XTC - Thanks for Christmas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VhonU1aMw4

Bethan - In the Bleak Midwinter: (lullaby; wait for the moody strings)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmMQvU13Wi0

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, featuring Obama - Silent Night:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuFURWSZkcI

Pearl Jam - Someday at Christmas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGCnzz9H0Ws


EDIT: Is there also a place for classic folk songs across the FV..?
Me, I've found three absolute corkers, all tackling the song "500 Miles." I find each version remarkably unique and moving in their own ways, but I'd rather unleash them upon the most-appropriate community, if that makes sense...

EDIT2: If you really insist upon a small sample of such, then let's go with Joan Baez:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_K6z3HiRAs

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[โ€“] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Midnight Riders - All I want for Christmas is to kick your ass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTZc3z21YVU

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 11 months ago

    My top ten:

    1. 100 gecs โ€” "Sympathy for the Grinch"

    2. Andrea Perry โ€” "Fat Aunt Bette"

    3. The Primatives โ€” "You Trashed My Christmas"

    4. The Barbary Coasters โ€” "I've Been Naughty (and Nice)"

    5. Fountains of Wayne โ€” "The Man in the Santa Suit"

    6. The Killers โ€” "Cowboys' Christmas Ball" (cover)

    7. The Kinks โ€” "Father Christmas"

    8. Thomas Heinl โ€” "Christmas Tree on Fire"

    9. Emmy the Great โ€” "Christmas Day (and I Wish I Was Surfing)"

    10. The Reverend Horton Heat โ€” "Santa Bring My Baby Back"

    I'll try to loop back through and add non-spotify links as I can.

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