X-Mental: Insane BLUE ALERT

Again, this is a misused and misunderstood label. Not exactly a diagnosis from the DSM.

Clearly, Kittenfish Mountain’s “One of the Most Insane Christmas Eves I Ever Spent” is not all that nutso, just a dream. Despite what my missus tells me, every dream is so weird–even asking for your shoes.

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society delights in the horrors of early XXth Century lit to carol out disturbance, despair, and psychic destruction. “I’m Dreaming of a Dead City” sees Cthulhu when he’s sleeping. “Little Rare Book Room” checks out The Necronomicon only to the elite. “Mountains of Madness” sic Shoggoth on us campers. Then Dagon Tabernacle Choir has to one-up them with the Hannukah special “Tentacles“. What an Arkham spectacle.

Not caring a whit about sanity, The Hot Buttered Elves’ “Tiny Happy Plastic Gumball Machine Santa Luck Charm” charms with diva lounge blues and rando lyrics.

It doesn’t take many years of training to figure “Santa Was Eating The Christmas Tree” is not stable behavior. Dysfunctional Family Band runs cute with kidsong feels. Don’t listen too carefully to the big guy’s rationalization. (IF it was dream, then the dreamer’s kookoo.)

Santa can’t bring youMental Health“, softly pops NmMindstorm without hope. Gifts aren’t appreciated fully without it. Oh, and BLUE ALERT

Christmas? Lah Di Dah. BLUE ALERT

Andrew X is not really feeling it, in fact all he feels is that it’s “Christmas Far Away“. Despite going through the symphonic piano reflective pop motions, nothing gels. (Perhaps because of those last five words.)

Dashboard Lights” are the only that matter for Christmas Boyz in this garage indie anti-sentimental Aussie rant. Does crack hisself up, tho.

Song Boys up the amperage a bit for “Nothin’ To Do With Christmas“. Still not happy in their garage for garage’s sake, despite the grand shreddin’.

Not looking forward to Christmas this year is Bleed the Dream with their emotional (ha ha) indie “No Smiles on Christmas“. Something about heartbreak, i think, but definitely Millennially mopey.

mikemikemike hides behind a lot of filter for “Fuck You Xmas“. This sophistry BLUE ALERTS the BLUE ALERT in order to BLUE ALERT. I suspect through all this static that self harm is your gift from him. Oddly pop.

Christmas. Bored Now. BLUE ALERT

Devon Kay & the Solutions beg, with ska, that you not have another “Christmas Boring“. Energetic impatience.

Jesse “Buddha” Clark (When I’m Older) strums out a bit more BLUE AERT folk with the talky “Christmas (couldn’t) Carol (at all)“. Carols seem to be a trigger. Stand back.

Latin For Truth uses the screech option for the lite garage “Discordian Rhapsody” wherein all things Xmas are dumped on.

Perhaps recorded on VHS fast speed, “The Night You Lost A Button” trundles out Xmas misery from Word Travels Fast. Indie angst.

Ben Coleman gives us another stellar parody suckerpunching McCartney with “Miserable Christmastime“. The sounds of sirens fill the street.

In “A William S. Burroughs XXX-Mas” Apartment 7 channels the nihilist writer through childish tinkling music. It is not pretty. In fact, BLUE ALERT.

Christmas: Who Cares? BLUE ALERT

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.

X-Games: Contests [BLUE ALERT]

Sometimes the holidays is just about being the best. How is this judged? Who cares, shut up, you lose.

Contests on the deck is part of “Christmas In Florida” by Guitar George Pjevach. Not sure what games are played, though Limbo is mentioned. Losers get Triple Sec, so–let’s go!

The BLUE ALERT “Christmas Contest (Judged by Me)” is a personal test to find who’s the best lady. The Power of Truth rocks pop while giving oral exams.

The Contest of the Holly and the Ivy” from Cassie and Maggie is more gentile and folk Celtic to balance out that other thing. I can’t tell who won… anybody?

Clear a path to the bathroom! Monica Mathern’s “Yuletide Eggnog Chugging Contest” brings out the worst in all takers. Emerging rock.

Dr. BLT borrows Pachelbel to help tell of the “Christmas Rap Contest“. Yeah, it’s rap. Mostly.

AI to the rescue! Rodney Munch’s “The Company’s Ugly Sweater Contest” gets BLUE ALERT competitive in the worst way. Who’s first and who’s worst? Pop music with some metal edges goes after Susan. Look out!

Big Show: Xmas Ceremony BLUE ALERT

Aspiga thrums the drum for an indie “Tree Lighting Ceremony.” It’s over loud, and probably overly bright as well. Perfect.

BearRon wants you to have just the best “Festamus.” Not sure what that is, but this folk blessing makes me want it just the same.

Discomfort & Joy interrupt the trip to the Christmas show to sing and grieve over recent horrors in “White Winter Hymnal (A Tragedy In Three Acts).” BLUE ALERT, also hilarious in this chorale of contrasts.

Peek on Earth.24 BLUE ALERT

Big Peeza has gotta catch Santa in the rap “Is This Christmas?” Childish mischief.

Damani & Snoop Dogg plan to catch Kringles when “Twas The Night Before Xmas.” But then who’s the guy in the hoodie coming out the chimney?!

Fabolos has had it. “I Don’t F*#k with Christmas” offers to mess up the bearded one if he catches him. BLUE ALERT big time from Funny or Die.

Santaphilic.11 BLUE ALERT

Despite the implied impurity of “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” back in the ’50s, everyone piled on much later to spice up the corny kidsong.

We’ve mentioned these naughty parodies before

Since then, we’ve been witness to “I Saw Mommy Pegging Santa Claus (Away In A Manger)” by Abortion Clinic Daycare. Indecipherable metal.

Something Awful’s Donner Party Christmas Party also plays opaque with “I Saw Mommy Blowing Santa Claus,” an echoic instrumental that samples more than seduces.

JossiRossi from the same group later recorded “I Saw Mommy (Explicit) [Censored].” This is that comedy routine where bleeping inspires your filthiest imaginings.

What i’d like to direct your attention to now, however, is quite the oddity. In 1952 Spike Jones & The City Slickers chased Jimmy Boyd’s release with his own featuring his ‘Two Front Teeth” guy George Rock. But, then– for giggles–he had the gang record a SECOND version: “I Saw Mommy Screwing Santa Claus.” Thanks to the internet this private use only recording has finally seen the light of hoi polloi.

Chorus Line BLUE ALERT

Armadillo Acres is hot during the holidays, but in The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical troubles come in multitudes. They could win the Mobile Homes & Gardens photo shoot , if it weren’t for the meanest grinch in residence, Darlene (see: “Opening“). ‘Course she gets amnesia (“12 Days of Amnesia“) and the colorful crazies can’t decide to ride that out or help her get back to her ornery self. Dumb as dirt Rufus offers to share his “Christmas Memories.” Sweet. In fact the nostalgic treacle overflows (“My Christmas Tin Toy Boy“). Even getting widowed is remembered sweetly (“Christmas Leather Love“). Great googly-moogly. Then the F-bomb gets a boop-shee-boop treatment in “…It’s Christmas.” Okay, that’s funny. These po’ folk aren’t beat up, they’re upbeat. (The cure for a broken heart? Some Holiday Ass! as seen in “Black and Blue on Christmas Eve“).

Understudy BLUE ALERT

Another Fucking Christmas Play: The Musical begins with “Another Fucking Christmas Song” because… of course it does. Losers collide in a falling down ski resort for the holidays. Suspicion reigns (“This Sets Our Plot in Motion“). As does its medicine: faith (“Believing is an Easy Sort of Fing“). Children are an issue (“My Least Favorite Things“). Christ gets debated (“Hark, a Miracle!“). Solutions, of course, are offensive: “Everyone’s a Christian at Christmas.” Lotta baggage, lotta damage. I think love is in the air! [More than the usual number of songs for a musical, but they don’t ALL sound alike. Like.]