Abba - Happy New Year

Heard today on all radio stations playing oldies.

Eagles - Funky New Year

The Walkmen - In The New Year

U2 - New Year's Day

Nothing changes on new year's day. Get over it.

Celtic Tradition - Christmas in the Old Man's Hat

Boney M - Mary's Boy

Destiny's Child - 8 Days of Christmas

Lenny B & David Verbst - Feliz Navidad

Smith & Burrows - When the Thames Froze

When I dream tonight, I'll dream of you
When the Thames froze
So tell everyone that there's hope in your heart
Tell everyone or it will tear you apart
The end of Christmas day, when there's nothing left to say
The years go by so fast, let's hope the next beats the last

AC/DC - Mistress For Christmas

The Killers ft. Dawes - Christmas in LA

Last year, we've had a recap of all the charity Christmas singles released by The Killers since 2006. Here's the 2013 song.

Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas

Annie Lennox - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

INNA - I Need You for Christmas

Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody

Rocking Christmas since 1973.

Queen - Thank God it's Christmas

Animaniacs - Noel

Santa's name has no L!

The Darkness - Christmas Time

The Horrors - New Ice Age

Counting Crows - A Long December

There is reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last.

Britney Spears - Break The Ice

Yeasayer - Wait for Wintertime

Put your hands up, close your eyes and start moving...

Gwen Stefani - Early Winter

Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews - Baby, It's Cold Outside

One of my favourite versions of this duet.

The White Stripes - In The Cold, Cold, Night

Matchbox Twenty - Cold

Tell me why you gotta be so cold...

Tori Amos - Winter

The Cranberries - The Icicle Melts

Simon & Garfunkel - Hazy Shade of Winter

Look around: leaves are brown and the sky is a hazy shade of winter.

Foreigner - Cold as Ice

Van Morrison - Snow In San Anselmo

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow

Not something one should get lost in...

The Bambi Molesters feat. Chris Eckman - Ice and Pinewood Trees

And because I liked it so much there, we're back in Croatia. Surf rock is alive and well there and represented by the Bambi Molesters. For this song, they teamed up with vocalist Chris Eckman from the Walkabouts.

Alternosfera - Aruncă-mi

From Moldova, Alternosfera

Blla Blla Blla... - Kujt i bije

These guys come from Albania and have hypnotic rhythms to their songs.

Maria Ilieva - I Like

Maria Ilieva, from Bulgaria

The Ant - For Us

The Ant is a musical project of Rijeka native Anthony Kukuljan. Welcome to alternative Croatia.

Ferenc "Caramel" Molnar - Szeretlek

From Hungary, Ferenc Molnar

The Beautified Project - Butterfly

System of a Down aren't the only Armenians gone alternative...

Aria - Poteriannyi rai / Потеряный Рай

Aria, from Russia

Qarpa - Lovesong-0-667

Ukrainean band fronted by singer/songwriter Irene Karpa.

Viktorija - Barakuda

Viktorija, from Serbia

Bijelo Dugme - Hajdemo u planine

Serbian disco folk from the 80s, a big hit when I was seven :D

Pērkons - Balāde par gulbi

From Latvia, Perkons.

Acid Drinkers - Blues Beatdown

From Poland, Acid Drinkers

Metsatöll - Vaid Vaprust

Folk metal from Estonia.

Sugar Ray - Every Morning

End of 90s feel good song.

Fara Zahar - Lav Stori

2Pac - California Love

Not really a fan of hip hop... but this song's got it all.

Kaskade & Skrillex - Lick It

Crazy Town - Butterfly

That's what it sounds like when bad boys go from a Revolving Goor policy to love songs.

Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in a Dangerous Time

Everlast - White Trash Beautiful

Fight - War Of Words

El Perro del Mar - God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get)

A Spanish sea dog from Sweden.

Beck Corlan - Stand Up For Love

Aurelian Andreescu - Oameni

Gun's N' Roses - Paradise City

Van Halen - Running with the Devil

Korol i Shut - Fokusnik

Rolling Stones - Time Is on My Side

What the devil always hums (ever since Fallen, at least).

The Offspring - Days Go By