15 Alternative Christmas Songs That Will Still Make You Feel Festive

3. Blanket Of Leaves - Lanterns On The Lake

Okay, so this isn€™t technically a Christmas song, lyrically anyway. But the inclusion of the all-important sleigh bells and that wintry feel that the track possesses elevates its standing. Newcastle-based atmospheric maestros Lanterns On The Lake have made a burgeoning career out of creating heart-tugging imagery in every song they compose. This is no exception: imagine crunching through frost-bitten leaves and breathing clouds of icy chill and it should take you somewhere into the realms of festive loveliness.

Hazel Wilde€™s elegiac, whispering vocal guides you through the landscape, and the ambient flourishes of violin bring it that all-important fire-glow warmth. One to listen to on a freezing winter€™s morning prior to Christmas itself. You know, before all the drink-fuelled lunacy and sadistic family in-fighting kicks off. A calm before the storm type track.

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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.