25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’” by Albert King
This holiday season could use a shot of the blues, and few have played the blues better than the Velvet Bulldozer, Albert King.
25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “Truckin’ Trees For Christmas” by Red Simpson
here’s a dude with a big rig who’s bringing Christmas trees from the top of a mountain to a bunch of happy customers, which he says is a little like being Santa’s helper.
25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “Miss Hooligan’s Christmas Cake” by Clinton Ford
If you comb through the holiday catalog for songs about baked goods, you’ll find the ones about fruitcake are almost resoundingly negative!
25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “12 Days of Christmas” by Nahre Sol
YouTube piano star Nahre Sol turns this classic Christmas song into a trip through classical music history
25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “Coventry Carol” by Kenny Loggins
I first heard about this album from a guy called Nick Beatty. He went viral in 2017 on the platform formerly known as Twitter for posting the following: “Disappointed to learn that Kenny Loggins' Christmas album is called ‘December’ and not ‘Highway To The Manger Zone.’"
25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “Santa Miss Those Missiles” by Reece Shipley
There are lots of holiday songs about mishaps that almost cause Santa or his helpers to miss Christmas, but only this Cold War carol helpfully points out that World War III would keep Kris Kringle from dropping off presents.
25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “Bohemian Chanukah” by Six13
A retelling of the Hanukkah story set to the tune of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Oh bubbe!
25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “Too Fat For The Chimney” by Teresa Brewer
Because what we need at Christmas is more fat-shaming!
25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “Christmas Without Daddy” by Joe Walega and His Happy Hearts
Not every holiday song lets the listener in on the family chores!
25 Days of Holiday Songs 2023: “Frosty the Snowman” by Burt Reynolds
Ask him what he is: he's BURT REYNOLDS.