Southern Sass: You Wouldn't Think These Guys Would Be So into Christmas

12.20.2016

You Wouldn't Think These Guys Would Be So into Christmas

Last month, the Killers released a Christmas album, Don't Waste Your Wishes, featuring guests like Dawes, Elton John and, for some reason, Richard Dreyfuss, who does a spoken word thing. Pretty co

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December 20, 2016

We Think These Are the Coolest Christmas Songs
A Considered List of Some of Our Favorite Alt-Rock Holiday Jams

Last month, the Killers released a Christmas album, Don't Waste Your Wishes, featuring guests like Dawes, Elton John and, for some reason, Richard Dreyfuss, who does a spoken word thing.

Pretty cool, Killers. Weird, but still pretty cool.

Then, last week, the guy from Passion Pit, Michael Angelakos, released a holiday concept video album, Merry Christmas, Mr. Fields, which, come to think of it, kind of sounds like a movie that would star Richard Dreyfuss.

But we digress.

The point is: it's been a good year for alternative rock and Christmas. So we thought we'd celebrate with 11 tracks that will make your holiday just a bit happier.

Naturally, we start with a song called "Don't Shoot Me Santa"...