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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2022: #’s 30-21

By El Somnambulo December 28, 20221 Comment

30. 29. 28. Coming to Arden Gild Hall, Sat. Feb. 18, 2023: 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21.

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2022: #’s 40-31

By El Somnambulo December 27, 20221 Comment

40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. First time Emily Dickinson has made my Best Of The Year list:

Song of the Day 12/26: Fleet Foxes, “White Winter Hymnal”

By Alby December 26, 2022

Some songs are born to be played at Christmas. Others have Christmas thrust upon them. "Jingle Bells" and "Let It Snow" never name a holiday. The Pretenders' "2000 Miles" does…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2022: #’s 50-41

By El Somnambulo December 26, 20221 Comment

Yes, my annual holiday gift to you--whether you want it or not. We'll count down to #1. I will then add a Spotify list of my fave tunes. Since I…

Song of the Day 12/25: Pet Shop Boys, “It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas”

By Alby December 25, 2022

People who hope for a white Christmas must be those fortunate souls who spend the day in their own homes. Personlly, I can remember too many Christmas Day drives to…

Song of the Day 12/24: Frankie Carle and His Orchestra, “Little Jack Frost Get Lost”

By Alby December 24, 2022

My car thermometer registered 5 degrees this morning, so it's a good day for this revived swing-era tune that makes Christmas playlists every year despite making no mention of the…

Song of the Day 12/23: Cyrus Chestnut, “Linus and Lucy”

By Alby December 23, 20225 Comments

Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack album for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is only No. 10 on the list of best-selling holiday albums but -- with no disrespect to Elvis Presley, who holds…

Song of the Day 12/22: The Moonglows, “Hey Santa Claus”

By Alby December 22, 2022

Guest post by Nathan Arizona It’s no art film, but “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation" is one of the movies I look forward to most each holiday season. To me it’s…

Song of the Day 12/21: Jordan Mailata w/ Lady Alma, “Merry Christmas Baby”

By Alby December 21, 2022

When Philadelphia Eagles Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata recorded their holiday LP "A Philly Special Christmas," producers hoped to raise $30,000 for charity. They miscalculated: Sales have been…

Song of the Day 12/20: Frank Loesser and Lynn Garland, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

By Alby December 20, 20226 Comments

Four years ago the Me Too movement boosted this old holiday chestnut to No. 1 on the Most Offensive Christmas Songs list. Personally I don't see how anything could be…

Song of the Day 12/19: Chris Rea, “Driving Home for Christmas”

By Alby December 19, 20221 Comment

One source of Christmas music overload: Too much repetition. Even the best songs start to chafe when you're hearing them for the hundredth time this month, no matter how different…

Song of the Day 12/17: Slade, “Merry Christmas Everybody”

By Alby December 17, 20221 Comment

As Noddy Holder asks in the second verse, does your granny always tell ya that the old songs are the best? If she's British, this 1973 single by Slade, who…

Song of the Day 12/16: The Quinto Sisters, “A Holly Jolly Christmas”

By Alby December 16, 20222 Comments

I'll wait a moment for El Somnambulo to leave the room. This is, I believe, his least favorite Christmas song, and I doubt that hearing its first recorded version is…