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Cheer up! ‘Tis the Season to do that! Again!

Steve Gregory & Michel Fenderwoods as International Language attempt the up with “Christmas Will be Magic Again.” The pop crooning loosens stubborn crankiness what builds up in the heartstrings.

Struggling with the English language The Kavanaughs laud the bits and pieces of “Christmas Again” with bouncy rocking pop music.

P’raps too English The Transmitters find the prize in the Christmas cracker in their “Christmas Again.” Britpop tinged with a bit of the ol’ punk. Pain begone!

Giddy garage pop from Fruitcakes rejoices and “Can’t Believe It’s Almost Christmas Again.” I could almost explode!

Island jouncing from Kevon Kurt Carter praises the sharing and caring (and cooking) of “Christmas Once Again.” Yea.

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Did someone lay the blame on the return of Xmas blues at the door of the bank? Is it debt, that’s worryin’ ya, Johnny?

Broke Again This Christmas” is Mike Rob howling offkey about trying to keep up with your wishlist, baby. Painful ballad. Then bad rap.

Country pop from Retrotech (is that a metronome?) worries the season with “Broke Again This Christmas.” Is there a light at the end of the shelter?

More to the point, punk whinging from The Mansfields allow they’re “Broke on Christmas Again.” Didn’t expect much other.

Jordan McAlinden winds down the Britguilt with a lighter pop number “‘Tis the Season to be Broke Again.” Don’t gamble it away, Da!

Mobius VanChocStraw lays down legit blues with “Broke Again for Christmas.” He’s outta money, honey (yours as well). Same ol’ story.

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The wheel of time turns and crushes those unable to keep up. Mad yet?

[Sidebar: Stanley Adams and Sid Wayne debate the merits of “Chanukah is Here Again.” This Wenceslaus parody mostly leans pissed, though. Oy vey.]

DDC is BLUE ALERT put off by “Christmas Time Again.” Angry, yet melodic, punk.

Patch is seething in “Christmas Time Again.” But parang is so party perpetrating, we’ll drink to that.

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Sometimes i’m stumped by the sentiments of the Xmas song i’m compelled to share. But these earfuls must needs be heard.

Randy Rainbow’s “Hey Gurl, It’s Christmas!” traipses all over the agenda with show tune anger. But he does sashay with cachet that it’s not so bad because it’s Christmas again.

LaGlavas (feat. Viktor) veers wildly from middle of the road easy listening to (attempted) angry rap in his “Christmas Again.” But he won’t stay in his lane–didgeridoo fade out….

The Chandler Travis Philharmonic screeches and sleazes through “It’s Almost Christmas Again” like a drunk overloaded train. Yes it is that much fun. Blues pop, i think.

Marty Robbins seems to be country scolding with his cowboy pop warbling in “Christmas Time is Here Again.” Lot of shoulds and mights leave this all up in the air.

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Wave your hands like you can tell time! You know when the year has rolled over you and it’s that time again. You know what it means. You know what to sing.

Drugged out slowly, Paul Sandrone/Christopher Mann croon through “It’s Christmas Again” like they’re getting paid by the minute.

Ordinary Language blues-rock the joy when “It’s Christmas time Again.” It may seem morose, but it’s merry. Count on it.

Heart is counting “The Last Noel” as a marker from the first. That’s a long time until Christmas again. But the plaintive folk pop makes its case.

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It’s a mixed bag that Christmas was here, then it was gone. But then it’s back. How’s a body to feel?

Rob Lord spells it out plainly: “Christmas Time Again” and the kiddies go, ho ho ho. Or something. Declarative rock.

So Glad It’s Christmas Again” is the opposite Rob from Amersfoort means in his mealy mouthed pop electronica. He’s sick of the lies.

Well baby, baby. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Christmas Time Again” is a special time of year that barely deserves a r’n’r breath. ‘Glad’ about their ‘favorite’ time of year gets lost in the cautious pickings. Low key hallelujah.

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The season can almost put us in a reflective, nostalgic sadness. Christmas again, whoa.

Steven Eaton is all maudlin all season looking over pictures and reminisces in “Christmas Again.” Jazzy, but more sad pop than blues.

Ryan Patrick and friends mine the childhood fields for their ethereal “Christmas Again.” It’s almost medieval in its look back.

Romance springs eternal, but winters year-by-year. Kimmie Rhodes whispers the country promise of “One More White Christmas” reminding her of every other one without you forever after. You breaking up with him?

Drakeford swings and sways but tinges the festivity of “Christmas Again” with pop bummer-ness. Don’t fret, kids, he’s keeping it forward-pointing.

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Christmas coming ’round again may have some effect on the comings and goings of the romance in your life.

Starting out with some honkytonk heartbreaking tinkling, Nicki Bluhm vocalizes how “Christmas Again” means missing you–again. It’s a trigger.

Keith Sweat smooves the R+B pain in “It’s Christmas Again.” Blue–‘cuz only once a year… uh… you. Hey, what’s the real story here?

The Wintersong Band have a cowboy country rock weeper in “Christmas Again.” It won’t be–without you. Powerful.

Tommy James hair-rocks the pop in “It’s Christmas Again.” This time, i guess, he forgot to say goodbye. But, then, Christmas again. For some reason that hurts so tunefully.

The Mavericks swing and sway with the bebopping “One More Christmas.” See, that’s all he needs to win her back. Shoop-de-woop. It’s far gone, cats.

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Howzabout slow downbeat melodies that should remind us of the joy of the Christmas yet again?!

{A moment, if you please: “Hanukkah’s Here Again” as chanted by David Palomo takes the wind out of the candles’ sails while hailing the oil’s well wishes.}

The Ambrosian Children’s Choir make a Salvation Army bummer out of “It’s Christmas Again” from ‘Santa Claus, The Movie.’ Moving, but downward.

Your lyrics say nice, but “Christmas Again” is a disturbing invasion of melody. The Silver Screams mix the reasons for the season. Long repetitive outdo….

Christine Hand wants to wish you a “Merry Christmas Again.” The grassy folk belies the hopes and prayers. Sounds like an elegy.

Oscar Scheller makes a metronome of the music in “It’s Christmas Again.” This pop plodder still means to instill buzzy fun. Be open now.

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Let’s restock, or at least take stock (again) in the whole return of the thing. Upbeat music should do it, regardless of the cliches piled on.

Messy but hopeful dance music from Fuselage strings lines of lines together for a garage stomping “(It’s Starting to Look Like Christmas Once Again).” I’m up, but i don’t know why.

Merry Merry Christmas (Again)” is Tyson Leslie’s way of talking toys and years and–i guess other stuff. Measured pop.

Easy listening strings and piano pretty up the old saw of being happy that “It’s Christmas Once More.” Sherry Allen underplays that overpowering vocal talent she has, but–yawn.

Taking on the War on Christmas Rich DiMare heralds how “It’s Okay to Say Christmas Again.” Make Christmas audible again.

Steven Curtis Chapman hasn’t much to say in “Christmas Time Again” but has great jazzy swing fun doing it.