One of a very few punk rock Yuletide numbers that has stood the test of time, this wry, high-velocity romp epitomizes The Damned’s endearingly reckless, self-deprecating brilliance. The Damned, “There Ain’t No Sanity Clause” We hope they'll fill your hearts with joy - or at least not make you want to leave us a lump of coal in the comments.Ģ0. A few are old favorites that have survived heavy rotation most are overlooked gems you probably haven't heard in years, or maybe never heard at all.
U2 CHRISTMAS SONG CRACK
Weekly's crack team of music nerds and assembled the following list of holiday songs that don't turn us into total Grinches. And the really, really good stuff manages to do both at once. Other Christmas songs subvert the “spirit of the season” in clever, cathartic ways. Some of it manages to cut through the rampant phoniness and consumerism and evoke the emotions that are most people's favorite part of the holidays: love, nostalgia, gratitude, warm familial vibes. And this year, for many of us (read: Trump haters), all that forced jollity, merriment and Jesus-in-a-manger stuff can be even harder to swallow.īut like the holidays themselves, Christmas music isn't all bad. Most Christmas and holiday music can be pretty insufferable, especially when you're stuck in the slowest checkout line and it's one of those shopworn “classics” that's been rammed down our collective throats since before your parents found out Santa's not real. Does hearing Andy Williams bray, “It's the most wonderful time of the year!” every time you go to the grocery store in December (and, increasingly, November) fill you with inchoate rage? You're not alone.
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