I’m Giving Away an ARC of The Dispatcher: Murder By Other Means
Posted on December 17, 2020 Posted by John Scalzi 577 Comments


You wanna win it? Here’s how you do it:
I’m thinking of a holiday song right now. Guess which one it is in the comments.
That’s it!
Now, THE RULES:
1. One guess per person. Don’t post a list of songs, y’all.
2. When you leave your comment, make sure the email address you put in the comment form is one I can reach you at (don’t put it in the comment itself, unless you want the whole world to know your email address).
3. In the event that more than one of you guess which song I’m thinking of, I will ask Alexa to randomly select a number between one and [the number of people who guess the song correctly]. Whatever number Alexa picks, whoever is the chronological equivalent will win. In the event that no one guesses it correctly, I will have Alexa pick a number between one and [total number of comments] and give it to whichever comment corresponds to that number, chronologically speaking. Basically, someone’s gonna win this thing.
4. Contest lasts for as long as the comments are open (which will be two days from when I post this entry, so, early evening, Eastern Time, Saturday). I’ll try to contact the winner immediately thereafter to figure out shipping.
5. Contest open worldwide. Yes, I will pay to ship wherever. Also, if you like, I will sign/personalize the ARC. I’ll put it in the mail early next week. Given the state of the US mail at the moment, I wouldn’t expect it before Christmas (and definitely not before the end of Hanukkah).
6. What qualifies as a “holiday song”? It’s a song that is either about, or strongly associated with, one or more of the December holidays. As an example, while “Jingle Bells” is not strictly about any particular holiday, it’s so strongly associated with the holiday season that it counts (although I’m using it as an example here because the song I’m thinking about is not, in fact, “Jingle Bells”). “December Holidays” in this case are Hanukkah, Christmas (and surrounding days), Solstice, and New Year’s Eve/New Years Day. Also, I’m not actively trying to stump you all here, so the song I’m thinking about doesn’t just have a glancing association to the holidays. It’s a full-on holiday song. I told Athena which one it is, just in case you all don’t trust me. And no, she can’t be bribed.
(Also, if you want the actual signed, limited hardcover edition of Murder By Other Means, you can pre-order it from Subterranean Press here. The hardcover edition is limited to only 2,000 copies, so if you want one when it comes out in April, it’s best to pre-order as soon as possible.)
Got it? Then guess the holiday song, and good luck!
— JS
ONLY comments guessing the song, please. All other comments will be snipped. If you genuinely have a question about the contest, email me.
Santa Claus is coming to town
Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses.
“Here Comes Santa Claus”. Bonus points if you’re picturing the SWAT teams from Christmas Vacation.
White Christmas!
Let it Snow from that great christmas movie Die Hard
You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch!
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
The first thing that pops into my head is Chiron Beta Prime, which has gotta be one of the best xmas songs ever nerded over!
I’ll be Home for Christmas.
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Fishmen
The Christmas Hippo Song
Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses
Joy to the World
Santa’s Super Sleigh
Last Christmas by Wham!
White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin
It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
The Little Drummer Boy (the Bowie/Crosby version).
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
White Christmas
Frank Sinatra’s Jingle Bells
Adam Sandler’s Chanukah Song. (Please don’t make me guess which revision). Spelling choice of Hanukah song chosen based on google search.
“Santa Baby”
Last Christmas
Silent Night
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
The Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler
Jingle Bells
Grandma Got Run Over Over By A Reindeer
The Night Santa Went Crazy
It’s Beginning to look like Christmas
You’re thinking of Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree. And if you weren’t, you are now. And for the next week at least, based on how long it sticks in my own head.
12 Days of Christmas
Santa Baby
Fairytale Of New York
Christmas With the Devil
White Christmas. The Twisted Sister cover
Where Are You Christmas?
Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney by Ella Fitzgerald? Cause thats the one I have stuck in my head.
Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Auld Lang Syne
Space Christmas, by Shonen Knife.
Perry Como – There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays
White Christmas
Bing Crosby – Beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Auld Lang Syne
(Maybe you were watching When Harry Met Sally…?
all i want for christmas is you
Blue Christmas
Dominick The Donkey, by Lou Monte
Father Christmas by The Kinks
I Wonder As I Wander
Last Christmas by Wham!
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The long version with the 8 reindeer in the beginning and because it has all the fun call and responses!
Ma’oz Tzur
Whoops! Not sure WordPress has my correct email address, so reposting: I Wonder As I Wander — [snipped. I have it, Karen – JS]
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Snoopy’s Christmas by The Royal Guardsmen
Thanks for Christmas by The Three Wise men (XTC)
White Christmas – Bing
Snow Miser
Grandma Got Ran Over By A Raindeer
What’s This from Nightmare before Christmas
Grandma got ran over by a reindeer
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (mainly because it hasn’t been guessed yet).
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
The Little Drummer Boy
Given the state of your lawn, it’s White Christmas
“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
I Wish You a Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Carol of the Bells
All I want for Christmas is you
Feliz Navidad because that’s what gets stick in my head every December.
Little Drummer Boy
Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow, Jethro Tull
Merry Christmas From The Family by Robert Earl Keen.
A Puppy for Hanukkah
There’s No Place Like Home (For the Holidays)
Tennessee Christmas by Amy Grant
Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer
Fairytale of New York
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Ríu Chíu, Monkees version. If not, google that sh!t, ’cause it’s amazing.
So this is Christmas … John Lennon
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Dominic the Italian Christmas donkey
“Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!”
I hope everything is delightful in the Scalzi Compound. Happy Holidays!
It came upon a midnight clear
Escape, the Pina Colada song.
(I’m Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica, by Tom Lehrer.
Santa and the kids – Charlie Pride
I Want An Alien For Christmas by Fountains of Wayne
“Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24” by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Go Tell it on the Mountain
Fairytale of New York
Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses
Fairy tale of New York- The Pogues
Baby It’s Cold Outside
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Santa Baby (Eartha Kitt version)
Last Christmas by Wham
I’m getting nuttin’ for Christmas!
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Jingle bell rock by Bobby Helms
White Christmas
Mistress For Christmas, AC/DC
mele kalikimaka
Last Christmas
I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas..
Little Drummer Boy
One Christmas at a Time
Christmas at Ground Zero
So I shouldn’t guess “Jingle Bells”?
“Last Christmas,” not because I believe it’s what you’re thinking of, but because I like it.
Let it Sniw
I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
Bowie/Bing The Little Drummer Boy
I Want an Alien for Christmas
Wham! “Last Christmas”
(I just wanted to say, “Wham!”)
Father Christmas by The Kinks
I Won’t Be Home for Christmas
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
You’re a Mean One Mr Grinch
The Twelve Days of Christmas by Bob & Doug McKenzie. Duh!
Jingle Bell Rock
Now you’re in my wheelhouse. Hopefully it is weird Christmas songs. Should I go with Blue Xmas or Back Door Santa? Hmmmm…..
Back Door Santa!
I’m gonna go with “Let it Snow”. (does it have to specify an artist?) My fave version is the one by Venus Hum, from their Switched on Chrstmas EP. https://venushum.bandcamp.com/album/switched-on-christmas-special-edition
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Without looking at other comments:
Since the Dispatcher books deal with death as the major element, don’t see how the song can be anything except “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”.
Winter Wonderland?
Winter Wonderland
White Christmas.
Santa’s Beard by T.M.B.G.
Christmas at Ground Zero by Weird Al Yankovic.
Winter Wonderland
White Christmas
Wonderful Christmastime by Sir Paul McCartney
Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley
River by Joni MItchell
All I want for Christmas is You!
What are you doing New Year’s Eve? Ella Fitzgerald version
Mistress For Christmas?
“Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid (at least, that’s what holiday song is stuck in my head right now)
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
I hope it’s Chiron Beta Prime by Jonathan Coulton – the best Christmas song ever!
Not sure of the title, but it begins, “Christmas, Christmas Don’t Be Late” by Alvin & the Chipmunks.
Dang, I was thinking Chiron Beta Prime, too
O Tannenbaum
Carol of the bells!
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus, the Brian Setzer Orchestra
Daddy’s Drinkin’ Up Our Christmas
“Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” — and I hope you and your family do!
Christmas Bells by the Royal Guardsmen (Snoopy and the Red Baron Christmas song)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Grandma’s Christmas Dinner by Paul and Storm
Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney and Wings.
Little Drummer Boy
“I saw Grandma kissing Santa Claus.”
Good King Wenceslas
I’m dreaming of a White Christmas (Bing Crosby version of course). After losing, would you mind letting me drown my sorrows by letting me cough up some dough to a food bank there in Ohio in your name? I can’t even visit my Dad, but he told me to give to the North Texas Food Bank in his name- he said he didn’t need anything, and I’ve seen the news feeds of people that are lining up here. Pretty sure it is the same there. Take care, be well, and don’t die on me. I NEED you to keep writing and being snarky.
Jay
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time. Because that thing is catchy!
Christmas in Sarajevo
All I want for Christmas is you
Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time
“Santa’s Got a Brand New Bag” (By the Bobs)
Blue Christmas – by Elvis, of course
I Come O Come Emmanuel
Fum, Fum, Fum
Which is kind of obscure, I realize, so probably not the one you’re thinking about, but it’s one of my favorites so that’s my guess.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland is my guess. Thanks for the giveaway!
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
“I Saw Momm6 Kissing Santa Claus”
Christmas is coming
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Blue Christmas
Fairytale of New York
Fairytale of New York.
O Little Town of Bethlehem
I Want a Hippopotomas for Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
We need a Little Christmas
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking ‘Round in Woman’s Underwear
The chipmunks hulahoop song
I Saw Three Ships
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Run Run Rudolph, preferably the Keith Richards version. Check Berry will do.
Deck the halls with boughs of holly.
Let it Snow
Butch the Gay Santa Claus by Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Last Christmas by Wham!
I’m Gettin’ Nuttin’ for Christmas
Frosty the snowman
What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas
I wanna hippopotamus for Christmas
Run, Run Rudolph
Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney
Christmas in Hollis by RunDMC
The Christmas Song (which begins “chestnuts roasting on an open fire”)
Christmas Eve Eve by Paul & Storm
2000 miles, Pretenders
Wow, got all the way to the end before seeing my pick.
Christmas in Hollis, Run D.M.C.
santa claus is comin to town bruce springsteen
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Fairytale of New York
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Santa Baby
Greg Lake, I Believe in Father Christmas
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Last Christmas
The Huron carol
Feliz Navidad
Love Is Christmas by Sara Bareilles
Carol of the Bells
Specifically the TSO version
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xUOjkAqxECc
Let it snow let it snow let it snoooow
It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas by Pet Shop Boys
Santa Baby
Fairy Tale of New York
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
The Night Santa Went Crazy by Weird Al
Another Christmas Song by Stephen Colbert
Silver Bells
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Theme song to Die Hard
Christmas Island
Sleigh Ride.
Hannukah Song performed by Adam Sandler (The first one from the 90’s).
Last Christmas
Blue Christmas
Mistletoe and Holly
…is my guess
That’s Christmas To Me (Pentatonix)
Mele Kalikimaka, maybe?
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Little Saint Nick by Beach boys
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Sleigh Ride
Grandma got run over by a reindeer. … And I love that Redshirts is in the background!
O Come All Ye Faithful.
Little Drummer Boy
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! – Michael Kamen, ‘Die Hard’ Soundtrack
Silent night
Silent Night
I wasn’t gonna participate, but just for the fun of it…
Oi to the World
Sleigh Ride
(I’m Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica by Tom Lehrer
Ring Out, Solstice Bells — Jethro Tull
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Puppy for Hanukkah
I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus
Wonderful Christmastime. Not because it’s any good, but because it’s so aggressively earwormy it’s damn near impossible to get out of your head.
Oh Christmas Tree
Last Christmas
This Christmas, the Hathaway version
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Little Drummer Boy
I’ll be home for Christmas
Frosty the Snowman
Come, Dear Children
Grandma got run over by a reign deer
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
White Christmas.
“Holiday Greetings From Jabba The Hutt” by Paul + Storm
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWqthNlzoEI )
Beethoven’s “Für Elise” as played by Schroeder in “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
(I hope this didn’t multi-post; WordPress isn’t letting me login with my usual credentials.)
I’m going to put two in here. Firstly, because they are great Christmas songs, and secondly because I’m almost certain they are not ones that he ill have chosen.
1) Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis by Tom Waits
2) How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly (please trust me on this one as to how good it is)
And one more because I’ve jsut remembered another really great one that not enough people have heard of.
3) A Christmas Duel by Cyndi Lauper & The Hives
Oi to the World
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
(my winter earworm…)
Father Christmas by The Kinks
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is what popped into my head, immediately. Probably because I just saw Randy Rainbow’s parody about Juliani in the last 48 hours.
Let It Snow
Baby it’s cold outside
Angels We Have Heard on High
Mele Kalikimaka
White Wine in the Sun
In the Bleak Midwinter (unlikely, but I like this one!)
Do They Know It’s Christmas
Unlikely, but not one that I saw on a quick scan
Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You
The Twelve Pains of Christmas
The Chipmunk Song
Christmas in Hollis, Run D.M.C.
Christmas (baby please come home) – Darlene Love
Mele Kalikimaka
Rocking around the christmas tree
Someone else guessed o come all ye faithful so I will go with
Same Old Lang Syne
The Christmas Sing (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) by Nat King Cole.
Well dang. Typos killed my answer. Let’s try again.
My guess is The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) by Nat King Cole.
Christmas Time Is Here (from “A Charlie Brown Christmas”)
Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms)
Holy Shit, It’s Christmas by Red Peters
Last Christmas
A Christmas Carol – Tom Lehrer
Relations, sparing no expense’ll
Send some useless old utensil,
Or a matching pen and pencil.
“Just the thing I need! How nice!”
You’re a Mean One, Mister Grinch
Christmas is Coming from John Denver and the Muppets.
Ode to Joy
Christmas with the Devil – Spinal Tap
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
All I want for christmas is you – Mariah Carey
Mele Kalikimaka
I’ll (owl) be Home for Christmas.
(Merry Christmas from) Chiron Beta Prime
All I want for Christmas is you
“I’m a Christmas Tree” – Wild Man Fisher and Dr. Demento.
And any of you who haven’t heard “Making Gravy”, go and listen to it.
Fairytale of New York, The Pogues
The Christians and the Pagans, by Dar Williams.
Hard Candy Christmas
Dolly Parton
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Father Christmas, by the Kinks
White Christmas
The Atheist Christmas Carol, by Vienna Teng
“CV19 Was Worst Christmas Gift, Ever” by Evil Random Luck
(no idea what to guess that was no already guessed)
Scary Solstice by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society.
Silent Night.
Little drummer boy / Peace on earth, Bing Crosby and David Bowie
Jingle Bones! From Walt Disney’s Christmas Favorites (Unlikely, but it’s the song that’s been stuck in MY head for the past two weeks…)
I’ll add in a guess of “Good King Wenceslas”
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
“Fairytale of New York” – the Pogues
Elvis “Blue Christmas”
We Three Kings
Gramma got run over by a reindeer
I Holy Night
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Run-D.M.C. Christmas in Hollis
“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” – the Bruce Springsteen version.
(I know it’s not Bing doing “White Christmas” because damn, dude, horseradish on a carnitas burrito? nfw!)
thank god it’s christmas – queen
What Christmas Means to Me
Emerson Lake and Palmer’s “Father Christmas”
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Carol of the Bells.
Just because I haven’t seen anyone else guessing it: “I Am Santa Claus” by Bob Rivers.
Christmas Wrapping
Sleigh Ride
“Santa Claus is a Black Man”
White Christmas
Light One Candle (Peter Paul and Mary)
Little Saint Nick (Run run reindeer)
Christmas in LA by Marian Call
http://mariancall.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-l-a-yippee-ki-yay-explicit-lyrics
Last Christmas.
I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus
The Christmas Song aka Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin
Walking in a winter wonderland
Santa baby
Last Christmas
Step Into Christmas – Elton John
Tannenbaum Vince Guaraldi Trio.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer!
One Christmas at a Time by Coulton and Roderick!
It’s beginning to look a lot like fish-men.
“Snow Miser Song” from The Year Without a Santa Claus
Last Christmas by Wham
Stop the Cavalry by Jonah Lewie.
Happy Holidays
Frosty the Snowman (possibly the Billy Idol version)
“It Feels Like Christmas” from The Muppet Christmas Carol
Chiron Beta Prime by Jonathan Coulter
Nobody’s guessed the Wexford Carol yet, and I just saw a great vid of it on the interwebs, so I’m going with that.
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
(to put in a burrito)
Last Christmas Wham
Christmas in Prison – John Prine
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
White Christmas
Grandma got runover by a reindeer.
All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth
Faiytale of New York
Happy Xmas (War is Over) – John Lennon
Jingle Bell Rock. At least that’s what’s been stuck in my head all week
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis- Tom Waits
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages)
Merry Xmas Everybody – Slade
Hanukkah in Santa Monica
The Dreidel song sung by Kyle from South Park
“Last Christmas” by Wham
Merry Christmas, Baby. By Springsteen most likely
Winter Wonderland
JINGLE BELLS
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Away in a Manger
Last Christmas, Wham
Oranges for Christmas by El Vez
I’m Dreaming Of A White Christmas.
Christmas at Ground Zero, Weird Al
Bizarre Christmas incident, Ben Folds
Gabriel’s Message sung by Sting
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”
Hallelujah
Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen
Christmas at Ground Zero by Weird Al Yankovic
Chanukah song by Adam Sandler
All I Want For Christmas is You
White Christmas
I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas
Santa Claus is coming to town
Favorite Things
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The 12 Days of Christmas by Bob and Doug McKenzie
Carol of the Bells
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer because that’s what in my head after wrapping some presents yesterday.
“Christmas at Ground Zero”, Weird Al Yankovic.
(And even if you aren’t thinking of it, you should listen to it. One of my favorite of Al’s “genre parodies.”)
What child is this
Dominick The Donkey
The Boar’s Head Carol! [It works for Christmas and for Hogswatch!]
Six White Boomers
The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole version?
Let It Snow!
last Christmas by Wham
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Winter wonderland
I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas
Pogues, Fairytale of New York
2600 by Jonathan Coulton
Christmas, Christmas Don’t Be Late – Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole) ♥
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
All I Want for Christmas is you (Love Actually version).
Let it Snow by Frank Sinatra
Merry Christmas, Darling (Karen Carpenter)
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Given this year? Christmas At Ground Zero
Walking in the Air from “The Snowman”
Carol of the Bells
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)
HOLIDAY by Green Day
Wonderful Christmastime
Wonderful Christmas Time – Paul McCartney and Wings
Grandma got run over by a reindeer.
Father Christmas -the Kinks
Chinese Food on Christmas by Brandon Walker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1uZ_W7atDE
12 days of Christmas
All I want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Since your plushy haz a sad, I’m guessing “Blue Christmas.”
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year — Andy Williams
Let’s Hear it for Mrs. Claus
Last Christmas by Wham!
Last Christmas by Wham!
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Baby it’s cold outside
The Christmas Song
Ode to Joy from the Die Hard Soundtrack
A Patrick Swayze Christmas from “MST3K”
Winter Wonderland
(I’m Dreaming of a) White Christmas
It’s Christmas at Ground Zero by Weird Al
Snoopy’ Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Do They Know It’s Christmas
Fairytale of New York
The 12 Pains of Christmas
Jingle Bell Rock! – can definitely see you dancing to this with the volume cranked up while making a festive Holiday Burrito!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Silver Bells
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Spinal Tap, Christmas With The Devil. Elves in rusty leather for the win!
I can only hope it is Father Guido Sarducci’s I Won’t be Twisting this Christmas
“All I want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” because – Hey! – it’s hard to eat Burritos without ‘em (trust me, I play hockey… 😳)
The worst Christmas song of all times: “Santa’s Coming In A Whirlybird.”
Fairytale of New York
Santa Baby
It’s a tossup between the John Gorka version of “I heard the Bells on Christmas Day” and William S. Burroughs with the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy performing “A Junky’s Christmas.” As a traditionalist, I’m leaning towards “I heard the Bells.”
Tim
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
“I am Santa Claus” by Bob Rivers
Last Christmas. Specifically, the Wham! version.
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
The Pogues – A Fairy Tale of New York.
Christmas is all around – Bill Mack
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Auld Lang Syne
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Green Grow the Rushes
Carol of the Bells
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
12 Days of Christmas
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues
Christmas Eve Sarajevo by TSO. Because it’s my favorite
Six White Boomers
I’m gonna go with Weird Al’s “The night Santa went crazy” because that’s what’s stuck in my head.
I Farted on Santa’s Lap (Now Christmas is Gonna Stink for Me)
What can I say, I heard it this week at a Christmas light show.
“Father Christmas” by the Kinks!
Last Christmas by Wham
Carol of the Bells is what came up first on my Christmas playlist, so I’m going with that.
Father Christmas by the Kinks. (It’s fantastic…. and also almost certainly wrong, but what the hell.)
Fairytale of New York
Don’t be a jerk, it’s Christmas
I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas by Yogi Yorgesson
Frosty the Snowman
Snoopy’s Christmas
River, Joni Mitchell.
Same Old Lang Syne
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
I want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.
O Come All Ye Faithful
Santa Baby
Dreidel dreidel dreidel, I made it out of clay….
(I’m dreaming of) A White Christmas
Deck the Halls (also known as ‘Tis the Season)
I’m getting nothin’ for Christmas
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis, by Tom Waits
Last Christmas by Wham!
Here We Come A-Wassailing
The Ramones’ “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)”
The Little Drummer Boy
I’m a Little Latke
Christmas in Hollis
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
To Christmas! (the drinking song) by Straight No Chaser
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fariy
I’m Dreaming of a burrito Christmas
Christmas in Jail by Jonathan Coulton and John Roderick
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Judy Garland
Joy to the World! I recently learned the lyrics are about Jesus’ second coming, so it’s “not really” a Christmas song, which I find amusing since I tend to avoid overdoing Christmasy things during Advent.
Oi to the World!
The Holly and The Ivy
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
John Prine, Christmas in Prison. Just too perfect for 2020.
Let it snow
Is it the Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth duet that David Bowie and Bing Crosby did?
Puppy for Hanukkah. This is my new favorite holiday song
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Christmas in Suburbia by Martin Newell
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Dominick the Donkey
12 Pains of Christmas
Father Christmas by The Kinks
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Kinks – Father Christmas
The 12 Gifts of Christmas by Allan Sherman
Feliz Navidad
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
The Holly and the Ivy
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow !
I will also guess White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin
Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
Little Drummer Boy!
Michael Learns to Rock – Upon a Christmas Night
Michae’l Buble – Christmas
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
Baby it’s cold outside
Driving home for christmas
Last Christmas, Wham
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
White Christmas, based on photos I’ve seen from friends in Ohio!
Pine Cones and Holly Berries (I’ll take obscure and annoying xmas songs for 200 Alex)
White Christmas
“Flappie” by Youp van ‘t Hek or the cover by Todd Rundgren
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. (I’ve had it in my head all month.)
Blue Christmas by elvis…are there other Christmas songs?
Little drummer boy
Christmas in Heaven by Monty Python
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
White Christmas
‘Zat You, Santa Claus? by Louis Armstrong
Silver Bells, Bing Crosby
You’re a mean one Mr Grinch by the Small Town Titans