# What are you favorite non-religious Christmas songs?

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**Created:** [December 22, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-favorite-non-religious-christmas-songs/994997 "2023-12-22T17:50:10Z")\
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Heh, can’t edit. 2005.

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For a slightly more metal Xmas, I’ll include something from my Sabaton Mix:

> **[SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPdHkHslFIU%2F)**
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> The official music video for Christmas Truce by Sabaton, from the new album The War To End All Wars.➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: https://www.youtube.com/c/S...

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I don’t think this has been posted yet: Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas”.  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhKVSZsRxQM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhKVSZsRxQM)

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**Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-favorite-non-religious-christmas-songs/994997/44 "2023-12-24T11:16:11Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> And “It Came upon a Midnight Clear” is religious, but it isn’t about Christmas. Pay attention to the lyrics: It’s about angels singing, but it never once mentions why they’re singing.

Umm,  
“Peace on the earth, goodwill to men” is a call back to what the angels said to the shepherds after telling them about the birth of Jesus. (Luke 2:14)  
That you have to know what the song is referencing doesn’t make it a non-Christmas song.

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