Monday, December 19, 2022
The Waitresses- "Christmas Wrapping"
This song about being to tired for Christmas came out in 1981, months after a new cable channel called MTV (for Music TeleVision) started. Back then MTV actually played music videos 24 hours a day. This song was an MTV Christmas classic when old geezers like me were in high school.
Monique Powell- Jewish parody of "Christmas Wrapping"
Monique Powell was the singer for a ska band called Save Ferris, and was compared a lot to Gwen Stephanie of No Doubt, in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Ska is a blend of punk and reggae, and both bands were coming up at the same time. Save Ferris is best known for this cover song, but they rocked plenty of their own songs, as well.
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts- "Little Drummer Boy"
She came up in The Runaways, the first all girl hard rock band in the late 1970's, then took off with her own band. Joan Jett's Christmas carol.
Sunday, December 18, 2022
The Partridge Family- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Katherine and Ethan, this is from a record our family played every Christmas growing up. The Partridge Family was a TV show in the 1970's.
DRopkick Murhpys- "The Saeson's Upon Us"
It's not Christmas for me without hearing this song now. The Dropkick Murphys.
Adam Sandler- Original version of the Chanukah song
Adam Sandler with the debut of his now famous "Chanukah song," on Saturday Night Live.
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