DMX's "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" is the perfect Christmas song, after all. DJ Travis Holcomb hosted a Christmas edition of his show "Freaks Only," (Opens in a new tab) which saw holiday songs from the likes of Bootsy Collins, Big Freedia, Norm MacDonald (RIP) and DMX (also RIP 😢). I have to personally recommend my local NPR station, KCRW, for its holiday playlist. DJ Lars Gotrich warns listeners to "Expect the unexpected as holiday classics - your Gene Autrys and Darlene Loves - play alongside saccharine, silly, somber, saucy, and stunning originals and covers by artists across drone, indie rock, reggae, punk, R&B, hip-hop, pop, metal and whatever else makes for a jingle bell time. Check out NPR's Christmas edition of its weekly Viking's Choice playlist (Opens in a new tab).
The national outlet and local stations have playlists meant to get you in the spirit with unconventional tunes. NPR and local public radio stations have the job of entertaining the culturally discerning masses, which is an even harder task on Christmas Eve and Christmas. Hopefully, they'll have you hitting the eggnog in a GOOD way. Here are playlists and albums - selected with the bias of an aged-millennial - to play at your holiday gatherings. But, if you're frankly sick of the classics after weeks of hearing them on repeat at CVS, or if your musical diet in months other than December isn't exclusively old timey or aggressively pop-y, where to turn? And yes, every year, some big budget pop star or other - usually Ariana Grande - comes out with a sugar-coated tune about Santa Claus. Let's be real, Mariah Carey has been carrying the load for far too long. And, excuse me, just because it's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year doesn't mean all of us have suddenly become Michael Bublé fans.
There's only so many times you can hear Dean Martin deliver an unctuous "silver bells" without getting the willies. Unfortunately, Christmas music can sometimes feel - how should we put this - grating after six weeks of repetition? Nothing sets a festive vibe for a holiday get together like a good playlist.
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