Christmas playlist: 60 alternative Christmas songs

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