Best Christmas pop/rock songs/covers

Lennon's Happy XMas (War is Over) is still my favorite....

I'd love to hear the Top 5 lists from the group.... best way to discover great tuneage.

 

Butch Walker/Yuji Oda singing a cover of "Last Christmas" by Wham!.

 

the only christmas song i like -- christmas in hollis

 

Santa Claus is Coming to Town -- Bruce
Let Me Sleep It's Christmastime -- PJ
Fairytale of New York -- The Pogues
Ring Them Bells -- Dylan (Not Christmas-specific, but I associate it with Christmas)
Christmas in Killarney -- The Irish Rovers

 

"2000 Miles" - Pretenders
"Run Run Rudolph" - Keith Richards
"Father Christmas" - Kinks
"Reggae Christmas" - Bryan Adams
"Christmas, Baby Please Come Home" - U2
"Boogie Woogie Santa Claus" - Brian Setzer
"Blue Christmas" - Elvis
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Colin James & Roxanne Potvin

 

- Bruce Springsteen, the Max Weinberg 7 and other guests -- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

- Bruce Springsteen - The Wish



Wish I had audio or video for this, but I don't, just the NSFW lyrics:
Bruce Springsteen - Pilgrim in the Temple of Love
http://www.springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics/p/pilgriminthetempleoflove.php

 

Father Christmas, the Kinks
Happy XMas War is Over
2,000 Miles, The Pretenders.
Charlie Brown Christmas
Little St. Nick, beach Boys
Christmas baby (Please Come Home), I like the U2 version better.
The Phil Spector Christmas Album is spectacular
You're a Mean One Mrc. Grinch, Boris Karloff
Jingle bells, Barking Dogs!
Santa Baby, Ertha Kitt, althugh the Heidi klum version is more aesthetically pleasing .

Merry Christmas everyone. Or Happy Holidays.

 

Snoopy vs. the Red Baron -- The Royal Guardsmen

oops.. this is the Christmas version:

 

Kinks' "Father Christmas" is way up my list. I've been waiting to hear it for the past couple of weeks, but haven't. Then, 2 days ago, I was on hold with DirecTV and heard it on the phone.
Yesterday, I stumbled across a familiar Christmas tune (can't remember which) played as rock 'n' roll version in which the band REALLY KICKED ASS. It was awesome. The DJ said the band was named Trans-Siberian Railroad. Never heard of 'em. But I told my wife that I bet they really had fun playing that tune.
Anybody heard of 'em??

 

Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I saw them a few years ago and it was an awesome show. They only tour this time of year. I think there are two different touring companies.

 

Kinks version:

Never heard of Trans-Siberian Railroad... have heard of Trans-Siberian Orchestra though