Taking cues from ‘Wonderful Life’ HkFiftyOne celebrates “Christmas Day” by getting out of the boring little hometown, and touring the world. Rap electric.
Jouncy bouncy come Twelve 2 Five with “The Last Christmas Day“, electronica that robotizes the merriment. Que danceable.
AI dismisses joy with an “Untuned Lullaby” in which Winter Sage is frozen out by those who matter and slow pops malaise in response.
Belinda and Stefan begin “Things that Christmas” with exhortation and cheer, but rapidly descend, with children’s style repetitive pop, into the mundane and icky. Not good traditions at all.
Brock Armstrong (feat. Heavy Flows) also begin their symphonic randomness upbeat, but then “Christmas Spirit” faces the reality of now (subprime mortgages, fleeing to Arkansas, the Jesus story leaving us cold…). Eww.
Please, “Don’t Let It be Christmas” bemoans Crankshaft Alligator to over-filtered slow blues rock in the ballpark of just giving ups and hating the whole magilla.
