Are there any 'Modern' Christmas songs of any note?

[Fab Foodie]

Is it me or are the only Christmas pop songs you hear in shops and on the radio are 'Golden Oldies'?
Are there no decent recent songs?

 

[Aperitif]

Yes there are. Here's one.

 

[goo_mason]

You'll hear a number on my podcast's Christmas Show every year (go back through the site to find them if you like, as they're always there!).

2008

2007

2006

You'll not hear any of them on the radio though as they're all by independent or unsigned bands.

I've yet to record this year's Xmas Show, but it's shaping up to be another beauty

 

[Bman]

Yes there are. Here's one.

I soooo thought that was going to be a rickroll!

 

[Aperitif]

I soooo thought that was going to be a rickroll!

I don't play those sort of games with Fab, Bongman.
In fact, here's another one, not so illustrious as Goo's collection but...

 

[Bman]

 

[Aperitif]

How about this one Fab? Christmas wrapping paper view...Learning the words is a definite party trick!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Brand new Bob Dylan Christmas tune, go on have a listen...


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVs6X9yIM_k

 

[Bandini]

I like Becks Christmas albums. And there are a few good ones on Sufjan Stvens Xmas effort.

 

[upsidedown]

The new Fairytale of New York, courtesy of Vernon Burgess:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbBh4epwWlA

 

[Lardyboy]

Bout 10 years old now but.........

Low - Just like Christmas

 

[Bman]

This was OK.. (but so "last year" )

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy3wTw159lw

 

[Globalti]

Most of the modern crap that's around was written by the awful Graham Kendrick and it is unmitigated garbage, dumbed down, banal and bereft of any musical virtue at all.