Have yourself a WEIRD little Christmas Special! Two hours of strange, noisy, droney, and experimental Christmas carols and anti-carols selected by What’s This Called? listeners!

LISTEN to the 1st Hour Here!

LISTEN to the 2nd Hour Here!

Playlist : Artist – “Song/Piece/Carol/Sound” – Album or Stocking

Kate Bush – “December Will Be Magic Again (bongo version)” – Single;

The Residents – “Fire” – Santa Dog;

John Baker – “Christmas Commercial” – Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop;

Merzbow – “Silent Night” – The Christmas Album;

Remora – “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” – Experimental Christmas Compilation: Series One Point Two;

Rjyan Kidwell – “Wintermission” – Certain/Identity;

The Fall – “We Wish You a Protein Christmas” – Mark E. Smith’s Festive Favorites;

Tristan Brooks – “i can’t predict the ghost of christmas past actions” – Experimental Christmas Compilation: Series One Point Two;

Tredici Bacci & J. G. Thirlwell – “O Come O Come Emmanuel” – live at Threes Brewing;

Kylmyys – “In the Cave of Krampus” – Single;

Coil – “Christmas Is Drawing Near” – Winter Solstice: North;

Sy Mann with Jean-Jacques Perrey – “Christmas Bells” – Switched On Santa;

King Diamond – “No Presents For Christmas” – Single;

James Chance – “Christmas With Satan” – Irresistible Impulse;

Hyperborean Echoes – “Yule Bells” – A Yule Offering;

Tom Recchion – “Where Were You On Christmas?” – Single;

Can – “Silent Night” – Single;

Alan Vega – “No More Christmas Blues” – A Christmas Record;

Sumerland – “White Christmas” – Single;

Jackofficers – “An Hawaiian Christmas Song” – Digital Dump;

Lance Eads – “Magi” – Cosmic ☧​~​Mass;

Ashkelon Sain with The Dorian Fields – “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” – Ornamental;

Grace Jones – “Little Drummer Boy” – Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special;