"It's the holiday season, and Christmas music is utterly inescapable. Look, I love Mariah Carey and Wham! As much as the next guy. But at some point, you get really tired of hearing the same handful of Christmas songs over and over again. So here are 10 suggestions to add to your holiday playlist that are hopefully a little less obvious."
"There's a long history of downer Christmas songs, from Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas" to The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York." But there is no holiday song more guaranteed to bring the party down than "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis". The reveal at the end is the sort of thing that will have everyone putting the gifts back under the tree because they're too depressed to open anything."
"Lindstrøm embraces the relentlessness of the marching drum pattern, teasing out the melody into a hypnotic slow burn that gradually builds into a spacey disco freakout. There are various edits of this track, from sub-five-minutes to the 20-minute one embedded above (which is probably the ideal version for your holiday playlist). However, I am partial to the full 42-minute rendition."
Christmas music is ubiquitous and often repetitive, prompting suggestions for less obvious holiday songs. The list includes Tom Waits' "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis," a downer song whose ending can deflate festive moods. Lindstrøm's take on "Little Drummer Boy" teases a marching drum into a hypnotic slow burn that escalates into a spacey disco freakout, with edits ranging from under five minutes to a 42-minute rendition. Axel Boman's "Holiday Extreme" offers meditative synths, sleighbells, and chill vibes as a calming counterpoint. The collection also favors hardcore takes on holiday themes, such as Fucked Up's "David Christmas."
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