Christmas is a week away and there aren’t many shows to plug in the area, so welcome to a week of “Christmas Songs of the Day” from D.C. and afar. Today’s song is a classic reworked by one of the biggest names in indie rock. The xx returned this year with a serviceable followup to their self-titled debut album, and they just posted a cover of one of the most ubiquitous Christmas songs, Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Stopping by the BBC Studios to do a live take of the classic, the band “xx-ify” the track making the song even more sad than it is, but as thrilling as anything they have ever released.

The xx play a rescheduled show on January 28th at Rams Head Live. Tickets are still sold out.

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For a local take on the track check out Lenorable’s cover of “Last Christmas” (and a newer remix of the song) that we posted – heh – last Christmas.