Author: douglove1225

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The Ohio City Singers know how to swing a beat. “Dreams of Christmas Day” is keeping me up and toe-tapping with its jazzy coolness.

“What Could Be Better” is Shad Weathersby asking and answering about the Best Case Scenario for deep in December. He’s dreaming of a country-ish home Xmas.

Big band swing chills “When Dreams Come True” from David Tobin and Jeff Meegan. A bit overly orchestrated for something private, but Dream Big or stay home by the fire.

Rhonda Vincent features some fancy fiddlin’ while “Dreaming of Christmas.” Barn burning slumbertime activities.

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Cowboys can dream, too. “Silver Hopes and Silver Dreams” are the hollering wishes of Hilary Marckx. Harmonica bridge!

Keepin’ it Western Junior Walsh honkies the tonk with “It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You).” I prefer this to the slicker Elvis take, but it’s all about who’s in whose dreams.

Also picking and strumming, Michael J Thoma croons about his “Christmas Dream.” It’s about you and gifting your best holiday.

‘Bout damtime some kids sang about their dreaming! “Dancing Sugar Plums” is the unironic kidsong from Johanna Lewis about, well, you know….

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Harsh party music from The Castle Arms offers “My Christmas Dream” by opening and closing eyes. Hard to unwrap the presents that way, but the tubular bells rock.

Barbershop quartet with Nordstrom lobby piano offers up a “Dream Christmas.” Henry Golis with The Jordanaires are singing about YOU, love.

The Christmas Cards hit the indie alts with depressing musicality in “Snow Dream.” It’s NOT about drugs at all. It’s hope. And it’s comfortable.

There will be another chance to pout, New Ages Elina Laivera in the opaque “Once Upon a Christmas Dream.” While quite dreamlike, the mash up of accepting Christ and We don’t need no church scratches like random stream of consciousness.

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Eight million billion may be too many children for Santa. “The Grinch’s Dream” by The Yev is happy fantasy from The Mean One about Christmas interruptus.

Noelle Rose has pretty mundane dreams: trees, snow, fa la la la. Is her dull pop “Christmas Dream” an illusion, or a Target commercial?

The “Christmas Dream” of the Tartan Lads is of home. The heath, the heather, the weather… ’tis Scotland! Jesus is name-dropped as well.

What is he dreaming? asks the Christmas Choir with Murgatroyd & Burrell. Well, in “Teddie’s Christmas Wishes” the stuffy wants a… friend! New age kidsong.

Isaac Nightingale (Вадим Капустин)’s “Christmas Dream,” on the other hand, is pictures in his mind. This jazz lounge journey has a bit more suspense.

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“Christmas Dream Come True” is the easy listening directive from Jonathan Antoine. Or it’s holiday Mad Libs. Either way gets here.

Metal answers with TEMPERANCE’s “Lost In The Christmas Dream.” It’s got snow, rain, and feelings. And over-enunciated declaratives. Help me find an exit.

Carroll Roberson shares “My Christmas Dream” in clinical detail. Or, overgeneralized abstractions. Jesus will be stopping by….

“My Christmas Dream” is you, as far as Jordan & Michelle wanna holler about. Piano pop with extraordinarily high notes sung.

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SFG Music presents their “Christmas Dream” as high altitude spirituality. Smells like AI pop.

The hoedown version of this pablum would be Mike Manuel’s “Christmas Dream.” Family, Jesus, and love. Put a bow on that dream.

The Christmas Jug Band have a dream about being There, i mean–you know: THERE! The MANGER! Great honky tonk for “Rockin’ the Nativity Scene.”

Tiffany(SNSD) has her own “Christmas Dream.” but it’s underage prurience. We can dance until we die. Go, dream, go.

Mark and James holler (rap?) about “The Girl of My Dreams” to Santa. Pretty shallow dreaming, bruh.

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“christmas dream” by Christina perri is a recipe for gluttony, sloth, and love. Treacly pop. But you know you want it.

“The Christmas Dream” is James Chapeskie (with Nicole Beer, Maryna Kluban, and Carolina Engering)’s escape valve against the cruel world. Notes of prog rock and Celtic, but this is New Age aspiration.

A dramatic re-singing of Quirnius’s prophecy of the birth of the Savior is handled deftly by the talented Roger Whittaker in “The Governor’s Dream.” Hymnistic showtune of swelling altitudes.

CG5’s “Christmas Dreams” are a bigger ticket, at least a big band bash of a number. It’s still love.

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 Three Ninjas & His Weird Old Tricks flips the script for an upcountry hillbilly country fest: “The Birth Of Our Savior (Is The Death Of My Dream).” Says what it means, means what it says.

Backed by smoking accordions, Perry Como gets nostalgic for his “Christmas Dream.” He gives this easy listening dirge a run for its money with rap pacing. Yee haw.

Not to be outdone, Neil Diamond offers a “Christmas Dream” about a blind man showing him The Way. (To Jesus, duh.) Pop as only Neil can.

Linda Belcher (John Roberts) reveals her “Christmas Dream” in Bob’s Burgers. Now this showtune dream can actually SAVE the holidays for hardworking lower middle class strugglers.

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Catherine Pittman tries for the olde-timey operetta in “A Mother’s Christmas Dream.” Too loud to be a lullaby, too boring to be a dream.

Enya New Ages “Dreams are More Precious” to put you in an hallucinatory mood. What day is this?

“A Christmas Sort of Dream” from We Know, Plato! explores the minutiae of the holidays with retro pop fancifulness. Some fun.

When you’re all I want for Christmas, then you’re my “Christmas Dream.” Thus reasons Ivan Tolbert (feat. Tyler Stone, Ashton Cash, August Royal & D. Ella Flowers) with finger popping R+B. You don’t have to be asleep for this dream, but you might wanna sleep WITH her.

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Time for electronic metal, kids! “I’m Dreaming of a Murdered Christ… mas (2023 Remastered Version)” is Sakura Pups chasing rainbows and petting kitties (kidding!).

Tony Trinidad has “A Christmas I Dream Of.” It’s pretty standard fare, i wouldn’t call in Freud or anything. A vocal coach might help this become the rap it wants to be.

Don’t let your “Dreams” be Memes warns Foster Gray and the JJ’s. Garage plinking wanders around the topic, so not as Christmassy as it could be.

When you’re not on the scene Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene can only “Dream of Christmas Day” with an awesome bossa nova backbeat. Is that ALL you can do?