Top 10 Original X-Mas Songs

There are so many versions of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" that no one version really stands out. It's the original Christmas songs,the ones that belong to one artist and one artist alone that get me excited for the holiday season. To
define the word original even further, it is those songs that offer a new and fresh take on a holiday bombarded with carols that really count. Some are sentimental, some are festive, others are just plain ridiculous (in a good way of course), but all of them let you know Christmas time is on its way.

10. Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

They meant well with this one, but they should have just donated their time and/or money instead of this song. There probably won't be snow in Africa this Christmas for no other reason than a majority of the continent is a desert. That being said Bono has a way of pulling out the big guns in the name of Christmas. (See #5 for more proof)

9. The Ramones "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"

Joey said it best, "Christmas ain't the time for breaking each other's hearts." Three chords never sounded so festive.

8. David Bowie and Bing Crosby "Peace on Earth/ Little Drummer Boy"

Bing knew nothing about David Bowie, except that he was a clean cut kid who was good at learning his lines. Little did Bing know that they had scrubbed away all the Ziggy Stardust-ness and replaced it with a blazer and a button down.
All in the name of Christmas.

7. Mariah Carey "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

Remember when Mariah Carey was good? This song is from that time.

6. Run D.M.C "Christmas in Hollis"

Run D.M.C would never steal from Santa especially on Christmas Eve.What good Queens boys. And the video isn't half bad either.

5. U2 "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"

Okay this one isn't an original per se, Darlene Love originated it in 1963, but Bono is the one who made you want to sing "Baby please come home" at the top of your lungs.

4. Alvin and the Chipmunks "Christmas Don't Be Late"

I would also like a hula hoop.

This obscure '80s post-punk band offers the cynics a happy ending involving cranberry sauce. Yummy.

2. The Pogues "Fairytale of New York"

Drunk or not, who doesn't get the urge to scream out, "You're an old slut on junk." Maybe you have to be Irish to get what I mean.

1. John Lennon "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"

Isn't it nice that a protest song about Vietnam has become a holiday standard? No one (I'm looking directly at you, Sarah McLachlan!) should try to remake this song. It's just sacrilegious. I'm pretty sure Jesus is with me on this one.