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

Here's my whole Christmas playlist on spotify. Some folk, some oldies, some covers, some weird stuff, some new stuff. It's been both expanded and winnowed every Advent for the last five years.

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