Category: rock

Excitement’s building. But the mediocre is cashing in while you’re in a festive mood. Richard Melvin Brown, sounding like a constipated Wayne Newton, mush mouths through the lounge-pop “The Christmas Eve Song.” Now you want your friends to hear it, don’t you?

Celebrating the 24th SO hard, FloRida (feat. Trey Songz) hits “Jingle Bells Rmx” with both runners on the ground! Rave rap what makes you wave your arms in the air like you didn’t know you were doing it.

Couldn’t wait for December 24 begins “Christmas is Almost Here” from House 13 (feat. Musicians Association of Gibraltar), a group-swinging rock sing-along of infectious proportions. Let’s all cheer!

Brian Frank tinkles on the mandolin(?) in a treacly folk kidsong “Christmas Wish.” If you’re here on the 24, comes the ultimatum, there will be meaning to Christmas once more.

Kat Perkins is “Up All Night” in the jazzy lounge pop of ADHD patrons everywhere. You know what night….

New Found Glory will be wearing out “Holiday Records” on the 24th. Rocking pop about my favorite subject! Christmas songs!

{BTW this countdown thing has been going on for a year now. Gonna need a couple months more….}

Eve is the bitch of anticipation, the day before Xmas, that is. To ‘Nutcracker’ Dirty Boyz list “All I Want For Christmas (Is to Get Crunk).” This party rap lists drugs, sex, and some marginally legal bits: 24’s are better ya’ll, A t-mobile sidekick, My own Gucci sweater, dog, And i want some soldieries, And mouth full of tooth, And a fresh black tee, Belvedere on Christmas day, Courvoisier on Christmas eve.

Fan 3 raps “I Love Christmas” bc of loot. This 12-day shouted count of getting in industrial percussion (It’s all about the stuff) includes a bike with somethin’ crazy like 24 speeds, right?

Garage ska-anger from Pablum about what to buy, what to buy, what to buy…. Despite this being “Christmas as a Grown Ass Man,” you may not get nothing. It’s the 24th and I don’t have a clue Please don’t take it personally The gift of giving isn’t my specialty. Brutal. Honest. Amusing.

Wagon Lord wants to be Santa Claus, in order to shower you with presents on “December 24th.” Alt-folk foolin’ around.

The promise of toys underlines the Christmas Eve readiness of the elf narrator in “Santa’s Workshop.” Clever beating pop from John Kay & Who’s to Say.

More elf noise from The Pointer Sisters from ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Movie’ soundtrack. In “Christmas Town“ We’re up here in the North Making toys for you until December 24th. Headache inducing kids showtune. [But, you wanna get weird about it, try the remix from VNS, CK, K0M0D0. whoa.]

Emma Hamel plonks the same couplea notes on the piano while pop-confessing on “December 24th” she couldn’t ask for more. Guess she’s met the right one, so nothing else matters. But, hey, no need to ruin it for the rest of us.

Hot Press and The Silent Nights, however, glam rock that on “December 24th” give me anything as long as it’s gold. Now we’re talkin’!

The odd way to refer to the twenty-fifth is backwards, though: From December 26 (I’m waiting) And I’ll never stop waiting! syncopates Third Earth in “Christmas Forever,” a punk-like Brit rocker that sounds ever so downbeat about loving you.

Children with an autotune attitude and an odd approach to rap want pickles, Crocs, a parrot, and NO SOCKS for “Doodmas.” It’s all in fun, as Did Dood sign off with: our final Doodmas wish, Have a good December 26th!

To the ending! Can’t wait for the 26th  To forget all about this purrs Mrs. Ghost in the rocker “No Winter Wonderland.” Not a happy time of year for this song. Maybe next year. Or just the toast to Death.

Unhappy? Lonely? Check “On Christmas Morning” chirruped by mournful Mark Radice, who plans to sleep through the 25th: I come back to life on the 26th. A pop dirge.

“Christmas Alone” seems to include you there. Hair pop from Nick Vivid promises Come the 26th, catch another and havin’ fun. Harsh sentiment for falsetto.

Acknowledging that “The World has Gone to Hell But at Least It’s Christmas” this raging British rocker from Launch Control wants their respite: If you’ve got a new crisis Talk to me about it on the 26th. Anyone for pogo-ing?

If the twenty-sixth is the day AFTER, is it good/bad/indifferent?

Was it all a dream? wonders Uncle Billy with lounge jazz mush-mouthedness. “December 26” haunts with its bourgeoisie.

Saying goodbye can be bittersweet, i guess. “December 26” by Jangle Bells is ambivalent, but short. Bedroom folk.

Can’t believe i get to welcome back Matt Farley with all his pop improv oddness as The Best Birthday Band Ever with “It’s December 26 (And It’s Your Birthday!).” Nothing to do with Christmas… or does it?

Ever since our first “December 26“th, Duncan Pelletier wants you to know he can change. Christmas sows the seeds for what I can’t explain: Too much time to sit and miss the rain, I know the feeling, I’ve felt the same. Alt-pop deep dish poetry.

Millennial crisis often involves not knowing what now? Just waking up to that is Justin Cross’s “December 26th.” Not too serious, so grungey pop.

“Santa Claus. December 26” reveals with marvy ’60s pop/rock that the day after is exhausting. Careful how you come down, and watch out for Brad!

“Christmas in Colorado” is that odd country-mouse rap about… how cold the snowy landscape is? [Seeing all them Christmas trees Up in the mountains 28 degrees.] Shredding has never seemed so calm.

Marshal Keep creates a tennis match of good/bad aspects in “Christmas’ Wonderful Things.” The lights and decorations that your neighbor put up look great But he put them up way too early on August 28th. Rocking folk uke.

NOW it’s cold enough! To stay inside and play nookie. So, the new version of how cold it is outside (all consensual and non-rapey) is Rob Vischer’s country pop “So in Love at Christmas Time.” You could dance to it.

“Bad Santa” is ‘Bo Didley’ done Xmas by Shorty Garrett. How bad is he? OSHA would be looking into his working conditions for those 32 hoofs on frozen roofs.

What else is 32 and glisten just like a Christmas Tree??? “My Shiny Teeth and Me“!! This Fairly Odd Parents song (Chip Skylark [Chris Kirkpatrick]) gets the hard rock cover by Sink the Ship. Rock out as needed.

Updating the sentiment of Nat King Cole’s ‘Little Boy,’ Blu & Exile wonder why “Christmas Missed Us.” Didn’t get the GI Joe when he was a kid, but only two pennies. Now, he’s thirty-four and got cheese. Sad, but not rude, rap.

Jamin Bradley, sadly, wants you to know “Baby I’m a Grinch.” Gonzo & Rizzo, Turbo Man, Tim Allen, Buddy the Elf, the Kranks, Charlie Brown all get their licks from this critic. Worst off–don’t check 34th street The only miracle Is staying awake through that movie. Sweetly melodic soul rap.

Sloppy Seconds don’t like it when THEY want to know what the Christmas plans are–the only thing in the works is (falling asleep to Miracle on 34th Street on TV) a “Lonely Christmas.” Tragic, but raging rock (in a popular music vein).

Just get some 38 Special holiday cheer! country-rocks .38 Special in their self congratulatory “A Wild-Eyed Christmas Night.” ‘Sall about the partying. “Skynyrd Family” continues that party [38’ll be there too!] with more comical pickin’.

Although the nostalgia takes us back to when I was ten and didn’t want to wait, Sum41 refer to themselves (and this title) in “Unwritten Christmas.” So, we’ll count it. Fun rocking (and occasional rapping).