Now to your left you can find a link to the complete list of artists featured on the site. It kind of takes the charm away from just having the list of artists who haven’t covered it, but the people have spoken!

This first version is from young German band Acht, who classify themselves as blues/funk. While their version has hints of that, it also sounds pretty progressive, like an early-2000s college band might have made this.

Acht – Last Christmas


The Bizons, (pronounced BEE-zons as you’ll find out if you listen) created a frankly weird version. I mean, it starts out pretty regular, and then cascades into them just awkwardly singing their band name for the last third of the track.

The Bizons – Last Christmas


Finally, we present you kids two different versions of tracks we previously featured. The first is an istrumental variation on Erdmöbel’s “Weihnachten” from last year. The second, is an incredibly remixed version of the Rap Allstars version from 2006. It’s not even in the same territory, honestly. It leaped from a pretty regular hip-hop take, to a sprawling, piano-driven, guitar-whining epic! It still uses GM’s original vocals which takes it to an even different level. Since I am best at expressing myself through metaphor (maybe) just imagine George Michael wearing a pirate blouse at the top of a gothic tower singing to the night sky, maybe there are dragons (the Allstars) circling the tower beneath him. Just imagine that for a minute…

Erdmöbel – Weihnachten

Rap Allstars – Last Christmas (Pacific 101 Mix)

Jason and Joey, are multi-taskers. For one, they have a show in Atlanta tonight with their band Sealions. They also record part time as Travis & Alan, just to make things interesting. As the Sealions, they deliver instantly catchy indie/rock/pop/whatever, it’s good, that’s the bottom line. As Travis & Alan, they get simpler, folksier, and holiday-ier.

Travis & Alan – Last Christmas


I’m just going to go ahead and quote the Menzäs myspace page: “Once voted the ‘third best band in Northern Michigan’ by the readers of The Graphic, The Meznäs have been on again, off again making music for over ten years now. They have played at many high school functions and have released eight Christmas albums from 1999 through 2006. They slowly evolved (or digressed, depending on which side you’re on) into the studio band The Vermeers."

The Menzäs – Last Christmas


Ok so, Tony is probably singing about his friends, and this is some kind of funny inside joke. Not being on the inside, it’s really just “amusing.” That’s all I really can say.

Tony – Last Christmas


And again, some techno.

Die Frauenärzte – Final X-Mas


We are dangerously approaching a full 24 hours worth of “Last Christmas.” We have no idea what sort of impact this may on the fabric of space-time, but we can only hope it to be a positive one…

We’d like to start by thanking The Walrus for doing a fun interview with us the other day. The Walrus has a lot of fun posts ranging from ’60s psych rock to new indie stuff to anything else you need to know about. Check ‘em out! And while we might have embellished a little about upcoming interviews with Fox News and MSNBC, we do have some other treats coming this year that we’re super excited about. Stay tuned!

And if you’re so inclined, listen in on KNDD tonight (approx 6:30pm EST) for some Last Christmas shenanigans!

Now if you’re like us, you’ve come to a point in the game where you’re feeling a little overwhelmed at 220 versions of the same song. Or maybe some of you missed all the fun last year and you’re not sure where to begin. Either way, we’ve come to a decision and need your help, dear reader. We’d like to package a “Best Of” with your suggestions, so please comment here or email us your top 10 versions and we’ll re-feature them in a special post. Sound good? Good.

If Plas-Tick’s electro-pop version sounds so good, you feel like you’ve heard it before, you have! Most people agree that last year Mon)tag offered one of the best, most genuinely distinct versions of the lot, so you can’t really blame Plas-Tick for wanting to base their cover on a surefire winner.

Berlin based Plas-Tick just released a Christmas EP (complete with Karaoke version of “Last Christmas”) which you can order from their site. UPDATE: This track is also available as part of a free downloadable album, Electric Fantastic Christmas available here

Plas-Tick – Last Christmas


So this isn’t so much a band, as a party. At least that’s what we’ve been told. Mr. Creed held a party to record Christmas tunes, and that sounds awesome to us. I think that technically classifies this as choir music. To us anyways.

More joy awaits you on their Myspace!

Ryan Creed Family Christmas Players – Last Christmas


Even after trying to navigate their Italian webpage, I still have no idea who or what Pork Band is. This particular recording is a live adaptation in which they decide to change “Last Christmas” to “La Scrima”…ok, I’m cool with that. And judging by the squeaky fart at 2:54 and the monologue halfway through, I’m guessing they’re some sort of comedy band?

Buttloads of Pork Band mp3s available here

Pork Band – La Scrima

San Francisco-based blogger David Parrish is amazing. Not only did he send us several versions of “Last Christmas,” but he also took the helm for today’s song commentary. That means a much-needed rest for all of our ears at Last Christmas HQ. Thank you, David Parrish. Thank you…