Y'all, I cannot describe how NOT in the holiday spirit I've been recently. On a scale of Tim Allen at the beginning of The Santa Clause to Tim Allen at the end of The Santa Clause, I'm at Tim Allen in the scene where he's at The North Pole yelling at the elves. Hence my neglect of this thread.
So... let's play some catch-up, shall we?
--------------------
Day 11, somewhat of a guilty pleasure. It's a Coldplay cover, but I'm not a fan of the mood or instrumentation of the Coldplay arrangement, although I love love LOVE the lyrics - and Yellowcard, usually not my fave band, channels Jimmy Eat World so well that I can't help but feel nostalgic for when that genre was all over the radio in the early oughts, making preteens feel melancholy nostalgia at an unreasonably young age.
--------------------
Day 12 was one I discovered when I was doing research for this playlist. I only knew Squeeze from the song "Cool for Cats" - which I love - and everything about this song, their only Christmas track ever, is delightful. So weird and so great. Everything I love about a certain subset of 80s new wave, condensed and made Christmasy.
--------------------
Day 13. I actually hate "Little Drummer Boy" but this lively and danceable arrangement makes me love it(!) - which I never thought I'd say. Apparently, per Anthony Hamilton, it's inspired by Outkast!
--------------------
Day 14. Surprisingly straightforward cover of "Linus and Lucy" that, because of the instrumentation and because Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are gods among men, still feels fresh and new and brings a smile to my face.