five festive songs: given to me on the fifth day of christmas by my true love, of course

Yes I am 100% aware it is only the second day into December, and that posting about 'festive songs' may be a little too soon. However, Christmas songs and adverts have infiltrated the majority of the UK  since the minute Halloween ended; maybe now it is actually the month of December it is finally time to embrace the Christmas song. I for one have definitely lifted my own personal Christmas song taboo and indulged in a few festive tunes over the last two days...

Here are a few brilliant Christmas tracks to get you in the festive mood - albeit around three weeks too early.

Summer Camp - Christmas Wrapping 

Covering The Waitresses, Summer Camp use swirling synths and beautiful vocal harmonies to create a unique cover in which their usual lo-fi, electro-pop fits with the song effortlessly.

Julian Casablancas - I Wish It Was Christmas Today

Opening with some classic sleigh bells you might be fooled into thinking this track will constitute your average Christmas song, however it soon launches into an upbeat drum beat, accompanied with grungy guitars and Julian Casablancas' vocals in a moment of utter brilliance. It's almost as though First Impressions Of Earth-era Strokes have been interlaced with church bells to create a genius Christmas concoction. 

Crocodiles & Dum Dum Girls - Merry Christmas Please, Baby (Please Don't Die) 

Jangly guitars and the catchiest of melodies makes this Christmas original one of my favourites. The contrast of the vampy guitars and sleigh bells once again triumphs to create something that will have you dancing around the fire/christmas tree/vat of mulled wine almost instantaneously. 

The Maccabees - Walking In The Air

The Snowman is one of the most definitive Christmas films around; The Maccabees cover of 'Walking In The Air' is both beautiful and almost haunting in places. 

Peace - All I Want For Christmas Is You / Creep

Recorded last Christmas for BBC Radio 6, peace perfectly intertwine Radiohead's 'Creep' with Mariah Carey's Christmas classic for the ultimate festive rock ballad. Peace have also released a cover of Wham's 'Last Christmas' recently - accompanied with a festive video - however this is sonically my favourite peace Christmas cover as it is both cleverly constructed and somewhat heart wrenching, yet still doused in festivity.

Written by Amelia Holloway 

@ameliazsz