100bells: The Hives & Cyndi Lauper, “A Christmas Duel”

Ho-ho-holy crap, can you believe how warm it still is at this time of year? There may be a distinct lack of frost, sleighs and snowmen and I haven’t once put on thermal socks, but it still is coming on the holiday season, which means it’s time for 100bells! This song is as undrippy as [...]

Poptastic Day: Eartha Kitt, “Santa Baby”

“Santa Baby” is my all-time favorite Christmas song, and nobody can do it like Eartha Kitt did. Many have tried, but I’ve never heard a version that can even touch the original. The wonderful Ms. Kitt strikes the most perfect balance between sweet and girly and totally slutty – something young female pop artists are [...]

100bells: Father Christmas Give Us Some Money

Sick of sappy Christmas songs? Here’s what should be a Yuletide Classic, The Kinks’ wonderful “Father Christmas”. Do not, however, let any small children hear this song, because the whole magic Santa myth is dispelled in the first two lines of the song. On top of that, Santa is mugged for cash by a bunch [...]

100bells: The Dirtbombs, “My Last Christmas”

So, no New Band Day yesterday I hear you scream? What can I say? I was busy and distracted. But, you’ve gotten a 100best featuring Pearl Jam and two 100bells posts. And now you get another cheerful rining of the 100bells to brighten up the holiday season. Well, actually, I don’t know if this particular [...]

Poptastic Day: New Kids On The Block, “Funky Funky Christmas”

In honor of the return of 100bells, my favorite time of the year, here is the painfully funky, “Funky Funky Christmas” from the New Kids On The Block’s multi-platinum Merry Merry Christmas album. If you’ve never heard this song before, I should warn you that, ehm, there’s rapping. By the New Kids. Which is neither [...]

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