Tag: Christmas songs
The Endless Oversaturation of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Results in the Song Breaking Another Billboard Hot 100 Record—And the Reminder that Someone Else Ought to Share the Credit
At what point does a “comfort” song become a total annoyance that makes you want to bash your brains in? When it comes to Mariah [Read More…]
It Means Nothing: The Kim Kardashian “Santa Baby” Video Is a Snapshot of America
While Kim Kardashian may continue to be generally hated (turning that hate into a multibillion dollar “underwear” empire), there’s no denying that, in the twenty-first [Read More…]
“Last Christmas” Is Eternally This Christmas: Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
If you thought the cultural reassessment of Wham! was over after the release of Chris Smith’s 2023 documentary, you thought wrong. Because now, there’s a documentary [Read More…]
It’s Time to Acknowledge Ellie Goulding’s “Lights” As a Christmas Song
For a while now, Ellie Goulding has been the unsung heroine of an unacknowledged Christmas classic in the seasonal canon. That’s right, 2011’s “Lights,” from [Read More…]
Justice for “My Only Wish (This Year)” (For Its Sexually Charged Nuances Alone)
Although Britney Spears’ still-underrated Christmas classic, “My Only Wish (This Year),” has gotten some clout of late by being played in the rather odious gay [Read More…]
Mariah, Ariana and Jennifer: A Christmas Simulation
Mariah Carey, by now a well-known whore for Christmas and all the dividends that arrive in her bank account with it, has not gotten lazy [Read More…]
The Unwarranted Malignment of Madonna’s Version of “Santa Baby”
It’s been said that “Santa Baby” is one of those songs that never needed to be re-recorded after its original Eartha Kitt version in 1953. [Read More…]
The Profound Sadness of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Often considered the most prized reindeer of Santa Claus for his uniqueness and having an entire song and multiple movies devoted to him, there is [Read More…]
More Than Anything, Wham!’s “Last Christmas” Video Is About George Michael Suppressing His Contempt for Everyone
“Last Christmas” is a song that means a lot to many people. It’s right up there with–if not sometimes well above–Mariah Carey’s “All I Want [Read More…]
Spice Girls Show Necrophiliac Tendencies in “Goodbye” Video, But It’s Great for Christmas Spirit
As we get further and further away from December of 1998, the pain of listening to the Spice Girls’ first single sans Ginger becomes a [Read More…]
