Christmas Album Advent Calendar: Album and Single 6/26

I would've preferred this more 2 years ago when I was DEEP into skate punk but this is still a fun listen even though there has some tracks that are snooze-worthy. A Gun For Christmas was a great way to start the record before leaning heavy into the comedy. Grandpa's Last Christmas was a track I didn't care for, and My First X-Mas As A Woman toes the line of I can't tell if they're transphobic or not, Christmas Time For My Penis is a stupid novelty track. Highlights from this album is Hanging Myself From The Tree and the title track. Which is a little story of a racist skinhead called Trevor and an Indian punk called Haji getting into a fight before both of their bands run away when the cops arrive and they both end up helping each other get out and have a drink at the pub, truly a Christmas miracle of a track, very much the highlight of this album. You might know this song from the No Doubt cover. Overall this album is a perfectly good listen if you're into punk rock and looking for something more festive this time of year.

The song that originally put the South on the map is a Christmas tune, and a damn good one at that. One of those Christmas songs you can listen to all year long without weird looks. Outkast's record label definitely was trying to fuck Outkast over by making their first debut single a Christmas song, but Outkast was able to flip it into a classic, making the perfect Christmas hip hop song whilst still being able to have it remain relevant and listenable throughout the year without thinking about Christmas, and the chorus is pure funk goodness.