Christmas Countdown: 25 [love]

Not big on pop country, but gotta kudos the talent of Amanda Shires (bit of a Dolly warble that gets me). “Blame it on the Mistletoe” is a different song by a familiar name. More thoughtfulness, this time: So what it happened yesterday, December 25? We can call it what it is, What it was, the best merry Christmas,  When you showed up.

Not a digger of rap, neither, but BLV Jeezy gets playful (and a bit BLUE ALERT) with “Woo Santa.” New Xmas phone: I’m sorry is this Santa on the line It’s the 25th december and you blessed me with this dime y’all. Santa hollas back, too.

Nesskaff (feat. Jonathan Panetta) garage the day with “I Just Want You for Christmas.” Not breaking new ground, but never underestimate the power of a killer backbeat.

Claiming you’re Crunchy like a biscuit, Cullan Baxter R+B raps “Candy Sweet Christmas” all ’bout you, honey. The double entendres fly like reindeer.

Sassy R+B (disco-ish) from Weihnachtsmusik, “Santa Tell Me” details a gal’s hankering for a a guy. Will he love for always? Should I wait a year? I don’t want a new broken heart.

Scotty Sires has got the rom-com grand gesture in “25 Christmas Trees.” It’s a bombast of a pop nugget, but it gets points for being a count of anything else but days.

Emily Weisband divas the larger-than-life pop number “The Holly Jolly Truth.” That truth?–you got 25 days to make a move right Baby you’re the holly jolly truth. Get some mistletoe, boi.

Ska love letter from Dr. Blackout, “Hey Merry Christmas,” gets one’s attention. Does it win her over? Dunno. ‘Sheartfelt… Let’s listen again.

Christmas Countdown: 25 [kids]

Leo SC raps friendlily “Where’s Santa Claus at?” Waiting and waiting: 24th, I had a dream that the day was here–25, I had a blast with all the Christmas cheer. Happy endings for Xmas!

Lively and shakin’ it, Sugies dances R+B into “25 Days (Into the 12th).” It’s prepped, decked, and ready. Happymaking.

Half rap, haf glee club, half autotune, “Once a Year” is a jubilant paean to Christmas from Buskin & LilJB. Infectious.

Childish BLUE ALERT set to ‘Nutcracker,’ Seriously Sam endears us with his enthusiastic (and competitive) love of that time of the year in “Bitch It’s Christmas.” Damn.

Can Xmas bring out the little one in you? I could really use a good pick-me-up; Can December 25 hurry up? beckons the pop “Roll on Christmas” from George Pelham. Persistent timpani.

Or the full-grown fools never adult at all. “Beat 5” by Kingdom of McChikcen rando-raps the wishes and ‘responsibilities’ [Grab the keys to the Saturn, turn on the ignition  Gettin’ home for December 25th is our mission] of the greedy. Grow up already!

Walking around in the 25 degree-ed weather, Kval miss being a kid in “Christmas is Bliss.” This sad, plodding alt-pop requiem for lost innocence haunts our Christmas spirit.

Christmas Countdown: 25 [party]

Every fifth song about Christmas mentions the twenty-fifth, so we’re not going to play that game. Here are the NEW RULES for songs with this number: haven’t linked them before, and they’re GOOD. (Gotta be at least a 6.) This way we’ll keep this enumeration to a week of posts.

Ali Lohan comes prepackaged, corporate-approved, and formulated, but “I Like Christmas” is the bouncy mindless pop that meets minimum expectations. I bounced.

“My Christmas” by Louis Leiva may be a tutorial for those not so fluent in English, but this pop declaration marches to a party spirit. Dance!

Begrudgingly, Fresh Breath rolls out “It’s Christmas Time Again.” Old time country rock with a surly attitude when it comes to family: It’s holiday party season, There’s an open bar with a tip jar So I over serve myself And I’m drifting mid-conversation.

Also resigned, Southern Tiers call out It’s finally time to unwrap the best time of the year with lounge-y pop in “Finally Christmas.” Moody, but danceable.

Yoko Oh Yeah gets on the grunge side of folk balladeering while hunting for mushrooms to celebrate, bc–natch–“Santa is a Shaman.” The winter solstice comes for them with three days of darkness  On the 25th the sun is born, let’s have a trippy mass. Daylight’s not here, man.

Christmas Countdown: 26 wah

Micah Edwards croons some blues-ish pop (lotsa brass) for his “December 26.” Definitely sad without you. The tree’s not enough.

It’s over. “december twenty-sixth” by Carly Paige is whispery pop about regret and loss and trauma and the break up. some days are worse than others.

Metal discordance from Everygrey makes “December 26“the time I remember when the nightmares began On that cold night of December 26th. Those big black eyes, guys.

I don’t wanna wreck another holiday, rocks The Resolutions (feat Todd Wright) determined to stick it out with you. “December 26” has hope; let’s take a sleigh ride!

Kinda over you, Foxchase would like to sleep in ’til “December 26.” Garage pop with one of those kiddie xylophones.

Right about now, I’ve had it up to here, sweetly warbles Tom Watson with light gentle folk. “December 26“?–good riddance! Delightful.

Christmas Countdown: 26 ugh

The odd way to refer to the twenty-fifth is backwards, though: From December 26 (I’m waiting) And I’ll never stop waiting! syncopates Third Earth in “Christmas Forever,” a punk-like Brit rocker that sounds ever so downbeat about loving you.

Children with an autotune attitude and an odd approach to rap want pickles, Crocs, a parrot, and NO SOCKS for “Doodmas.” It’s all in fun, as Did Dood sign off with: our final Doodmas wish, Have a good December 26th!

To the ending! Can’t wait for the 26th  To forget all about this purrs Mrs. Ghost in the rocker “No Winter Wonderland.” Not a happy time of year for this song. Maybe next year. Or just the toast to Death.

Unhappy? Lonely? Check “On Christmas Morning” chirruped by mournful Mark Radice, who plans to sleep through the 25th: I come back to life on the 26th. A pop dirge.

“Christmas Alone” seems to include you there. Hair pop from Nick Vivid promises Come the 26th, catch another and havin’ fun. Harsh sentiment for falsetto.

Acknowledging that “The World has Gone to Hell But at Least It’s Christmas” this raging British rocker from Launch Control wants their respite: If you’ve got a new crisis Talk to me about it on the 26th. Anyone for pogo-ing?

Christmas Countdown: 26 okay

If the twenty-sixth is the day AFTER, is it good/bad/indifferent?

Was it all a dream? wonders Uncle Billy with lounge jazz mush-mouthedness. “December 26” haunts with its bourgeoisie.

Saying goodbye can be bittersweet, i guess. “December 26” by Jangle Bells is ambivalent, but short. Bedroom folk.

Can’t believe i get to welcome back Matt Farley with all his pop improv oddness as The Best Birthday Band Ever with “It’s December 26 (And It’s Your Birthday!).” Nothing to do with Christmas… or does it?

Ever since our first “December 26“th, Duncan Pelletier wants you to know he can change. Christmas sows the seeds for what I can’t explain: Too much time to sit and miss the rain, I know the feeling, I’ve felt the same. Alt-pop deep dish poetry.

Millennial crisis often involves not knowing what now? Just waking up to that is Justin Cross’s “December 26th.” Not too serious, so grungey pop.

“Santa Claus. December 26” reveals with marvy ’60s pop/rock that the day after is exhausting. Careful how you come down, and watch out for Brad!

Christmas Countdown: 26 BLUE ALERT

The numbers are beginning to match the date (twelve/twenty-five), so this number-naming songs will make much of that. But we’ll start earlier: I’ve been waiting by my window Since November 26th, begins the elegiac “I Don’t Need Snow This Christmas.” King has fun with irony in this pop stumbler.

The Oak Ridge Boys would like to reach around the world and give away days like Santa (??!?). There’s October 29, and that Saturday in May–but, for our purposes: To that little girl who’s hungry I’d give November 26th, Leftover turkey with the family. These “Ordinary Days” remind us of the Xmas spirit, and so does the watered-down country for their magnificent barbershop quartetting.

Drink a 26er on the 25th! chortles Carolyn Mark in “The Christmas Song.” A fine pop drinking song that needs to be shouted by those who know who they are.

Curiously romantic rap about hoes, Rosroc’s “Tha Wish List” insists on being good, wanting the loved girl, and I wish I could cop a Dodge Ram and throw some 26 inch rims and a lift kit on that bitch. BLUE ALERT, ho!

The prettiest BLUE ALERT i’ve ever posted (yeah i’m a sucker for violins) , Altarviolet’s “This Christmas Can Eat a Dick” is not a hater, but a sympathizer for the lost, the put-upon, and the miserable. Still, bully for you who like it: Merry Christmas to the ones who cannot wait till the clock strikes 26. Alt-folk.

Christmas Countdown: 27

Make it a Merry Christmas and leave, croons Paper Route about a messy ex stopping by for Xmas. By the 27th day I’ll have put the tree away for the “City Trucks” to haul off. Be gone by then. A pretty pop tune for a harsh truth.

“Freaky Santa” can’t wait for December 27th girl. This R+B rapping seduction from Sunset Dreamer Man (feat. Eleni) preys on the lonely AFTER the work is done. Naughty!

October 27 might be too early, still Fralphie Jenkins alt-swoons “Christmas But I Might” like a drunken shopper with a receipt-eating grin. Can’t help yaseff!

“Christmas in Hollis But Every Other Beat is Missing” is one of stunts pulled on a DMC classic, and it sounds like December twenty-seventh! Ha to the hardy har.

Long Time Friend has a hippie message for you with appropriate flute looping folk rock in “I’m Just Saying.” 27 shot dead on Christmas, 36 every day of the year… if you need more–song’s got ‘ed.

Christmas Countdown: 28

“Christmas in Colorado” is that odd country-mouse rap about… how cold the snowy landscape is? [Seeing all them Christmas trees Up in the mountains 28 degrees.] Shredding has never seemed so calm.

Marshal Keep creates a tennis match of good/bad aspects in “Christmas’ Wonderful Things.” The lights and decorations that your neighbor put up look great But he put them up way too early on August 28th. Rocking folk uke.