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The Old 97s as a group of ailens trying to get into the Christmas spirit in the "Guardians of Galaxy Holiday Special." (COURTESY OF DISNEY+)

Every year as the holiday season comes around, I start looking for quirky Christmas songs as an alternative to the familiar classics that saturate the airwaves. The songs I discover get added to an ever-expanding playlist.

Thanks to the tuneful “Spirited” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special,” finding this year’s additions didn’t prove too difficult. Other recent holiday specials and films helped round out this year’s selection of off-beat holiday listening.

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Ryan Reynolds (left) and Will Ferrell in the musical comedy "Spirited," a modern-day riff on "A Christmas Carol." (CLAIRE FOLGER/APPLE TV+)

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