I need more 80's Christmas Songs

[New Earth]

I don't like traditional Xmas songs - just the 80's! Can anyone help me think of more 80's xmas songs to d/l and listen to all weekend? So far I have:

- Do They Know It's Christmas (Live Aid)

- Last Christmas (Wham)

- War is Over (John Lennon/Yoko Ono)

- Christmas Wrapping (The Waitresses)

and then I'm gonna get Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Bruce Springsteen....


can anyone think of any other good ones?

[nedbal]

1. kinks father christmas 80's?

[New Earth]

2. yesss!!!!!

that's a good one, thank you!!!

[AntiCoup2K4]

17. Actually that one's from 1978

...as evidenced by the clear "punk" influence in the song.

[ET Awful]

3. Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC :)

[New Earth]

4. i dont' think i heard that

at least i don't remember it. it's gotta be cool though if it's by Run DMC woot

[salvorhardin]

5. While not necessarily 80s

Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio (http://www.deliciousagony.com) is playing a holiday mix right now. Here's the most recent tunes they've played...

Now Playing
Jon Anderson - Forest Of Fire

Previous
Jimi Hendrix - Little Drummer Boy/Silent Night/Auld Lang Syne
Neil Zaza! - Come All Ye Faithful
Ten Point Ten - Good Things
Canvas Productions - DA short 1
Unknown Artist - Untitled
Keith Emerson - Aria
Annie Haslam - We Three Kings
Rick Wakeman - Angels From The Realms of Glor
Neal Morse - 'Tis The Season To Be Blue

[New Earth]

6. yeah i don't know any of those

but you did remind of me of Little Drummer Boy by David Bowie and uh.....that other dude.....wtf is his name...loll

[salvorhardin]

10. Unknown Artist is one of my favorites too

I just wish he'd stop naming all of his songs the same thing! :-)

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

7. Here you go....

http://www.rhino.com/store/Productdetail.lasso?number=74381

Christmas Is The Time To Say “I Love You” - Billy Squier
Jingle Bell Rock - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Please Come Home For Christmas - Pat Benatar
Thank God It’s Christmas - Queen
2000 Miles - The Pretenders
Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby
December Will Be Magic Again - Kate Bush
Christmas Day - Squeeze
Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Smithereens
Rock And Roll Christmas - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
Christmas At Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic
Rudolph The Manic Reindeer - Los Lobos
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - The Alarm
Twelve Days Of Christmas - Bob & Doug Mckenzie

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

9. Oh, and The Ramones

Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

8. Eagles, "Please Come Home For Christmas" (not sure the year)

Chrissy Hynde/Pretenders did a version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" that I like too.

[Moloch]

11. All I want for xmas is you

by Wham!

Weren't Wham! great?

[New Earth]

12. these are all great

thanks everyone :hi:

[tuvor]

13. Everything from Very Special Christmas I and II.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002GFJ/qid=1103997051/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/002-1505095-8343264
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002G0M/qid=1103997051/sr=2-2/ref=pd_ka_b_2_2/002-1505095-8343264

[New Earth]

14. ok i need help real quick

who sang the most original version of Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer? this one was from around the 80's too.

[IcyPeas]

15. yeah, what they all said, plus

Great suggestions all. Here's a few more:

The Cocteau Twins - Winter Wonderland
The Payolas - Christmas is Coming (one of my favorites, for what it's worth)
Loreena McKennitt - Snow
Phoebe Snow - Merry Christmas, Baby
Robbie Robertson - Christmas Must be Tonight
Bel Canto - Agnus Dei
Stevie Nicks - Silent Night
ELP - Winter Time

(okay, so these aren't all 80s - but they are all "cool")

have a great day and enjoy your tunes.

[nedbal]

16. bryan adams - christmas time

Melissa Etheridge - Happy christmas (live).

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[bikebloke]

18. Hey Santa by Kevin Bloody Wilson

Don't play if there are kids around the house. Though it would be fun for seranading a fundamentalist into an apoplectic fit.