Songs that sound like Christmas songs/carols but aren't

[operative451]

I'll start! And this would be a fun one for anyone in a church band to bust out to all the hung-over parishioners on Tuesday Morning:

Knights of Cydonia by Muse is basically 'O' come all ye faithful' in a minor key:

 

[spike]

I'll go for River - Joni Mitchell, it sounds Christmassy, it has Christmas in it but it's not about Christmas

 

 

Edited December 19, 2018 by spike

[bertbass]

How about,

 

 

[ahpook]

I think a lot of Cocteau Twins sounds Christmassy.

(They also did a blinding cover of 'Frosty the Snowman')

[Drax]

2 hours ago, spike said:

I'll go for River - Joni Mitchell, it sounds Christmassy, it has Christmas in it but it's not about Christmas

 

 

There's a show in R4 9.30pm tonight about this 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001l70

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Have yourself a merry little Christmas...

 

 

[EliasMooseblaster]

Scott Walker - "The Day the Conducator Died (An Xmas Song)"

I know the title suggest it's "An Xmas Song," but despite the sleigh bells that appear in it, I suspect Mr Walker is being a little less than sincere in his categorisation.

 

 

[Cosmo Valdemar]

The riff at 2:35 bears a wonderful resemblance to "Stop The Cavalry". I wonder if it was intentional. 

 

 

[Combed20]

8 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

The riff at 2:35 bears a wonderful resemblance to "Stop The Cavalry". I wonder if it was intentional. 

 

 

Oh wow, never noticed that before. Well spotted!!!

 

[el borracho]

Stop The Cavalry itself - it wasn't written as a xmas song

[bonzodog]

50 minutes ago, el borracho said:

Stop The Cavalry itself - it wasn't written as a xmas song

Beat me to it. Apparently the record company added the bells afterwards to give it a Christmas appeal