Mouth organs are cheap and easy as gifts, plus which they fit better in the stocking than any of the other instruments we’ve covered.
Baa Baa Sheep throw comedy and rap at their R+B refrain for their sillier than “Christmas Morning.” They then claim to have received a harmonica (in Spanish, it’s called Hanukkah), but i’m not sure i believe them.
As funning, K1LLWH1TEY & London Yellow yell out “Epstein Is Still Alive,” a wish list that includes a puppy and a harmonica and other bits not intelligible or gettable.
Mercy Bell pivots with her indie gospel about a homeless man carrying on at the holidays, busking with a cup and a harmonica, singing “Merry Christmas and Joy to the World.” Pretty damn good, you ask me.
Nearly as emotional is the off tune indie “Harmonica, Harmonica” about the lost narrator who bought himself the eponymous item and then did this song. Thank you very much.
Just plain weird, Glen Stephens poetizes “IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR” about–whatever you want, man. With a harmonica. Holy random, Beatman.
Rotten Cookies’s “Little Harmonica Man” recites the dull pop of a mythical gift giver just in time for Christmas. Then it gets metal.
Peek, The Rodeo Clown with Two Paralyzed Legs narrates “Christmas Harmonica” in the guilt zone. Listen at your own peril.
Baked A La Ska goes all out with the ska folk of “Harmonica for Christmas.” This is the novelty we deserve, as well as the novelty we get.
Olivia Frances blows the blues in the swingin’ “Harmonica for Hanukkah.” Can it call it a Jews harp or not?
They Might be Giants tinkle on the toy piano for the sinister indie “Feast of Lights.” Standoffishly, they got you a harmonica–but don’t seem to want to get together at all.
Ella Jenkins invites the childrens for a singalong in the folk kidsong “Harmonica for Hanukkah.” Not sure if it’s a good thing with all that shouting.