TB_HQ’s Eclectistmas Playlist

We’re music fans here at TB_HQ and the radio is always on (although its rare we’ll agree on which station to tune in to!) but at this time of year, when pretty much every station defaults to the standard roster of festive classics, we’re all in agreement that as great as Slade, Band Aid, Wham! et al are, there’s only so much repetition you can stomach after the first week of December when all the usual suspects have already been played to death.

So, this year (to save us from tears) we put our heads together and came up with our favourite alternative, eclectic and generally less well known Christmas ditties that get us feeling festive in the office without the urge to throw the radio out the window.

If you’re just about to start that last round of pressie wrapping, or super organised and already winding down ready to kick back for the holidays, we hope this’ll help you get in the mood for the most wonderful time of the year!

We present to you TB_HQ’s Eclectistmas Playlist 2017

(and don’t worry, we managed to slip a couple of Christmas guilty pleasures in there to keep everyone happy…)

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a most Happy New Year from all of us here at TB_HQ, see you in 2018!

Full Tracklist:

1. We Wish You A Merry Christmas | The Westminster Choir
2. Christmas Rappin’ | Kurtis Blow
3. Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town | James Taylor
4. Winter Wonderland | Booker T & The MG’s
5. Merry Christmas Baby | Otis Redding
6. Go Power At Christmas Time | James Brown
7. Wonderful Christmastime | The Shins
8. White Christmas | Darlene Love
9. Run Rudolph Run | Chuck Berry
10. I’d Like You For Christmas | Julie London
11. Jingle Bells | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
12. Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town | The Crystals
13. Just Like Christmas | Low
14. Christmas Wrapping | The Waitresses
15. Santa Baby | Sheila E.
16. Winter Wonderland | Macy Gray
17. The Christmas Song | James Brown
18. What Christmas Means To Me | Stevie Wonder
19. Melekalikimaka | The Beach Boys
20. Jingle Bell Rock | Wayne Newton
21. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | The Pretenders
22. Spotlight On Christmas | Rufus Wainwright
23. Rockin’ Robin | Michael Jackson
24. Merry Christmas All | The Salsoul Orchestra
25. Deck The Halls | Nat King Cole
26. Alone On Christmas Day | Phoenix (and a bit of Bill Murray)
27. Christmas In Hollis | Run D.M.C.
28. Little Drummer Boy | Stevie Wonder
29. I Believe In Father Christmas | Gaz Coombes & Adam Buxton
30. Frosty The Snowman | The Ronettes
31. Christmas Island | Ella Fitzgerald
32. Blue Christmas | Elvis Presley
33. Let’s Make Christmas Mean Something This Year | James Brown
34. Must Be Santa | Bob Dylan
35. Another Lonely Christmas | Prince
36. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | The Jackson 5
37. Donna & Blitzen | Badly Drawn Boy
38. Christmas All Over Again | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
39. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree | Brenda Lee
40. White Winter Hymnal | Fleet Foxes
41. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | The Temptations
42. White Christmas | The Drifters
43. Baby, It’s Cold Outside | Pearl Bailey
44. Sleigh Ride | The Ronettes
45. Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town | The Jackson 5
46. Santa Baby | Eartha Kitt
47. Let’s Unite The World At Christmas | James Brown
48. Silent Night | Dinah Washington
49. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald
50. Fairytale Of New York | The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl
51. Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town | Bruce Springsteen
52. White Christmas/Winter Wonderland | Michael Macdonald
53. All I Want For Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey
54. White Christmas | The Flaming Lips

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