Category: rock

Moonglows slow the doo woo to lament “Just a Lonely Christmas” 1953 was just that cool.

Mud’s “Lonely This Christmas” has been covered by many, including Elvis (‘cuz it sounds like him already). Sean Jean & The LTF Carolers pick up the beat a little. More rockabilly thrashing. I dig Frank Hamilton‘s slow-mo approach. It’s like spoken word despair. But, then there’s the comedy Brit take: Pete Jones’s “Lonely This Christmas (Now I’m Getting Old)“. And the DJ mashup from Retrospec. Ouch.

More on this and “Lonely Christmas Call” happened on the blog before. Check it out.

Sylver returns us to moody, yet cheesy, pop with “Lonely X-Mas“. The causes: You’re not here with me. The cure: I can only wish that you were here. Case closed.

The Yule Logs retro rock “Christmas is Lonely (When You’re a Jew)” for obvious reasons. I mean, there’s nothing else to do.

BoroTone Music tries metal via AI with “Christmas in a Broken Home“. The loneliness here is palpable, if not physical.

AI jazz pop from Leon Mondschein, “Silent Rooms” attempts a pity ballad. Am i crazy, or is this persona?

The Cardoors twiddle twaddle with their low key indie “Christmas by Myself was Not in His Eyes“, a long story about waiting for Mr. Right. (Santa?)

Tony Driscoll and His Yuletide Warblers fool around with what ifs in the hard folk of “It’s Christmas (and I’m Lonely)“. Now i’m wondering, too.

Gary Strickland club rocks “CrackerJack” about losing that special someone. Not to worry, he’s hunky dory.

Leroy Sanchez rolls all over octaves with his R+B lovelorn letter “It Ain’t Christmas Without You“. It’s a mating call of prodigious proportions.

Dr. BLT demonstrates how country can make “It Ain’t Christmas Without You” a real downer. More of a bar howl.

Desi and Cody apply cowboy blues to “It Just Ain’t Christmas Without You“. Now it’s a mopey singalong.

It’s “One Long, Silent Night” without you yowls Mike Bryant with rarefied honky tonk backgrounds. That’s a sad one.

Doug Stone croons country weakly bc he’s missing you so much. Like all the time. But especially “When December Comes Around“. Symphonic.

Retro rock transforms “It Just Can’t Be Christmas Without You” by Kung Fu Monkeys into a dance party game of maybes.

Jordan leads The Ready Set song “I Don’t Wanna Spend Another Christmas Without You” with a cooking lesson. It’s a messy, spoofy pop take on heartbreak.

That’s a sharp contrast to Nsync’s “I Don’t Wanna Spend One More Chistmas Without You“, an over earnest boyband cheesefest of pop bologna.

At least “I’ll Be Missing You Come Christmas (A Letter To Santa)” by New Kids On The Block is more R+B sad in order to make the tweens sob.

Powerful distress from Tamela Mann asks in nearly fluent English “What is Christmas Without You?” Lots of answers to that question here.

Cute Aesthetics disco R+Bs “Snow Globe“–oddly enough about being without Mr. Melody. Then it starts skipping. And doesn’t stop. Now it’s weird.

One of my fave-o BLUE ALERT dumped songs is Landon Tewers’s “I Hope You Have A Shitty Christmas“. He hopes you’re eaten by a shark. And yes, there’s a last laugh. Rock.

Last resort, lock up!

Big Top Heartbreak overproduces “Christmas In The Asylum” so that simple punk explodes into unbalanced easy listening. Colorful characters. Heartbreaking story.

Liam Carlin & The Kegs get proper punk with “Christmas in the Madhouse“. Adult supervision recommended.

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, naturally, has “Away in a Madhouse” as a standard carol.

Santa in the sanitarium? The Therapy Sisters jump blues “Santa’s Got the Blues” with moxie. It’s not your fault, Nick.

Matt Roach applies social commentary to the shelter skelter of the holidays in “Christmas in the Nuthouse“. No jackets were straited in this rocker.

“Christmas in the Loony Bin” sounds as if it were recorded there. Daniel Johnston’s folk rager offers no solutions, only walls. Osaka Popstar‘s rocking cover makes more sense. Not that that’s a good thing. Faniel makes a funeral march out of it. Ye gods.

The Illiterates garage the dickens out of “Xmas Carols in the Psych Ward“. It’s cah-RAY-zee.

Arlen Rundvall opts for detailed storytelling with his “Christmas in the Psych Ward“. It’s indie punk grisly reality, wards and all.

Sophie Gault maintains she’s doing all right spending “Christmas In The Psych Ward“. Is it what’s true or is it what she wants? Country rocking the psyche.

Xmas promotes selfishness and greed, on a merit system purportedly, but still grabby and materialistic. So, look at me, everyone! I’ll tell you all about it!

“Dating a Narcissist at Christmas” is a parody on ‘Beginning to Look’ with some personal details given by Amber Kacherian. Bombastic rationalizations.

The Batman 2287 enters “It’s a Narcissistic Christmas” as a parody on ‘Holly Jolly’. Apparently this guy encounters no end of these selfish a-holes with big elbows.

“Christmas For A Narcissist” is punk pushiness from The Crackhouse Critters seeming to side with the self-obsessed. Privilege rules.

Since Me First is antithetical to the Christmas Spirit, ’tis The Satanic Temple who lampoons ‘Joy to the World’ with “Joy to Ourselves!” It’s all in selfish fun.

Why do you always gotta be the “Christmas Ham“? Make Like Monkeys want to know. Who ordered this center of attention? Retro rock (the good kind).

Battling the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross stages around the holidays finds little solace, and almost NO empathy. Stay in the spare bedroom with the guests’ coats, fer gudness sake.

“GRIEF IS THE ONE THING CHRISTMAS CAN’T FIX” insists David Bannon with persistent country rock. I suspect an invitation to join his congregation next.

“Christmas is a Grief Bomb” by Hetty White is a lively frolic through losing… well you pick. Your cat counts. Even Mother Mary saw cross beams in the manger. Christ’ll pick up the tab. (I’m babbling due to shock from listening to this.)

“Christmas Mourning” by Michael Allen Howard shouts out to loved ones in particular. But the chipmunking and kidsong melodies give one pause.

Salem Ilese takes a more morose method with her “Christmas Mourning“. New Age indie ethereality.

“Christmas Mourning” by Loser Company also draws out the notes in order to make this shabby indie into a dirge. Mission accomplished.

“Christmas Mourning” by Gavin Prophet advances to further stages as the garage pop goes rap then back. It’s a bit pissed.

Men and Mountains bestow “The Gift of Grief” with enough garage banging and caterwauling as to make a grown man cry.

The Crocodile Shop really rocks “December Mourning“, but not in a fully cathartic way. More of a party way.

The source of much television mirth, this crippling inability to function imprisons personality. Let’s have fun with that.

“OCD Christmas Elves” by Backbite is frothy pop AI that revels in delusion and insanity. Just some DSM catchphrasing.

“The OCD Of Christmas” by Malcolm Tent is ’12 Days’ about having to redo a gift endlessly, so inappropriate and annoying.

Pandemic blues elicited a “Socially Distanced Christmas” a condition when sung about by Matthew Jordan includes OCD. (‘Cuz bored…..) Showtune pop.

Just plain obsession evokes more perfumery than red flags, vis. “Obsessed with Christmas” AI folk pop by Bill Barlow.

More concerning:”A Christmas Obsession“, sinister AI orchestration from The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra (ft. Gloom Darkheart) follows a creeper.

“(OCD) Obsessive Christmas Disorder” grew out of this. Brandon ‘B. Liggy’ Ligon raps about it for us. Well, thanks.

Joe Roggi identifies as “The Christmas Lunatic” due to his obsessive behavior at the end of the year. Call it method celebration. Bluesy easy listening with rocking guitar riffs.

Bah & The Humbugs included a lovely solo number for Santa in that pirate musical I’ve mentioned before. “I’m Not Obsessed” is a real symphonic soul searcher for the elf.

AI with personality, “Obsessive Compulsive Christmas” by Shagrats Ltd plays hob with the condition AND light rock. Suffering for our entertainment.

Taking a step back, bipolarism (manic depression) may be a seasonal disorder in one form or another. Well, i can relate.

Grinch by day, Santa Claus by night, ProJudah plays bluesy pop “Bipolar Christmas” with a laff track. Seems willing to embrace it all.

Blaming schizophrenia, Katie R Dale stares you down with “The (Bipolar) Christmas Song“, a parody of that chestnuts number. Resignation here.

Atombuzz celebrates “Bipolar Christmas” with grunge and a reluctance to fully enjoy it. Bleak? Just use it for a career in the arts!

Roger John sails through his “Bipolar Christmas” with kickin’ parang. I keep waiting for the down parts. But dancing while i’m waiting.

Liquid Fluid Water comes to the rescue with the depressing “Bipolar Xmas“, a showtime of the bluesy jazz variety.

4 Aspirin Morning is floundering through their brass heavy blues “Bipolar Christmas“. It’s a hard climb back up.

Delta-9 dissolves into syhthed madness for “The Part Time Bi-Polar Elf…“. It’s carrib and EDM and rock and indecipherable. (Ask me tomorrow what i think of it. It’ll change.)

“It`s Not Christmas Everyday” is usually a lesson reminding you to be as good as you can be all the time. But in the chords of Bright Paper Werewolves, this trope takes on a sinister and random slant. Reminders to behave come with a raised hand warning. Rock into metal.

The Colors Turned Red rock “Back By Christmas” about returning to the city, provided it’s not too shitty. Provisions don’t suit the celebrations, but you do you.

“Lying in the Snow” with nowhere to go, Isaac Stancill also takes exception to your cliches. Rocking country oddness.

Johnny Setlist’s “Christmas Time is Here Again” does not bode well for any of us. It’s all crap, garbage, and stuff we hate. Lounge pop with an axe to grind.

The Original Cast of Naughty… but Nice! is sick of Xmas songs, so in “Naughty and Nice” they sing about their discontent. Wait– what? Showtune, sho’ nuff.

Arne Hansen & The Guitarspellers toast “Seasons Greetings to You All” out of both sides of their mouths. It’s hard to say (they say), but it is rocked.