Schmutzie's 2021 Untraditional Xmas Mixtape

2021’s full untraditional Xmas mixtape is about 2 hours long and has 32 holiday, punk, alternative, hip-hop/rap, pop, rock, R&B/soul, and dance songs across 8 decades. This playlist is available on Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, and Amazon Music (28 of 32 songs), and, if you scroll to the bottom, you’ll find embedded widgets you can play right here. The songs are in reverse order by year and then alphabetically by artist within each year.

There are two rules I tried to follow with this playlist: no covers and no Christmas standards or carols. I’m not 100% certain that none of the songs are covers, but I’m not terribly concerned. Flexibility is a strength.

Merry Xmas if you like it!

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2021’s Xmas playlist on Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, and Amazon Music:

1. Mama It’s Christmas — Maple Glider (2021)  2. two queens in a king sized bed — girl in red (2020)  3. All I Want for Xmas Is Sex Sex Sex — The La-La-Lettes (2020)  4. Christmas Holiday (feat. Eddie Argos) — Gurr (2018)  5. Santa’s Pissed Off — The Down-Fi (2016)  6. Santa Claus — The Fuzztones (2013)  7. Christmas In Oakland — Advance Base (2012)  8. The Season’s Upon Us — Dropkick Murphys (2012)  9. Xmas Has Been X’ed — NOFX (2012)  10. Every Christmas — Destroyer (2010)  11. Oh You (Christmas Blues) — LCD Soundsystem (2010)  12. White Wine In the Sun — Tim Minchin (2009)  13. White Winter Hymnal — Fleet Foxes (2008)  14. Don’t Shoot Me Santa — The Killers (2007)  15. Christmas Is Coming Soon — Blitzen Trapper (2003)  16. The Christmas Song — The Raveonettes (2003) 17. Candy Cane Children — The White Stripes (2002)  18. 3 Generations — Hawksley Workman (2001)  19. When I Get Home for Christmas — Snow Patrol (2000)  20. Cancel Christmas — Rocket from the Crypt (1995)  21. Listen, the Snow Is Falling — Galaxie 500 (1990)  22. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) [Single Version] — Ramones (1989)  23. Christmas in Hollis — Run-DMC (1988)  24. Fairytale of New York — The Pogues (1987)  25. Christmas Card from a Hooker In Minneapolis — Tom Waits (1978)  26. Christmas In Prison — John Prine (1973)  27. Remember (Christmas) — Harry Nilsson (1972)  28. Christmas In the City — Marvin Gaye (1972)  29. River — Joni Mitchell (1971)  30. Silent Night Chant — Rotary Connection (1968)  31. Someday at Christmas — Stevie Wonder (1967)  32. ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? (Single Version) — Louis Armstrong & The Commanders (1953)