Even More Weird Christmas Songs

Three Christmases ago, I posted a collection of Weird Christmas Songs. Last year around this time, I followed that up with More Weird Christmas Songs. And the hits just don't stop coming! Here's another set of oddities you're sure to enjoy, or cringe at, or both!  ~  JH

1)  Straight No Chaser ft. Kristen Bell  ~  “Text Me Merry Christmas”

2)  LCD Soundsystem  ~  “Christmas Will Break Your Heart”

3)  Grumpy Cat, Colonel Meow, Oskar the Blind Cat, Nala Cat, & Hamilton the Hipster Cat  ~  “Hard To Be A Cat At Christmas”

4)  National Lampoon  ~  “Kung Fu Christmas”

5)  Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew  ~  “A Pirate Christmas”

6)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “Christmas Conga”

7)  Eels  ~  “Christmas Is Going To The Dogs”

8)  Listener & Dust  ~  “It’s Christmas Time Again, So Come On Home To The FIRE”

9)  The Original Five  ~  “Please, Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)”

10)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  “Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree”

11)  The Futureheads  ~  “Christmas Was Better In The ‘80s”

12)  LilDeuceDeuce  ~  “Christmas Is Cancelled”

13)  The Flaming Lips  ~  “Christmas At The Zoo”

14)  SpongeBob SquarePants  ~  “Don’t Be A Jerk (It’s Christmas)”

15)  The Goons  ~  “I’m Walking Backwards For Christmas”

16)  Okkervil River  ~  “Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas”

17)  Morning Parade  ~  “Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)”

18)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  “That Was The Worst Christmas Ever”

19)  Dora Bryan  ~  “All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle”

20)  Set It Off  ~  “This Christmas (I’ll Burn It To The Ground)”

21)  Slow Club  ~  “It’s Christmas, And You’re Boring Me”

22)  Loretta Lynn  ~  “I Won’t Decorate Your Christmas Tree”

23)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan”

24)  Elton John  ~  “Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who’d Be A Turkey At Christmas?)”

25)  Cheetah Girls  ~  “Cheetah-licious Christmas”

BONUS TRACK:  Sufjan Stevens  ~  “Barcarola (You Must Be A Christmas Tree)”  (It felt wrong somehow to include two Sufjan Stevens songs in the post proper [especially considering that song # 17 was also written by him], but here’s another weird one from The Weird One. Great song, though, actually.)

Remote Control Songs, Vol. 2: "Fast Forward" & "Pause"

Here's part 2 of 3 in my continuing series featuring songs with words commonly found on a remote control in their titles. This time, it's "Fast Forward" and "Pause" songs. Admittedly, there are fewer well-known artists among the "Fast Forward" songs here, and there are even a few audio-only tunes among the "Pause" songs. But I hope you'll find that I didn't sacrifice song quality for artist notoriety or video excitability. (Or something like that.) Next up, we press "Rewind." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “Living In Fast Forward”

2)  Plain White T’s  ~  “Pause”

3)  Twintapes  ~  “Fast Forward”

4)  Run-D.M.C.  ~  “Pause”

5)  Drew Chambers  ~  “Fast Forward”

6)  Kjwan  ~  “Pause”

7)  The Specktators ft. JYoung The General  ~  “Fast Forward”

8)  Ed Sheeran ft. Alonestar  ~  “Pause”

9)  MAiAK  ~  “Fast Forward”

10)  Rachael Yamagata  ~  “Pause The Tragic Ending”

11)  ReVamp  ~  “Fast Forward”

12)  Jill Scott  ~  “Pause (Interlude)”

13)  VVN  ~  “Fast Forward”

14)  Klymaxx  ~  “The Men All Pause”

15)  The Ocean Blue  ~  “Fast Forward Reverse”

16)  SafetySuit  ~  “Pause”

17)  Sphere  ~  “Fast Forward”

18)  As Tall As Lions  ~  “A Break, A Pause”

19)  Jaicko  ~  “Fast Forward”

20)  Public Enemy  ~  “Rebel Without A Pause”

Songs About Today, Vol. 1

Today, we'll be exploring Songs About Today. Tomorrow will also be "Today." But after that, "Tomorrow." Ya follow me? If so, and if not, simply...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Today”

2)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “Who You’d Be Today”

3)  Lincoln Brewster  ~  “Today Is The Day”

4)  Yael Naïm  ~  “Today”

5)  Keane  ~  “On A Day Like Today”

6)  Seether  ~  “Save Today”

7)  The Beatles  ~  “Things We Said Today”

8)  Amy Macdonald  ~  “Youth Of Today”

9)  The National  ~  “About Today”

10)  Blind Faith  ~  “Had To Cry Today”

11)  Carole Bayer Sager  ~  “You’re Moving Out Today!”

12)  Cloud Cult  ~  “Today We Give Ourselves To The Fire”

13)  David Gilmour  ~  “Today”

14)  George Jones  ~  “He Stopped Loving Her Today”

15)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  “How Do You Feel Today?”

16)  Herman’s Hermits  ~  “No Milk Today”

17)  Bryan Adams  ~  “On A Day Like Today”

18)  Gary Allan  ~  “Today”

19)  Emilíana Torrini  ~  “Today Has Been OK”

20)  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals  ~  “Younger Than Today”

Popular Songs Of 2006, Vol. 2

Here's a second and final set of hit songs from ten years ago. A lot of these are STILL good tunes – so check 'em out! Next up, Popular Songs Of 1996. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Before He Cheats”

2)  Gnarls Barkley  ~  “Crazy”

3)  Lily Allen  ~  “Smile”

4)  The All-American Rejects  ~  “Move Along”

5)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Tim McGraw”  (Can you believe Swift has been around for a decade already? WOW!)

6)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Dani California”

7)  Sugarland  ~  “Want To”

8)  The Fray  ~  “Over My Head (Cable Car)”

9)  P!nk  ~  “Stupid Girls”

10)  Brad Paisley ft. Dolly Parton  ~  “When I Get Where I’m Going”

11)  JoJo  ~  “Too Little, Too Late”

12)  John Mayer  ~  “Waiting On The World To Change”

13)  The Pussycat Dolls ft. Avant  ~  “Stickwitu”

14)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “What Hurts The Most”

15)  Rihanna  ~  “Unfaithful”

16)  Billy Currington  ~  “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right”

17)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  “Unwritten”

18)  Fort Minor ft. Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga  ~  “Where’d You Go”

19)  Keyshia Cole  ~  “Love”

20)  Josh Turner  ~  “Your Man”

21)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Because Of You”

22)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “Living In Fast Forward”

23)  The Wreckers  ~  “Leave The Pieces”

24)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”

25)  Little Big Town  ~  “Bring It On Home”

Songs About Shirts

So...I did a Songs About Pants post yesterday, and the Shirts got jealous. So here's one featuring Songs About Shirts. Belts...you might as well hang it up – you're not next! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1) Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Green Shirt” 

2)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “This Shirt”

3)  Spoon  ~  “The Fitted Shirt”

4)  Shontelle  ~  “T-Shirt”

5)  Birdy  ~  “Tee Shirt”

6)  Keith Urban  ~  “You Look Good In My Shirt”

7)  Matt Nathanson  ~  “Kinks Shirt”

8)  Quicksilver Messenger Service  ~  “Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder”

9)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems”

10)  Donovan & The Smothers Brothers  ~  “I Love My Shirt”

11)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Blue Jeans And White T-Shirts”

12)  Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson  ~  “If I Can Find A Clean Shirt”

13)  To Kill A King  ~  “Bloody Shirt”

14)  Circa Waves  ~  “T-Shirt Weather”

15)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Button Off My Shirt”

16)  The Figgs  ~  “My Favorite Shirt”

17)  Shudder To Think  ~  “X-French Tee Shirt”