 | Christmas Calling by Various Artists
Buy used from: $1.44 Short (only 10 songs) but solid assortment of punk and alternative rock. Some nice ballads and strong rockin' of generally familiar songs. (Hear also similar "Parasol Presents Christmas Singles".)
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 | New Wave Christmas - Just Can't Get Enough by Wall of Voodoo
Buy used from: $23.97 Fun new wave(ish) collection of original and familiar holiday songs.
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 | The My Pal God Holiday Record 2 by Various Artists
Buy used from: $64.47 Alt-rock, punk, ambient-ish. Ballads to space-out to rock-out from wide range of non-mainstream artists. Songlist of primarily originals.
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 | A Rock N' Roll Christmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $0.74 Mostly pop rock originals that are very well known to us by now. (Hear also companion Vol. 2, "Rockin' In Your Stockin" and similar "Rock for Choice" and "A Classic Rock Christmas".)
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 | Winter, Fire & Snow: Songs For The Holiday Season
Buy used from: $1.19 Strong compilation of folk, Celtic, rock, jazz-lite and even classical crossover on a familiar and original Christmas songlist.
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 | Christmas Songs by Various Artists
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $1.99 Strong assortment of alt-rock, folk, rock and classical crossover (ballad to rockin') holiday originals and familiars. Performers include Dido, Delerium, Kendall Payne, Sarah McLachlan and Tara MacLean.
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 | We Wish You a Hairy Christmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $2.94 "Hair band Christmas anthology" of metal rock requiring high decibel listening. Songlist mix of familiars and originals. (Hear also similar decibel-required punk rock collection "Lump of Coal".)
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 | Sounds Like Christmas by December People
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $6.77 Progressive rock concept CD with familiar Christmas songs rendered in signature styles of various rock groups. (Hear also symphonic rock "Turned On Christmas" by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.)
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 | Silber Sounds of Christmas
Buy new: $17.98 Double CD of unique ambient and alt-rock music. Familiar and original songs.
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 | Taste of Christmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $1.95 Hard core industrial and metal decibel-required rock featuring a songlist of (primarily) originals. (Hear also similar "A Very Indie Christmas", "Punk Rock Christmas", "Sleighed: Other Side of Christmas" and "The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride".)
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 | Merry Axemas by Various Artists
Buy used from: $1.96 Rock guitar virtuosos performing cranked up electric guitar instrumentals of familiar Christmas songs. (Hear also companion "Merry Axemas, Vol. 2: More Guitars For Christmas".)
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 | Home for the Holidays by Various Artists
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.95 Techno/future music instrumentals laden with dance beat of holiday tunes.
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 | A Very Standard Christmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $6.52 Very original, non-sentimental holiday related songs by lesser known modern artists.
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 | Must Be Santa! The Rounder Christmas Album by Various Artists
Buy new: $12.98 / Used from: $6.47 Alt-country and folk (and some rock and blues-ish) collection of primarily original holiday songs.
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 | Christmas on Death Row by Various Artists
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.40 Surprisingly approachable (given CD title) mix of rap, soul and R&B with songlist of Christmas originals and familiars.
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 | Yule Be Miserable by Various Artists
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $2.90 Eclectic mix of styles (jazz, R&B, blues) by a variety of artists. Thematic songlist about Christmas cheer-NOT. (Hear also similar "Bummed Out Christmas".)
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 | Christmas in the Northwest 8 by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $34.06 Benefit collection of familiar and original Christmas songs by PNW artists (pop rock and folk).
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 | Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $2.99 R&B jazz vocals of some familiars as well as very fun and lively originals.
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 | Takin Care of Christmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $15.97 Power pop of mostly holiday originals. (Song samples at barnes and noble website.)
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 | You Sleigh Me: Alternative Christmas Hits by Various Artists
Buy used from: $2.89 Benefit collection featuring folk alt-rock ballads of both original and familiar Christmas songs. (Hear also similar "Just Say Noel", "Different Kind of Christmas" and "The Edge of Christmas".)
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 | Maybe This Christmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $5.39 Volume #1 of this benefit compilation series featuring alt-rock, folk and punk of familiar and original holiday songs.
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 | Christmas Eclectic by Various Artists
Buy used from: $10.72 Dance/house/techno instrumentals and vocals with songlist of familiars and originals. Benefit compilation.
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 | Merry Mixmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.69 Famously familiar artists and songs are remixed for techno/lounge/chill coolio fun. (Hear similar "Christmas Remixed", "Holiday Remixed", "Christmas Regrooved" and and "The Reindeer Room" series.)
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 | X Christmas
Buy new: $9.49 Ballads to rock.
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 | ZE Christmas Record by Various Artists
Buy used from: $51.94 1980's "no wave", Bohemian compilation of originals for the merry and not-so-merry holiday mood.
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 | To: Kate - A Benefit for Kate's Sake by Various Artists
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $1.61 Benefit collection featuring alt-country with a refreshing songlist of several originals. Performers include Jim Lauderdale, Henry Gross, John Prine and BR549.
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 | Symphonic Rock Christmas
Buy new: $7.99 Symphonic rock with extensive songlist of familiars. (Hear also symphonic rock "Christmas-Go Tell It!" by Solid Rock Orchestra, and "Classical Rock Christmas" by The Trans-Harmonic Orchestra.)
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 | A Christmas to Remember by Various Artists
Buy used from: $0.91 Strong collection of folk rock holiday originals (several memorable ballads) by familiar artists.
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 | Happy Birthday Baby Jesus by Various Artists
Buy used from: $50.00 Double CD of punk rock original and familiar holiday songs (from ballads to decibel-required).
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 | Where Will You Be Christmas Day by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $14.50 Packed CD of 24 tracks mostly in gospel and blues styles with touches of folk, funk and others with (very) original songlist. (Song samples at dust-digital website.)
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 | Yuletunes by Shoes
Buy used from: $8.88 Alt-folk, punk and rock collection of all original Christmas songs.
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 | Happy Christmas, Vol. 4 by Various Artists
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $4.72 The latest in the "Happy Christmas" series of punk and alt-folk rock by Christian-identified groups with mixed songlist of familiars and originals. Generally decibel-required.
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 | Alternative Rock X-mas
Buy new: $9.49 Songlist of familiars and originals with mix of rock styles.
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 | Oh Santa! New & Used Christmas Classics by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.13 Another collection with diverse styles of holiday originals and familiars. Performers include The Apples in stereo, Los Straitjackets, and Reverend Horton Heat.
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 | A Holiday Feast: Volume 8 by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $11.98 Benefit compilation with lengthy songlist of nearly all very original holiday tunes with a huge variety of styles (blues, gospel, country, western swing, rock and folk).
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 | Holiday Heart: An Eclectic Aural Celebration of Christmas and Chanukah by Various Artists
Double benefit CD with wide ranging styles (blues, pop, rock, folk, punk)and songlist of holiday originals. (Song samples at cdbaby website.)
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 | Sounds of the Season by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $11.09 Hip-hop, funk, soul, R&B, Latin and "global rhythms". Vocals of original and familiar Christmas songs."
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 | Christmas Time Again by The dB's
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.02 Wide mix of punk, alt-rock, folk, reggae (steel drum), blues, vocals and instrumentals from a variety of performers (including the dBs, Marshall Crenshaw, Alex Chilton). Songlist of familiars and originals.
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 | Xmas Marks the Spot by Various Artists
Buy used from: $0.84 Interesting mix of genres (choral with The American Boy's Choir, early music with Ethan James, loungeorama with Arthur Lyman, calypso with Lord Nelson and country-cajun crossover with Evan Johns). Holiday familiars and originals.
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 | Excelsis, Vol. 2: A Winter's Song by Various Artists
Buy used from: $5.98 GOTH does the yule with (dreamy to industrial) performances of known Christmas songs. (Hear also on the Projekt label "Dark Noel, Vol.1" and "Excelsis- A Dark Noel".)
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