On the other hand, we all need to allow for sadness (i saw that in a Pixar movie).
So here’s a how-to self destruct from the Sick Puppies: “Killing Myself for Christmas.” It’s millennial rebellion! Take that Mom and Dad!
Died. Your Welcome: self sacrifice (1)
Since love loss leads so easily to commit seppuku, we need an anthem for suicide watch for the Nativity.
Please consider this Up With People version by Private Instigators: “Please Don’t Kill Yourself this Christmas.” Complete with a PA hotline phone number at the end.
I want to live–to open presents!
Died. You’re Welcome: love loss stress (2)
El Vez sings of love, loss, and the blues with his “Christmas Wish.”
Pete the Elf had to clue me to listen to the last second of the song to get the point blank point. Thanks, man.
Died. You’re Welcome: love loss stress (1)
Here’s the 600 pound gorilla killer sentiment concerning holiday stress: grieving a loved one during the merriest of times.
The imagery of Versus the World here with “Blue and Cold” borders on that fun rockabilly sendup ‘I Want My Baby Back‘ (NON-HOLIDAY NOVELTY SONG ALERT) where our forlorn survivor digs up his lost love to crawl back beside her and cover up, lowering the creaking coffin lid. Here our pathetic hero lives with his loss like she’s still there (Alan Rickman movie alert). Sorry to reference this all over the place: this is an original and shocking requiem and deserves a quiet listen.
Died. You’re Welcome: the stress (2)
Now there was a cool novelty ’60s downer by the Everly Brothers that i noted last Christmas Eve. Hate to repeat myself…
Technically i don’t if i mention the same song by Dawn McCarthy and Bonny “Prince” Billy; except they basically mimic it.
American Mars get damn folked with this tune as well, channeling Dylan. Still too close.
But Trucker Christmas featuring Dominik Plangger & Claudia Fenzl countrify this maudlin melody putting it to work for the lonely sixteen-wheelers everywhere on that special night. Ladies and generic men, “Christmas Eve Can Kill You.” Damn, boy.
Died. You’re Welcome: the stress (1)
Suicides and crime go up near the holidays because we don’t have a choice: we must worship, binge shop, and keep ship shape. Those who can’t keep up are labeled as Scroogey McGrinch Paganites.
The irreverent Seth McFarland reality checks us with one of his usual hilariously orchestrated musical numbers from Family Guy: “Christmas Time is Killing Us.”
Died. You’re Welcome: general goth
Goths just wanna have pun.
As an intro to the jokey macabre silliness, witness some of the least terrible of the album Tales from the Crypt: Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas, wherein the Cryptkeeper (our favorite deadpan double entendrer) makes parodies of We Wish You a Merry Christmas and O Tannenbaum. It’s awful stuff, but keeping with our month’s motif.
The Addams Family up/down black/white whimsy of you-say-living I-say-dying is Jeff the Killer’s meat and potatoes (sorry: defeat and castratoes). I’m not sure if the matter here is slaughter, cannibalism, zombification, satanic death ritual, or just tortured rhymes… but he loves his holiday irony ohh so much!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UviXKm9Kcw
Died. You’re Welcome: generally dead
Delightful Young Men, a Portland OR band of little prominence, have pulled off a child-like song of Xmas with xs on the eyes. (Try to overlook the overwrought video accompanying it.) (Try not to love the toy piano.)
Died. You’re Welcome: murder (4)
American folk-singer and humorist, Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (that ‘Dead Skunk (In the Middle of the Road)’ guy) delivers on the 2nd Amendment and our God-given right to kill just like in the video games with a sweet Nat King Cole kinda tune. Remember, ammo means I Love You in Latin.
Died. You’re Welcome: murder (3)
The Murder City Devils did not evolve much beyond Seattle with their garage noise, thank goodness.
This exercise in rhythmic mayhem promises no more than it’s title: “Dead by Christmas.” Just Lay Down the Track! (And yes BLUE ALERT–at least a little.)