25 Songs of Christmas 2012 - 25. The Christmas Song - Hootie and the Blowfish

Day 25: The Christmas Song - Hootie and the Blowfish

Why are you reading my blog. Go be with your family

25 Songs of Christmas - 24. One More Sleep til Christmas - The Muppets

Day 24. One More Sleep Til Christmas - The Muppets

I've said it once and i'll say it again. The Muppets ARE christmas. Enjoy this article on Geekscape.net I wrote about the 20 year anniversary of Muppet Christmas Carol.

25 Songs of Christmas 2012 - 23. Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Day 23. Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Before this song The Carol of the Bells was just a boring old Christmas song. Trans-Siberian Orchestra managed to take what made that song great and make it amazing. Now this is a regular christmas cover by most bands, I would bet anything had this never been recorded this wouldn't be the case. 

If you've never gotten to see Trans-Siberian live I highly recommend it.

25 Songs of Christmas 2012 - 22. Christmas in Hollis - The AKAs

Day 22. Christmas in Hollis - The AKAs

I'm not going to lie, this isn't as good as the original. Nothing ever will be. Nothing. However The AKAs made a good effort to stay true to the original song, put their own unique twist into the song and then add in a tribute to Jam Master Jay. I still dig it, The AKAs just aren't Reverend Run nor D.M.C.

25 Songs of Christmas 2012 - 21. Silver Bells - Relient K

Day 21. Silver Bells - Relient K

I don't think Relient K ever fully gets the appreciation they deserve. They tend to be lumped in with bands like All Time Low and Simple Plan as another cheesy, by the book pop punk band. However the group contains some of the most creative songwriters in the pop punk music scene as well as having enough great vocalists in it to create some of the most magical harmonies your ears could ever want to hear. They even managed to make Silver Bells (one of my least favorite carols) a beautiful sing-along

No Question just share if love Relient K

25 Songs of Christmas 2012 - 20. What WE do at Christmas - Atom and His Package

Day 20: What WE do at Christmas - Atom & His Package

Gotta show a little love to my Hebrew friends with Atom and His Package's hilarious song about the plotting of the Jewish takeover that happens ever christmas. I specifically love that Atom is neurtoic enough that he even apologizes and clarifies that he doesn't hate Jewish people or Christians at the end.

Check out my interview with him (sorry the shitty audio) on my podcast THE SAINT MORT SHOW

25 Songs of Christmas 2012 - 19. Silent Night Medley - Hanson

Day 19. Silent Night Medley - Hanson

Before I was willing to admit that I actually liked Hanson I still loved this medley of christmas classics from their classic Snowed In album. It still remains my favorite song on the album and one of my top 5 favorite things Hanson ever recorded. Say what you will about the band (SongPop calls them a One Hit Wonder which is utter bullshit) they were talented.

What's your favorite song on Snowed In?