Since this rantfest was created – way back in the web’s Jurassic era of 2003 – I’ve shared a playlist of holiday(ish) songs around this time of the year.
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The Strange (Late) Holiday Mix – 2024
Around December 1 in most years since started this blog, I’ve posted a short playlist of odd, unique, and/or just plain strange songs1 related to the holidays. Since I’m not a fan of the usual Christmasy crap, I sometimes have to dig deep to find new-to-me stuff that’s both seasonal and entertaining.
The Strange Holiday Mix – 2023
This is my annual playlist of new-to-me tracks, added to my collection of holiday music. Stuff I can stand to hear in heavy rotation this time of year.
Definitely not the far-too-cheery, often annoying dreck you’re likely to hear in the supermarket and mall.
The Big 1¢ Steal
This is just some trivia for the winter break. A fun little piece of nostalgia for those of us in a certain age range.
An article in Grunge, a website that celebrates “the wild, fun, and bizarre things about the world around us”, asks Whatever Happened to Columbia House?.
The Strange Holiday Mix – 2022
They don’t make holiday music like they used to.1
Or maybe it’s that they’re making too much of it. Hundreds of artists recording the same twenty or so songs, trying (and usually failing) to find a new twist. And Maria Carey ad nauseam.