An Alternative Christmas: Some Untraditional and Rarer Christmas Songs

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An Alternative Christmas

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Some Untraditional and Rarer Christmas Songs

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MOST of us are familiar with the ‘classic’ Christmas tracks...

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and we are hearing a lot of Mariah Carey, Wham! and Slade right now. I love the golden oldies and always-reliable Christmas tracks and, whilst The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s Fairytale of New York takes some beating; we have all heard it over and over and pretty much know it word for word! Maybe it is that routine and reliability that we like but, if you look a bit harder, you will find these alternative Christmas songs that are interesting and fresh. You may be familiar with some but I think there are a lot that do not get an airing. To give you a more rounded look at the Christmas songs out there, I have compiled a selection of new and older Christmas tracks that often play second fiddle to the big guns. Have a listen to an alternative take on Christmas and I know there are plenty in there that will...

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CHARM and entice.