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Got any recs for the Holidays?

Anyone got any recs for the Holiday season? I grew up with a lot of Christmas carols and gallons and gallons of brandy and vodka and rum and wine in the house and it's the only time of year my dad was a basically happy, non-scary drunk. Maybe that's why I tend to unconsciously crave lighter music during December. Below are the only albums I go back to that are holiday-specific. It's a small list. Anyone got any cool albums of any genre that work well only during the winter holidays? Anything Hannukah-ish? Kwanza-ish? Are there any Islamic or Buddhist or Hindu or Sikh tunes that are season-specific, but that could use some love? Do people active in the Atheist movement have holiday music traditions? I don't know if I'd get into any of them, but I'd be curious to check them out.
1Suicide Commando
Goddestruktor


Album contains one of my favorite tracks by the band -- Trick or Treat. It came out October 2021 for Halloween, but it works great almost anytime of the year.

EXCEPT for December.
2Sonata Arctica
Christmas Spirits


The only Holiday-specific metal album I know about. It makes perfect sense that Cannibal Corpse has never released a Christmas album. But seriously, do NONE of them get drunk and festive and forgiving to their friends and family this time of year?
3George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56


It would break my mother's heart to read that I don't believe that any of the supernatural stuff they sing about on this album actually happened. I love it anyway.
4Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248


Same for this one
5Pyotr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Op. 71


A few years back I got stoned and went to see this performed. First show I've been to since Rammstein toured for Mutter in 2001. Christ, I'm getting old
6Ministry
Psalm 69


Does anyone get really depressed this time of year, and Christmas "cheer" actually makes it worse? Sorry about that. Do you listen to harsher music more often this time of year, not less? I understand completely. That's where I'm at the other eleven months. Just not this one.
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