Category: music
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However you spell the name of the Jewish holiday, it gives me an excuse to post Neil Diamond’s cover of the song Adam Sandler wrote about it.
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Lady Gaga has impressed me with plenty of her other songs, and I would go far as to describe her as a pop genius. Surely, “Christmas Tree” deserves another listen?
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Apparently today is National Ding-A-Ling Day, and also the Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts of Taboo Day. Both of those things bring Chuck Berry to mind.
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I feel like some of my selections thus far might be somewhat alienating to people whose taste in holiday music is rooted in the classics. And when I say “the classics”, I of course refer to songs written in the mid 20th century.
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December 9 is officially Christmas Card Day. And while that sounds like an observance fabricated by Hallmark to move more product, it would have provided me with the perfect excuse to post this video. Well, I’m a day late.
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There are actually some pretty great indie-rock Christmas tunes, but unfortunately most of them don’t have videos. Thank goodness for the Raveonettes.
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It’s Christmastime! In Hollis, Queens! Mom something something something collard greens!
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I’m keeping this one short because it’s Sunday and you probably have better things to do than reading my blog. Like listening to Bing Crosby sing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, for example.
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As is the case with most historical figures who lived so long ago, we don’t know that much about Saint Nicholas, and most of we do think we know was probably made up.
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Is it really Krampusnacht already? Why, yes. Yes, it is. At the risk of sounding like a holiday hipster, but I was into this dude before anybody.
John Lucas 