This site has a fairly comprehensive list of modern Christmas-oriented music, categorized by genre and era. Here's my top 5 list:
5. "2000 Miles," the Pretenders. More sentimental than you might expect from Chrissie Hynde, but never sappy.
4. "Little Drummer Boy," David Bowie/Bing Crosby. A spooky and cool duet.
3. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," John Lennon. If only this were the dominant spirit of the season.
2. "Do They Know It's Christmas," Band-Aid. Still the most influential charity record. The A-side is fine, but I actually prefer the spoken-word B-side. Many of the contributors ("This is Midge Ure from Ultravox") have faded into obscurity, but the sign-off from Bob Geldof still rings true, especially in the year of Live 8.
1. "Father Christmas," The Kinks. Leave it to Ray Davies to add issues of class and economics to the mix — perfectly iconoclastic.
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