Every year, I try to find new Christmas music to act as an alternative to the usual songs played on repeat. I seek out songs with a sense of fun that subvert familiar holiday themes or even have an anti-Christmas message.
This year’s pursuit of something different was made easy as a publicist who read last year’s collection of songs reached out to me with the song “Christmas is B.S.” by JC Cassis.
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“Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album” surfaced in 1980 and included the voice of Anthony Daniels as C3PO. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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The height of the popularity of "The Ren & Stimpy Show," Nickelodeon released "Ren & Stimpy's Crock O' Christmas." (COURTES OF NICKELODEON)
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Stephen Colbert starred in "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" in 2008. (COURTESY OF COMEDY CENTRAL)
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Celebrate the holdays Devo-style with a sweatshirt inspired by their song "Merry Something to You." (COURTESY OF CLUBDEVO)
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Kenan Thompson as Sump'n Claus in 2014 "Saturday Night Live" sketch. (COURTESY OF NBC)
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Dancer Maddie Ziegler, Sia's surrogate in many of her music videos and live appearences, on the album cover for the idiosyncratic pop singer's "Everyday Is Christmas," a collection of original Christmas songs. (COURTESY OF ALANTIC RECORDS)
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