Do you hear what I hear? No? Well, you're missing out on all of these underrated holiday tunes! Of course, we appreciate the Nat King Cole classics and Sinatra's crooning vocals, but in a year as atypical as this one, perhaps we need to spice it up a little bit. In this week's Gavel Groove, our lineup ranges from classic Christmas hits by your favorite indie artists to songs you wouldn't normally hear on any holiday playlist (that nonetheless evoke those chilly winter vibes).
Lonely Man of Winter by Sufjan Stevens
Pretty Paper by The Lumineers
If We Make It Through December by Phoebe Bridgers
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Phoebe Bridgers
Blue Ridge Mountains by Fleet Foxes
Auld Lang Syne by Andrew Bird
Hallelujah by HAIM
Every Holiday by Mt. Joy
From Gold by Novo Amor
River by Joni Mitchell
Home Alone, Too by The Staves
December Song by Birdtalker, Joy Williams
Angel In The Snow by Elliot Smith
Just Like Christmas by Low
Rocky Mountain High by John Denver
baby jesus is nobody’s baby now by Julia Jacklin
Holiday-ish by The Regrettes, Dylan Minnette
champagne problems by Taylor Swift
Wash. by Bon Iver
Blue Christmas by Christian Leave
A Dreamer’s Holiday - Spotify Singles by Julien Baker
Toronto Light Festival by Zophia Dadlez
I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Kacey Musgraves, Lana del Rey
Short Red Silk Lingerie by Sabrina Claudio
Maybe Next Year by Jenny Owen Youngs
Marshmallow World by The Regrettes
Winter Wonderland by Cocteau Twins, Robin Guthrie, Elizabeth Fraser, Simon Raymonde
Christmas Blues by Sabrina Claudio, The Weeknd
Christmas Treat by Julian Casablancas
It’s Going To Be A Cold Winter by Blossoms
Chimney by Sebastian Mikael
Linus & Lucy by Anderson .Paak
Greensleeves by Mountain Man
One More Cry by Chance the Rapper, Jeremih
The Moon Song by beabadoobee, Oscar Lang
Old Friend by Mitski
two queens in a king sized bed by girl in red
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The following authors contributed to this article: Carmen Chu, Cosette Patterson, and Michaela Brant.