December 16 2008
Alternative Christmas Song Goodness
posted by Ana Samways at 8:53 amIf the cast of Ally McBeal wearing strapless Christmas-themed frocks and grinding away to “Santa Baby” gives you the heebies, then here’s a collection of Christmas songs that’ll get even the biggest cynic in the Yule-tide mood. First up, The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl with “Fairytale of New York”, with nifty animation.
A bunch of bearded gay guys from Amsterdam wish you a hairy Christmas. Check out Bearforce1 here.
Back by popular demand — Justin Timberlake stars in a brilliant Saturday Night Live digital short — “Dick in a Box”, a parody of the R&B cliche. (NSFW if you think the word “dick” is offensive).
That former punk, Bill Idol, singing “Jingle Bell Rock”.
Heavy metal-themed parody act the Sin Destroyers. “Gifts To The World” has footage of the band, a South Park-influenced cartoon and grin-inducing lyrics like “He is Jesus the Christ/he’s got a list, he’s checking it twice” and “He died for your sins/so you can get presents.”
Reuben, a UK alternative rock and heavy metal band, with “Christmas is Awesome”.
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Is Billy Joel the new Rick Astley, or is the repetition of his video merely a coding error?
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Or maybe Billy Idol. Some Billy with no talent, anyway *puts down eggnog*