Year-round Yuletide oddities
Welcome back to Big Little Lions and their charming indie “Waiting for Christmas Day.” Can’t sleep a wink….
Paisley Manger takes a page out of the frivolity of Flight of the Conchords with “Christmith 222” wherein a bouncy child won’t sleep. Turn down that sound machine and see what happens.
Raleigh Long pounds the piano to get across how he can’t get to sleep anymore, what with it being “Christmas Eve” and all. Dreamlike and soothing, so–ironic?
Waxing nostalgic Jaqueez (feat. Lil Reign) R+B raps I remember the days (Days)/I used to stay up late/Waitin’ on Santa to bless the hood (Yeah) in the poetical “It’s Christmas.” To be a child again is to make poor choices that seem great later.
“Ting a Ling a Jingle” is a jolly 1950s lullaby about a child who won’t sleep. Frank Luther introduced it as a big band frolic. Concurrently The Marlin Sisters lead us into a corrido effect. While at the same time The Ames Brothers (with Marty Manning & his Orchestra) butch it up to much the same effect. Imma stay with Junior Walsh, who countrified this number so hard it’s dad gum Celtic Old Country is what it is.
Cruel Buddhist, M.Du, Cocoonics DJ the lofi of “Didn’t Sleep Last Night” into a hypnotic cacophony of dreamtime. I’M UP!
The subject of sleep rears its pillow this time of the year, ‘cuz kids who are excited for Xmas morn do not want to succumb to Sandmen. They twist and turn and fidget and flip out, rather than nod off. That lack of sleep bears some consequences we’ll delve into next month. For now, let us address this potentially brain damaging behavior.
Welcome back Carbon Leaf with the “Christmas Child” who will lie awake (for a whole week?) to some excellent blue grass breakdown pop. Diggit.
Amy Grant comes out with it: “Still Can’t Sleep” on Christmas Eve. No country in evidence, just pop music. For kids. Okay.
How can I sleep when “Here Comes Santa” belabors Christmas Choir’s Murgatroyd & Burrell. Operatic kidsong. Waiting on an answer here….
