Look, we mean no disrespect to Mariah Carey, the Queen of Christmas herself, but let’s be honest: How many times each holiday season do we need to hear “All I Want for Christmas is You?”

Sure, we all loved the song the first 3 million or so times we heard it. But even the sturdiest holiday earworm can start sounding a little tired as the season wears on — especially in an era when Christmas music starts streaming out of every available speaker beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 1.

But alternatives are available. So consider this the aural equivalent of one of those holiday gift swaps — if you’re weary of a particular song, you might consider one of these suggestions.

Let’s start with the queen. If you’re tired of “All I Want for Christmas is You,” try a different take on the tune and listen to Ingrid Michaelson’s cover on her 2018 “Songs of the Season” album. In a duet with Leslie Odom Jr., Michaelson slows the tempo way down to uncover the melancholy heart of the song.

If you want to stick with the Queen of Christmas—– and want to stay upbeat — you won’t go wrong with Carey’s “Oh Santa!” — but check out the version from her ludicrously entertaining 2020 Apple TV special, in which she performs the song with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson.

By the time the song reaches its end, the three appear to be competing to see which one can create notes that only dogs can hear.

If you’re weary of “Last Christmas,” by Wham!, it shows you have good taste; this arguably is the worst song in the band’s catalog. There’s a reason why the song has inspired the “Whamageddon” challenge, in which players are invited to see how long they can go in the holiday season without hearing the song. (Check it out at whamageddon.com, but by this point in the season, you’ve already lost the challenge.)

If you’re in the mood for another seasonal heartbreak tune without any gleam of hope whatsoever, consider Ray Charles’ “The Snow is Falling,” recently covered by Fantasia on her surprisingly good 2017 album “Christmas After Midnight.”

Don’t need to hear “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” again this year? Give a listen to Sia’s “Santa’s Coming for Us,” which strikes exactly the right tone between anticipation and terror: Why exactly is Santa coming for us? The song is on Sia’s “Everyday is Christmas” album, a sprightly collection of originals that also includes the cautionary tale “Puppies are Forever.”

Tired of “Here Comes Santa Claus” and need a detour from Santa Claus Lane? Check out retro rocker JD McPherson’s “Hey Skinny Santa!” It’s a yarn about all the food Santa needs to eat to bulk up for his big night. It’s on his outstanding 2018 Christmas album “Socks.”

You like Michael Buble, but grow weary of his smooth version of “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas?” That’s understandable. Rodney Crowell, that great country singer-songwriter, provides the antidote with his song “Let’s Skip Christmas This Year,” from his 2018 album “Christmas Everywhere.”

If you’re tired of Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” her 1958 classic which just this month knocked off “All I Want for Christmas is You” to grab the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s singles chart, well, shame on you. Give the song a new listen. You will get a sentimental feeling.

Brenda Lee’s 1958 debut hits No. 1

Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” just topped the charts 65 years after its initial release.

Debuting in 1958, with a 13-year-old Lee belting the holiday classic, the song has finally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although it didn’t take off upon its first release, the upbeat song did break into the top 20 in late December 1960.

Then, in 1990, the song experienced a resurgence: A savvy Kevin McCallister staged a holiday party scene to trick burglars staking out his house in the classic Christmas movie “Home Alone,” and Lee’s song blasted from inside the home. Lee recently told Entertainment Tonight that she thinks “Home Alone” was the catalyst that pushed the song into the mainstream.

Now, Lee, 78, the oldest person to officially top the Hot 100, has surpassed Louis Armstrong’s long-held record for “Hello, Dolly!” that he scored in 1964 at age 62. The “Jingle Bell Rock” and “I’m Sorry” singer also remains one of a small number of female artists to have been inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

— TNS News Service