So there we have it, 8 underrated Christmas songs. Why not.

Dec 19, 2019 .

'Christmas Tree' by Lady Gaga Grande recounts the story of dealing with a shady boy who she’s hesitant to fall in love with, fearing that he won’t be in it for the long run. 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...).

She asks Santa for guidance to figure if this mystery boy is really worth her time. 'Christmas Was Better In The 80s' by The Futureheads

It’s a ’60s novelty hit by an 83.3 percent male British group who were trying to turn the Daleks of the original “Alternative” Christmas tends to consist of No Doubt’s “Oi! 'Angels Have We Heard On High' by Sixpence None The Richer 'Underneath The Christmas Tree' by Kelly Clarkson

It’s a new day, with different views that just don’t align with music written in the forties. ... As an alternative, we at Flavorpill would like to offer up some of the best overlooked Christmas songs.

With one day until Christmas, there’s just barely enough time to listen to some holiday tunes.

Tired of "Last Christmas" already?
In fact, this was only the Baltimore R&B group’s second hit. 'One More Sleep' by Leona Lewis Because, as much as you'd like to, you can't just listen to 'All I Want For Christmas' on repeat. By Flavorwire Staff. However, the most underrated version of the ballad is a cover by R&B artist Ledisi, from her Christmas album I am so sorry if your ears have never been blessed with the sweet sound of Jeremih and Chance the Rapper’s holiday mixtape, “This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway, my all-time favorite Christmas song, is a masterpiece. Below is my list of Top 10, Bottom 5, and 5 Underrated Christmas songs.

'Holiday Celebrate' by Toni Braxton However, we’ve heard the bells jingle since we were kids.

'Perfect Christmas' by S Club 7 It includes the classic Christmas sounds, such as sleigh bells, but it wouldn’t be an Ariana Grande song without her effortless riffs as she revisits R&B roots. I love Christmas music and think it has a wonderful appeal not only to the majestic truth of Our Savior's Incarnation, but from a musical standpoint I think it is some of the most beautiful music ever composed.

That is the dirty-motel-and-cheap-whiskey-alone-on-Christmas contingent. I strongly urge you to utilize these songs to either curate the perfect holiday playlist from scratch or spruce up (pun intended) a pre-existing one.

As soon as Black Friday came around (and we’re being generous since the economic downturn dictated that this year the Christmas season needed to start immediately after Halloween) every store, public space, and street-corner Santa started blaring holiday music. 'Santa Claus Lane' by Hilary Duff

'I Wish It Was Christmas Today' by Julian Casablancas

With songs like “Someday at Christmas,” “What Christmas Means to Me,” and a myriad of amazing covers of classics, like “The Christmas Song” and “Silver Bells,” Wonder is by no means an underrated artist, especially in the world of holiday music.
By Anna Lewis. “Pretty Paper” is an incredibly sad song written about a real disabled street vendor selling pencils and ribbons at Christmastime in Fort Worth, Texas. Underrated Christmas Songs One of the things I look forward to most about this time of year is the music. Social media united us as we navigated the murky waters pop culture and tried to decipher Trump’s tweets.

It is the perfect song for cuffing season, whether or not you have a significant other to “come home” to. I can certainly see how the endless rotation of songs like “Last Christmas,” “Baby, It's Cold Outside” and “Jingle Bell Rock” played by festively scented and decorated department stores can quickly become monotonous and aggravating.

'Feliz Nevidad' by Jose Feliciano But let us know on social media and in the comments which Christmas song you feel has been overlooked and …

It’s destined to not be popular because no one likes irony at Christmastime, but this lyric alone should bump up to hall of fame status: “If they don’t like you, screw them/ Don’t leave your fortune to them.”This song is so underappreciated that the British, who will accept Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody” and Cliff Richard’s “Mistletoe and Wine” as standards, won’t even mention it when you bring up the best modern Christmas compositions. However, his song “One Little Christmas Tree” is lesser-known than some of his other tracks and has yet to receive the recognition and air time it deserves.

'All I Need Is Love' by CeeLo Green and The Muppets Her writing touches based on issues other shy away from such as black rights, womens rights, and mental health stigmas. Allie Slagter. Nov 19, 2018.

And that might be the problem with Christmas: too much of it is about families and not enough is about drinking and other adult situations. Yes, they're all Christmas songs that get played over, and over, and over again. All of Will Johnson’s projects are criminally under-acknowledged by the music press and buying public, but this original holiday composition created for a Dallas- and Denton-area compilation, which kicks off with the lyric, “You say what you gotta say to me/ But try to say it nicefully,” is nothing short of a forgotten Christmas classic. Your playlist likely already contains modern Christmas anthems like Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me” and Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe” (which are delightful but overplayed), and would benefit from the addition of this soulful track.Stevie Wonder is undoubtedly one of the kings of Christmas music.

Even if Sally Shapiro isn’t a real person, this is one of those hopeful holiday love songs in the tradition of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and “A Marshmallow World” that brings to mind that Christmas-card moment in Back in 1948, and again in 1949, this was a big Christmas hit on the Jukebox charts (that is a real thing).