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12 Best Christmas Songs: No. 12

'I Want an Alien for Christmas'
--Fountains of Wayne (1997)

Gimme, gimme, gimme. Have you seen a kid's wish list for Santa these days? Wii, iPods, iPhones and countless other bank-breaking iCan't-Live-Withouts. At least this fine young man has a lively imagination. He doesn't need a bike, and like the rest of us, he's not up for more ugly sweaters. If Santa's such a wizard, why not ask for "a little green guy, about three feet high, with 17 eyes"?

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Martin White

Hi and thank you for this article. It led me to writing an article myself. I did some research and collected together 18 versions of free quality Christmas karaoke songs from over 100 available.
Link is here
Have a great singing experience =)

November 25 2009 at 4:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Martin White

I'm sorry about double post, but apparently the link didn't show, so I will put it as written.
http://fr.ee/article/free-full-christmas-karaoke-songs-not-midi
Again, my apoligies!

November 25 2009 at 4:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
keithmacklindo

The Platters have a christmas song also did you grade that as well?

February 13 2009 at 9:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Matt

what about king diamond's no presents for christmas? that is a great christmas song . king diamond is still writing music.

January 08 2009 at 10:58 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Melissa

huh? how is this on the good list?

December 26 2008 at 2:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jesterles

The BEST Christmas songs and the birth of Jesus not mentioned in any of them? I am an atheist but I still enjoy the season and I have respect for those who believe.Obviously these songs are meant for a generation far later than mine. Merry Christmas everybody.

December 25 2008 at 10:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dickn2000b

I listened to this "best" Christmas song. What a load of pure shit. This was obviously picked by some illiterate retard.

December 25 2008 at 3:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jim Kirwin

PLEASSSE!!!!

December 25 2008 at 2:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CapitolST2047

Don't get me wrong...Fountains of Wayne is am okay band, but was this song the result of a keen sense of imaginative songwriting, or perhaps a quick cash-in on the whole "alien" craze of the mid-late 90's...?
All I'm saying is, during that time, all I saw at carnivals...toy stores...Spencers...were alien toys, statues, tshirts, etc. Maybe I just had a tainted childhood?

December 18 2008 at 12:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
katespet

What about Macey Gray for the absolute worst Christmas song

December 18 2008 at 11:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kelsey

I'm a little disappointed that Robert Earl Keen's "Merry Christmas from the Family" didn't make the list.

December 12 2008 at 4:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply