Category: pop music

Jonathan Coulton and John Roderick hearken us back to 1977 and the best present a kid could hope for, the Atari Computer Video System–a game you could play on your TV that wasn’t Pong. Also known as the “2600,” this quantum leap in technology began the decline of Western Civilization. Who didn’t want to be the first kid on the block with one?! Repetitive pop madness.

Michael Shelton’s biochemistry lesson “3,000 Xmas Lights” is a tripping rock romance fantasy in which the Xmas metaphor is the least disturbing aspect. in the final line.

Mindy Smith isn’t getting home for Christmas. “The Snow and Three Thousand Miles” is yet another missing-you missive to music, this time slow country pop. Chin up, ye separated ones, love will find a way.

Crooning with tremolo, Stan Rogers laments that “First Christmas” 3000 miles away from home, working the holiday shift in the shop. Classic country downer. But, wait, maybe he’ll meet that runaway girl escaping domestic abuse….

OHEI & 500 Year Food duet a sparkly jazz mood with “Christmas in LA (or NY)” about taking sides for Xmas. Long dee relationships, a’know?

This Century is also closing the gap between long distance lovers. “Kiss Me Like It’s Christmas” smacks the pop with gusto and hope, despite being a continent away.

Sarah Golding notices how empty the beautiful Christmas Day is with you thirteen thousand kilometers away. “Same Sky” seems empty, though the slow piano pop is fulsome. ‘Scuse me, need a hanky.

What’s love got to do with a million?

The million faces passing by make you and me “Always Christmas.” Heather Nova’s take on pop loving.

Davis Mallory may be looking for love with his hot pop “Christmas Giving,” but his outsider angst tips him off bad-boy charm and into weirdo. A million people celebrating but you feel so lonely and sad….

“Christmas with You” is the best of a million things, a thousand things to see for Madisen Renee (feat. Riza Singal). Breathy diva pop.

Fats Domino don’t need a million dollars, because you are enough for him. “I Told Santa Claus” is a boogie woogie proposal. Awww.

The million love songs holds no candle to what I want–“All I Want” is not the songs. Snappy soul from Jamie Jones, Matt Wong, Hanna Asres Jones (feat. Pau).

Robbie Williams sang a song a million sing in “Idlewild,” a hipster pop love meet-cute.

And counting…

More exaggeration with Jimmy Buffet’s “A Sailor’s Christmas.” A million soggy miles is also applicable to the parroted leader.

Perhaps not a million miles away, but it feels that way with pop R+B “This Christmas” from Jimmyjamster (feat. Eric Sumpter & Mercedes).

From a million miles away Chris Isaak goes weepy country plonking in “Christmas on TV.” Worth a revisit.

A Fine Frenzy also feels that same distance (from family) as they “Wish You Well.” Weepy pop this time.

It’s wearing on Elizabeth Chan who has seen this sort of thing a million times. But “Christmas Through Your Eyes” will make it reset anew. Pop to the rescue.

Are there a million BAD Xmas songs?

Babs had a dream a thousand miles away a million years ago, in her overwrought easy listening “I Remember.” There’s gotta be something about Xmas in there.

Is it enough food to have a million courses? Would Bing steer you wrong? “Christmas Dinner Country Style” returns for easier listening.

It’s almost magical that you came my way from a million stars, ya alien you. *NSYNC’s “It’s Christmas” annoys more than it bores.

A million trees surround Xandar, but his “Quarantined Yuletide” is a piano rag-pop search for meaning that will never land.

MC Lars (Featuring Jaret Reddick of Bowling For Soup) puts on a progressive show “I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas” including, among other sustainable joys, three million soy beans. Pop opting.

Hans Somme sashays through anti-capitalism bouncy pop with “Christmas Market.” (Or is it German??) Twelve billion reasons to be mad, 68 million people who’ve been had. It counts.

So what’s the deal with airline connections! Flights cancelled, or bags missing, or forgetting to book the trip home for Xmas until too late–holy cow.

Big band lounge time! Mark Leen’s “Fly Home for Christmas” bemoans the long distance romance with just the right amount of hey baby. He’s hurting, you can hear it in the Alright!

Doug Stone knows how to fiddle up some country comfort, so his “Santa’s Flying a 747 Tonight” attempts to mend the separation of him and his baby. Boot scootin’ moody.

Dreamworks’ Penguins of Madagascar jive up their “Flying Home for Christmas” with comical commentary so that the pop tune comes to childish life. See: they’re flightless birds! Har to the hardehar.

The big trouble starts with Ady Dolan’s “Flying Home for Christmas“–man, oh man, this guy has travel woes! Strip searched! Smelly seat mates! Attendants with attitude! Is it even worth it!? Smooth lounge pop.

While up in the sky around Christmas, notice something’s going on over our heads. Angels swarm these nights.

I have been known to trance out to an Enya tune in my time. So i welcome “Journey of the Angels” wherein Celtic paganism meets The Church. New age thrumming.

Just as NewAge but now with more country-western, The Front Porch Country Band carries our moods skyward with “Fly Away Christmas,” a high-concept song about shiny things.

Let’s garage band mash-up with that NewAge lilt for Polkadot Cadaver’s “Christmas Angel.” Sounds reverent if not exactly from above.

CueHits bangs the pop hard with “Little Angel.” There’s talk of flying high, but i suspect high heels.