‘God rest YE merry gentlemen….’

Darryl Gregory wrestles easy listening open with some pretty cool violin, but “Christmas with You” is for the old folks. Ensure eggnog, you know.

The Fake Swears beg for your return in “We Didn’t Start the Yule Log“, not a Billy Joel parody but an ADHD love rant set to garage messiness.

MORGEN (feat. Sydney Smithmartin) employs personification with the chimney indie pop “We Love You Christmas”. The addition of rap doesn’t ground it.

The Steeles also apply the second person to someone besides you, the listener, while hymning “We Worship You”. Credit where credit is dutiful.

Starshine Singers are looking at YOU when they itemize all the charity needed for the needy in the kid hymn “What Can You Do?” Step up, ye capitalist!

Thrice a Chuckle softens the interrogation with the folk rhetorical question “What Do You Know?” This retrospective over youth, love, parentage seems pointed even for poetry.

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‘don’t YOU cry, I’ll be back again someday….’

David Lazar offer you a song, if that is “What You Wish for“. Or not. Gets nasty, though. I’d be careful about that wishing thing.

Thrill to the return of AI hit-and-misery when MMMC ‘sings’ “Under The Mistletoe Moon“. Jazz band tendencies, but it should end with a kiss. Instead, hand holding.

Funky blues from The Ohio City Singers restore our musical faith with “Under the Tree“. He becomes a believer, after he sees you. Then, swampy time.

Bob Mader gospels the soft rock with “Unto You“, a paean to that Kingly Kingly guy. Pray it, boy.

Sam Shrieve engages creep with “Unwrap You“, a pushy pop grind about who he wants for Xmas. You’re my favorite kind of present, he crows. Run.

Yarou (feat. Sydney SmithMartin) blend wistfulness with whimsy in the freshly flirty “Waste a Holiday with You”. It’s in translation, but pop limned with jazz this gently merits discussion.

‘catch me if YOU can….’

E.Quipped (feat. E5) raps out “Wishin You” with a chip on the shoulder. You seem to be part of the problem.

This year is all about you, baby, simpers 3LW in the ducklips R+B “This Year (It’s All About You)“. Bubblegum snapping.

Brenda Kutz White inflates easy listening with jazz piano and soaring vocals in the desperate “Til You Get the Chills“. Yacht rock or rot yuck?

Lorena Leigh with Ernesto Valenzuela purrs and moans “Tinsel” with that same old All message. Then, suddenly, this lounge pop is over. For the best.

Amati Bros want “To Make You Happy“. It’s the boys’ turn to turn you on. They need a hint, from all i can gather off this pop blues. They’d like to buy a vow.

This year you’re getting me, rock out The Swingin’ Neckbreakers with their retro punk “Under the Christmas Tree“. A bit frightening if you listen to it.

‘just the same as YOU and me….’

Endiamonds phrases “I Don’t Wanna Kiss You” like the flirtiest alt rock from the ’90s you might stumble upon. Don’t you pucker….

Chuck Phillips utilizes little boy voice to chilling effect with “That’s True Love“. It IS about what he wants for Xmas. It’s also indie country with haunting harmonica.

Jazz royalty Nancy Wilson asks for holding and kissing, in fact “That’s What I Want for Christmas“, she croons, from you. Persuasive.

Brendan Dalton & The 1740 Boys Choir get vague when filking “Thinking of You on Christmas (The Final thoughts of Gandalf the Grey)“. Not sure WHO he would spend his last lucidity musing upon, but it be awrful romantical.

Thinking of you this year, Mark Hand spends “This Christmas” lounge bar jonesing over your presence. Velvety.

Aushai dwells on home and family for “This Time of Year“, but her R+B seduction includes a shout out Wishing love to your and yours. That’s an invitation.

‘do YOU know what I know?’

Every Atlas cleans house with the indie “This Christmas (I’m Letting You Go)“. That pronoun is plural; you’re all gone. Goodbye.

In “Shovel” By Surprise either wants you or something from you. Santa knows. And, there’s a lot out on the walk total care of. Lively club rock.

You are always on my mind, belabors The Martial Arts in their rocking “Snow Flakes“. There’s love in there, somewhere.

There is something about December/That makes me love her more than ever, coos Jeremy Lister in the jazzy cool lounge “Something about December“. Snuggle up, it’s going to get cozy.

Dustin Zell’s “Stubby Christmas” reveals a special gift behind the tree. Sadly, it does not stub, it stabs you. That was the knife, though. Then there’s the bat. For you. Or to be used on you. Ouch. Salsa pop.

On the other arm, Salem Ilese wants a “Thank You Note” for all the nice things she got you. Passive aggressive, i guess. Inisistent pop.

‘do YOU see what I see?’

Gighive trots out heavily produced shallow country with “Will I See You Christmas Morning?” Some pleasant pickin’, but pleasant noise only.

New wave power rock from Jake Brennan And The Confidence Men romps “Santa Gave You What You Gave to Me” all over the place. He reports that it’s treatable. Wild show here.

Smokin’ Joe Pilloud smokes the blues for an empty “Santa’s Lap”. The only thing missing is… you.

Coming on strong, Les Fradkin demands that you “Say You Love Me for Christmas“. Or else. He’ll be sad. Power pop rock noise.

Jim Brickman (ft. Kristy Starling) flavors pop with funk while “Sending You A Little Christmas“. Smoky jazz wafts within its intentions, but it sells out to mainstream sentiment.

Falsetto for insistence, Nooshi (feat. Bandgard) deliver a tutorial for achieving potentiality in the show tune “Shine Like Rudolph“. It’s addressed to you.

‘do YOU hear what I hear?’

I Don’t Know Margo just wants to “Let You Know It’s Christmas“. It’s like a gift, with succinct pop rock.

Would you please come, only for tonight? blasts Mirror Eyes in “Out of All the Charlie Browns in the World, I’m the Charlie Browniest“. The title may have something to do with how sad the singer is (without you), but the music is rowdy ‘eighties pop.

Even Mattel’s Barbie knows that “A Perfect Christmas” is the one with you in it. Cheesey pop rock, y’all, from animated special i can’t be bothered to research.

The Vargo Family, well Paisley sings “Perfect Snowflake” as a school assignment, just trying to get to the end of this slow pop and get on with other stuff. All she wants is you ah-ho, ho hoo. [Her version is slightly less creepy than Brett‘s, from the same family.]

New wave rockabilly from The Barn Stormers alerts us to their loving intentions. He’s gotta get to you and Rudolph might need to help. No escape from being their “Presents.” Uh oh.

From one of KROQ’s Kevin and Bean holiday compilations Jurassic 5 raps carefully “Rockin’ for You”. It’s essentially a commercial, but it’s for you.

‘your main chime, YE ringers….’

The Irish Rovers ask “Have You Heard” heartily and sincerely, with their special Celtic twang. If you already know the whole Christ thing, then you’re okay.

A.J. Vallejo is into you perhaps prompted by the season, since there’s “No Better Gift Than You“. Spanish melody twisted into pop with a hmm hmmm backup.

French break! “Noël c’est toi” it suspect has something to do with Xmas and love and you. Florence K leads the band into a high school march of pop jazz. It begs for choreography.

Bamtone, Briand Melanson stretch their talents even less for “Only You“, a lugubrious pleading set to an hypnotic melody. What were we talking about–?

Chris Bennett knows what you want. In drawn out lounge jazz, she purrs “Only You Can Make It Christmas“. She sounds helpless. Perhaps, feed and bathe her, too.

From David Wood’s ‘Rock Nativity’, the National Youth Music Theatre stands up for Mary with “Open Your Heart“. Slo-mo gospel asking you to accept Christmas into your soul. Yes, you.

‘”Merry Christmas to YOU”….’

Jill Johnson pledges her troth with thick CW in “I Bring Christmas Back To You“. It’s a big task, so she’ll use both arms.

Wild Earp & The Free For Alls (feat. Sweet Sassy Molassey) ragtime the heavily poured holiday hopeful “New Year, New You“. Kazoo bridge! Slur along!

Island harmonies in “Happy New Year To You!” by The Qualities cast a somber tone to this toast.

AI bands have obtusely obvious brands, so give a tipple of the hat to Happy New Year and their finger-popping R+B-ish “Happy New Year to You“. It will make you think of… a song.

Ditto to Music Melody and their soft pop “This Year with You“. Is it live or is it music?

“What Are You Doing New Years Eve?” is an Ella staple, but was a hit for The Orioles originally. ‘Course, it was 1947 when Margaret Whiting first recorded it [concurrently with Kay Kyser & His Orchestra (Harry Babbitt, vocal)]. (Strangely, the phrase maybe it’s just too early in the game suggested Frank Loesser wanted this played in the summer.) Big big band.

‘so blue just thinking about YOU….’

Judi Silvano jazzes up “I’d Like You for Christmas” with octave changes, scat, and trailing syllables to light up the lounge. Hanukkah and New Years, too.

Cassie McMullin false starts “My Heart with You” to get your attention, then harmonizes her amateur pop with herself. She’s ganging up on YOU.

Meghan Trainor syncopates her pop nearly to rap itself with “My Kind of Present“. Again, you are the present. Objectified?

Pajamaramas strums and moans about how “My Shortlist for Christmas (Is You)“. This is pop laced with blues and lounge vibe. Moodily merry.

Ages presents their “New Fashioned Christmas” as a way of realizing your (and my) potentials. Indie bop.

Cousin Oliver sneaks the ska on ya for “Naked Christmas“. He only wants one thing from you this year: you (unwrapped). It’s in the title.