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Our wave of Kooky Christmas music is growing. My next selection is from a whole album of holiday oddity: Barenaked for the Holidays. From the opening tune — a frenetic take on “Jingle Bells” — these songs all provide a new perspective on seasonal themes. You could choose almost any of these for the countdown. …
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Only six shopping days ’til Christmas — but seven songs to enjoy. Here’s the next tune in my highly-subjective holiday music countdown. (Find previous holiday countdown posts here.) 7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLachlan) There’s not a lot complicated about my affection for this version of "God Rest Ye Merry …
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