Month: December 2025

X-Games: Checkers & Chess

Pull up a chair and get trounced by your uncle for the holidays!

The Withers return with their grand Dadaist parody “Reindeer on the Moon“. Checkers and chess survive from the original Andy Kaufman tribute.

4 Star Review gets depressed and unplugged folk for their “First Christmas in Florida“. To pass the excruciating time waiting to see if Santa will find them after their move, they play checkers and chess (with the nativity scene figures??).

Ned Harris has pleasant family memories when it’s “Christmas Time Again” and checkers is part of the fun as much as sledding. Solid Motown.

Martin & Erin equate the family scuffling for the holidays as a game symbolizing warfare. Their indie drollery “Christmas Checkmate” makes a CW meal of the idea. Thoughtful, yet anguished. (Praxton covers this with an eerie echoic modulation that ups the anger.)

“Wizard Chess” is all Harry And The Potters wanna play in this filk folly.

The Divine Comedy posits brain puzzlers in “Can You Stand Upon One Leg?” including the old Can you beat your Dad at chess at Christmas? Plonky music hall at quarter speed. Call it show tune. A hoot and a half.

Tom McLoughlin blues the country when “Doin’ Christmas Time” in lock up. Chess is played in the game room (‘swell as cards, and pool–nice game room, cons).

P4L Studios take the piss when they ask to take “Chris out of Christmas (mas)“. They have stories about the times he was a bad player on video games, and wrestling, but especially how he cheated at chess, but also made it racist. Not cool, man.

X-Games: Auto Racing

Cars and Christmas go together like this blog and August 2016. Time wounds all heels, however, so have some more.

“Christmas Race to the Finish” is AI from 험티밴드, kidsong with bumptious pop. The lyrics may not reflect your own feelings of thrill and excitement.

Eclipsed Music eschews the old melody, so “The 12 Laps of Christmas” is merely repetitive country rock. Not too bad.

’52 Pickup revs up parody gear for “Christmas Hot Rod Race“, a rockabilly tour de force in the snow versus Santa. Who wins? We do!

Eric Stone picks up the slack with “Grandma Got Run Over By A Redneck“, NASCAR related natch. My only question is Why you gotta?

“Santa’s Gone NASCAR” is watered down boogie woogie from Brent Weeks. All the snark of country, most of the sound of music by committee.

X-Games: Figurative Racing

The hectic nature of the holiday season inspires much metaphoring and carrying on.

F’rexample, Andy Race opens his “Christmas Race” with fussing over penning this particular song in the summer. Two for whining! Easy listening glory.

Aisha Ray folkifies “Christmas Race” as endless chores twist and bind a romantic couple. And… it’s a happy ever after ending!

The Currys have a lively bit of bluegrass folk describing the family rushing around the house, “The Annual Christmas Day Race“.

X-Games: Hardcore Sled Race

“Super Sledder” features a speed demon on runners. Mr. Aaron electronically depicts this racy racer with appropriate pop.

Not as horrifying, “Christmas in Vintondale” is still fast paced. Sunflower Spectacle measures out the folk judiciously in this low key indie.

Thrice a Chuckle daredevils the icy streets in their “Red Sled“. Folk kidsong with an edge. I don’t make up this kind of stuff!

Rockabilly accelerates my interest, so “Crazy Reindeer Sleigh Ride Race” by LenneBrothers Band makes my ever-lovin’ day. The whole gang’s here!

Bob Wire uses driving rock’n’roll for the hard backbeat to set “Sled Man’s Hill“. Don’t place your bets quite yet.

“Daniel’s Sled” is grisly (ironic?) spoken word fun John Tabacco. Blood shed race, i have to say. Whoa, no winners here.

“The Great Sled Race” is more traditional fun spoken word kid mythologizing to the folksy guitaring of Bill Harley. Epic doesn’t quite cover it.

X-Games: Sleddin’

Sledding in the winter snow needn’t be competitive, but boys measure worth in losing. So up to the top: ready, set, gravity!

Magic Tuna overuses android voice in the AI kidsong “Squirrel Sled Race Madness!” Losers are stew!

Less exciting, “Riding Our Sleds Through The Snow” has Johanna Lewis lah-dee-dahing about childish endeavors through mediocre kidsong. Just play.

I’m not sure “Go Freeze” is actually about sledding, despite Bobs & Lolo singing about it. This is a hard rocking kidsong about the Squid Games event. So, WTF?

The Blues help “Slide In The Snow” from John Vosel & the Nutcrackers. No competitions, just an integral part of dealing with all that white stuff. Cool.

Unplugged chaos, “Sledding Is so Fun” features Yulenog making fun more than sense. Still, like it.

“Sled Riding” is mostly braggadocio from Three Days Wait, but their American rock makes me root for ’em.

Snook flips the script for a fearfully bumpy course in his parodic “Little Bummer Boy“. Call 911!

X-Games: Snowball Fight (seriously)

Free for alls in the winter wonderland begin with teens, but get even nastier with maturation. Bring a helmet!

You know when it’s gone beyond kid play when the FIGHT is emphasized in the “Snowball Fight Gone Wild“. Sandra Tingalay helms AI garage rocking in which family members deal with their simmering grudges.

Johnny & The Raindrops rock hard while dreaming of a “Kung Fu Christmas“. Snowballs are listed among the many disciplines.

MxPx’s “Late Great Snowball Fight of 2006” is punk with a melody. Names are taken in this melee. Great energy, as there should be.

“Snowball Fight” from Ensemble de violoncelles de Montréal resorts to shovelfuls of ice. Not nice. Caterwauling pop.

The Burstein Boys show no remorse with their jangling garage light “Snowball Fight“. Better run for your life!

“Snowball Fight” by Los Banditos de Christmas comes in as the blues (from being hit in the head).

No Defense! from the AI pop “Snowball Fight Fiesta“. Wait, is Children’s tunes implying you’re EATing what’s thrown? With hot sauce?

Jeff Postlewaite takes on ‘Fight Song’ with his “Snowball Fight Song“. You will scream in agony, he professes. Parody’s not that bad, dude. Chill.

The Bradfords rock pop with their “Snowball Fight“. No quarter may be given by these merciless kids. I’m out.

It sounds (to me) like Santa’s blooded in Kyla Gabon’s ethereal indie “The Snowball Fight“. Haunting, despite the gore.

Nyco Nemesis uses nostalgia to indie folk the tearjerking “Snowball Fight“. How is this youthful tussle romantic??

“Let’s Have a Snowball Fight!” where the famous last psychedelic pop words of Chad Thomas Johnston as a child before he lost the love of his little sister forever. Lesson not learned.

Perhaps from the same incident, Keziah Katarina Vinci regrets her childhood “Snowball Fight” with all over the place indie keyboard threats. Yikes.

Mr. Ben brings a childish wonder to his “Snowball Fight!” but i rather suspect first-time drug use. Pushy indie.

GB13 brings the irony to the garage kidsong “Ponyville Snowball Fight“. Yeah, drugs.  

The Challenges question their particular “Snowball Fight” for conspiracy. Poorly recorded hyper pop, but quite evocative.

Rolie Polie Guacamole claims everyone loves a “Snowball Fight“. I am becoming persuaded that punk is the best method setting this conflict.

Thrice a Chuckle almost makes their brand of power parody punk with their “Snowball Fight“. It’s shoving and shouting and–no holds barred!

Sam Mulligan almost goes full kidsong, but his “Snowball Season” is a jamming pop rock mashup of cruelty and gaiety.

Concave Onion hashes the garage with a loosey goosey “Do a Song About a Snowball Fight“. What a wonderful mess.

The PH Project has to choose between dodging angels and… a “Snowball Fight“. They dodge into a dive bar instead. The next morning: build a snowman or…. Two step RnR.

X-Games: Snowball Fight (for kids!)

A few years back i did post about the exchange of compacted frozen crystals hurled adversarially from teams like an outdoor dodgeball. This something practiced for more than half a millennium, perhaps longer but only historically recorded that long before. No actual fatalities have been recorded (not from the balls themselves anyway–we’re much to damaged an intelligence not to kill one another in EVERY setting imaginable), and the Japanese have created a professional sport based on this (Yukigassen)… so, let’s play!

One, two, three strike–yer out! for “The First Snowball of the Season” Golden Orchestra & Singers put their lyrics to ‘Take Me Out’. Okay.

Kids Storybook Songs is an AI front for entertaining wee ones. Their “Snowball Fight” has all the lilt of a real children’s pop song, yet none of the inherent violence of an actual snowball fight.

The Lyrical Lanterns laugh and dodge in their AI-leaning country “Snowball Fight.” All the pop charm of collegiate cheerleading.

Zippy Kids teaches us friend-building with their “Snowball Fight“. It’s everything you can’t stomach in a kidsong.

Johanna Lewis musters enthusiasm to sell the off kilter “Throwing Snowballs“. It impresses me as good soundtrack music for a zombie flick.

With slightly better kidmusic, Eli Kids reveals Real Friends MISS when they play “Snowball Fight“.

The Christmas Times races the beat with their better kidsong “Snowball Fight“. Decaf cocoa for you, kidsong!

Happy Melody Town unleashes orchestration for their “Snowball Pop“. In the ear results in giggling in this kidsong AI-relative.

Catchy Kids Club recruits fantasy for “Snowy Owl’s Snowball Fight“, more AI with upbeat mischief (NOT violence). There’s worse things snowy owls could do to bunnies and squirrels after all.

Then these guys utilizes Disney’s Frozen characters for their AI “The Snowball Fight Song II“. Copyright fun!

Back to Animalia! “The Penguin Snowball Fight” from Magic Tuna twists AI up to country rock levels without apology. Much sneakier, these critters.

“Snowball Fight” for Joanie Calem involves a nifty insider trick. Listen carefully to the kidsong to tell what it is.

The Backyardigans strategize better for their “Snowball Fight“. Showtune.

Bart4Kids AIs the pop for “The Snowball Fight“. Missing, but a blast. For you.

Kids Joi make it inadvertently sad when it’s a “Snowball Fight with Mom“. Sad lonely kids (in an arthritis medicine commercial), i’d wager. AI whistling pop.

Tiny Tunes UK allow for Australian Xmas fun with the odd AI rocker “The Tomato Snowball Fight“. No snow, no problem!

X-Games: The Hokey Pokey

OMG, how many versions of this game/dance for the holidays can there be?!

Debbie Doo Kids’s “The Christmas Hokey Pokey” is direct and hard rocking, for kidsong that is.

Shanti Children’s Music is more traditional with “Santa’s Hokey Pokey” naming each aspect of that old elf (‘ceptin’ his big belly) to poke in a shake all about.

Yoyo’s “Reindeer Pokey” subs in animal parts to listen for and respond with.

Little Baby Bum’s “Christmas Hokey Pokey” features elves, reindeer, and Santa. ‘Sgettin’ crowded on the dance floor/excercise mat.

Not to be left out, Dr. Sean allows “The Snowman Pokey” to poke the carrot.

A weird rebrand, “Christmas Hokey Cokey (Nativity Song With Lyrics)” via Daniel England Ministries offers young uns the chance to know His love, rather than shake it all about.

The Lemay Odyssey returns us to novelty adulthood with “The Christmas Hokey Pokey“, a RnR bitchfest of holiday headaches. THAT’s what it’s all about. Ouch.

X-Games: Kid Stuff

Children’s capacity for play is seemingly endless. So it would be for you, if you could only spectate everyone else getting to Do stuff. These poor, powerless preschoolers need something to make time go by, especially during Xmas.

In “Let The Children Play (Christmas song)” by Tony Brown (sapptube52) pretense is the game. For God. For Santa. For space travel. It’s some weird kidsong.

Prog rock skeeved into pop makes “The Children Play” from Flip Damon a mystical journey from school to home for the holiday break. What’s going on here?

Kids just running around outside inspires Carole Kuck into “Dreaming of Christmas”. This piano recital pop is nostalgic and sweet. No actual games get dropped, however.

Youth on Track likes to play a game with his stocking and another with the chimney in the thrasher “Christmas Time is My Favorite Time“. Imaginative.

Chad Ackerman startles the lineup with a BLUE ALERT comment on the actual Christmas game for kids: good = gifts. “Fuckin’ Christmas Time” says it all with a jazz beaten pop melody (and falsetto!).

“Seesaw (For Christmas)” starts out as a wonderful tale from Thrice a Chuckle. Then it gets tall. Spoken word.

The String Beans play “Santa Says“–and so can you! Follow along with this authoritarian announcer and keep score. Or… squid games.

X-Games: more Reindeer

More AI when “Reindeer Games Gone Wild” by Amanduhhhhhh flexes its pop. Rough trade.

AI chokehold on “Reindeer Games” honestly results in a listenable song from Deta Family. It’s pop kidsong, but with a minor key horror tone underlying. Just races, really.

Better racing from Wizards of Boat in their rocker “Death Race of the Reindeer“. It’s like that.

Super Star Radio Network AI Music renders more racing and laughing in their pop-rap “Reindeer Games“. Silly more than aggravating.

“Reindeer Games” from Rhythmatic is kidsong with annoying AI pop forcing the rhymes. Play by play for each other original eight.

Keeping it kid-friendly KinderFun Nursery Rhymes belts out the kidrockingsong “We Are Going To The Reindeer Games Song“. The hollering surprises me.

In “Reindeer Games” by Hillbilly Rick, horseshoes and basketball get mentioned. AI country slop… but FINALLY!

Froggy Fresh tells a real story in the rap out “Reindeer Games” wherein James gets janky and grinches all the presents. See RGs are simply dastardly pranks. Commendable young music making.