Category: pop music

“K-Mart Fighting” is a parody of ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ and i’m sorry i didn’t include it earlier. Santa’s Elves renders the obvious Black Friday scene playfully well.

That needs the followup “Kung Fu Christmas.” Johnny & The Raindrops merely add the epithet ‘kung fu’ to every aspect of Xmas they can come up with. Nothing goes ouch.

More parody from Lynskey connects violence with that one time “I Took Some Mistletoe Down to the Red Light District.” Popping fresh rock/pop.

Generic aggression from Headlights with a charming pop “Kicker of Elves.” Few enough lyrics, so none of your questions will be answered.

Moving on from misfortunes and moodiness onto violence means a stop at assault, or the threat of violence. Why so hard, man? does someone need a hug?

By way of James Brown’s abusive ‘Papa Don’t Take No Mess,’ Nikolas Marikos imposes a holiday strongman with his critical eye on you in the super funky “Santa don’t Take No Mess.” does that can of whoop-ass fit in a stocking?

Also bearing the same can, the antagonist in Butt (Amy Froggpockets and Mario Seaweed)’s “Cruisin’ for a Christmastime Bruisin’” offers violence as the answer for the alt hero’s BLUE ALERT intransigence.

“The Fight Before Christmas” is a screaming argument as indied by jardinière. Use I-messages, please!

Jim of Seattle sums it up with his ditty “Have a Merry Christmas.” It’s honest and well intended.

“A Step​-​Mothers First (And Worst) Christmas Ever” from Kristian Noel Pedersen is a thoughtful monologue about the woman who said she loved kids, then met his. Gentle pop.

Feels like it’s never going to end in the “Best Worst Christmas Ever.” Jing & Joc & Robbie The Intern rap the funny out of this homestyle altercation.

Under a Rock has a comedic chorale complaining about relatives in the bouncy pop of “Christmas is Terrible.” Nice ‘Nightmare Before’ bridge.

Lester McClean reacts to the crazy world of 2016 with Afropop in “This Damn Christmas Song.” Not all that angry after all.

“Happy Damn Christmas” is the nicest terminology in the BLUE ALERT rocker from Whisper Teas. More anger, but not completely so.

Done with it all, Chris Strei sings the pop folk “Damn Pandemic Christmas.” It changed everything, you know.

John Canoe’s “Post Apocalypse Christmas” is a retro rock dance tune about whether or not to leave the bunker. Sounds fun.

“Jonathan’s Post-Apocalyptic Christmas Carols” is extracted from episode 35 of the Through the Aftermath podcast, ‘Through the Intromath, Part 2.’ Video game faux holiday album sampler. Har de har.

Stacking rocks in the folk-rock (partly a take on ‘Three Kings’) “A Post-Apocalyptic Christmas,” Art Elliot seems to have a heavier burden after the fall of humankind. Thanks for the reality check!

“A Very Post Apocalyptic Christmas” is ukulele ragtime from Ned Sanders. Upbeat message about fallout and mutated scorpions. Ukes do that.

Crazy Hippie from Oregon chipmunks the pop when God returns, pissed, and introduces a “Post Apocalypse Christmas.” Such is[was] life.

Gruff Rhys ups the pop tempo for the hand-clapping, slowly deteriorating “Post Apocalypse Christmas.” Tips on staving off hunger and working within failing infrastructure included.

Keep Tucson Sketchy has an after-the-bomb holiday album offer with “Christmas Songs for the Apocalypse.” A moment or two of fun.

Foster Gray & The JJs amateur rock the concept with their meandering “Christmas Apocalypse.” Someone’s coming for your gifts. Seem to be amusing themselves.

Apparently professional voice -over mocksmen RiffTrax (li’l sis is a big fan) has a glee club called RiffTones. Their “Apocalypse Christmas” faces down marching zombies, The Robot War, and spider soldiers. But it’s still the holidays in this punchy dirge. That’s right, this time it’s funny.

Bummertrash gets us back to the garage with their shoulder chipping “Joy to (The End of) the World.” Something’s got their goat. BLUE ALERT

Billy Reece is in Pandemic panic with his jazz band “Christmas at the End of the World.” Go grab some ammo… and dance!

Bemoaning the gloom-and-doomsayers, Tampa Stan wants to know, when the end comes “Which Hill Do We Meet On (& Who’ll Bring the Beer)?” From a Christmas album, but not exactly in the spirit–though a suggested remedy for hemorrhoids (asteroid colliding with Earth) is quite generous.

In Providence is looking for his nuclear winter girl while the bombs are whistling their tune in the haunting “End Times.” But, it’s Christmas! La la, lala lala….

Absolute Studios play on REM’s hit with their own office shouting match “It’s the End of the World (And It’s Christmas).” Went to some trouble listing our early 2010s woes. Nostalgic, almost.

Al Axy performing “End Of The World (Christmas Version)” has only a couple lines altering it from the original un-Christmas version. And it seems maudlin pop upbeat for all the doom-crying. Oh, well.

Jay Stansfield’s “A Good Last Christmas” is zippy pop of romantic propositions, while the dead are walking and Santa is chasing children with his face half hanging off. Not evocative enough? Listen for the epilogue’s sound effects.

Sad Dad is not joking around with “Christmas at the End of the World.” This new age pop poem spins up the possibilities in the null set. Nice.

Whether the end of the world is following the Xian timeline or the Devil’s ultimate gimme… it’s going to hurt like hell.

Covered some of this before when the Mayan calendar ran out for 2012. Some good endtimes.

Gentle folking makes “Christmas at the End of the World” go out with a whimper (not a bang). Tom Stone guides us through the ennui and happy nihilism that may or may not be the themes of our current days.

Marty Skinarty returns us to the Mayan prophecy (dude, they just ran out of calendar writing tools) with the adorably folk-pop “Happy Christmas (It’s the End of the World.” Lots of fun theories here: robots, aliens, killer bees, or Mexicans.

Sheri Miller enlists Celtic tonality with her folky reverence “Merry Christmas, Jesus, It’s Been One Helluva Year.” It’s plaintive, but in a gospel-ly way.

Rapping a sad story, Newland misses her: Man I ain’t been no help; She text me told me get my life –Oww or I’ll catch hell. “Don’t Feel Like Christmas” makes it personal.

“Another Rotten Christmas” from Bright Kelly seems colder and darker ‘cuz he’s missin’ you, hon. I wish you were a helluva lot closer, he warbles with R+B pop.

I don’t always get the K-pop. When a song advises: Trying to take sleeping pills just because you are lonely? Oh please don’t–hell no, thats so wasting your Christmas, I have to wonder what the demographic really is. “새해까지 크리스마스” [English Version] by 모몽크루 is ‘Christmas ‘Til New Year.’ Hopeful? It IS pop.