2017

Santa Loves You I was extremely startled to hear the religious content in the second verse of Here Comes Santa Claus. It …

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Sledge Trudge Some songs have hidden dystopian meanings or inner, subtle depth. And some are just dull but still popular. From Kenny …

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The Santopticon (He Sees You) He sees you when you’re sleeping. All of my Christmas songs this year are fundraising for the …

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Funky (The Slow Jam) This uses three different audio sources. In this version, there’s no effort to do beat matching and the …

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Walking in a Winter No Man’s Land Perhaps the strangest part of the lyrics of the original song is when a snow …

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Lettuce, No Yet another deconstruction of a baby boomer favourite. The title was provided by a member of the Mastodon social network, …

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I Saw the Mummy Killing Santa Claus The uplifting choir bits at the very beginning and very end of this 1950s Christmas …

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Der Tannenbaumherumtanz This piece uses the sax solo from another baby boomer favourite Christmas song. The title was provided by a member …

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Out in the Cold I kind of hope this is the last year I ever have to hear ‘Baby it’s Cold Outside’ …

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