Year-round Yuletide oddities
Apartment 7 handles a fine pastiche in “I’m Dreaming of a White (Stripes) Christmas.” Visions of garage blues bangin’ their heads.
Leaning onto reggae, Keith Michael Roman reimagines ‘White’ as “We Be Dreamin’,” a vast improvement.
To the tune of ‘Hark’ Cinderella’s “Christmas Dreams” involve marriage to a handsome prince. The Fairy Tale Pops are on your side, little girls!
The Whoopass Girls grate the garage with screaming angst for “(I’m Dreaming of) A Jack White Christmas.” Stripes optional.
Cautioningly, Ben Worley EDMs “I’m Dreaming” by Ben Worley until you can’t remember what holiday we were even talking about.
Sonorous caroling from Ages about some “Holiday Dream.” Wake up!
Cheering us back up, Martin Blasick chirps pop country in “I’ve Been Dreaming Of Christmas.” It’s more of a remembering thing, but softly out of focus nonetheless.
Getting jazzy with the zither “Dreaming Dreams of Christmas” by Marlana Hillary rolls through childhood nostalgia, creating an existential loop of hope and regret.
While we’ve been exposed to songs about NOT dreaming (from Gilbert O’Sullivan) before on this blog, the Pete Jones parody: “I’m Really Not Dreaming Of A White Christmas” really sells the muddle of whether or not dreams happen.
Muzicchick’s “I’m Not Dreaming of a White Christmas” is EDM pontificating about how foolish our Xmas chatter is. It’s space age spiffy.
Plugging into punk garage The Aborted apply warped agenda to “I’m Dreaming Of A Caucasian Christmas.” Preaching to the queer, brother.
Time to do dirty to ‘White Christmas.’ These are hard working parodies, laugh at your own expense.
Dave Rudolf gives us the obvious “I’m Dreaming of a White Trash Christmas.” The reason it might amuse is the gnarly Elvis impersonation. The lyrics are fair to middlin’.
Robert Blake, aka ‘Dr. Bob,’ goes grampy hobo with “I’m Dreaming of a Christmas That is White.” It’s borrowed lyrics stitched together with bluegrass dementia.
2 Live Jews are “Dreaming of a Blond Shiksa.” Dirty, indeed!
Mike Belden amateurs it one up with an unidicted co-conspirator in “I’m Dreaming of a White America.” No, racism isn’t funny, i hate ALL bigots.
“I’m Dreaming Of a Dead City” is The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society unleashing Cthulhu upon our deathless sleeping forms. This includes the oft overlooked intro.
“(I’m Dreaming of a) Hogwarts Christmas” by Hawthorn & Holly does the least amount of lifting. No charms or bewitchment mentioned.
Rikki Vulpes rolls into “HALF PAST NINE (DREAMING OF CHRISTMAS WITH YOU)” like it’s nap time at the karaoke lounge. Not just dreamy, but sleepy.
“Dreaming of Christmas” by Patrick McHenry begins as a ‘White’ reorchestration, then pivots to sweet dreams of what used to be ‘twixt you and me. Caffeinated indie.
Ginger Cat’s “Holiday Dream” is a must-do list of jazz band whoopie for her and her honey. Yummy.
Albert Vick does that ultra-slow RnR riff for “Dreaming of Christmas“–a state of mind that precludes his lonely whistling. Merry? Murky, try again later.
Some dreams are better’n others. “I’m Dreaming Of A Shite Christmas” is Detective Instinct (feat. Brian Stevenson) letting us know with melodic garage rock that bad times follow him into sleep.
Senan Quinlan also claims “I’m Dreaming of Sh*Te Christmas,” but this time the strumming folk trashes traditions while painting a moral high ground.
Are no dreams better than bad ones? “I Ain’t Dreaming of a White Christmas” is the metal answer from Priceduifkes. Ouch.
Vista Blue retros boy band soft rock while “Dreaming of the Right Christmas.” No money, no sun, but there’s still hope. I guess.
Slack key country seems dreamlike to me. So when Empty Bottles Broken Hearts takes on “Everybody’s Dreaming Of Christmas (But I’m Just Dreaming Of You)” i’m listening with both ears. Hot’cha.
Five Gold Tans cover the Bah Humbug number “North Pole Dreamin'” wherein Santa & Co. take to the sandy beaches to escape the Arctic frost. Surfing commences, as does surf music. Hence, the dreaming.
Randall Paskemin uses First Nationer music to lead us to dreamtime in “Dreaming of a Christmas.” What IS this?
“Tinsel Tinged Christmas Dreamin’” is The Christmas Agency… marching their agenda of corporate brainwashing over some punk-lite pop. Will love win out?
“I’m Dreaming of a California Christmas” from Lakes is not simple parody, but surf/garage whining of Golden proportions.
Hearkening back to the Pandemic, Skinner & Twitch are “Dreaming of a Safer Christmas.” Family get-togethers are so-o-o-o germy, according to this bluesy pop. So, just don’t.
The dreaming may be whiter on the other side of the border, so Marthie Nel Hauptfleisch (Woman on Fire) warbles “I’m Dreaming of a Christmas in Saskatchewan” with folk fury. Things get rough.
Internal Darkness infects and inspires in “I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas“–a musical parody of screeching and dying. That’s a kind of dream, the nightmare kind.
“My Dreams of Christmas” are The Boxmasters’ regrets of young poverty. Why’s Mommy always bumping into the door with her face, Daddy? Swing ‘billy.
“Can’t Stop Dreaming” by Santa Cloud is what happens to me when i listen to this experimental blundering of sounds and noises. I wouldn’t’ve brought it up, but it’s from a decent Xmas song compilation.
Molly Burch’s psychedelic pop “Holiday Dreaming” tips and bops into and out of the subconscious. It’s about a missed romantic connection.
Hip lyrics like: Christmas is a time for screaming / into the pillow that nothing has meaning punch up the tinker toy clunk of “Christmas is a Time for Dreaming” by L’Resorts. Takes me back to the rando wit of the ’80s like Timbuk3.
Memories? Fantasies? ‘Tis the season! So say Fascinations Grand Chorus with their retro electronic pop “Christmas Dreaming.” Above average!
Indiana Drones takes the Doo Wop standard and puts “I’m Dreaming” on a loop that resolves into white noise. That’s how it usually goes for me.
Spike Jones tour de forces Nutcracker with “The Little Girl’s Dream.” Wild and wacky. (That was only the beginning. Don’t forget the “End of the Little Girl’s Dream.“)
Wishing and hoping often turns “Christmas Eve Dreaming” into screaming, according to the lite rock of Sean Madigan. Perceptive!