Category: show tune

Will Ferrell Aspergers the season with childish glee. Let’s honor that. (Not the musical treatments, that’s been done.)

The Wonder of Milton briefly reviews line in “Buddy the Elf What’s Your Favorite Color“. Rock.

Chance Alan turns up the AI to cover the sugary bases in the country rocker “12 Drops of Christmas.” I don’t get it.

The Classic Brown’s “Son of a Nutcracker” also recycles lines. Nice indie pop beat.

Some miscellanea while i gots you here…

Youth on Track treasures watching “The Nightmare Before Christmas Eve” but worries about the emotional trauma on the next day. Electronic pop.

“Chris Farren’s Disney’s Frozen” Carrib raps the sad tale of Olaf. Chris Warren  (feat. Anika Pyle & Sean Bonnette) play hard to work hard. Bookended by dad joke.

TV’s Kyle invokes “Shrek 2” as a Christmas time celebration. Bombastic showtune march.

Mummers presented (in garish masks with elaborate miming) death and resurrection, often in the Olde Country about Sir George. But then, there was also Father Christmas. Mumming is still a bit of a Xmas trad in England today.

Or, Newfoundland (where they seemingly can’t afford masks so use rags on their heads). As shown by Simani in their “Mummer’s Song.” Celtic as heck. Sean Panting remembers Covid with the parody “Mummers, Nice Mummers, Get Lost.”

Celtic to the point of translation, Chronilus gives us “The Mummers’ Dance.” Cuttin’ rugs there in Seattle.

“The Mummers are Here” proclaim the cast of ‘The Christmas Schooner’ finally with proper pomp and circumspect.

The Peter Pan Players invite all littluns to “Join in the Celebration” for Xmas with lots of noise. Sounds like an invitation to a cult.

Such wild-eyed enthusiasm is what drove Scrooge away, as we find in “Jolly Good Time” from one of those Carol musicals. Good Show here might mean Well Done ‘cross the pond, but still….

Miss Piggy (Dr. Oz) is the “Christmas Queen” of the Christmas Show. The chorus has notes.

Is Xmas just a swirly glittery carnival? Well, maybe not so much with the games and freak show, but golly–

“Christmas at the Carnival” is Boyfriend Machine’s ode to long distance romance. Alt rock garage.

Tom Edge slows the tempo and grooves into his “Christmas Carnival” as if it were from Bradbury or King. Spooky indie.

A different type of “Carnival” comes courtesy of Joker T who tweaks AI until biker country slips out. Metaphoric or not, it evades sense.

The Nonsense Christmas musical, Nuncrackers, fits in the calliope inspired “A Carnival Christmas.” That’s a big top show tune.

Again: Agnosticism tries to rock in “Have Yourself a Merry Secular Xmas” by Connor Ratliff & Mikey Erg. Knowing it can’t be known doesn’t get us very far.

David Goody returns to spoof pop McCartney and spell out the philosophical consequences of a “Nihilistic Christmas.” Check out the pointless guitar solo. (This is less confusing than his teasing “Nihilist Navidad” where the lesson is: whatever you like. That’s not really nihilist, is it.)

“It’s a Nihilist’s Christmas!“–BLUE ALERT–is the salsa beat indie from Lips Manly that allows for whatever purges your tension. Bet you wind up alone, though.

Queen Elizabeth’s Abortion solemnly electronicas “The 12 Days of Nihilism.” Better than it oughta be. I recommend it to my science fiction friends.

Thomas Christ reduces the state of being even more with the electronic “Nihilist Christmas.” Don’t believe it!

Glen Richardson juggles possibilities with improbabilities in the much more musical slow rocking “The Nihilist’s Christmas.” It’s like tipsy showtune.

Trying again, Maxwell Miles (feat. Gary Zimmer) emphatically declare “Santa is Real” with pounding pop music. Believe or get outta the way.

Subliminal singing from Monster and the Family makes a prog rock mess out of “Santa is Real.” As my wife likes to point out, some forwarding will improve your enjoyment.

Lenne Brothers Band livens up the party with rockabilly and “It Could be Santa.” Just in case.

Wild Hares broaden horizons with indie possibilities “If You Believe.” It’s conditional.

In ‘Elf: The Musical’ Santa’s existence gets questioned. The mom and kid make a list of demands while making their lists. If they get personal gifts (NOT CASH), they showtune “I’ll Believe in You.” Quid pro quo.

Trying again, Todd McHatton allows You can believe what you want to believe. But, for him, “A Plate of Cookies (Yes We Believe).” Rocking pop recounts how the cookies vanished–ipso ergo.

Jugo raps out both sides of “Santa Exists.” All i can say is Hugo exists.

Ana Cristina Cash slathers country onto showtune for her “Santa Claus is Real.” It’s a bit of fun from the only living witness.

“Santa Claus is Real” by Freakboy & Friends featuring Nehedar, Roy Peak, Sue Bachner, and many more! is a sing-along party you are definitely invited to. How do all these people know? Because because I believe it! So there.

One of my favorites is the zydeco-adjacent Brave Combo discovery of “Santa’s Polka.” If he dances, he exists! Be ready–steps will be called.

From a BLUE ALERT musical comes the how-to “Believing Is an Easy Sorta Fing” from Sam Poole (feat. Nik Prsa). Follow the bouncing moods and swing along.

 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.

Coal? Not coal again?!

Antha Lee’s “Stocking Full of Coal” causes her consternation. Was she bad? Her soul singing isn’t bad.

“I Got a Stocking Full of Coal” wails The Crushtones with terrific ’60s garage rocking. And they hopes up so high!

Coal… and blood! In your stocking! “I Want Your Soul for Christmas” is Backyard Superheroes getting demonic pop. You get little in return. Except this cool song.

John Gannon portrays a mischievous youngun suffering from the dread of “Coal in My Stocking Again.” Showtune kidsong.