Novelty Christmas Music

Born this Day, twenty-two (Son of Mary)

Since this is such a half-baked idea (others born on Xmas), we’ll spin out a week on Mr. Christ’s own observance. Many make hay with the Happy Birthday wishes for the Messiah. It’s the humorous concept of the banal contrasted against the divine. Har-de-har, God’s got armpits… like that.

We’ve already tasted Bob Rivers’s “Jesus’ Birthday.” As a postscript to “Wonderful Christmastime” Barenaked Ladies hail the King of Ks. With comical timing Wendell Ferguson bemoans “Jesus Christ It’s Your Birthday Again.”

New to the blog: Do You Heat What I hear (feat. Joseph Cimino) sings “Jesus It’s Your Birthday” with electronic pop fervor. Or folk experimental temper. Or just doowop weirdness. Check it.

Born this Day, twenty-one (Santa)

Saint Nicholas may have been born seventeen centuries ago, so just celebrate at will.

“It’s Santa Claus’s Birthday” is that sort of number the Peter Pan Singers did under a variety of names. It’s lilting contagious fun, just like Christmas.

Born this Day, twenty (reindeer)

Despite the controversy over exactly when Rudolph was born, we may celebrate when our faith allows us.

From the guys that brought us Dancer, Prancer, and Nervous the happy reindeer (where we laughed at the disabled–ahh, 1960!) comes “The Happy Birthday Song.” Friends, if it’s singing reindeer, i’m in.

Born this Day, nineteen (Jimmy Buffett)

Celebrity birthdays on Christmas Day have some weird following somewhere somehow. So, let’s swing Keys-ward to Margarita-ville.

“Happy Birthday Jesus and Jimmy Buffett” is more fun than it oughter be. Rick Carter lays the blues to rock while rhyming ‘stomach’ and ‘Jimmy Buffett.’ Audacious.

Born this Day, eighteen (Newton 3)

Wavy Noah and Uspa G try to impress Mr. McCarthy with their “Newtonmas” carol, which is solid rap with ‘Rudolph’ for a (near) backbeat. Personable and enlightening, for street nerds.

A ’12 Days’ routine from Jessica Picanzo and Sarah Butler allows for all the advanced info. “12 Days of Newtonmas” is chill, for girl physicists.

A.cute.Ang.le (is the name actually Ang Le?) delivers a fairly talented parody of ‘White’ with “White Newton(mas).” Academics can be fun(damental).

Born this Day, seventeen (Newton 2)

Continuing to keep extra credit alive, AP kids like Marly Dure do their singing best with “Newtonmas” carols. Mostly they crack themselves up.

The kids of 117B have an earnest ‘God Rest Ye’ parody for “Newtonmas Caroling.” Clever by c.

Born this Day, sixteen (Newton 1)

Celebrating the opposite of faith, some kids observe the birth of Sir Isaac Newton on twelve/twenty-five. I say kids ‘cuz so many students make music videos for extra credit in their physics class.

For example Francesca DiMare and Mary Pyrdol jumping a lot to ‘JBells’ and singing out “Newtonmas.” There oughta be a law, or three.

An original (short) amateur bit celebrates “Newtonmas SOTU 305.” Pabrizzer is an Australian ukulele maestro and senior member of Ukulele Underground who conjures short sweet oddities (i suppose SOTU is Song of the Universe, not State of the Union).

And here’s a near miss, “We Wish You A Merry Christmas And A Happy Birthday (For Kelly And Paul)” by Kendra Masonchuck. Yeah it’s for twins, tweaking ‘Wish You’ only slightly. It’s Steamroller symphonic big, though, so that’s fun.