Here are three submissions we received that through the holiday rush unfortunately we were unable to get into article form until now. But let me tell you, hang onto these puppies for next years holiday mixes!

First we have a gem from The Yule Logs who are a new band dedicated to spreading holiday cheer (obviously). Their debut is out so give them support! Their version is a jazzy/rock sort of surprise. Highly recommended.

The Yule Logs – Last Christmas

Secondly, Philco Brothers, actually just one man named Jim, are a band out of Boston. Inspired by our site a few years he recorded his sweet ass version and passed it along! It’s somewhere between 8-bit and lo-fi but all parts amazing. Check out his myspace and thank him!

Philco Brothers – Last Christmas

And here’s their version of another christmas tune, “Christmas Time” by the Dogmatics:

Lastly, Praise-Apella are a faith-based a cappella group whose version is pretty amazing. I am always impressed by a talented a cappella, group but this cover truly deserves some notice, check out their video below:

Apologies for the rushed nature of this post, but we didn’t want to leave you guys hanging! we still have many many more to share, and rather than wait until next year, we’ll do a couple big mix posts for you guys!

We’re back! And thank you for your suggestions on file hosting; we’re checking them all out as we hit crunch time. So we need to hit ‘em hard today and get you guys some quality covers to make up for lost time.

Today’s first cover comes via Last Christmas friend and Philly neighbor Philebrity who featured us last year. This year, they get in the action and present the world with Faux Slang, which they describe as having enough “early Teenage Fanclub sludge to mask the true pain that lies at the core of this sad, sad tune.”

Faux Slang – Last Christmas


Team Whatever give us what I believe is our first kazoo cover! Most precisely, the vocals are done via kazoo, which is rather charming actually. Frankly I’m surprised it took 3 years to come across a kazoo version.

Team Whatever – Last Christmas

You really have to appreciate a band with confidence. Firstly, Starfire’s myspace address is “starefireowns.” Secondly, their bio states, “Starfire is the collaboration of 2 of the most amazing pop minds of all time.” They only have this cover up on page though, so we cannot completely verify the accuracy of this statement. We can however declare that this is a good slow dance/pop version that would comfortably on your 2K8 holiday mix.

Starfire – Last Christmas

Rumblefish are a Korean pop-rock group, with a great cover here. I think I call it great because there’s a certain familiarity in their version…It reminds me of an ’80s American family sitcom or something. This is probably only because it’s the instrumental version, the vocal version is great too though.

Rumblefish – Last Christmas


I think we are being duped here. While we completely love the Providence band The Enemy, we aren’t sure what the heck this is.

The Enemy – Last Christmas


Ok so, Fox Force 5 presumably get their name from Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, but I can’t help thinking of Star Wars whenever I see this version come up.

Fox Force 5 – Last Christmas

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)