Christmas Songs 2017: DMX, Run The Jewels, Best Coast, Foodman + More

Christmas is almost here once again and we've nearly made it to the end of a year that seemed even crazier than most. As local indie-poppers The Brunettes once sung in their classic tune 'Christmas In The Summertime', the silly season in Aotearoa is all about "BBQs and backyards and family and friends." To help take your next festivities to the next level check out our expertly selected assortment of ten recently released Christmas bangers...

Listen to a studio version of US rapper DMX's famous spin on 'Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer'...

Recent visitor DJ Douggpound dropped a club banger with his festive single 'We Three Bings'...

K-pop superstar Taeyeon shared a more sentimental single 'This Christmas' from her album This Christmas – Winter is Coming...

US fuzz-rocker WAVVES dropped a zoned-out cover of 'Christmas Time Is Here'...

For the darker dwellers, here's dungeon synth artist Krampusnacht's doomy tune 'Mendelssohn's Tod'...

Listen to a bubbly version of 'Little Saint Nick' by Californian rockers Best Coast...

Geoff Barrow (Portishead) dropped a satirical video from his BEAK project titled '(Merry Xmas) Face The Future'...

Check out US rap duo Run The Jewels going wild on a Christmas tune on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert...

Here's another track from Mad Decent's excellent recent A Very Decent Christmas compilation, this time from Japanese electronic producer Foodman...

Rounding off the festive selection, here's Gwen Stefani's recent Christmas single 'You Make It Feel Like Christmas'...