You know how after Halloween when you go to a store, or watch TV, or turn on the radio you start hearing Christmas music? And it is always the same songs. Not that there’s anything wrong with Bing Crosby and Mariah Carey but we’ve heard those songs a thousand times.

Last year Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang released an original treatment of the familiar song Silent Night. This is a really touching and unique song that sounds simultaneously traditional and modern.

That got us thinking that there must be hundreds of original Christmas songs produced in the past 20 years. We put together playlists of indie and alternative artists to to showcase those songs. You can find these playlists by searching for the phrase “21st Century Christmas” or use the links below.

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Qek0sS90sBp74SI1bCArK

Spotify playlists play the songs in order. You have the opportunity to add songs you like to your library and follow the artists that made them. You can also shuffle the playlist or play it on a loop rather than have Spotify play songs algorithmically after the playlist finishes

Pandora playlist

https://pandora.app.link/bQhgYkmDHEb

Pandora playlists also play songs in order and you can also like the songs and follow the artist and shuffle and loop the playlist which is nice. Pandora playlists do require a subscription but if you use the link above you can listen to a 15 second ad before enjoying the playlist.

Pandora mixtape

https://www.pandora.com/station/play/211419595494393108

Pandora mixtapes are a fun feature of the platform. There are at least 80 songs that play in a random order. Listen for hours and get something new every time. And you don’t need a subscription, just listen and enjoy.

How about you?

Are you a musician or band that released a Christmas song in the past 20 years? We would love to add it to our playlists. Send us a link to your song using either the Contact Us page or add it in the comments below. We really want to hear from you.