It hasn’t been long since Thanksgiving and if you’re already sick of hearing “Sleigh Ride” for the twenty-sixth time on the radio, check out these hidden, or at least, less-overplayed gems.
1. Elf’s Lament
Michael Bublé and the Barenaked Ladies team up to bring awareness to the plight of the hardworking, underpaid, freezing elves of the North Pole
2. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
What’s a playlist without a good 90s throwback? *NSYNC ‘s got you covered.
3. Ludacrismas
Guess who sings this one. All he wants for Christmas is “two gold front teeth.”
4. Come On! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance!
Take UVa 4th year, Bate Sielbeck’s word for it, this song by Sufjan Stevens will make you want to get up and dance. “Make me campus cutie and I’ll tell you more about the song,” he says.
5. A Great Big Sled
For anyone who can’t handle hearing any more sleigh bells, this Killers song sounds nothing like any traditional Christmas carol you’ve ever heard.
6. Christmas Rappin’
Taking it old school – Kurtis Blow was rapping about Christmas when Ludacris was an infant.
7. Christmas in New Orleans
Okay, so maybe Louis Armstrong isn’t “little known,” but every Christmas album needs a jazzy favorite, right? Enjoy!
Sources:
http://fakewalls.com/blog/2011…
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