Andy’s Twelve Alternative Songs of Christmas: No 4

The Ramones- Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)

This 1989 Christmas number by American punk band The Ramones was not released as a single, but seems to be a ‘gift’ to fans. Whilst it does not contain many of the conventions of Christmas songs (no ‘sleigh bells’ etc etc) it contain the classic festive message “it’s Christmas, let’s get along!” It also mentions Santa, Rudolph and snowball fights and you can’t get much more festive than that now, can you?