Time for the big game. Nun (נ) is highest, then Gimmel (ג), Hey (ה), and Shin is last (ש). Got it? Not until you get a little clay….
More advanced rules are given by Richard Squires in his brief folk “Dreidel Game Song“. But how do i get a Yahtzee?
In “The Dreydl Song” by The Klezmer Conservatory Band, the commandment is given to make this gateway to gambling. Very very klezmer.
The Oxford commas interrupt the actual “Dreidel Song” to interpret what we’re getting into here. By way of introduction.
Official scorekeeping from Steve Goodie & Brad Tassell give a “Twist of the Dreidel” with funky pop. The dark side is acknowledged.
Kosher Slaughterhouse spins the metal for their “Heavy Dreidel.” Admissions of manufacture are made.
Brigid Kaelin’s “Blue Dreidel No. 9” is yodeling masterpiece of finding that dreidel… and that’s how it came to be. Blues grass.
The Itche Kadoozy Show featured a confused intro, “The Hanukkah Dreidel Song“, as a selling point or two. It’s the best game in the world. Bouncy kidsong folk.
Bard College of Citrus improves on this conceit with “A Wish!“, teaching me about some 5e spell that probably shouldn’t exist.
The decent ‘Grinch’ spoof “Mr. Lich” by Law from Slap Dash not only works arcana into the song, but puts an end to my pronunciation problems with that monster.
AI rears its unshaven head with “Christmas in Nine Hells“, purportedly a D&D song from Trina, a daughter of Fierna, or whatever. Almost metal.
AI works extra hard for a metal chant-rap in “The Dungeon Before Christmas“. Holiday Rebellion: Seasonal Music for Lefties confuses me.
AI nearly ruins “DND Christmas” with their pick-terms-out-of-a-hat and setting it to big band swing. If it weren’t so weird, i’d not like it. DNDrip is to blame.
Perpetual elf Ginny Di makes with the scary aspect in “Carol of the Spells“. There’s THAT many? “TPK Carol” is ‘Jingle Bells’ with a new acronym for you. But where she rolls a natural 20 is “All I Want for Christmas” despite that tedious melody playing yet again. Her list is nigh endless and includes dice, snacks, and a workable schedule for players… ha. (Bard Life Music shows what a mediocre parody would look like for this carol. BLUE ALERT)
Certainly the pasteboards figure into the “Christmas Casino Dream“, but Nicola Maurantonio slops the AI into soft lounge jazz. so who cares?
Hans, Angelo drunkenly raps “Christmas Poker” with his strategizing all over the rooftop. Even my notes don’t help.
Pokemon is also a card game. Sadly the supporting music doesn’t rise much above the BLUE ALERT “A Relatively Poke Christmas“, in which the Poke Gangster raps nonsense from his poke of view.
Bob Rivers barely saves that day with his parody “Pokemon” about how obnoxious the over-hyped hobby is to parents.
Or maybe the odd pop of ChikënFist’s “Christmas of Want [Adolescent Lament]” will help. Pokemon joins the list of must haves, along with Stretch Armstrong and a Gameboy.
Stephanie Waldvogel’s “Carol of the Spells” succeeds not quite as well for the same card game. Quit caring about good music!
Brian Falduto’s “Christmas Solo” celebrates all things lonely, including playing solitaire. Peppy country pop undercuts this table for one, but that irony sells it.
The coolest Christmas card-player song must be “Dingo” by A Harris and Hart Holiday. This cowboy tale told in spoken-rap is traditional novelty. I mean that in the best possible way. The game goes wrong, spills into the street, and then….
Kate Gambhir gets playful with the pop “‘Cause It’s Christmas“. Which is odd, bc her whole meh on Xmas involves giving in to board games. Whatever.
“Only Monopoly” is the epic he said/she said contest when dinner is ages away and the Christmas couple needs to pass the time. Helen Arney (feat. Tom McDonnell) make a lounge act out of this power play. (The amusing sequel, “It’s Going to Be an Awkward Christmas, Darling Part 2“, tells of the aftermath breakup. Schadenfreude har de har.)
Pull up a chair and get trounced by your uncle for the holidays!
The Withers return with their grand Dadaist parody “Reindeer on the Moon“. Checkers and chess survive from the original Andy Kaufman tribute.
4 Star Review gets depressed and unplugged folk for their “First Christmas in Florida“. To pass the excruciating time waiting to see if Santa will find them after their move, they play checkers and chess (with the nativity scene figures??).
Ned Harris has pleasant family memories when it’s “Christmas Time Again” and checkers is part of the fun as much as sledding. Solid Motown.
Martin & Erin equate the family scuffling for the holidays as a game symbolizing warfare. Their indie drollery “Christmas Checkmate” makes a CW meal of the idea. Thoughtful, yet anguished. (Praxton covers this with an eerie echoic modulation that ups the anger.)
“Wizard Chess” is all Harry And The Potters wanna play in this filk folly.
The Divine Comedy posits brain puzzlers in “Can You Stand Upon One Leg?” including the old Can you beat your Dad at chess at Christmas? Plonky music hall at quarter speed. Call it show tune. A hoot and a half.
Tom McLoughlin blues the country when “Doin’ Christmas Time” in lock up. Chess is played in the game room (‘swell as cards, and pool–nice game room, cons).
P4L Studios take the piss when they ask to take “Chris out of Christmas (mas)“. They have stories about the times he was a bad player on video games, and wrestling, but especially how he cheated at chess, but also made it racist. Not cool, man.
Less exciting, “Riding Our Sleds Through The Snow” has Johanna Lewis lah-dee-dahing about childish endeavors through mediocre kidsong. Just play.
I’m not sure “Go Freeze” is actually about sledding, despite Bobs & Lolo singing about it. This is a hard rocking kidsong about the Squid Games event. So, WTF?
The Blues help “Slide In The Snow” from John Vosel & the Nutcrackers. No competitions, just an integral part of dealing with all that white stuff. Cool.
Unplugged chaos, “Sledding Is so Fun” features Yulenog making fun more than sense. Still, like it.
“Sled Riding” is mostly braggadocio from Three Days Wait, but their American rock makes me root for ’em.
Snook flips the script for a fearfully bumpy course in his parodic “Little Bummer Boy“. Call 911!
Free for alls in the winter wonderland begin with teens, but get even nastier with maturation. Bring a helmet!
You know when it’s gone beyond kid play when the FIGHT is emphasized in the “Snowball Fight Gone Wild“. Sandra Tingalay helms AI garage rocking in which family members deal with their simmering grudges.
Johnny & The Raindrops rock hard while dreaming of a “Kung Fu Christmas“. Snowballs are listed among the many disciplines.
“Snowball Fight” from Ensemble de violoncelles de Montréal resorts to shovelfuls of ice. Not nice. Caterwauling pop.
The Burstein Boys show no remorse with their jangling garage light “Snowball Fight“. Better run for your life!
“Snowball Fight” by Los Banditos de Christmas comes in as the blues (from being hit in the head).
No Defense! from the AI pop “Snowball Fight Fiesta“. Wait, is Children’s tunes implying you’re EATing what’s thrown? With hot sauce?
Jeff Postlewaite takes on ‘Fight Song’ with his “Snowball Fight Song“. You will scream in agony, he professes. Parody’s not that bad, dude. Chill.
The Bradfords rock pop with their “Snowball Fight“. No quarter may be given by these merciless kids. I’m out.
It sounds (to me) like Santa’s blooded in Kyla Gabon’s ethereal indie “The Snowball Fight“. Haunting, despite the gore.
Nyco Nemesis uses nostalgia to indie folk the tearjerking “Snowball Fight“. How is this youthful tussle romantic??
“Let’s Have a Snowball Fight!” where the famous last psychedelic pop words of Chad Thomas Johnston as a child before he lost the love of his little sister forever. Lesson not learned.
Perhaps from the same incident, Keziah Katarina Vinci regrets her childhood “Snowball Fight” with all over the place indie keyboard threats. Yikes.
Mr. Ben brings a childish wonder to his “Snowball Fight!” but i rather suspect first-time drug use. Pushy indie.
The PH Project has to choose between dodging angels and… a “Snowball Fight“. They dodge into a dive bar instead. The next morning: build a snowman or…. Two step RnR.
