Some musical brain bleach to get rid of all those horrible icky-sticky Christmas carols played in every mall and store across half the world - a small part of my alternative Christmas music collection - though, fair warning, some of these might be equally bad. XD

Personal favorites:

John McDermott - Christmas in the Trenches ---> Ever heard about the "Christmas truce"? If not, go look it up. The lyrics for this one is just powerful.

Jussi Björling - O Helga Natt ---> The Swedish version of "Oh Holy Night". My mother's favourite Christmas song, and it is quite the evocative version of the song if you like this kind of thing.

The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

Tom Waits - Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis ---> Not really a Christmas song per se, but I still love it. It has 'Christmas in the title, so it counts.

Have a very scary Christmas - carols inspired by the Cthulu-mytos and other horror-stories:

A Very Scary Solstice - It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Fish-men ---> This is a major favourite in the household - around Yuletide you'll hear a lot of half-mumbled, half-sung "fish-men!" around here.

A Very Scary Solstice - Carol of the Old Ones

Tales From the Crypt - 12 Days of Christmas ---> A somewhat ...different... take on the 12 Days of Christmas.

Safety-pins & needles - it's gonna be a punk-rock Christmas this year:

Unknown - White Christmas ---> The song from the Coca Cola commercial. Does anyone know who's singing?

Sex Pistols - Punk Rock Christmas

The Ramones - Punk Rock Christmas

Rocking around the Christmas tree & having ourselves a heavy metal holiday:

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - A Mad Russian's Christmas ---> If I'd had the time, I'd most likely post a lot more by TSO. They are my favourite band this time of year after all. But enjoy the small selection anyway.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Canon

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Canon Rock

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Appalachian Snowfall

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Wizards in Winter

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness)

Zakk Wylde - White Christmas

Bruce Kulick - We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Lemmy - Run, Run Rudolph

Dio - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Ripper Owens - Santa Claus is Back in Town

Tom Keifer - Blue Christmas

Billy Idol - Christmas Love

Every Mother's Nightmare - Won't Be Home For Christmas

Korn - Kidnap the Sandy Claws

AC/DC - Mistress for Christmas

Gatsby's American Dream - Saint Nicholas ---> This one almost went in the 'silly' category. It makes me giggle.

Linkin Park - My December ---> Yes, yes. I know, it's LP. Don't even ask. The song's cute.

Skindred - Jungle Bells ---> Reggae metal. Listen, yo. It's funny, and way too catchy.

The Used - Alone This Holiday

Silly, stupid and perverted - not necessarily at the same time, but the more, the better:

Arrogant Worms - The Same Christmas Cake

Bob Rivers - Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire

Irish Rovers - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Irish Rovers - Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake

Red Sovine - You Ain't Gettin' Shit for Christmas

South Park - Christmas Time in Hell

South Park - Merry Fucking Christmas

Tom Waits & Peter Murphy - Christmas Sucks!

Weird Al - The Night Santa Went Crazy

Monty Python - Ho Ho Fucking Ho

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Hey, Santa Claus You Fucking Cunt

Joe Diffie - Leroy, the Redneck Reindeer

Bob Rivers - Walking 'Round in Women's Underwear

Normal brain-bleach - the tolerable carols:

Gregorian - Amazing Grace

Gregorian - Ave Maria

Enya - Silent Night (Irish Gaelic Ver.)

Irish Rovers - Christmas in Killarney