) – Alvin & The Chipmunks, David Seville
- Somewhere Only We Know – Lily Allen
- Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays – *NSYNC
- I’ll Be Home – Meghan Trainor
- Christmas Without You – OneRepublic
- The First Noel – Josh Groban, Faith Hill
- Bring Me Love – John Legend
- Date With Santa – Emily West, K.S. Rhoads
- All Alone For Christmas – Danny Barnes & Thee Old Codgers
- It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas – Pet Shop Boys
- Home Alone (Somewhere in My Memory) A Cappella – Nick Pitera
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