i'm creating a winter mixtape and I need some help in gathering songs. I'm looking for less mainstream artists and trying to stick with a twee pop/ pure saccharine melodies but I am open to suggestions. My list so far includes.

The Evangelicals - The Last Christmas On Earth
Fireflies - Xmas Song
The Narrow Escapes - And If Christmas Never Came
The Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo
Daniel Johnston - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Dismemberment Plan - This Christmas
Queen - A Winters Tale
Sufjan Stevens - That was the Worst Christmas Ever!
Death Cab for Cutie - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Asobi Seksu - Merry Christmas (I Dont Want to Fight Tonight)
Low - Just like Christmas

Thank you!

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Check out:

Belle & Sebastian- Peel Session Christmas Party
Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire- Christmas 1979 (garage rock-ish stuff)
VA- Christmas In Stereo (a bunch of Elephant 6 bands doing christmas songs)
Parenthetical Girls- A Parenthetical Girls Family Christmas (experimental)

The B&S and Christmas In Stereo are the only ones that meet your jangly pop request though.

It's an older song, but Big Star's "Jesus Christ" might fit your mix. It's not officially a Christmas tune, but it's refrain of "Jesus Christ was born today, Jesus Christ was born" fits the theme. And it's jangly.

thank you for the suggestions so far, however could users stick to song suggestions instead of album listings, just to make it easier on me.

I will also be updating the first post with new songs as the days go by.

Gordon Lightfoot - "Song for A Winter's Night"

This is one of my favorite non-traditional Christmas songs.

Sufjan Stevens - "That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!"

Easily the best song from his Christmas EP's.

I can't really think of any others right now.

Oh, one more:

Eels - "Christmas Is Going to the Dogs"

b&s, fox in the snow?

I chose to give album recs because
a) I don't just listen to tracks (even my mixes I make function as an album)

b) It gives you more to go with, rather than completely subjecting you to my taste

Edited to be less of a douche.

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I understand your reasoning JGlass and if you want to continue recommending albums to me that is fine. I wont ignore your suggestions.

Not twee, again, but another great track:
Asobi Seksu- Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)

I like it! thanks. A nice contrast to some of the slower stuff.

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Asobi Seksu- Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)

The original Ramones version is even better.

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Parenthetical Girls- A Parenthetical Girls Family Christmas (experimental)

I love this album to death.

I don’t really know if it fits your bill but either way, one of the best Christmas songs of all time is John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War is Over)”.

Quasi - Merry X-Mas

"Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto" by James Brown. Holiday funk.

"Christmastime" by Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
"Christmas" by the Posies
"The Christmas Song" by the Raveonettes
"All the Right Reasons" by Dressy Bessy
"Santa Claws" by Vermont
"I Heard the Bells on Chrismas" by Pedro the Lion
"Merry Christmas Girl" by the Figgs
"Everyday is Chrismas" by Swag
"Winter Wonderland" by the Cocteau Twins
"The Christmas Song" by Weezer
"A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So)" by the Flaming Lips
"So Much Wine" by the Handsome Family

A good song that was just released this year (and featured on iTunes) is "Carol of the Bells" from the Bird and the Bee. It's a great cover, and I think would fit in well with your list.

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Parenthetical Girls- A Parenthetical Girls Family Christmas (experimental)

I love this album to death.

Safe As Houses is amazing, I need to hear this.

ooh ooh...."Candy Cane Children" by the White Stripes. Great song.
Merle Haggard's "If we make it through December"....not exactly indie rock but what a classic song