Christmas gift ideas for Indie music lovers
2 December 2025, 06:00 | Updated: 2 December 2025, 12:59
Stuck for a festive gift suggestion for the music-loving person in your life? Need a bit of inspo for this year's Secret Santa? Radio X has a selection of the most unusual and delightful band merch on the market right now.
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Christmas band merch is the perfect mix of ye olde festive spirit and good old fashioned fandom. Here at Radio X, we've trawled the merch sites of your favourite artists to find the most unusual and attractive pieces of merch with a list that makes "gifting" infinitely easier for fans everywhere.
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Fontaines D.C. - Bespoke Romance Playing Cards: £20
It's been another great year for the Dublin lads, so here's an ideal stocking filler that reflect the title of last year's album Romance. Perfect for rolling out when Christmas dinner is over and there's nothing worth watching on TV. Order by 17th December to get it in time for Christmas!
Fontaines D.C. - Bespoke Romance Playing Cards:. Picture: Press -
Pulp - Mis Shapes Tea Set: £35
Can you think of anything more British than afternoon tea? And the only thing that's as British as tea is Britpop! So what better way to mark the return of Pulp with their first album in nearly 25 years than with a nice cuppa char.
You get: a Mis-Shapes mug, a Mis Shapes tea towel, a box of green tea and a box of "Monday Morning" tea, all Pulp branded.
Order by 18th December in the UK to get this in time for Christmas.
Pulp - Mis Shapes Tea Set. Picture: Press -
Biffy Clyro Hot Water Bottle: £25
When there's a chill in the air, snuggle up with this "Unknown Symbols" branded Biffy hot water bottle. Nice.
Biffy Clyro Hot Water Bottle. Picture: Press -
Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream Lyric Scarf: £25
Flo was back in 2025 with a new album - and to remind you of the title song, why not avail yourself of this black silk scarf featuring the lyrics?
Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream Lyric Scarf. Picture: Press -
Joy Division - On Tour T-Shirt: £35
Pretend you went to see the classic band back in the day with this replica tee featuring artwork from their Berlin gig on 21st January 1980.
Joy Division - On Tour T-Shirt. Picture: Press -
Sam Fender Football Shirt: £90
Toon Army! Well, sort of. This black and grey football shirt bears the legend "FENDER 3" on the back panel.
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Richard Ashcroft - Bitter Sweet Symphony Bauble: £25
If you need your Christmas tree to remind you of classic post-Britpop tunes - or even the summer of Live '25 - then Richard Ashcroft has the ideal stocking filler.
Richard Ashcroft - Bitter Sweet Symphony Bauble. Picture: Press -
The Last Dinner Party Jigsaw Puzzle: £30
The band's perplexing cover artwork for new album From The Pyre has been transformed into an equally head-scratching puzzle.
The Last Dinner Party Jigsaw Puzzle. Picture: Press -
Wet Leg Trucker Cap: £25
Let your friends and family know the name of your favourite band with this bold trucker's cap.
Wet Leg Trucker Cap. Picture: Press -
Stereophonics Door Mat: £30
Give your fellow 'Phonics fans a warm welcome to your home with this 60cm by 40cm doormat.
Stereophonics Door Mat. Picture: Press -
The Wombats Plush Toy: £14.88
Cute and cuddly and reminds you of Murph's laconic tunes. "Ships from Australia" - well, of course it does!
The Wombats Plush Toy. Picture: Press -
David Bowie's The Snowman scarf & more...
David Bowie's iconic The Snowman scarf is now available to own. Picture: The Snowman™/notjust clothing It's not quite merch, but fans of the late icon, who also love his introduction to The Snowman, will know he wears a now-equally iconic scarf, which fans can now own from notjustclothing.com.
There's also a new addition to The Snowman's new official winter collection, with the brand-new Snowdog Christmas Jumper for furry friends here.
50% of the proceeds from each sale, will be donated to Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice, a charity of which author Raymond Briggs was a friend and patron.
The scarf David Bowie wore on The Snowman, as well as The Snowman jumper and a brand new Snowdog Christmas jumper. Picture: https://notjustclothing.co.uk/ -
Radiohead's This Is What You Get exhibition Stanley Donwood Tea Towel & more
Some of the gifts on offer from the Radiohead This Is What You Get Collection. Picture: Ashmolean Museum/Press Radiohead's This Is What You Get exhibition in Oxford showcases some of the visual works of art by the band's longtime collaborator Stanley Donwood and their frontman Thom Yorke.
Whether or not fans are able to make it down to the exhibition in person, they can still treat their Radiohead-loving friends with a number of items from the gift shop collection, with anything from a teapot to water bottles and notebooks up for sale.
