15 Alternative Christmas Songs That Will Still Make You Feel Festive

By Chris Peet / December 8, 2016

6. In The Bleak Midwinter - Paper Aeroplanes

Another Christmas classic, this time performed by these adorable Welsh indie-folk popsters who manage to make one of the oldest Christmas carols sound brand new. The archetypal Christina Rossetti verse-set-to-music is a glacial delight of wintry whispers that€™ll tug at your frosty old heartstrings.

It€™'s a ghostly and ethereal performance with a haunting chilliness permeating the backbone of the song. This is tempered by the warmth of the lightly dancing guitar throughout and the deliciously dry vocal harmonies. Whether you€™re stoutly religious or not, this is a stunning piece of verse and music, and the Paper Aeroplanes do a mightily impressive job with it. Take your earmuffs off and wrap this around your lugs. Now.