Mike Krol hard rocks his boy band sound with “Won’t be Alone Tonight“, a plea more than a claim. But here we begin to address the obstinate confidence of the crowded.
When you feel Christmas’s a hassle, croons Blessed Hope, do something–like read the Bible, and feel the “Crowds at Christmas (Peace on Earth)“. Simple folk messaging that may bring on claustrophobia.
From Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Saturday Night’, “So Many People (at Christmas!)” considers the overpopulation of our planet–and how lucky I was to find You! As demurely sung here by Tracey Rea, this barely becomes a holiday carol… or a showstopper.
Cheesier pop (despite the rockabilly tendency) from The Bad Desires, “Not Alone (On Christmas Night)” anticipates the dissolution of separation and the reunion with a dear one. Or it was a dream about sugar plums misinterpreted.
Lugubrious and mournful, Mikael Englund, Árpád Solti sing “Bye-Bye to Loneliness“. This slo-mo easy listening welcomes friendship, but in the creepiest way you might imagine.
Tin can ukulele ragtime, “I Won’t Come Home for Christmas (Not Alone)” by Tracy Holiday is distractedly sad folk, but a bit of fun.
Glial Cell protests a bit much in “Not Alone for Christmas“. But the jazzy, bluesy self deluded pop is smile-forward; or at its least a self harming, hard drinking anthem. Call help.