"Dark" Christmas Songs

Anyone got any non-traditional Christmas songs that have a dark twist on them?

1. The Killers - Don't Shoot Me Santa (song about Santa killing a kid who has been "killing just for fun.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cglLJJ0Czo8

2. Weird Al - Christmas at Ground Zero (a cheerful song about a nuclear apocalypse)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039p6xqutU&ob=av3e

 

"Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"

 

Try something from the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. Kidnap the Sandy Claws (featuring Elfman, Paul Rubens and Cathrine O'Hara as the devious henchmen) is a particular favorite.

Also, Boris Karloff's Mr. Grinch is untouchable here, one of the all time greats.

 

Dear Mr. Jesus - maybe not really a "Christmas" song but it was out around that time of year if I recall correctly.

 

Residents: Santa Dog
Jethro Tull: Christmas Song

 

Check out the album Excelsis ~ A Dark Noel :

http://www.projekt.com/projekt/product.asp?sku=PRO00062

Christmas songs performed by goth and darkwave artists.

 

Randy Newman - "Christmas in Capetown"

 

Fishbone 'Slick Nick (You Devil You)' from It's a Wonderful Life EP Wally cut Vinyl

 

The Fools-- "Santa Claus Bird-Dogged My Baby"

 

The Kinks - Father Xmas
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Xmas

 

How about Louis Armstrong - Zat you, Santa Claus?

 

On "Fits Like a Glove", Howie Mandel's version of the 12 Days of Christmas. His true love dies on the third day.

 

I got to see them do this one live.

"Just Call Me Scrooge" isn't exactly warm and fuzzy, either (although, hilarious).

 

Rudolph and Gang - "Here Comes Fatty Claus" - a fave
Little Cindy - "Happy Birthday Jesus" - one of a kind

 

How To Swim's "A Minor Key Christmas"
http://howtoswim.bandcamp.com/album/a-minor-key-christmas

 

Carlene Davis - Santa Clause (Do you ever come to the ghetto)

 

I liked that very much.

 

Christmas Eve Can Kill You - Everly Bros 1971

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjwSg6-QOPQ

 

It always amuses me that you hear that song in shops at Christmas. The lyrics are basically telling us that the whole notion of Christmas is a total lie.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUELu8o5KJg

 

Billy Idol: Yellin' at the Christmas Tree

 

Elton Duck: Xmas

 

G'day,

Low - If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus) from their Christmas EP:

If you were born today /
We'd kill you by age eight /
Never get the chance to say: /
Joy to the world and peace on the earth.
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Killing Jesus or Santa ... dunno if it get's darker than that at Xmas time.

--Geoff

 

Fairytale of New York -- The Pogues w/ Kirsty MacColl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrAwK9juhhY

 

Santa Got A DWI - Sherwin Linton

Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas - Commander Cody

Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas - John Denver

Look Around You (It's Christmas Time) - Bobby Goldsboro