Since the virgin birth, sex has been missing from Christmas. Mertz, Joe Bruce, and Ted Cox–for hard-to-find stuff. Second, details on availability follow the list. promotional sampler called Winter Warnerland, which will include a rare cut by the late Jesse Ed Davis, “Santa Claus Is Getting Down,” and a Los Lobos track, “Rudolph the Manic Reindeer.” Also, there’s already talk about a new Christmas single from Dreams So Real on Arista. Three final points: compilation deadlines precluded the consideration of late releases such as a new Warner Bros. To my mind the proper considerations for judging rock Christmas songs are (1) riffs (2) disrespect for Christmas, or, conversely, the rare successful conveyance of genuine emotion (3) a “Christmassy” feel in the music without resort to the melody of “Jingle Bells” in the background and (4) the preservation of a rock sensibility–which is why Bob Seger’s version of “The Little Drummer Boy” failed to chart, along with about a hundred other similar forays into sentiment. Similarly, some big sellers, “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” for example, just aren’t my cup of tea. Nor, contrarily, is it based on obscurity: albums by NRBQ and Chris Stamey didn’t make the cut in both cases the idea is better than the reality. The list that follows has been compiled on the basis of quality–not popularity or number of sales. There are probably thousands of Christmas songs with an R & B, soul, pop, funk, or rock orientation. So what better way to discuss Christmas rock ‘n’ roll than with a Top 40 chart? The rest of us know Christmas as a primarily mercenary event. They are God’s sheep, and should be treated gently.
Now Christmas was once a religious holiday, and I’m told that some credulous folks out there think it still is. Its manifestations are everywhere, but its existential force can be summed up thus: while I’m willing to go out on a limb and say Peace on Earth, good will toward men, sometimes it seems as though everyone out here with me is either a creep, a fraud, or a fool.īut I’m here to say that rock ‘n’ roll can help. The Christmas Conundrum is alive and well.
DR DEMENTO CHRISTMAS SONGS LYRICS SERIES
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