31 of the most underrated Christmas songs ever
Because, as much as you'd like to, you can't just listen to 'All I Want For Christmas' on repeat
'Last Christmas' by Wham. 'Merry Christmas Everyone' by Shakin' Stevens. 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' by Wizard. And 'Step Into Christmas' by Elton John. What do all these songs have in common? Yes, they're all Christmas songs that get played over, and over, and over again. But what about those poor festive tunes that hardly ever see the (Christmas) light of day? Well, lucky for you, we've rounded up the 31 of the most underrated Christmas songs we wish we got to hear more of each year (plus, there's an extra special treat at the end...).
'Santa Baby' by Ariana Grande
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than a turkey stuffed with Miniature Heroes.
'Feliz Nevidad' by Jose Feliciano
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than Cliff Richard wearing a festive onesie.
'Mistletoe' by Justin Bieber
Festivity rating: More Chrismasy than Aled Jones roasting chestnuts on an open fire.
'Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays' by *NSYNC
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than glittered sprouts.
'Christmas In Hollis' by Run-D.M.C.
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than Michael Buble supping eggnog.
'I Wish It Was Christmas Today' by Julian Casablancas
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than the Queen's speech being interrupted by carol singers.
'Holiday Celebrate' by Toni Braxton
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than pigs in blankets wrapped in actual blankets.
'Merry Xmas Everybody' by Steps
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than a gift bag full of satsumas.
'It's Christmas Time Again' by the Backstreet Boys
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than a candy cane dipped in gravy.
'Baby It's Cold Outside' by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than a Newlyweds festive special.
'Not Tonight Santa' by Girls Aloud
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than Baileys flavoured anything and everything.
'Merry, Merry Christmas' by New Kids On The Block
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than mulled wine giving you third degree burns and making you all sticky as you try to drink it as you walk around a Christmas market.
'Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)' by The Ramones
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than a cheese board with novelty stocking-shaped crackers
'Ludacrismas' by Ludacris
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than spending the whole day watching the Food Network's 12 Chefs Of Christmas.
'Perfect Christmas' by S Club 7
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than filling three baskets up with Christmas jumpers in Primark.
'I Won't Be Home For Christmas' by Blink 182
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than opening every window of your Maltesers advent calendar on 1st December.
'Christmas Tree' by Lady Gaga
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than drinking a gingerbread latte and feeling sick for days after.
'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' by Busted
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than making your little sister an angel outfit by wrapping tinsel around a coat hanger halo.
'All I Want for Christmas Is New Year's Day' by Hurts
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than your cat knocking down the Christmas tree; smashing dozens of precious baubles handed down to you by your great, great, great, great, great grandma.
'Christmas Wrapping' by The Saturdays
Festivity rating: More Christmasy than Uncle Reg's festive tie collection (and yes... one of them does play Jingle Bells when you press Rudolph's red nose).
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