Non-traditional holiday songs

I always enjoy the non-traditional holiday songs at this time of year. Here’s a top 10 list for your listening entertainment.

Number 10: “Jingle Bells” performed by the Crash Test Dummies



Number 9: “Chanukah” by Adam Sandler



Number 8: “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues



Number 7: “Codependent Christmas” by The Therapy Sisters, with bonus song “The Twelve Days of Analysis”





Number 6: “The Christians and the Pagans” by Dar Williams



Numer 5: “Hating You for Christmas” by Everclear



Number 4: “The Twelve Days of Christmas” by Bob & Doug McKenzie



Number 3: “Drunk on Christmas” by Jimmy Fallon

The best version, with John Rich, is not embeddable here. Click through to watch.

Number 2: “Christmas with the Devil” by Spinal Tap



Finally, the number 1 non-traditional holiday song, showing Robert Earl Keen’s vision of a Texas style Christmas: “Merry Christmas from the Family”