An alternative Christmas playlist for all the cool kids hangin’ out on the naughty list. Featuring miserable Scottish Indie sorts, there’s black humour, tearjerkers, a couple of perfect Pop songs and dire dirges galore. Highlights include The Just Joans bringing some home truths to the table, The Vaselines dropping a cut made more famous by Kurt Cobain, one of Mogwai’s very best tracks, and a piece of genuine beauty from Frightened Rabbit that brings a tear to the eye.

The rules of what makes each a true Christmas song are loose at best. Enjoy on shuffle and on repeat.