With the Yuletide season just around the corner, it’s time to dust off those antiquated, predictable recordings of White Christmas, Deck the Halls, Let It Snow and other seasonal favourites by the usual suspects like Perry Como, Bing Crosby and Mario Lanza. Or is it? 

Perhaps this year, it’s time for a different sort of Christmas music. With a virtual plethora of so-called “alternative” Yuletide tunes out there yet to be discovered by the average seasonal devotee who probably thinks that the sappy Mistletoe and Wine is about as far as the phrase “alternative Christmas song” gets, perhaps it’s time to show some long overdue appreciation for these decidedly unconventional Christmas tunes.