Previously in Cool Christmas Music: Cool Christmas Music Mixtape – Pop Edition, Cool Christmas Music Mixtape – Oldies Edition, Cool Christmas Music Mixtape – Funk+Soul Edition.
Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues
…start with the trusty classics
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis – Tom Waits
Spotlight on Christmas – Rufus Wainwright
Thank you Loofah Wetwipe…. So he is able to laugh at himself! Adorable.
Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) – The Ramones
A Great Big Sled – The Killers
Oh Come All Ye Faithful – Twisted Sister
Totally ridic…
Is This Christmas? – The Wombats
Well, that college education isn’t going to pay for itself…
Put the Lights on the Tree – Sufjan Stevens
..and obviously the whole twee-tastic Sufjan Stevens Christmas album
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – Polyphonic Spree
Happy Hippie Christmas!
Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas – Okkervil River
…and every song on the great Resonanz Records compilations Music To Listen To When You Drive Home For Christmas, Vol. 1+Vol.2.
No Christmas While I’m Talking – The Walkmen
live in Williamsburg, no less! Well, it doesn’t get more hipster than that.
Oi To The World – Vandals
I pod X-mas – Hello Saferide
finger on the pulse…
Father Christmas – ok go
…and now I’ve run out of time, so Merry Christmas and find the rest yourself…
Christmas Reindeer – The Knife
All I Want For Christmas Is You – Heike Has The Giggles
Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland – Grandaddy
Don’t Believe In Christmas – The Sonics
Last Christmas – Erlend Øye
You Ain’t Gonna Get What You Want for Christmas – Lee Harris & The Good Time Charlies
All I Want For Christmas – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Come On Santa – The Raveonettes
A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) – Glasvegas
Cancel Christmas Day – Detroit Junior
You can also listen to and download most of this music here, here, here, and of course here.