15 Alternative Christmas Songs That Will Still Make You Feel Festive

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.

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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.