Month: March 2026

“I Need to Focus on My Elf”

The Vietnam War causes “Another Christmas Without My Son“. The Rev. Oris Mays testifies over organ gospel for a message-laden revelation. It was 1970.

The corrido tune is gorgeous, but a bit is lost in translation for Loona’s “Another Christmas Without You.” What should be an adventure in searching for you, is instead I Miss You.

The Epileptic Hillbillys answer with flip out rockabilly in “Another Christmas Without You“. But, do they get back together? Does he move on? Explode? I’m too busy dancin’ to care.

Rocking out additionally, “Christmas I Am Going To Miss You” by Post War Decline devolves into a rut of guitar wagging indecision.

The Power of Truth stumble-mumble through “Closer Than Us“–but it’s a tragic loss, so allowance must be paid. Troubling easy listening pop.

Ryan Geary (feat. Josh Fellows) croons out “It’s Not Christmas Without You“, but the punchline here (get ready) is (this’ll kill you) the you here (you’re never gonna believe this) is New Hampshire. Just let the easy listening explain–

“I’m Not Red[&Green]dy for a Relationship”

Andrew Mellor imbues his blues with American rock in the wallowing “Another Blue Christmas“. No Elvises were referenced in the making of this downer.

Country twanger “Another Christmas With You Gone” is Nashional crying out of every orifice over you.

Another “Another Christmas Without You” countries the folk with sparkly New Age vocals from Cyril Niccolai & Orianthi. Without love, what–?

Johnny Fun and The…Hesitations decide “I’ll Miss You Christmas Eve (That’s what I’m gonna do)“. But the club rock dithers more than despairs.

Barely keeping it together, 4 Star Review (feat. Rintryp) folk Indies “Christmas Worlds Apart” about an emptiness. Then the elder backup starts in…. Fair song; fairly bad recording.

About the bleakest i’ve ever heard Rudy Casoni, “Ain’t Christmas Without You” plumbs the depths of Christmas cliches, breaks them apart, then croons over the cheap lounge music. Fantastic.

“It’s Not a Good Time of the Year for Me”

Reinventing “The Only Thing Missing” with a holiday bent, Hackberry Ramblers use Zydeco to full effect in this country weeper. That’s the good stuff.

“Christmas Ain’t Christmas, New Years Ain’t New Years Without The One You Love” gets a replay despite The O’Jays’ tendency to disco their R+B.

Winterval returns us to the thrilling days of New Age syncopation with “A Long Day“. It does have some verisimilitude, cuz i’m sad too now.

Desperation reeks off “Merry Christmas I Missed You So Much“, an indie of breaking vocals from Taking Back Sunday. Now, there may be reconciliation in here, so let’s keep the swearing to a minimum.

Dennis van Aarssen sings “Christmas When You’re Here” because he has trouble with the alternative. Jazz band lightheartedness.

Love some big band swing, so let’s find out who first wanted separation in the classic “Little Jack Frost Get Lost“. Why, it was author Seger Ellis with Dixie Dons and Orchestra. I’ll keep it to this 78 and skip the other 87 versions of it.

“You Deserve Better [Presents]”

Xscape frames “Christmas Without You” in a sliding scale R+B. So that’s very sad.

The Blind Eyes cover Rough Shop’s “Christmas AM Gold” with a careless rocking depression. They ask Santa to bring her back. Desperate. But, guitar solo!

“Christmas Without The Creole” celebrates another loss. Irma Thomas brings da blues and she means it.

BLUE ALERT! Charly Bliss (feat. PUP) punk rock out “It’s Christmas and I Fucking Miss You“. No notes.

Big Dave–and his pony–are alone as can be when it’s “Christmas on the Prairie“. Plaintive cowboy country.

Preempting the breakup, Aradia Faire uses garage punk to demand “All I Want For Christmas Is For You To Go Away“–so, BLUE ALERT. Great giving a piece of mind to… Not the ending i was hoping for….

“Let’s Just be [Secret Santa] Friends”

More lovelorn from SWMCLB sets cuckoldry to boogie woogie with the odd “Christmas Sucks (Without You)“. There’s the blues, then there’s this.

The Roundheads rock unapologetically “(I Can’t Stand Christmas) Without You“. Talkin’ bowchu, bae-bee.

Mike & Brian (feat. Marlee Perez) are really splitsville (thousands of miles!) when indie rocking “Missing You This Christmas Time (2012)“. The attempt is upbeat.

(Marchelle Bradanini as) Pony Boy divas the distress in “(Please Don’t Leave On) Christmas Eve“. Country gospel rock with an edge.

Classy Motown cranks up the tears with Dominic Glover’s “Christmas Isn’t Christmas” without you. It’s a party! A pity party!

Beth Crowley vamps up the pop with a tragic fallout from a Hallmark movie breakup. “You Ruined Christmas” is fun at being mean.

“It’s Not Yule, It’s Me”

We’re only scratched the surface of psychological problems. One of the BIG motivators for therapy, as well as singing, is breaking up with the one you smash. Throw in a little Merry Merry, and we have ourselves a subgenre.

Granted this opens the door for easy listening and power pop (ugh), so you may have to wait a month for real crackups in our little sourced musical choices. But i’m here for you, X-philes. I’m gonna give it my all to find you some funny in all this misery. Or else we can call it quits.

Jazzy swing from Dennis van Aarssen, “[Will You Be] Gone By Christmas Night” classes up the dating jitters so you might be less inclined to take out a restraining order.

Bunnygrunt’s “Season Freaklings” proudly percusses retro pop rock over how it’s not Christmas without you. We’re going to here that a lot during this month, so–Later, Jesus.

Buck Owens complains of anhedonia in “Christmas Ain’t Christmas“. Plodding country, now with more twang.

Horrifically, in honor of the Sandy Hook casualties, Wattle & Daub folk up “Ten Years Old (I Miss You Most at Christmas)“. That’s grief that is.

Bouncing back Tom Brusky (feat. Jay Isaacson) milk toasts the country with “Angel of Christmas“, a tribute to a dead spouse. At Christmas.

Specifically, “Christmas Won’t be the Same Without Johnny” warbles Dr. Elmo in country easy listening about Johnny Carson who left the airwaves in ’92 and left us in ’05. That’s some sentimental novelty there.