They are most definitely not sung by Bing Crosby or Nat King Cole, but you can't argue with these classics:
Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight), The Ramones — Sing it, Joey!
Christmas in Hollis, Run-D.M.C. — This holiday rap has humor, great lyrics and a fabulous groove.
Christmas Wrapping, The Waitresses — Sort of a one-hit-wonder like so many Christmas songs, but I still have a lot of affection for this one, which is so perfectly '80s.
Father Christmas, The Kinks — I love Ray Davies's dose of reality mixed with his trademark humor:
"Father Christmas, give us some money
Don't mess around with those silly toys.
We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over
We want your bread so don't make us annoyed
Give all the toys to the little rich boys"
And just one more. I've never understood why this Monty Python tune hasn't joined the holiday rotation:
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