{"id":9370,"date":"2015-12-23T13:49:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T13:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=9370"},"modified":"2022-12-19T17:26:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T17:26:01","slug":"10-of-the-greatest-funky-christmas-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/10-of-the-greatest-funky-christmas-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"10 of the Greatest Funky Christmas Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> What\u2019s the best upbeat Christmas song you know? Maybe its on our list of funky Christmas songs to dance to all holiday long. <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Tis the season to be jolly, and merry, and gay, and all of that. &#8216;Tis also the season to be relentlessly barraged with the same 30 Christmas songs you&#8217;ve heard every year for what feels like an eternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If, like me, the thought of hearing Wizzard one more time is enough to drive you loopy&nbsp;&#8211; then rejoice in this list of 10 alternative Christmas songs sure to get you in the festive <em>groove<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Gary Walker &#8211;&nbsp;Santa&#8217;s Got A Brand New Bag<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>First up is one of my favourites &#8211; Gary Walker&#8217;s cover of James Brown&#8217;s &#8220;Papa&#8217;s Got A&nbsp;Brand New Bag&#8221; with a twist. This is a tune sure to make you forget that you just ate your own weight in turkey and get you up dancing round the Christmas tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gary Walker - Santa&#039;s got a brand new bag\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M2TblwhpECY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Binky Griptite &#8211; Stone Soul Christmas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If this song doesn&#8217;t get your head bobbing then I don&#8217;t know what will. If you&#8217;re looking for a Christmas song that you can feel like a cool mutha whilst you listen to it then&nbsp;look no further than Binky Griptite&#8217;s brilliant&nbsp;venture into a Christmas song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stone Soul Christmas\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJCp-PqX67g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>The Soul Saints Orchestra &#8211; Santa&#8217;s Got A Bag Of Soul<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay let&#8217;s raise the tempo. This has got to be one of the hottest christmas tunes ever made, just listening to it burns my ears it&#8217;s so funky. Don&#8217;t take my word for it, get blown away yourself&nbsp;with this&nbsp;brilliant track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Soul Saints Orchestra - Santa&#039;s Got A Bag Of Soul\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7T-3FtRFsxw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>Electric Jungle &#8211; Funky Funky Christmas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a track I don&#8217;t know much about&#8230; But there&#8217;s one thing I do know and that is that this song brings the&nbsp;<strong>funk<\/strong> and slings it right down your chimney. Whether you want to or not, Funky Funky Christmas will get your hips swinging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Funky Funky Christmas - Electric Jungle\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2qKHbQ1F18o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>James Brown &#8211; Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve already had a James Brown cover, but doesn&#8217;t Mr Brown have a few festive numbers of his own? You&#8217;re damn right! Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto has got to be my favourite of his Christmas tunes. 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Well hold up there enraged funk fanatic, after solidifying himself as a blues master&nbsp;Albert decided to up and inherit the funk, and I&#8217;ll be damned if he didn&#8217;t do it well. Of course this Christmas themed track wasn&#8217;t his&nbsp;only venture into funk, but this is a Christmas song list and it&#8217;s nearly Christmas&#8230; keep up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sjc2KwhlrtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Ike and Tina Turner &#8211; Merry Christmas Baby<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We all love a duet at Christmas, right? Two lovers crooning at each other about how they only need each other, how love is what Christmas is really about. Well&nbsp;Tina Turner doesn&#8217;t care about that, she want&#8217;s a diamond ring damn it! and she got it and I suppose we got this song&nbsp;because of that.&nbsp;It&#8217;s a fun Christmas song if you look past the expensive basis for Tina&#8217;s happiness at this joyous time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Merry Christmas Baby by Ike and Tina Turner\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6LxeGQnQPeM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Clarence Carter &#8211; Back Door Santa<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I guess this is Clarence Carter&#8217;s answer to &#8220;I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.&#8221; It&#8217;s a great bluesy funk track with some fun, Christmas themed vocals&nbsp;from Clarence&#8217;s suitably gravelly voice. 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