Monday, December 9, 2019

Offbeat Christmas#MusicMovesMe

It's the second Monday of December and music lovers everywhere have geared up for the holiday season.  It's time for Music Moves Me.  No grinches, please!

Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only,  please! Non-music posts are subject to removal or labeling as "No Music".)   First, there is XmasDolly.  Her chief co-conductor is Cathy of Curious as a Cathy. Her other co-conductors are Stacy of Stacy Uncorked, and me. 


Today, I am going to be a little different.

There are a lot of Christmas classics that aren't your normal hymns or praises for the holiday season.  These are a bit....offbeat?  Some are novelty songs, and some are novelty songs that may not be totally politically correct.

Some of them are songs that deserved more fame.  Some, you'll either like or you won't.



The first one is one of many classic Christmas parodies by a retired radio personality, Bob Rivers.  This may be one of his "suitable for work" songs - some are not.  I bring you "The Restroom Door Said Gentlemen", which, apparently, has a lot of covers on You Tube.  But this is the original. (More Bob Rivers later.)

This next song is a Bob Dylan song.  Yes, it really is!  Bob Dylan and "Must Be Santa" from 2009.  Accordion lovers, rejoice!

Let's lighten it up with Snoopy's Christmas - Royal Guardsmen.  Peace on Earth to all the world...and good will to men.

How about another notch?

Chipmunks and Christmas.  Well, there is Alvin and his friends, but there is also Bob Rivers.  Here's one of his best:  Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire.



Weird Al Yankovic is another classic master of parody.  Christmas At Ground Zero - this one is not a funny topic at all, but Weird Al pulls it off.

And now, kicking it up one more notch.

I'll close with one that you either love or don't.  I love it.  Walking 'Round in Women's Underwear" - one more by Bob Rivers.

There was one more song I wanted to include in this, but decided it didn't quite fit, so blogged about it yesterday - Fairytale of New York.  I invite you to read my post and decide what you think.

And it's a wrap.  A Christmas wrap.

See you next week - same time, same place!

13 comments:

  1. Awesome!!!! Have a great day friend. smiles.

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  2. I love the funny songs the best! Thanks.

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  3. Got to love your selection. So very nice.

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  4. The Bob Dylan one cracked me up. Roasting chipmunks I don't find very offensive but Bob Rivers certainly has a dark side.

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  5. One of the songs from my childhood! (Or at least my sister's...) Snoopy vs the Red Baron. Oh, the memories!

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  6. Always get a kick out of "Walkin' 'Round In Women's Underwear."

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  7. Where have been all these Mondays? I just learned about Music being a blog theme for this day of the week. Thanks for the fun and interesting post with links.

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  8. I really thought Snoopy shot down the red barron because of the song Royal Guardsmen did.

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  9. Pawsome! Bob Dylan's song is very uplifting, we loved that😸Pawkisses for a Happy Week ahead🐾😽💞

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  10. Great selections, all of them! I am fond of the non-traditional songs as well, and now I have some new ones to keep in mind when making holiday playlists!

    Kim

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  11. Love all your selections, Alana! Especially the funny ones! :) Hope you're having a marvelous weekend - can't believe Christmas is almost here!!!

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