Six New Christmas Songs for Your Holiday Playlist

Christmas is in less than two days and the holiday music continues to play on. Three of this week’s top 10 Billboard album spots are held by Christmas albums and almost every radio station has started to play the classics non-stop.

Yesterday, Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, took a look at a different side of Christmas music with punk holiday tunes. Today, we focus on new Christmas songs. We’ve compiled a list of six new, original Christmas songs to add to your holiday playlist. From the blues/jazz of Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and low-key indie rock of Low to the pop-punk of Simple Plan and pop cheer of Cruz Beckham and Band of Merrymakers, check out these songs to keep your holiday playlist fresh.

1.       Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, “Please Come Home”: The late Sharon Jones hits it out of the park with this jazzy new Christmas classic. It follows some of the same lyrical themes as songs like “All I Want for Christmas” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” but brings in a touch of the blues as the narrator wishes for his wife to come home. A video for the song was released earlier this week, although it was initially released on The Dap Kings’ 2015 album ‘It’s a Holiday Soul Party.’ (video)

2.       Cruz Beckham, “If Every Day Was Christmas”: Everything about this song is adorable: the lyrics are adorable; Beckham’s voice is adorable; the video is adorable. The icing on the already sweet cake though, is that that all profits from the song are going to children’s charity Make Some Noise. (video)

3.       Simple Plan, “Christmas Every Day”: “Christmas Every Day” is a swinging pop-punk tune to make you get up and rock out on your holiday. It falls right into the groove of simple, fun songs the band has been putting out over the last few years. Even in terms of holiday songs, they’ve really come a long way since their first two albums. (video)

4.       Bete Noir, “A Message to You Rudolph”: Around Hanukkah, you find a lot of parodies of popular songs with words about the holiday subbed in. I was hard pressed to find a lot of that kind of thing for Christmas, but this track stuck out. The song is The Specials’ “A Message to You Rudy” combined with “Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Raindeer.” Why no one has done this before I don’t know. It works so well! (video)

5.       Low, “Some Hearts (At Christmas Time)”: If you like slow, drawn-out melodies, take a listen to “Some Hearts.” On top of just the sheer beauty of the song, it’s lyrics are about remembering those that we have loved and lost this year and keeping others in your heart. (video)

6.       Band of Merrymakers, “Snow Snow Snow”: This supergroup, formed by Better Than Ezra’s Kevin Griffin and Sam Hollander and featuring Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray), Tyler Glenn (Neon Trees), Michael Fitzpatrick (Fitz & the Tantrums) and others, put out their debut album, ‘Welcome to Our Christmas Party,’ last year. While the band hasn’t released anything this year, these guys are too amazing not to include on this list. “Snow Snow Snow” is a poppy alternative to actual pop music and a fun alternative to boring oldies. (video)

While Christmas music can get stale after too many plays, these new originals will get you excited for holiday music again. Listen and let the holiday spirit wash over you. Happy Holidays!

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