Maybe This Christmas | Festive Playlist

I don't know where I stand with Christmas music. However, in the great hellish year of 2017, there are dozens upon dozens of versions of some holiday tunes. While I love the good ole classics and cult favorites, sometimes I just want to kick back, relax, and listen to some lesser known versions of songs. Maybe it's in the inner obnoxious hipster in me that likes to surface from time to time and make me feel like a pretentious asshole. However, I still can't refuse a good pop tune here and there. I dare someone to tell me that Carly Rae Jepsen's version of "Last Christmas" isn't iconic. In fact, I dare someone to tell me that anything CRJ does isn't anything short of legendary.

Where was I? Oh yes, Christmas music. I decided to round up twenty-five of my favorite not-so-typical Christmas songs as one last musical attempt to kick up that Christmas spirit another notch. If you're interested in more traditional tunes, fear not, for I have a whole playlist that I made for the occasion last year (and in 2015...and 2014). And yes, this blog post is indeed titled after the name of a song that I found on one The O.C. soundtracks, from season three I believe. And I do not regret it one bit and feel that Seth Cohen would be very proud.

What's your favorite festive tune?