Year-round Yuletide oddities
The debut single by Chief Keef featured Lil Reese… peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100… #20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart… #15 on the Rap Songs chart… the video for went viral with over 28 million views on YouTube, before being taken down for use of the ‘N’ word.
Mr. Grind figures “I Don’t Like Christmas” compares to the list of thug life no-nos.
LMFAO’s second studio album, Sorry for Party Rocking provided their third single… went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100… remained there for two weeks… second number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, making them the first duo to have two successive number-one singles since Outkast… also reached number one in Australia, Canada and New Zealand… charted within the top ten in nearly every country in which it charted.
Key of Awesome don’t downplay the allure of Kris Kringle when they get him to admit “Santa and I Know It.”
Hip house sensation LMFAO’s big hit featured British singer Lauren Bennett and American music producer GoonRock… first single from their second album… went to number one in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States… also reached the top five in Finland, Italy, Norway, Poland and Sweden… and of course the best-selling single of all time in Australia… worldwide, it was the third best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 9.7 million copies… and the third best-selling digital song in US history… over 1.4 billion views on the Youtube.
Serious Youtuber Brian Havig goes the distance with his “Jingle Bell Rock Anthem.” Santa Claus is in the house tonight! And he’s here to show you, despite the cool reception at times, electronic hip hop will make any party a good time.
This entry by American band Maroon 5 featuring recording artist Christina Aguilera was the fourth and final single from the group’s third studio album… was well received by music critics… went to top the charts in over 18 countries… in the United States it became the band’s second (and Aguilera’s fifth) number-one single… is among the best-selling singles of all time… (also made Aguilera the second female artist to score a number-one hit in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s which in turn made her the fourth female to score number-one singles in three different decades)(if you’re counting)… was the ninth-best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 7 million copies… ranks as one of the eight best-selling digital singles of all time with sales of over 15 million copies.
So the easy choice is “Moves Like Santa” as evinced by Marcie, Brian Fitzy, gobluekillred, Kieran Ayres, and Unbroken Dial. Snark out.
This R&B-pop song by T-Pain hit #33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 list… #14 in the UK… #18 in Australia…. the first official single from his fourth studio album, RevolveЯ.
Wassabi Productions goes nuts with “Best Gift of All.” Wild.
Katy Perry’s song had chart success worldwide… number one in Slovakia and the Czech Republic… top-ten positions in Austria, Ireland, Italy, and Poland… but by topping the US Billboard Hot 100 she became the first female solo artist to have five number-one singles on the Hot 100 from a single album… also her sixth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart… her fifth consecutive number one single… sold 3.7 million digital copies in the US… the tenth most played single on US radio during 2011.
erizos has some fun with “Last Christmas Eve.” Maybe you will too.
Hello, Adele. Imitation is the sincerest form of coattail riding.
Adele’s first number one single… voted the third-most favourite number-one single of the last 60 years in the UK… 36th-best-selling single in the history of the UK Singles Chart... first recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance… third most downloaded single of all-time in the UK… fourth best-selling single of the 21st century.
Ducan G (with buddy Brian) feature the fat man in”Somone Like Santa.” Funny lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAysigl4c6I
DJ Khaled’s fourth studio album Victory begat this second single featuring T-Pain, plus Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross… certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA… the only Billboard Hot 100 charting single from the album peaking at 24… #3 on the rap list.
Stevens Creek Church play hard as they pray with “All I Do is Spend.” Boys just wanna have toys… and cool music videos.
Katy Perry’s summer anthem peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks… her second US number-one single… also reached number-one in ten other countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom… received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (with Snoop Dogg)… Billboard ranked the song number one on a special The 30 Summer Songs of All Time listing.
The Mistletones go north for their “Santa Claus’s Elves.” Just as much fun, not as much skin showing.
Flight of the Conchords seem to parody themselves plenty when they label themselves New Zealand’s 2nd most popular comedy folk duo. After a floundering BBC radio and an HBO comedy series, and their eponymous album with this bizzy song (released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band), Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, and Rhys Darby went their separate ways. But Tom Wade and The Parliament had the same idea: switch out the word business (meaning SEX in the original song) with the assonant Christmas. So now it’s “Christmas Time,” ladies and not-ladies.