# Offbeat Christmas songs (need 'em fast!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506 "2009-12-25T01:27:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/1 "2009-12-25T01:27:17Z")
My husband and I are alternating playing strange or different Christmas songs, and I’m running out of stuff. I’ve already played: Fairytale of New York Father Christmas I Want an Alien for Christmas Need stuff that’s on Youtube, and need it fast. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/2 "2009-12-25T01:42:07Z")
Toy Packaging by Sara Groves [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cNPhe0Swr3U/hqdefault.jpg "toy packaging song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPhe0Swr3U) ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/3 "2009-12-25T01:50:25Z")
> **[Have you heard this new Holiday tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=545059)** > > “Toy Packaging” by Sara Groves. Has a catchy melody and the lyrics are very cute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSW\_Ibeq1Hc The above post has two additional Christmas Songs that are, different.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/4 "2009-12-25T02:04:54Z")
[Yogi Yorgesson - I Was Santa Claus At The School House](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueEprtU32sg) [Yogi Yorgesson - I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4uW2PT-190) He has more Christmas songs, but not that I find on YOUTUBE. [I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ-l8jNoVUg&feature=related) [Rusty Chevrolet by Da Yoopers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50IgzksUqpQ&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/5 "2009-12-25T02:09:50Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/6 "2009-12-25T02:10:53Z")
[Merry Christmas From the Family](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P37xPiRz1sg) - Robert Earl Keene ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/7 "2009-12-25T02:44:31Z")
Straight No Chaser’s [The Twelve Days of Christmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8) (stay with it) and [The Christmas Can Can](http://www.sncmusic.com/video/christmas-can-can-1/). There’s also Tom Lehrer’s [A Christmas Carol](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlpCBek1_M) ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/8 "2009-12-25T02:44:58Z")
[Bannas At Large - Da Turdy Pointers Christmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUe6CnKAQ70&feature=related) Definitely listen to this one. [Louis Armstrong - Zat You, Santa Claus](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQQU2ykEQqo) [Homer and Jethro - Nuttin’ for Christmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZm28Pk7Ko) [Ray Stevens - Santa Claus Is Watchin You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g1TtJqHY_s) [Ray Stevens - The Nightmare Before Christmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mchzuy3UxhI&feature=related) [Ray Stevens - Redneck Christmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRi-kSO-T0&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/9 "2009-12-25T02:48:40Z")
[Christmas at Ground Zero](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGdrMOttV_s)-Weird Al ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/10 "2009-12-25T04:10:13Z")
[Mary by Lou Barlow](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCggUaOFET4) ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/11 "2009-12-25T04:26:24Z")
Jonathan Coulton: [Christmas is Interesting](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4TFMNH2lOU) and [Chiron Beta Prime](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5M9UTlDb10&feature=fvst). No idea what’s going on in those videos, but the songs appear to be the real deals. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/12 "2009-12-25T06:15:24Z")
[No Presents for Christmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5fHMlb4V0) by (of all people) King Diamond. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/13 "2009-12-25T06:21:25Z")
Anything from Bob Dylan’s _Christmas In the Heart_ – yes, THAT Bob Dylan. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/a8qE6WQmNus/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus) (That’s “Must Be Santa” and it is cool and demented too. ) There’s more, just look at the list on the left. And enjoy. (To his credit, Bob is sincere. And fun.) Buy the CD if you can; proceeds go to charity. ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/14 "2009-12-25T12:01:51Z")
[Merry Bloody Xmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfbZQ0-NL0Y) by the Irish Rovers And in response to **spoke-**'s post, the sequel to Robert Keen’s christmas song, [Happy Holidays Ya’ll](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMsVJKqHnqw) ---
**Author:** ![MitchHellman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@MitchHellman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitchHellman)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/15 "2009-12-26T21:33:03Z")
Christmas at KMart by Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X96Un6POoo8/hqdefault.jpg "CHRISTMAS XMAS AT K-MART - ROOT BOY SLIM & SEX CHANGE BAND") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X96Un6POoo8) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/16 "2009-12-27T17:16:26Z")
This is one of my personal favorites… [Twelve Days After Christmas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si-lRKTauow) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-christmas-songs-need-em-fast/522506/17 "2009-12-27T17:22:17Z")
The weirdest Christmas song of all time? No contest: Tiny Tim’s “Santa Claus Has Got the AIDS This Year.”