A sign of the times, I would assume, but there seems to be an ongoing contest of sorts for who can create the most depressing song for Christmas, as well as writing songs about lonliness at Christmas... not because you're home away from home, but rather that you're a lonely person and depressed.

Most Depressing:

"Christmas Shoes" by Newsong -- a song ( Read more... )

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I was listening to streaming holiday music on iTunes streaming holiday station "Xmas in frisko from SomaFM" when I came across these gems:

Bob Rivers - "Carol of the Bartenders"
http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=139

Bob Rivers - "The Christmas Song"
(So delightfully and terribly wrong...)

Henry Rollins - "Twas The Night Before ( Read more... )