I’m not much a Christmas music person. Even hearing it peripherally it tends to drive me a little crazy. In fact, after hearing the absurd …I’m just crazy about horses at the end of “Jingle Bells” and the pop-sensation-of-the-year doing a cover of “Santa Baby” I become increasingly soured on the Holiday. Actually, the “Santa Baby: song just makes me feel uncomfortable.

However, there are some Christmas classics I’m always down for hearing.  I’m going to do the list countdown style, just so you can feel the tension. Brace yourself.

5. Run DMC–”Christmas in Hollis.” Classic rap and Christmas music together. It seems everyone should be happy. No additional explanation needed.

#4 The Ramones–”Merry Christmas (I don’t want to fight tonight).” Another Queens classic, plus one of the stranger endings of any video.

#3 Megafaun- “I Saw Three Ships.” This is a new one for this year. Unfortunately I’ve only got the audio of it, but check it out.
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#2 “Auld Lang Syne.” This is the only holiday classic I can deal with apart from Ukrainian Carol of the Bells.  There is just so much tension sitting just below the surface of this song. So long 2009, moving on!

#1 The Pogues with Kristy MacColl–”The Fairytale of New York.”If you eat too much Christmas candy you will get Shane McGowan teeth.