Weezer mixes ennui with love and whines about that “Christmas Celebration” with loads of indie, just like their fans like.
The Whos know from ritualistic expression, yet “The Grinch’s Christmas Celebration” is so much lip service–despite the awesome vocal calisthenics from Jenner Davis and back up singers Hannah & Shane Wyttree. Wah Hoo Doris.
Cimrya Deal’s “Christmas Celebration” is a retro pop indie that, in fact, causes spontaneous rambunction. Woo woo!
The holiday of Carnival misses Xmas by a coupl’a months, but “Carnival or Christmas” by Pe’lay puts that all together for you. World music pop.
Hating the cold, No Big Deal rocks the pop in “(It) Might As Well Snow.” Hoping for an early carnival in Rio, they’re ready to jet away from the chill.
“Still Losers This Christmas” ref both holidays, but with echoic girl warbles makes neither stick. Weird indie from Angelic Milk.
The cast of ‘Nativity! The Musical’ take us behind the scenes for auditions with “Our School Nativity“. Therapy will be required later.
Matt Aaron has that nagging pain about how being “Always a Shepherd” kind of bites. It’s a class thing. Cool indie.
Little Johnny played Jesus in Fear Boner’s “Nativity Captivity“. He was the best Jesus this side of the Mississippi. Something about sex appeal I’m guessing given the tone of this partially metal rocker. This might mess you up a little.
Dancing on Fire has plans for “Xmas Steve” when he moves in on their love interest. But when they go to the Christmas play together…. Headturning alt rock.
Erin Blackstock tends more serious with her “Country Christmas” rose colored glasses. School plays were apparently always sweet as pie. Tolerable country.
Lenz has enough to deal with in the indie diva attack “The Guilt of Others“. But, then he recalls, I played Pilate at the Christmas play. Wash your hands of that memory, chappie!
Pistol Annies dream-mash Mama’s cherry pie with prancing reindeer and carolers to “Make You Blue.” Country indie of the melancholic kind.
New imagery from Sugarland notes the butter light of candles and the shivering of postmen, though the carolers sing the same old stuff. With their powerful alt rock, everything looks better in “Gold and Green.” Merriment.
“A Millennial Christmas Carol” is some experimental spoken new age rap mashup from EYEAMKI. Its asks you to DREAM WALK, to the sound of the Christmas Carolers. But, you don’t i’m still good with you.
The worm turns when Axis of Awesome does the math and figures the carolers outnumber the residents in “A Christmas Corral“. Keep it down, and no one will get kicked, they warn.
While we’re out of sorts, Sufjan Stevens orders “Get Behind Me, Santa” while discounting malls, candy, and carolers… not to mention that bad bro, Santa. Raucous indie.
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.
Window Business hearkens back a few centuries to address the beggary of the “Aged Carolers” who would like only a meager crust of nourishment for their harmonious efforts. Crackerjack Gregorian style.
John Tucker employs a fey alto to address you, “Caroler.” He seems to be describing rather than praising you with his peppy pop.
“O Caroler,” Chris Daily wants you to change your tune and leave all those old songs back there. Plodding folk indie that you might want to play at your funeral.
Phil Keaggy’s gift from the “Salvation Army Band” seems to be eternal life. Hope you kept the receipt. Blues rock that takes over the joint.
Not all these pin down the Christmas fund drive, but Bobby Bare’s “New York City Snow” misplace a Boise boy into the winter of the East coast. He’s down and out, but it’s that time of the year. And the band played on…. (Later he, with Billy Joe Shaver, hopes that “Jesus is the Only One That Loves Us” in a city of sin, to the same musical backdrop.) All classic country.
The Mountain Parade gets into the spirit with “Salvation Army Band,” a brass-heavy sermon on hope. Spirited indie.
Wait, you only recall the bellringers? Then lean in to Paco Moreno’s “Salvation Army.” That’s all there is.
MercyMe starts singing To the rhythm of the Salvation Army bell ringing. But they rock out pretty hard when begging “Hold On Christmas.” Pogo.
Over the Rhine can tell when “Darlin’ (Christmas is Coming)” when Salvation Army bells are ringing. New Age indie fun.
Turning the other cheekiness, Hot Buttered Elves stage a riot with “Salvation Ringing” behind. Metal like. Hard to look away.
Helen Love & Ricardo Autobahn retro the indie (?) for “And The Salvation Army Band Plays.” It’s wistful, if not downright down in the mouth. But that’s an insistent beat. Yeah.
