Year-round Yuletide oddities
Yellow snow is an old joke. Yellow snowman is the obvious evolution. These joke songs are fitter to survive!
Bryant Oden warns us with hyperkinetic children’s music “Don’t Make a Snowman with Yellow Snow.” Breathe, dude.
“Travis the Yellow Snowman” shines a spotlight on Travis Creep’s redneck hardworking putupon larborer and his travails. Twinkling trailer folk rock.
2B Recording (or not 2B?) have an elaborate production of “Yellow Snowman.” Pop ballad/hip hop/dance.
Twirling flakes and ice skates makes ya wanna dance (if you’re younger than 16). So, let’s get semi-nauseous with pop tributes to snowmen.
Technically a parody of the ‘hit’ ‘Chillin’ like a Villain’ from the Disney Channel’s Descendents show about offspring of cartoon bad guys, “Chillin’ Like a Snowman” is still so forced, so vapid, so MADLIBS tween slang edition that it qualifies as its category: sugar. Thanks, Sofia Carson.
While on the Disney juggernaut, travel back to ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’ to see Annette Funicello dancing and (eventually) singing “Hap-Hap-Happy Snowman” for all the leering cowpokes.
Michael Franks tries to pop the jazz with “When the Snowman Sings.” Ook ook a choke.
Just as jazz band fun is Ya Tafari’s “Mr. Snowman.” Yawn.
Vegas pop from Fancy travels back to the ’90s for which we are barely nostalgic yet for a heapin’ dose of “Snowman.” I am trying to avoid drug references for my snowman songs, but here–i can’t tell.
UK pop from Nathaniel Forrester in the bouncy form of “My Snowman.” Couldn’t get a date?
Pop pop from The Icicles (a Heyheyhey) fulfills emotional shallowness to the tune of “Snowman.”
Rock pop when Danny and Cindy Schneider ask the “Snowman” what he sees, thinks, feels, etc.
Nashville recording gamin Evin has a particularly puffy dance number in “Love Song for a Snowman.” She’s lonely so she makes an imaginary (boy)friend. That’s cool, innit? (His eyes are cookie dough, fagudnessake.)
Fun mod pop from Johnny & the Raindrops remind us these should be Xmas songs! “Someone Stole our Snowman” is a search engine for where that ephemera went! Wot fun!
Retro romperama! The Del Zorros ’70s the pop with “Snowman’s Holiday.” It’s all cones and caps, baby!
Encore: The Crystalairs re-doowop up a flurry with “Snowman.” Put this on repeat, cats.
Back to the past for the actual fun! 1963 gives us Jaynetts’ “Snowman, Snowman, Sweet Potato Nose“–a real dance sensation. Dottdoo doddadoot doo.
Millie Small (‘My Boy Lollipop’) pops her heart out from 1964 with a similar sentiment but an opposite R+B tinged “I’ve Fallen in Love with a Snowman.” Twist and shower him with icy kisses!
Initial hopeful love must always lead to woe in the snow.
Don’t go away, pleads Daisy May Erlewine with some seductive uke folk in “The Snowman.” It’s making me firm up, too.
The Henry Girls want to know where “Mr. Snowman” went last night. Faultless bluegrass from some suspicious women.
What did you expect of that “Snowman“? asks Jan Krist with feminist folk (and a theremin?!).
Gotta toss in a pretty, odd original “Snowman” from Sam Hart woo-woo-ing about the sad life of the cold. Folk weariness.
Speaking of gotta–you gotta glimpse the odd Frank Sinatra Bing Crosby duet barely salvaged off old radio telling the tale of “The Snowman“–brave, but doomed, poor fellow.
Did i say cold? Don Campbell does some mild yodeling to new age/country for the message “Even the Snowman Knows It’s cold.” Take notes.
Talky bare folk by Andy McGaw who’s missing you, but wouldn’t “If I was a Snowman.” He’d figure out something at that point–something fantastic, something Dylanesque.
Pete Galub also posits the “Impossible Snowman” faced with love’s quandry. Alt pop/folk.
Bears break hearts with the heartbroken altrock “I’m a Snowman.” He’s cold when he’s with you.
The Snowmen introduce themselves with “Here Comes the Snowmen.” Menacing pop.
Gloom-pop from White Ocean: “Snowman” is the talk of the town. What a loner! What an outsider!
The Backbenchers warn you ladies “Don’t Let the Snowman Melt Away.” Put that blowdryer down. Pop psychedelia.
Don’t go! cries Positive Zero, knowing his folk pop “Snowman” will be gone with the daylight. Creepy vampire ideas for me now.
Jalena stutters like Gaga, but her pissed off song “Snowman” is all wishy washy pop crying. If you’re leaving, just do it!
Perhaps you’re just to dance naked in the falling snow “Like a Snowman.” Kiki And Herb (feat. Justin Bond & Kenny Mellman) put this to you in a slow burn show tune build up. Pick a key. Stay there.
Even weirder is the experimental “It Hurts When I Melt” by Merwin. Countdown to puddle.
More pop dreariness from Barenaked Ladies. But their anthem for the overlooked stalwart sentinel gives us a shiver of pride and hope. Melancholic merriness from lords of the oxymoron.
Love that snowman!
Odylle flirts with all the handsome features of her “Snowman.” Jazz pop with cutsie accentuation.
Falling in love and remembering it is triggered by Lisa Miller’s “Snowman.” Again with the Eurojazz pop. It’s sophisticated, i suppose.
Jolanto Durno tortures the boys with her fixation on “Snowman & the Lipstick Kiss.” Folk pop, then Ukranian oompah. Holy toledo.
Anu Grace made her “Snowman” from two big balls of snow. With her hands. Then you will disappear into a puddle. Drip drip. Oh my. Folk innocence.
Pop isn’t always happy. Watch Out for Rockets’ “Hey Mr. Snowman” wants advice for a rootless millennial from that frosty philosopher. Please be his alt friend.
Elizabeth MacInnis has a Mr. Perfect in mind when she double times the lounge jazz promising “I’m Gonna Build a Snowman.” That’s no Olaf, that’s not.
Yes, “In Love with a Snowman” is a raw deal, alt pops Enfants Terribles to chilling effect.
In the same vein, Kim Wilde country pops “Hey Mr. Snowman” as a fluffy white sounding board (part by part) for her relationship problems. Boy, does she feel better after.
Always being cold, but she can’t sing away from you, Emilie Chin serenades her “Snowman” with classical pop.
‘Ware the cold shoulder of the snowman! “You Can’t Have a Snog with a Snowman” from Brit Ivor Biggun gives us the pop from ‘cross the pond warning a woman.
Sia has had a long steady climb to fame. First recorded in Australia in ’96, Moved to UK in ’00, toured US in ’04… but it took 2014 for her to start slinging hits. “Snowman” is off her still hot ’17 Christmas album, and it’s a sad love song about the Holidays, dwelling on the brokenness of her lover (no ears, no legs). She sounds committed to the useless bag of sorry. Soulful pop.
Country bubbasplaining from Marlin Wallace about “Abominable Snow Creature.” Talking, then howling, then lesson learning. It’s just like life. With a country music backbeat i can gitalong wit.
Stan Freberg has a classic comedy bit about interviewing the Abominable Snowman back in the ’50s when comic interviews were all the rage. Thus did our subject become a butt of jokes. We are looking for novelty songs, however, so let’s move on….
Talking Mountain’s “The Abominable Abdominal Snowman” is about that magical creature that came to life and–wouldn’t play with the other kids. He only wanted to work out. Fun electronic pop.
More ice rink electronic fun from Matt Farley riffing as The Paranormal Song Warrior through his album Believe: Exciting Songs about Shockingly Mysterious Stuff. “Oh My Goodness, It’s the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman! Wow!” speaks for itself. Or, it takes less time to read this than to listen to the improvised scat.
A star-crossed story from Arne Hansen & The Guitarspellers: “Snowman in My Heart” fears the abominable one, while experimenting with too many instruments mashed together.
Old-time Dr. Demento hit “Abominable Snowman in the Market” marks Jonathan Richman as a folky storyteller of comic proportions.
Some classic rock n roll pays tribute to the Abominable Snowman.
The Copycats cash in on the monster rock trend with 1960’s “The Abominable Snowman.” Nice salsa beat with talking and screaming.
Nostalgic for the ragtime ’60s rock fusion, Family Animals make a party out of “The Abominable Snowman.” Sounds like a Scooby Doo chase scene that can’t stop dancing.
More gogo music from the Supermarionation British TV show The Thunderbirds. Their “The Abominable Snowman” is music hall jiggery pokery fun warning of what their adventures may come across. Brrr.
For some, fun equals violence. Weapons made of wintery wonder!
Let’s start out slowly: “The First Snowball of the Season” is a baseball themed puffery by The Golden Orchestra & Singers. Strike One!
Off topically, Devo has a philosophically angst number “Snowball.” Electronica whene’er we can.
The tots’ ode to “Snowball Fight” has lyrics by Alan Katz to the so-called tune of ‘Jingle Bells.’ Should we teach this?
Gateway Christian Academy has their Snow Day announcement as a parody of Rachel Platten’s ‘Fight Song’ aka “Snowball Fight Song.” Hilarious revenge tactics for a church-sponsored children’s notice.
Jimmy Fallon shrugs on his punk coat for “Snow Fight.” S’no fun, really.
Bunch of Believers take the ska road for “Snowball Fight.” Just as danceable, but more poetic.
North Pole Patrol sasses up the sexy with a (small) big band torch number “Snowball Fight.”
BLUE ALERT (no, really) from Weekend Nachos and their blink-and-you’ll-miss-it “Snowball Fight.” Metal.
The Happy Racers big band their pop for “Snowball Fight.” It’s bouncy, rockin’ fun about putting out your eye. Duck!
Rhymecast goes childish with “Do You Want to Play in the Snow?” Frankly i’m scared of these children and these lyrics. No thank you.
Just as unfortunate, English teaching through songs from Turn On Your English results in “In the Snow.” Fluent Englishers may have trouble with the understanding of it here now.
Robotic easy listening from Dina Martina with “Fun in the Snow (Phoebe).” I guess this is for kids, but the over enunciation is so oddly pronounced i bet the kids could have ironic fun w/it.
Kpop, where the girls look like girls and so do the boys–barely legal. Starship Planet teases out some snowtime love with “Snow Candy.” (Fret not, subtitles will walk you through the playful romanticisms.)
Detours, the alt-Brit pop experience, make us wish for more white with “Fun in the Snow.” I guess they can get silly when they want.
Snow + Christmas = song. Ready. Set…
“Snow White Crystal Clear” is one of those lazy lounge musings that people just can’t get enough of. Esler Burke makes me comfortable with his easy listening pandering. Need a nap….
BLUE ALERT to awaken your sensibilities. Chompa has a wake-up call with “Beneath the Snow.” Preachy rap.
Let’s calm it down with a young woman, a piano, and Xmas lights. A spark of hope in the horror, a wisp of snow in the night, doddlevloggle’s “Smile at the Snow.” Poignant and homey show tune just for you.
Kicky yet humdrum, Matthew Hickman’s “You Can’t Hide in the Snow” at least celebrates the holiday.
Now crazy girl pop from The Rumbar Girls commercializing for Stroh with “In the Snow.” Forget about your Christmas!?
Rainbows in the snow?! “Snowbows” by Stan Beard & the Swinging Strings
(American Song-Poem).
Brenda Lee’s “Strawberry Snow” seems to mourn the loss of childhood, but honestly–where’s the snow, Xmas, Winter?? Stringsection pop.
Wrapping up with pretty pop punch from Matt Wertz in “Snow Globe.” ‘Winter Wonderland’ for the XXI Century.