15 Alternative Christmas Songs That Will Still Make You Feel Festive

7. Auld Lang Syne - Mairi Campbell

Hidden deep amongst the billions upon billions of versions and variations of Bobby Burns€™ New-Year-classic-set-to-music is Mairi Campbell€™s swoonsome rendition. Far removed from the raucous, drunken bawdiness in which this standard is usually delivered, this version is gorgeously simple and effective. Delivered with such delicacy, Campbell€™s lilting Scottish inflection that swirls around the lyric will make you go knock-kneed.

It€™s the aural equivalent of someone wrapping you in a warm blanket and handing you a mug of hot chocolate. It€™s probably best enjoyed in the early hours of New Year€™s Day when you€™re winding down after an evening mainlining whisky directly into your liver. If there€™s one version of Auld Lang Syne you listen to at New Year, make sure it€™s this one.

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Chris James Peet says hello. His interests include hoping for the best and sitting in chairs. He much prefers moaning to counting his blessings and suffers fools gladly. He also likes to look out of the window and check what's in the fridge but he hates standing up, dripping taps and reality.