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This index lists the essential songs (not all the songs) contained on the albums reviewed in Hip Christmas, plus singles, album tracks, or one-hit wonders not otherwise included on those albums. Whenever
possible, the artist's name is linked to my review of the best Christmas album (not necessarily
the only or original album) on which to find the song.
Barring that, the names will be linked to a place where you may buy the song
(usually Amazon).
If there's no link, it means that, to my knowledge, the song is not available
on CD or MP3. Of course, the list will expand as I write more reviews. And, nothing's
perfect - especially me and my crazy list. Please send additions, corrections,
criticisms, and suggestions via email.
- Uncle Santa (Leslie Uggams, 1954)
- Under My Tree (Becky Barksdale, 2014)
- Under The Christmas Tree (Albert Hammond, 1989)
- Under The Mistletoe (The Silhouettes, 2013)
- Underneath The Christmas Tree (Bill Lloyd,
1991)
- Unwrap My Package (Future Idiots, 2012)
- Unwritten Christmas (Unwritten
Law with Sum 41, 2001)
- Up On The House Top
- Virginity for Christmas (Future Idiots, 2012)
- A Very Sorry Christmas (New Mendicants, 2013)
- A Very Sorry New Year's (New Mendicants, 2013)
- Wake Me Up (It's Christmas) (Rookie Of The Year, 2010)
- Waking Up On Christmas Morning (Smithereens,
1994)
- Warm December (Julie London, 1956)
- Washington Square (Chris Isaak, 2004)
- Watch Them Resolutions (Babs Gonzales, 1955)
- We Call It Christmas (Keb' Mo', 2003)
- We'll Call It Christmastime (Supersuckers, 1994)
- We Got The Egg Nog If You Got The Whiskey (Hickoids, 1989)
- We Must Be Having One (Merry Christmas) (Tammy
Wynette, 1970)
- We Need A Little Christmas (from Mame) (Angela
Lansbury and cast, 1966)
- We Need God For Christmas (Ernest
Tubb, 1953)
- We Three Kings Of Orient Are
- We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo
- We Want A Superstar For Christmas (Angels Of Islington, 1975) [close]
 I've tried to collect nearly every Christmas record released during rock's first four decades. Before the internet spawned a massive proliferation of holiday tracks, it was hard to find truly hip Christmas music, and I cast my net pretty wide to do so. Here's one I passed on.
For starters, the Angels Of Islington single, "We Want A Superstar For Christmas," is ridiculously obscure - at least to folks outside England, where it was issued on the Decca label at the height of "glam rock" fever. And, it is, indeed, a glam rock record - and I love those things. But, it's also a children's record - and those usually make me want to jam sharp objects into my ears. Sorry, kids.
Pointless trivia: "We Want A Superstar For Christmas" was written and produced by Paul Curtis, a name of some note in England (if not elsewhere) for his numerous entries in the annual Eurovision song contest. And, Islington is a real place - it's a borough in London - but the children who sing on the record are from Kings Gate School in nearby West Hampstead. Less pointless is the fact that this confounding record seems to have only been reissued once - on Pink Boots & Lipstick Vol. 5: Rare Glam & Bubblegum From The 70's (2016).
- We Wish You A... (Audra & The Antidote, 2005)
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas (The
Fall, 2003)
- We Wish You A Reggae Christmas (Yellowman,
1998)
- We'll Always Have Christmas (The Klitz, 2011)
- We'll Both Be Dead By Christmas (Alberto Iglesias, 2006)
- We'll Call It Christmastime (Supersuckers,
1994)
- We're On Holiday (Don Broco, 2011)
- Wear A Smile At Christmas (Paul Revere & The
Raiders, 1967)
- Weary Silent Night (Earl
King, 1959)
- Weird Little Christmas (Jack Blanchard, 2004)
- Welcome Christmas
- What A Christmas (Henry Gross, 2005)
- What A Merry Christmas This Could Be (Willie
Nelson, 1964)
- What A Wonderful World
- What A Year For A New Year (Dan Wilson, 2002)
- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
- What Child Is This
- What Christmas Means To Me
- What Do Bad Girls Get? (Joan Osborne, 2007)
- What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? (Emotions,
1973)
- What I Want For Christmas (Macy Gray, 2011)
- What Is Christmas? (Nadia Ackerman, 2010)
- What We Call Christmas (Bleach, 2001)
- What Will Santa Claus Say When He Finds Everybody Swinging? (Louis Prima, 1936)
- What Will The New Year Bring? (Donna
Fargo, 1975)
- Whatever Happened, Happened (Maycomb, 2010)
- (What's A Better Present) At Christmas Time (The Mockers, 2012)
- What's So Special About Christmas? (Gary Schwartz, 2011)
- When A Child Is Born
- When Christmas Comes (Mariah Carey & John Legend, 2011)
- When Christmas Comes (Los Campesinos! 2014)
- When I Get Home For Christmas (Snow
Patrol, 2000)
- When I Hear A Christmas Song (Dennis DeYoung, 2005)
- When It's Christmas On The Range (Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, 1949)
- When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter (Gene Autry,
1950)
- When Southern Bells Ring (Here Comes X-mas) (Judybats,
1990)
- When You're in Love At Christmastime (Bunny Sigler, 2012)
- Where Did My Snowman Go?
- Where My Christmas Lives (3 Doors Down, 2009)
- Where's Me Fuckin' Presents? (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen) (Wat Tyler, 1993)
- Where The Tree Is (Sonny James, 1966)
- White Christmas
- White Christmas Blues (Huey "Piano" Smith & The
Clowns, 1962)
- White Christmas (Demo for Tom Waits) (Flaming
Lips, 2000)
- White Christmas (Three O'Clock Weather Report) (Bobby
The Poet, 1967)
- White World Of Winter (Bing Crosby, 1965)
- Who Likes Christmas Anyway? (Luis & The Wildfires, 2011)
- Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus? (Ron
Holden, 1960)
- Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas? (Staple
Singers, 1970)
- Who's Gonna Be Your Santa Claus This Year (Ernest
Tubb, 1965)
- Why Christmas? (Longest Day Of The Year) (Paula
Kelley, 2005)
- Why Don't You Go Home For Christmas? (Jim
Backus, 1958)
- Why I Hate Christmas (White Town, 1992)
- Will Peace Come In Time For Christmas (Melanie, 2015)
- Will Santa Come To Shanty Town? (Eddy Arnold,
1949)
- Will You Still Believe In Me? (Christmas Spirit, 1968)
- Winter Song (Look Out The Window) (Tex Williams, 1949)
- Winter Symphony (Beach Boys, 1977)
- Winter Wonderland
- Winter Wonderland Cha Cha (Tina Robin,
1958)
- Winter Wonderland (Misty Mountain Hop) (Fleming & John, 1997)
- Winter's Tale (David
Essex, 1982)
- Wintertime (Belmonts, 1964)
- Wintertime Blues (Lester
Williams, 1949)
- Wish It Was Christmas Day (Push Stars, 1999)
- Wish List (Neon Trees, 2010)
- Wish You A Merry Christmas (Korgis, 1980)
- Wish You A Merry Christmas (Kim Weston,
1962)
- Wishes (The Bird & The Bee, 2011)
- Wishing You A Happy New Year (Leslie Uggams & the Curtis McKonly Orchestra, 2013)
- Wombling Merry Christmas (Wombles,
1974)
- Won't Be Long Before Christmas (Diana Ross & The
Supremes, 1967)
- Wonderful Christmastime
- Wrap Yourself In A Christmas Package (Charles
Brown, 1961)
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