10 Best Christmas Songs for Atheists

[Pluvious]

This was a fun read, some peeps putta ho ho ho lotta effort into compiling this list !

http://www.alternet.org/story/149151/10_best_christmas_songs_for_atheists?page=entire

Thanks Mike !

[lazarus]

1. even though it sorta mentions Jesus

I like Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's "Father Christmas." Very cynical song.

[onager]

2. I like that one too.

Also one of my favorites, not mentioning any deities - "I Want A Hippopotamus for Xmas."

Though someone in R/T would certainly argue - at great annotated length - that this song doesn't count, since the hippo was a deity to ancient Egyptians...

:rofl:

[toddaa]

3. I love Greta, but she overlooked my favorite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA9TsaK2AwU

"Enjoy this Christmas, it might be your last."

[awoke_in_2003]

11. doesn't stand up to this greatness...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQrQjNNZCAo

[Goblinmonger]

4. Good list; well thought out.

My favorites from South Park that don't meet any of the requirements for her list:

Merry Fucking Christmas

Most Offensive Song Ever (check out the lyrics if you haven't)

And my all time favorite: Dead, Dead, Dead

[WhollyHeretic]

7. You sent me Merry Fucking Christmas 4 or 5 years ago and it's become one of my holiday staples

I was just putting it in my Christmas Playlist for the party we have with friends every Christmas night.

[Goblinmonger]

9. I had forgotten about that

until I came across the track on one of my laptops and wondered why it was there. Glad you liked it!
:toast:

[Warpy]

5. Ugh. "Santa Baby" alone makes me want to poison the reindeer

with enough laxatives to coat Santa as he flies through the sky behind them for the entire trip.

The only one I can relate to is "The St. Stephen's Day Murders."

[onager]

6. Did I just miss this one?

I didn't see any mention of another personal Xmas favorite - "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues & Kirsty McColl.

But I guess it technically mentions a deity...

Happy christmas your arse, I pray god it´s our last.

[Kolesar]

12. Pretenders: 10,000 miles; Waitresses: Christmas Rapping; XTC: Thanks for Christmas

John Lennon and Yoko Ono: Happy Christmas/War is over
Pogues: Fairytale of New York, :thumbsup:

This year I heard a boffo arrangement of the "Sleigh Ride with Me" song featuring orchestrated hooves.

Winter Wonderland is a beautiful naturist song. I went skiing today, so I would cite that one.

[Ian David]

8. Just discovered this today: George Hrab: I Don't Believe In Christmas

George Hrab: I Don't Believe In Christmas
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x537900

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Christmas is weird...

it teaches the joy of giving, while enjoying receiving. I love to give things to others, and if I get something in return- all the better. Oh, and Bumbles Bounce :)

[semillama]

13. How could anyone forget this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039p6xqutU

One of my favorite videos of all time, too. Nice political statement with the juxtaposition of classic christmas clips and "duck and cover" informational films.