Musication- The Christmas Edition (Pt. 1)

I absolutely love Christmas music. I know I’m a dork!  I can’t help it; as a kid we all loved Christmas.  My parents always tried very hard to make us feel special during the holidays, so I have fond memories of this music!  So the next two or three Musications will focus on holiday music.  This week, we’ll take a look at Not-so Merry Christmas Songs!  Enjoy!

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)- John Lennon: What a great song by one of the greatest artists that ever loved!  John was such an ambassador for peace!  Although this song has a very Christmas feel to it, it’s lyrics are very deep!  It brings chills to me!  This track was released in 1971, yet never released on an album nor did it ever do well on the Billboard music charts, which doesn’t mean anything to me!  This song has been covered countless amounts of times by some very notable singers:  Celine Dion, Neil Diamond, Diana Ross, REO Speedwagon, Maroon 5, Melissa Etheridge and The Fray.  Lennon was a musical genius who’s legacy knows no boundaries!

I Want To Come Home For Christmas- Marvin Gaye:  Another Anti-War song with the theme of Christmas.  As you all know, Marvin Gaye became very vocal about War and our fine soldiers!  This song is very chilling, talking about a Prisoner of War wanting to see Christmas trees and all the other things we take for granted.  Gaye sings, “But I can’t promise my eyes this sight/Unless they stop the fight!”  Again, Gaye’s passion comes through, with the definite R&B soul flavor we all expect from the R&B King!  We expect no less from this great artist and he definitely delivers on this one!

Last Christmas- Wham!:  When you think of Christmas music, only one artist comes to mind: George Micheal!  Oh, come on!  As a kid, this was one of the first Christmas songs I fell in love with!  I still love it today as I did as a kid!  Again, this talks about a break-up, with the background of Christmas.  You can only wonder who he was singing about?  This song was 8th track off the band’s 1985 release “Music from the Edge of Heaven,” which was sadly the band’s last album!  I’m sure Meat Matt would love to find George Michael under his his Christmas Tree this year!

All My Bells Are Ringing- Lenka:  I featured Lenka in one of my “Songs We Must Have” segment, where I featured her track “The Show.”  Lenka is an indie artist, but this an infectious track!  I believe it was featured on a Gap or Old Navy commercial!  The Hotel Cafe tour has been a successful tour of Indie artist who hit the road every year.  Lenka toured last year where she recorded this track and it was included on the Hotel Cafe Christmas songs album!  I’m sure you’ll make this a holiday staple every year!

Donde Esta Santa Clause?- Augie Rios:  Not much is known about this song, other than it was released in 1958.  I am Mexican, so this song really speaks out to me.  Often times I go back and forth between English & Spanish when I speak, which Augie does throughout this track!  Enjoy!