A Very Sweeping Christmas: the complete collection

Readers! Give your friends the gift of nigh on five hours of alternative festive tunes.

A VERY SWEEPING CHRISTMAS

A VERY SWEEPING CHRISTMAS 1
Arcade Fire (And Friends) - Jinglebell Rock
Grandaddy - Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland
Low - Just Like Christmas
Joy Zipper - Christmas Song
Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
Bright Eyes - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Beck - Little Drum Machine Boy
Big Star - Jesus Christ
Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again
Belle & Sebastian - O Come, All Ye Faithful
Rufus Wainwright - Spotlight On Christmas
The Three Wise Men - Thanks For Christmas (XTC)
The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song
Snow Patrol - When I Get Home for Christmas
Fountains of Wayne - I Want An Alien For Christmas
The White Stripes - Candy Cane Children
The Wedding Present - Step Into Christmas
Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
Glam Chops - Countdown To Christmas
The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)
No Doubt - Oi To The World
The Fall - No Xmas For John Quays
The Long Blondes - Christmas Is Cancelled


A VERY SWEEPING CHRISTMAS 2
Joseph Spence - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Bahamian folk singer's unique interpretation)
The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
Sufjan Stevens - Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!
Cocteau Twins - Frosty The Snowman
Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day
Foxes! - Christmas Songs
Denim - I Will Cry At Christmas
His Clancyness - This Xmas No Trees Just Soul
James Brown - Go Power At Christmas Time
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Christmas Everyday
Peter Broggs - Twelve Days Of Christmas
Lauren Laverne - In the Bleak Midwinter
Darlene Love - Winter Wonderland
Ben Folds - Bizarre Christmas Incident
De La Soul - Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa
The Walkmen - Christmas Party
Rilo Kiley - Xmas Cake
Boyracer - Every Day Is Christmas With You
Mew - She Came Home For Christmas
Kat Flint - Silent Night
Half Man Half Biscuit - It's Clichéd To Be Cynical At Christmas
REM - Good King Wenceslas
Coldplay - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas


A VERY SWEEPING CHRISTMAS 3
TBC Poundsystem - Losing My Sledge
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Cold White Christmas
Arab Strap - Xmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
Hefner - The Little Baby Hefner's Xmas Song For Holland
Emmy The Great & Lightspeed Champion - Christmas In Prison
Hot Uncles - The Joy Of Giving (Steven Adams of the Broken Family Band/Singing Adams and Dan Michaelson of Absentee/himself)
The Bellrays - Merry Christmas Baby
Nosferatu D2 - It's Christmas Time (For God's Sake)
Thee Headcoatees - Santa Claus
Noah And The Whale - To Cyril At Crunkmas
Eux Autres - Merry Xmas Everybody
Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin'
Harvey Danger - Sometimes You Have To Work On Christmas (Sometimes)
Chris T-T - 100,000 Turkeys
The Joseph And Mary Chain - The Twelve Days of Christmas (Futureheads, Field Music, Kathryn Williams etc.)
Allo, Darlin' - Baby, It's Cold Outside
Velocity Girl - Merry Christmas, I Love You
Lucky Soul - Lonely This Christmas


A VERY SWEEPING CHRISTMAS 4
Reuben - Christmas Is Awesome
The Kinks - Father Christmas
Weezer - Christmas Celebration
They Might Be Giants - Santa's Beard
Squeeze - Christmas Day
Dennis Wilson - Morning Christmas
Ed Harcourt - In The Bleak Midwinter
Donny Hathaway - This Christmas
Feist - Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming
El Perro Del Mar - Auld Lang Syne
Stina Nordenstam - Soon After Christmas
My Morning Jacket - Christmas Time Is Here Again
Trembling Blue Stars - Christmas And Train Trips And Things
Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
Acid House Kings - Christmas
The Lucksmiths - The Thought That Counts
Yo La Tengo - It's Christmas Time
Luna - Egg Nog
The Maytals - Happy Christmas (The Christmas Song)
Of Montreal - Christmas Isn't Safe For Animals
Hello Saferide - iPod Christmas
The Pipettes - White Christmas