Author: douglove1225

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AI and Andrew J. Mair make a mess of caroling when they sing “We Just Can’t Go! (Without Figgy Pudding).” See, figs are a laxative and… you get it. Nearly funny parody.

I may have mentioned Barenaked Ladies’ “Christmastime (Oh Yeah)” before. The title is a line from the children caroling down the street. Pretty cool indie.

Creepy Rod McKuen sleepwalks through “The Carols of Christmas,” just another 1970s blemish that prides itself on the obvious. But, just look at it. I mean, really Look At It. See? Easy listening, so to speak.

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Sharon Gudereit makes the request “Do You Wanna Go Caroling?” a loaded song with her kidsong showtune enthusiasm. Caroled carols included.

I DO have to repeat Joel Kopischke’s “Sweet Caroling.” Neil Diamond alert!

Winner of the 1989 Christmas carol competition held on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, “Carolers at My Door” infuses Midwest cornballism with earnest talent. Here by Varsity singer. Call it gospel-ish.

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“Let’s Go Caroling” by Danny is a childish pop approach to the topic, but that innocent steamrolling is just the ticket for actually calling out while prowling neighbors’ properties.

“Christmas Is Here Let’s Go Caroling” is Jane Irene (‘Dr. Jane’) Farley bawling out in Carib English about what good Christians oughta be doin’ this time of the year. Holy cow.

Spoofing an old kidsong few recall, Music with Mar. kerplunks through a pioneer version of “Mr. Froggy Went a’Caroling.” Singalong, if you dare.

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“LET’S GO CAROLING” harmonize David Michael Layne and co. with easy listening mediocrity and angelic indifference. They’re recruiting.

“Let’s Go Caroling” belt out Turtle Creek Chorale with much borrowing and glee. Nearly gospel in their showtune approach.

The Brittles also title drop when they insist “Let’s Go Christmas Caroling.” Derivative pop. Still, better than AI. A bit.

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My Morning Jacket reminisces mournfully “When the Bells Start Ringing.” This is when the thought of carolers tears your heart out and stomps on it. Moody country with the steel guitar aspiring to be a theremin.

Luke Langman’s “Let’s Go Caroling” gets sketchy treatment from Khachadourian Productions, but that’s okay–this pop collage works in lines from ALL the carols.

Jacobsen Brothers bring the round to “Let’s Go Caroling.” A cappella verisimilitude. In a word, wonderful. C’mon, let’s go!

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Amid the caroling and snowing, Randy Travis wants to know “How Do I Wrap My Heart Up for Christmas?” Country, twangy country.

Unironically Donna Summer checks off the lights, cookies, and carolers with rising pop glee. She’s pretty damn happy that “Christmas is Here.”

I wasn’t sure “Carols by the Fire” was AI, but the named artist was Christmas Song, Music and Carol. So, this symphonic puzzle celebrates a moment from a Target commercial, i guess.

Despite the storms and Soul-calling to “Let It Snow ’98” Boyz II Men (feat. Brian McKnight) notice the sleighs and the carolers out there. Invite ’em in, dummies.

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Kenny Rogers, Garth Brook & Trisha Yearwood conspire to rock country in “The Old Man’s Back In Town.” Caroling here is a mark of time, after which you should be tucked in a snoozing. Aw, that’s gratuitous.

Pentatonx & Meghan Trainor gang up on “Kid On Christmas,” where the youngsters’ sensory overload happens to include muffled street singing. Obnoxiously pop country a cappella.

Weezer admit to the pain of the symptoms of Xmas when the heart is strained in “The Christmas Song.” The ringing in my ears perhaps beats bleeding headaches, but golly geez, boys. Hide in the shower or something. Altrock.

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Michael W. Smith calls on carolers to join with the angels in heralding “Christmastime,” ‘cuz you can’t know it’s the holidays unless loads are singing about it. Thought everyone knew that. Gospel pop.

A washed up Andy Williams rhymes carolers with bells in the easily avoided easy listening “Christmas Needs Love to be Christmas.” I know you knew that.

Marty Robbins uses that same rhyming for the oddly pop easy listening of “Merry Little Christmas Bells.” Pretty off brand for Robbins.

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Hilarious off key pop from William James Cremin addresses OCD (Obsessive Christmas Disorder) in light of jumping the holiday fun when in November one gasps “Heck Yes (I’ll Go Caroling).”

To balance that out Andy Miller self-appraises and realizes I’ve got no business caroling in the modest pop of “Why Do We Have to Go Caroling Again?” Oh what fun.

Rightside-up, Upside-down, “Carol Our Christmas” nails the Nartivity with choral harmony, care of Virginia Girls Choir & Ana Hernandez. Give them some forgiveness pudding.

In a funny turn, Eraserheads gets the lyrics wrong in an “Old Fashioned Christmas Carol.” Seriously, you have to follow along to get this indie salute to smoking and singing. If you like, that is.

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AI targets the shutins when ‘Gnine’ sings “A Carol for the Lonely.” Jazzy depression.

Sofia Talvik makes her “A Carol for the Lonely” more specific. This cello-driven dirge offer surcease to the unhoused and self-harming, at least with melodic compositioning.

Nate OG DET offers “Caroling 4 the Lonely!” as an R+B record skip, perhaps bc when they succumb no one will notice to fix that problem.