Big Show: Mummers

Mummers presented (in garish masks with elaborate miming) death and resurrection, often in the Olde Country about Sir George. But then, there was also Father Christmas. Mumming is still a bit of a Xmas trad in England today.

Or, Newfoundland (where they seemingly can’t afford masks so use rags on their heads). As shown by Simani in their “Mummer’s Song.” Celtic as heck. Sean Panting remembers Covid with the parody “Mummers, Nice Mummers, Get Lost.”

Celtic to the point of translation, Chronilus gives us “The Mummers’ Dance.” Cuttin’ rugs there in Seattle.

“The Mummers are Here” proclaim the cast of ‘The Christmas Schooner’ finally with proper pomp and circumspect.

Big Show: Kid Show

The Peter Pan Players invite all littluns to “Join in the Celebration” for Xmas with lots of noise. Sounds like an invitation to a cult.

Such wild-eyed enthusiasm is what drove Scrooge away, as we find in “Jolly Good Time” from one of those Carol musicals. Good Show here might mean Well Done ‘cross the pond, but still….

Miss Piggy (Dr. Oz) is the “Christmas Queen” of the Christmas Show. The chorus has notes.

Big Show: Xmas Sensabration

Burnt Pizza gets slurry in their over-celebrated “Christmas Celebration.” It may be all a big show, or a big show off. But i believe.

Neon Cough also gets meh all over their “Christmas Celebration.” I think they’re just trying to be cool, as the indie tones indicate. (The pageantry is such a bore….”)

Pallas rocks a “Christmas Celebration” pretty hard, might be a Scots thing. As it’s prog, imma go with it.

Big Show: Xmas Celebration

Is the entire holiday season a big show?

Weezer mixes ennui with love and whines about that “Christmas Celebration” with loads of indie, just like their fans like.

The Whos know from ritualistic expression, yet “The Grinch’s Christmas Celebration” is so much lip service–despite the awesome vocal calisthenics from Jenner Davis and back up singers Hannah & Shane Wyttree. Wah Hoo Doris.

Cimrya Deal’s “Christmas Celebration” is a retro pop indie that, in fact, causes spontaneous rambunction. Woo woo!

Big Show: Xmas Ceremony BLUE ALERT

Aspiga thrums the drum for an indie “Tree Lighting Ceremony.” It’s over loud, and probably overly bright as well. Perfect.

BearRon wants you to have just the best “Festamus.” Not sure what that is, but this folk blessing makes me want it just the same.

Discomfort & Joy interrupt the trip to the Christmas show to sing and grieve over recent horrors in “White Winter Hymnal (A Tragedy In Three Acts).” BLUE ALERT, also hilarious in this chorale of contrasts.

Big Show: Whoop-de-do

A Christmas show is not the same as a party; on the other hand–who cares!

Bored siblings arrange “The Christmas Talent Show” despite our protagonist’s blasé attitude. Then Andrew J. Mair applies snuffly AI country rock and the hijinx flies.

Len Maxwell’s “The Monster Christmas Bazaar (For The Monster Retirement Fund)” is a sideshow of celebration. But don’t call it a freak show! Comedy. Of a sort.

Matt Roach’s “The Christmas Show” is raucous and ornery, but surely it’s not all about his family dysfunction! Indie noise at its best.

Big Show: Circus Xmas

Christmas certainly is a circus, that is a roundabout that seems to never end (for me!!).

“It’s Christmas At The Circus” ia kid song with colorful characters from Magic of Christmas Singers. Scary like clowns, boring like three rings.

Billy Lilly and Friends is even more eerie with “Christmas in the Circus.” This alt folk jangler does indeed go round and round.

Gossip Wolf And The Fox ante the up with their “Midnight Circus,” collected on a Christmas album but perhaps not really about December dealings. Yet, up is up.

The magic of December’s like a circus leaving town, Colbie Caillat (feat. Jason Reeves) express in “Every Day Is Christmas.” Not clear how well circuses come off here, but it IS a love song. A country pop love song.

Big Show: Exotic Carnival Xmas

The holiday of Carnival misses Xmas by a coupl’a months, but “Carnival or Christmas” by Pe’lay puts that all together for you. World music pop.

Hating the cold, No Big Deal rocks the pop in “(It) Might As Well Snow.” Hoping for an early carnival in Rio, they’re ready to jet away from the chill.

“Still Losers This Christmas” ref both holidays, but with echoic girl warbles makes neither stick. Weird indie from Angelic Milk.

Big Show: Carnival Xmas

Is Xmas just a swirly glittery carnival? Well, maybe not so much with the games and freak show, but golly–

“Christmas at the Carnival” is Boyfriend Machine’s ode to long distance romance. Alt rock garage.

Tom Edge slows the tempo and grooves into his “Christmas Carnival” as if it were from Bradbury or King. Spooky indie.

A different type of “Carnival” comes courtesy of Joker T who tweaks AI until biker country slips out. Metaphoric or not, it evades sense.

The Nonsense Christmas musical, Nuncrackers, fits in the calliope inspired “A Carnival Christmas.” That’s a big top show tune.

Big Show: Horse Opera

How cold is it when YOU rodeo?!

“It’s a Christmas Rodeo” has The Annual Christmas Album Band hootin’ and hollerin’ with a three syllable refrain: Ro-De-O! Fun caroldy.

Grim Fawkner begins with geometry, but “The Christmas Rodeo” leaves the chute with figurative and literal glee. That’s real cowboy country.

“Cowboy Christmas Rodeo” by Too Much Perspective is surf rock from AI, so… huh?

LenneBrothers Band save us from all this AI with their “Wild West Rockabilly Special.” It’s rockabilly, down to the jerry lee lewis piano riff. Go, cayuse, go.