Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — The Christmas Spectacular (12/22/24)

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“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, explores the darker side of classic ’80s alternative, including vintage goth, post-punk and industrial. The shows airs at 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33).

The most recent two episodes are also available to subscribers to stream via the Sirius XM app.

Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes as long as they fit the show’s format and fall generally within the 1st Wave era — and provided the host doesn’t harbor an intense dislike of the song. If there’s something you’d like to hear, drop it in the comments below.

HOUR 1
Bad Religion, “O Come All Ye Faithful” (Christmas Songs)
Al Jourgensen, “It’s Always Christmas Time” (Alien Christmas)
Cocteau Twins, “Winter Wonderland” (Snow EP)
The Popular Front, “A Puppy for Christmas” (A Heartbeat of Laughing)
Johnny Marr & The Healers, “Free Christmas” (Free Christmas)
My Bloody Valentine, “Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)” (Isn’t Anything)
Wayne Hussey, “White Christmas” (Songs of Candlelight & Razorblades)
The Fall, “(We Wish You) A Protein Christmas” (We Wish You a Protein Christmas)
Sad Lovers and Giants, “Christmas on Easter Island” (Treehouse Poetry)
The Wedding Present, “Step Into Christmas” (The Hit Parade)
The Damned, “There Ain’t No Sanity Clause” (The Black Album)
Galaxie 500, “Listen, The Snow Is Falling” (This Is Our Music)
Ride, “Like a Snowflake” (Like a Snowflake)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant” (Downside Up)
Cranes, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” (Ancienne Belgique)
Pixies, “Winterlong” (Complete “B” Sides)

HOUR 2
All About Eve, “Last Christmas” (Iceland)
Medicine, “Christmas Song” (Shot Forth Self Loathing)
The Dickies, “Silent Night” (The Incredible Shrinking Dickies)
Bad Manners, “Christmas Time Again” (Bollocks to Christmas)
XTC, “Always Winter, Never Christmas” (Peter Pumpkinhead)
R.E.M., “Christmas Griping” (Holly Jolly 1991 Single)
Husker Du, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (We Wish You a Merry Christmas)
X, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” (Merry Xmas From X)
Iggy Pop, “White Christmas” (White Christmas)
The Flaming Lips, “Christmas at the Zoo” (Clouds Taste Metallic)
Marc Almond, “Christmas in Vegas” (Christmas in Vegas)
Xmal Deutchsland, “Xmas in Australia” (Tocsin)
Kate Bush, “50 Words for Snow” (50 Words for Snow)
Depeche Mode, “Christmas Island” (Singles Box)
Absolute Body Control, “Lonely This Christmas” (Lost/Found)

HOUR 3
Cocteau Twins, “Frosty the Snowman” (Snow EP)
Erasure, “Silver Bells” (Snow Globe)
Three Wise Men, “Thanks For Christmas” (Thanks for Christmas)
The Smiths, “Please, Please, Please Get Me What I Want” (Louder Than Bombs)
The Pogues, “Fairytale of New York” (If I Should Fall From Grace With God)
The Fall, “Jingle Bell Rock” (Cerebral Caustic)
Ramones, “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)” (Brain Drain)
Game Theory, “Linus and Lucy” (The Big Shot Chronicles)
Miracle Legion, “Little Drummer Boy” (Little Drummer Boy)
Throwing Muses, “Santa Claus” (Hunkpapa)
Low, “Just Like Christmas” (Christmas)
The Replacements, “Bundle Up” (Demo) (Pleased To Meet Me: Expanded Edition)
Captain Sensible, “One Christmas Catalogue” (The Power of Love)
The Smashing Pumpkins, “Christmastime” (Sadlands Demo) (Adore: Super Deluxe)
The Futureheads, “Christmas Was Better in the 80s” (Silent Night, Tiny Lights)
Kate Bush, “December Will Be Magic Again” (The Single File)
Bad Religion, “White Christmas” (Christmas Songs)
Sinead O’Connor, “Silent Night” (Silent Night)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/15/24)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/8/24)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/1/24)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/24/24)

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