CHRISTMAS SONGS

A lot of people ask where we find some of the "Alternative" Christmas songs that air on 95X. Answer: Anywhere we can get them! Seriously, one of the best places to find those are on charity compilations. Here's a link to a page that gives one of the best once-overs of a lot of rock-based Christmas compilation albums out there:
http://www.mistletunes.com/compchar.html

Like in any format, there are some perennial favorites that return year after year. Here are a few new and old favorites that we're playing right now:

• The Chanukah Song (parts 1, 2 and 3) by Adam Sandler.
• My December by Linkin Park.
• Last Christmas by Jimmy Eat World and also by Dexter Freebish.
• You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. We've got several artists on this one: Whirling Dervishes, Offspring and Thurl Ravenscroft (voice of the Grinch).
• Santa Claus and His Old Lady by Cheech & Chong.
• Christmas Song by Weezer.
• Merry F****** by Mr. Garrison/South Park.
• Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight) by Joey Ramone.
• Alone This Holiday by The Used.
• Walkin' 'Round In Women's Underwear by Bob Rivers.
• Silent Night by Bad Religion.
• I Won't Be Home for Christmas by blink-182.
• Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth by Bing Crosby and David Bowie.
• Christmastime by Smashing Pumpkins.
• Christmas Eve/Sarajevo by Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
• I Am Santa Claus by Bob Rivers.
• Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) by U2.
• Winter Wonderland by Phantom Planet.
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Again, lots of our artists have covered this one, including Coldplay, the Pretenders, Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos.
• Christmas Day (A Little Goes a Long Way) by MXPX.
• Oi To the World by Vandals.
• Christmas Time Is Here (cover of the old Peanuts Christmas show theme) by Stone Temple Pilots.
• Santa's Coming by Hoobastank.
• 2000 Miles by the Pretenders.
• Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses.
• Frosty the Snowman by Fiona Apple.
• Green Christmas by Barenaked Ladies.
• Christmastime in Tinseltown by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
• Wizards in Winter by Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Meredith Brooks.
• Good King Somethingorother by Bush.
• O Holy Night by Cartman/South Park.
• Just Like Christmas by Snow Patrol.
• Run Rudolph, Run by Sheryl Crow.
• Star of Bethlehem by Angels & Airwaves.
• Christmas Song by Dave Matthews Band.
• She Won't Be Home for Christmas by Erasure.
• Hating You For Christmas by Everclear.
• Noel! Noel! by Eve 6.
• Twelve Days of Christmas by Taking Back Sunday.
• Gloria by Elastica.
• Christmas Day by Green Day.
• Christmas Vacation by +44.
• Donde Esta Santa Claus by Guster.
• Christmas At the Zoo by Flaming Lips.
• I Want an Alien for Christmas by Fountains of Wayne.
• Christmas Reggae by Bob Marley.
• Yule Shoot Your Eye Out by Fall Out Boy.
• White Christmas by Goldfinger.
• Carol of the Bells by Gary Hoey.
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Jack Johnson.
• River by Sarah McLachlan.
• Ex-Miss by New Found Glory.
• My Christmas List by Simple Plan.
• Do They Know It's Christmas by Mullets Across America.
• Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo by South Park.
• Little Drummer Boy by Hinder.
• 12 Pains of Christmas by Bob Rivers.
• Let Me Sleep (It's Christmas) by Pearl Jam.
• Punk Rock Christmas by the Ramones.
• Merry Christmas Baby by Southern Culture on the Skids.
• Merry New York Christmas by Rob Thomas.
• Christmas Celebration by Weezer.
• Thanks for Christmas by XTC.
• Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You by SR71.
• All I Want for Christmas is You by My Chemical Romance.
• Father Christmas by OK Go.

As you can see, there are a ton of 'em...and that's just a snapshot. So they're out there, you just have to look. I have a special jukebox set up on my MySpace site with some of them. Here's the link:

http://www.myspace.com/michaeltoddtexas

Come up with some of your own and lets start a list!