‘Tis the time of year for the radio stations to play Mariah Carey’s cover of “All I Want For Christmas” (the “Extra Festive” version) on repeat. It’s a great song and it sure is festive, but after hearing it twenty or so times over the span of only a few hours it starts to wear down the holiday spirit. It doesn’t help that there are only a few dozen other really popular holiday songs played during December: Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)”, Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad”, Dean Martin’s “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow”, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”, that one song about shoes. Again, all great tunes, but they’re hard to hear on repeat for an entire month. Especially when most of us are either coped up with relatives, stuck in holiday traffic or desperately trying to find the last toy lightsaber sold in the state…or trying to justify sneaking off to see Star Wars… again.

Instead of sitting through TSwift’s “Last Christmas” one more time, listen to some other covers and holiday/Christmas songs that get less airtime. From groups like The Killers that annually put out their own holiday tune to bands like Weezer that cover classics, here are twelve songs to get you through to the New Year. Enjoy!

1. “Christmas Night Of The Living Dead” by MXPX

2. “Deadbeat Holiday” by Green Day

3. “Last Christmas” by Jimmy Eat World

4. “The Season’s Upon Us” by Dropkick Murphys

5. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” by The Holidazes

6. “Christmas In L.A.” by The Killers ft. Dawes

7. “Oi To The World” by No Doubt

8. “(When Is) Hanukkah This Year?” by Melee

9. “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” by Weezer

10. “The Lights and Buzz” by Jack’s Mannequin

11. “Walking In The Air” by Foxy Shazam

12. “My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year)” by Regina Spektor

by Zoe Marquedant