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Do you have a favorite off-beat Christmas song? (Original Post) red dog 1 Dec 2024 OP
The Pogues (with Kirsty McColl) - Fairytale Of New York Mister Ed Dec 2024 #1
The Sonics - Don't Believe in Christmas FuzzyRabbit Dec 2024 #2
Toad Away Cartoonist Dec 2024 #3
First Christmas Away From Home KitFox Dec 2024 #4
Jethro Tull - A Christmas Song Rigpa108 Dec 2024 #5
Topping my list... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #6
Eric Idle - F**k Christmas! OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #7
Dominic the Christmas Donkey lark Dec 2024 #8
Same here, lark debm55 Dec 2024 #14
The 12 Days of Christmas (Bob and Doug McKenzie style) catbyte Dec 2024 #9
Christmas Wrapping, by The Waitresses Sequoia Dec 2024 #10
Ty. I couldn't remember the title electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #15
I saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus Doc_Technical Dec 2024 #11
Grandma got run over by a reindeer. dmr Dec 2024 #12
I Believe In Father Christmas. Greg Lake. Boomerproud Dec 2024 #13
Not Sure If This Is Off-Beat Enough, But... ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #16
jingle bells batman smells AllaN01Bear Dec 2024 #17
Dave DeBoy's Christmas on the Stoop Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #18
"Sleighbells Reindeer and Snow" by Rita Faye Wilson red dog 1 Dec 2024 #19
A John Waters Christmas - Track 01 - Fat Daddy red dog 1 Dec 2024 #20
Santa Claus is back in Town: thucythucy Nov 27 #21
There's Another Santa Claus -- Bob Rivers red dog 1 Nov 29 #22
Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful red dog 1 Nov 30 #23
A Rude Christmas Song .. (Strong language warning)) red dog 1 Dec 8 #24

KitFox

(502 posts)
4. First Christmas Away From Home
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 03:07 AM
Dec 2024

By Stan Rogers. I guess more poignant than offbeat, but it was the first song that came to mind. I don’t know how to post the link to it.

dmr

(28,705 posts)
12. Grandma got run over by a reindeer.
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 11:59 AM
Dec 2024
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.

She'd been drinkin' too much eggnog,
And we'd begged her not to go.
But she'd left her medication,
So she stumbled out the door into the snow.

When they found her Christmas mornin',
At the scene of the attack,
There were hoof prints on her forehead,
And incriminatin' Claus marks on her back.

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
(On her way home)
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
(Say there's no Santa)
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
(Lord, we believe)

Now we're all so proud of Grandpa,
He's been takin' this so well.
See him in there watchin' football,
Drinkin beer and playin' cards with cousin Belle.

It's not Christmas without Grandma.
All the family's dressed in black.
And we just can't help but wonder:
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
(Midnight before Christmas)
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
(Say there's no Santa)
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
(Lord, we believe)

Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of fig.
And a blue and silver candle
That would have just matched the hair in grandma's wig.

I've warned all my friends and neighbors.
"Better watch out for yourselves.
They should never give a license,
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves."

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
(Minding her own business)
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
(What do you mean there's no Santa?)
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
(Lord, we believe)

Oh, As for me and Grandpa, we believe.

ProfessorGAC

(75,701 posts)
16. Not Sure If This Is Off-Beat Enough, But...
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 06:02 PM
Dec 2024

...I dig this one. And, some others have already mentioned.

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thucythucy

(9,039 posts)
21. Santa Claus is back in Town:
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 07:48 PM
Nov 27
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Banned from radio play when it came out on account of this verse:

Hang up your pretty stockings
turn off the light
Santa Claus is coming
down your chimney tonight...
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