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"content": "\u003cp>It’s not \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/holidays\">the holiday season\u003c/a> until the house is full of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13871003/christmas-single-cliche-bingo-2019-pop-music-edition\">festive music\u003c/a> across genres, for all to enjoy, be they classics, covers or reimaginations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In honor of the most wonderful time of the year, here are some of the best new holiday releases for the 2024 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Vince Gill and Amy Grant, ‘When I Think of Christmas’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13968324\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-9.58.42%E2%80%AFAM-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1118\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-9.58.42 AM-1.png 1118w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-9.58.42 AM-1-800x771.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-9.58.42 AM-1-1020x984.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-9.58.42 AM-1-160x154.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-9.58.42 AM-1-768x741.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to country music Christmas classics, Vince Gill and Amy Grant immediately come to mind. The couple is no stranger to the world of holiday music, and their latest collection, \u003cem>When I Think of Christmas\u003c/em>, channels the spirit of their popular \u003cem>Christmas at the Ryman\u003c/em> residency in Nashville, with two new recordings: a duet of “’Til the Season Comes Round Again” and Grant’s take on the title track.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Carpenters, ‘Christmas Once More’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Don’t fix what ain’t broke is an expression for a reason: Sometimes the best holiday album listening experience is enjoying the classics, but newly remixed and remastered. Enter the 16-track \u003cem>Christmas Once More\u003c/em> from the Carpenters. Fall in love with “Sleigh Ride” and “(There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays” all over again.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Jennifer Hudson, ‘The Gift of Love’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13968325\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.01.36%E2%80%AFAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.01.36 AM.png 698w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.01.36 AM-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennifer Hudson has done a ton in her career — including winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, making her the rare performer to EGOT, as the expression goes — but a holiday album? That’s new territory. \u003cem>The Gift of Love\u003c/em> is her first, full of big-hearted classics like “O Holy Night,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Auld Lang Syne” and “Carol of the Bells,” which features the South African a cappella-meets-Zulu music group The Joy. The album also contains some inventive originals. In that category: “Almost Christmas” with Common. If there is only one album to grab this holiday season, you’d be wise to make it this one.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Little Big Town, ‘The Christmas Record’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another big name in contemporary music has released their first holiday album. Little Big Town’s \u003cem>The Christmas Record\u003c/em>, produced by the legendary Dave Cobb, is a country music spectacular. Like Hudson’s, this one is a collection of familiar tunes along with originals — like the opener “Glow,” and the cheery vocal harmony of its chorus: “That shine, that shimmer deep inside of you / Find that magic, let the light in you show / Let it go / Let it glow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Toby Keith, ‘Christmas to Christmas’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13968326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.02.57%E2%80%AFAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.02.57 AM.png 688w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.02.57 AM-160x157.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In February, country superstar Toby Keith, a hit crafter of pro-American anthems who riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, died at 62. In the time since, he’s been eulogized and celebrated, and that continues with a newly remastered reissue of his 1995 holiday classic, C\u003cem>hristmas to Christmas\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Clay Aiken, ‘Christmas Bells Are Ringing’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Clay Aiken — you read that name correctly, the onetime \u003cem>American Idol\u003c/em> runner-up and politician — has returned with his first studio album in over a decade, \u003cem>Christmas Bells Are Ringing\u003c/em>. His voice sounds as sweet and theatrical as ever — a natural partner to holiday classics.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Jimmy Fallon, ‘Holiday Seasoning’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13968327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.04.11%E2%80%AFAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.04.11 AM.png 702w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.04.11 AM-160x165.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the intersection of Christmas and comedy albums comes Jimmy Fallon’s \u003cem>Holiday Seasoning\u003c/em>. The \u003cem>Tonight Show\u003c/em> host gets into the spirit of the season with jokes — and some A-list guests — included. Check out “Almost Too Early for Christmas” with Dolly Parton, “Hallmark Movie” with Cara Delevingne, and “New Year’s Eve Polka (5-4-3-2-1)” featuring the Roots and Weird Al. It’s exactly what it sounds like.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Philly Specials, ‘A Philly Special Christmas Party’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For a third year in a row, the Philly Specials — former Philadelphia Eagle Jason Kelce and current Eagles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata — have released a holiday album for charity. \u003cem>A Philly Special Christmas Party\u003c/em> benefits a few organizations, including the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. If getting NFL stars to sing sounds funny, well, that’s kind of the point. The fun and absurdity are this album’s superpowers: On the Americana “Maybe This Christmas,” Kelce (brother to Travis) and Stevie Nicks duet, singing, “And maybe forgiveness will ask us to call / Someone we love / Someone we’ve lost for reasons we can’t quite recall / Maybe this Christmas.” It’s moving.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, ‘Ella & Louis Wish You a Swinging Holiday’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13968328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.05.13%E2%80%AFAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.05.13 AM.png 698w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.05.13 AM-160x161.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s be honest here. Around Christmas, everyone wants to hear Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Why not hear them together? \u003cem>Ella & Louis Wish You a Swinging Holiday\u003c/em> is a new boxset, two jazz classics meeting in perfect harmony: \u003cem>Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Temptations, ‘Give Love at Christmas’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The holidays, like every day, are a time for listening to Motown Records’ vocal groups. This year, tuck into a new reissue of the Temptations’ 1980 album, \u003cem>Give Love at Christmas\u003c/em>. 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There are seven originals here and three covers.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Check out “Almost Too Early for Christmas” with Dolly Parton, “Hallmark Movie” with Cara Delevingne, and “New Year’s Eve Polka (5-4-3-2-1)” featuring the Roots and Weird Al. It’s exactly what it sounds like.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Philly Specials, ‘A Philly Special Christmas Party’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For a third year in a row, the Philly Specials — former Philadelphia Eagle Jason Kelce and current Eagles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata — have released a holiday album for charity. \u003cem>A Philly Special Christmas Party\u003c/em> benefits a few organizations, including the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. If getting NFL stars to sing sounds funny, well, that’s kind of the point. The fun and absurdity are this album’s superpowers: On the Americana “Maybe This Christmas,” Kelce (brother to Travis) and Stevie Nicks duet, singing, “And maybe forgiveness will ask us to call / Someone we love / Someone we’ve lost for reasons we can’t quite recall / Maybe this Christmas.” It’s moving.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, ‘Ella & Louis Wish You a Swinging Holiday’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13968328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.05.13%E2%80%AFAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.05.13 AM.png 698w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-19-at-10.05.13 AM-160x161.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s be honest here. 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"content": "\u003cp>Mariah Carey is back on top again, with her holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” reaching the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/\">no. 1 spot\u003c/a> on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart this week for the fourth year in a row.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This makes it the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1602379297817337857?s=20&t=7JKKyPVuXTWg778MTY7EQA\">first song in history\u003c/a> to have four separate runs at No. 1 on the chart, from 2019 to 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"pop_17288,pop_14388,arts_13922351\"]The song was originally released on Carey’s 1994 Christmas album, but streaming services, technological changes and general holiday cheer have helped make it a hallmark of the Yuletide season only in recent years (to the delight of Carey fans and \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-song-shopping-retail-11670857012\">dismay of inundated retail workers\u003c/a> everywhere).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carey broke from the mold by releasing original holiday music, since most artists at the time chose to cover Christmas standards, Gary Trust, Billboard’s senior director of charts, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/12/25/1067966158/why-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-is-a-staple-year-after-year\">told NPR\u003c/a> last winter. And that gamble paid off (literally: \u003cem>The Economist\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2017/11/30/the-music-industry-should-be-dreaming-of-a-white-christmas\">reported in 2017\u003c/a> that Carey had earned over $60 million in royalties since its release).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It sounds like what we’ve always traditionally thought a holiday song sounds like, with those jingle bells and just the fun, upbeat sound, but updated for the ’90s and obviously Mariah’s vocals,” Trust said. “With different lyrics, I feel like this could be a hit any time of the year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listeners and fans have prolonged the song’s popularity not only by playing it incessantly, but by making videos and memes about it every year (Carey herself partakes, including by famously \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/1587293603629617153?s=20&t=V76VNLmhgNxUD5ysu7Yv5w\">announcing the start of the holiday season\u003c/a> the moment Halloween ends).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christmas has become part of Carey’s identity to millions of people, he added, comparing her to “a modern-day Santa Claus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She makes it really personal, and it’s just that connection back-and-forth,” he said. “I think memes really work when there’s that interaction, obviously. That’s how they keep growing. So I think if she didn’t have a sense of humor, maybe we wouldn’t connect with her as much.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The song has long been popular, but started topping charts recently\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The contemporary carol’s rankings have also been helped by \u003ca href=\"https://slate.com/culture/2019/12/mariah-carey-christmas-number-1-billboard-hot-100.html\">changes to Billboard’s chart rules\u003c/a> — specifically governing holiday music — over the last few decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In short, ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ has long been a smash waiting for the metrics to catch up,” Chris Molanphy \u003ca href=\"https://slate.com/culture/2019/12/mariah-carey-christmas-number-1-billboard-hot-100.html\">wrote for Slate in 2019\u003c/a>. “Separately this decade, Billboard rebooted its former Christmas minichart as the Holiday 100, and ever since its launch in 2011, the Holiday chart has basically been the Mariah chart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1602363007828463643\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The song reached the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time in Dec. 2017 and broke into the top five the following year. Its meteoric rise continued from there, as it’s held the top spot on the holiday charts (for two to three weeks straight) every year since 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The streak continues this year, marking the song’s ninth total week in the top spot. It expands its record for a holiday song’s most time at No. 1 (more than doubling the time that the previous leader, David Seville & The Chipmunks’ “The Chipmunk Song,” spent there in 1958 — the same year the Hot 100 launched).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carey called the news “such an amazing surprise and an early Christmas gift” in a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/1602611119276843008?s=20&t=0omQTGM8ezxgmiLlmttz0A\">celebratory tweet\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/1602611119276843008\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Carey holds the (contested) Christmas crown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The song is ruling other Billboard charts this week too, including the U.K. Singles Chart and the Billboard Global 200.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, YouTube Music \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/youtubemusic/status/1602740136344981506?s=20&t=7JKKyPVuXTWg778MTY7EQA\">announced Tuesday\u003c/a> that the song is No. 1 on the Top Songs U.S. chart and No. 2 on the Top Music Videos chart. And last week it also topped \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/spotifycharts/status/1602304814129598469/photo/1\">the global top songs\u003c/a> on Spotify, where it hit 1 billion streams \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-1-billion-streams-1235013842/\">last December\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This latest milestone gives Carey a slew of additional bragging rights, if you run the numbers (which Billboard did).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It extends her record for the longest span of an artist ranking at No. 1 on the chart to 32 years, four months and three weeks (her debut single “Vision of Love” first made its ascent in Aug. 1990).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it gives her a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1602379484606464001?s=20&t=7JKKyPVuXTWg778MTY7EQA\">record 88th week\u003c/a> at No. 1 on the Hot 100, which is more than Rihanna or the Beatles can say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Carey clearly reigns supreme, just don’t call her \u003cem>the\u003c/em> Queen of Christmas. She \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137714601/mariah-carey-christmas-queen-trademark\">lost her bid to trademark that title\u003c/a> and other related terms last month, after it was challenged by a full-time Christmas singer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Why+%27All+I+Want+for+Christmas+Is+You%27+tops+the+charts+every+year+%282022+included%29&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But you also can’t discount the sheer accumulated strength of Carey herself: with “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the singer is just one No. 1 hit shy of the record—20—set by \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/artists/15229570/the-beatles\">The Beatles\u003c/a>. When she had a mere 18 No. 1 hits, she was mired in a tie for second with some also-ran by the name of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/artists/15624007/elvis-presley\">Elvis Presley\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fortunately for Lil Nas X, the record \u003cem>he\u003c/em> set in 2019—those 19 consecutive weeks at No. 1—is almost certainly safe, given that interest in “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is likely to decline, however temporarily, in just a week and a half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Merry Christmas (Deluxe Anniversary Edition) \u003cem>is out now via \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://mariahcarey.lnk.to/MerryChristmas25\">\u003cem>Legacy Recordings\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=After+25+Years%2C+Mariah+Carey%27s+%27All+I+Want+For+Christmas+Is+You%27+Is+No.+1+At+Last&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It’s that time of year again, when a sizable percentage of beloved musicians refuse to release any new material unless it’s bogged down in festive tropes. I know what you’re all (probably? maybe? not at all?) wondering: Do 2019’s primary contenders for “new Christmas classic” have any staying power? Well, that depends on how many seasonal mentions the singers can cram into a single track. Let me introduce you to a little game I’m going to call… Christmas Cliché Bingo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bingo card combines all of the key elements from the two contemporary songs that dominate every festive season: Mariah Carey’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All I Want For Christmas is You\u003c/a>” and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fairytale of New York\u003c/a>” by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Feel free to print it out, play along, and use it for drinking game-related purposes throughout the festive season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871309\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Song Bingo\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Song Bingo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[NB: The “Non-Gift Wishlist” square applies to every mention of wanting something for Christmas that isn’t a physical present.]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s do this!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Liam Payne, “All I Want (For Christmas)”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871326 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ex-One Direction singer has the distinction of only ticking three boxes on the cliché card, thanks to his bold decision to write a seasonal song about clinging desperately to an unhealthy relationship for reasons that remain entirely unclear.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The complete and total absence of sleigh bells.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Almost none. You will probably never hear this again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9vsr9i_AFM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Alessia Cara, “Make it to Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871331 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alessia Cara’s seasonal single is basically a jauntier version of Liam Payne’s. She too is clinging to a relationship for arbitrary seasonal reasons, except she’s added a soupçon of familial guilt to make the whole thing even more unreasonable.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The lyrics “Don’t know what I’ll say to dad when he sees the empty chair / Don’t wanna hear my mom say ‘Told you so’” are so brazenly manipulative, it’s astonishing.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only in department stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLrmP9GBd3c\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Kelly Rowland, “Love You More at Christmas Time” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871323 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the song equivalent of a warm bowl of rice pudding. No one is particularly excited about it, but no one is mad at it either. Feel free to shrug your way through it nonchalantly.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> No idea. I’ve already forgotten how it goes.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only at your auntie’s house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dw9uSWdUqI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ne-Yo, “Just Ain’t Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871330 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want a song that makes you feel seasonal, sexy and sad simultaneously, this is the one for you. Ne-Yo also has the distinction of being the first artist on this list to describe a human woman as if she’s a metaphorical gift.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> First Christmas song of 2019 you can grind to.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only in The Club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-k8TJqs6o8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Little Mix, “One I’ve Been Missing” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871327 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a heartfelt ballad about looking forward to spending the holidays with your boo. Because you spend all year away from your boo. Seems quite specific to being in a touring band, but you do you, Little Mix.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The ’60s girl group vibes on the chorus.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity: \u003c/strong>A couple of years… but only in the U.K.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=31&v=HN6GHQroP1I&feature=emb_logo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Jonas Brothers, “Like It’s Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871324 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All you need to know is that it’s enough of a hand-clap-infused bop that all the clichés become somehow more tolerable.\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nBest Bit:\u003c/strong> The actual sense of joy peppered throughout.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Totally dependent on how long Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas appear happy in their marriage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Bb8wRx_T4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Lea Michele, “Christmas in New York”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871328 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lea Michele’s ode to New York sounds less like a real tribute to the city, and more like a checklist of tourist crap she’s crossing off from a brochure. If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if someone wrote a song for the holidays with the express aim of licensing it for a plethora of regional advertising, wonder no more.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The shoutout to Thanksgiving at the start is okay I guess?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Will be used on every New York tourist board commercial, every winter, until the end of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DudygHca9AY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Taylor Swift, “Christmas Tree Farm” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871322 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All that really matters here is that if you encored this track with “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Welcome to New York” and Swift’s 2007 \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taylor_Swift_Holiday_Collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Holiday Collection\u003c/em>\u003c/a> EP, you’d have a full bingo card. The song is fine, but whatever.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The “You-hoo-hoo!” part at the end that sounds like the chorus to “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuXNumBwDOM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ME!\u003c/a>”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Probably. But only because it’s Taylor Swift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3rDTAdM2o\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Katy Perry, “Cozy Little Christmas” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871329 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is it okay to rhyme “whisky” with “frisky,” and “stressin'” with “caressin'”? Of course not. \u003cem>And\u003c/em> this Christmas single scores almost a complete card in Cliché Bingo. But it’s also the only one that’s been stuck in my head all week, so… Goddamnit, Katy Perry, you win.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The plinky piano.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Amazon Music subscribers had exclusive access to this a full year ago, but now this earworm has been unfurled on the rest of the world, expect to be cursing it annually for a long time to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg8Gk1iXEIs\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s that time of year again, when a sizable percentage of beloved musicians refuse to release any new material unless it’s bogged down in festive tropes. I know what you’re all (probably? maybe? not at all?) wondering: Do 2019’s primary contenders for “new Christmas classic” have any staying power? Well, that depends on how many seasonal mentions the singers can cram into a single track. Let me introduce you to a little game I’m going to call… Christmas Cliché Bingo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bingo card combines all of the key elements from the two contemporary songs that dominate every festive season: Mariah Carey’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All I Want For Christmas is You\u003c/a>” and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fairytale of New York\u003c/a>” by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Feel free to print it out, play along, and use it for drinking game-related purposes throughout the festive season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871309\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Song Bingo\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Song Bingo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[NB: The “Non-Gift Wishlist” square applies to every mention of wanting something for Christmas that isn’t a physical present.]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s do this!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Liam Payne, “All I Want (For Christmas)”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871326 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ex-One Direction singer has the distinction of only ticking three boxes on the cliché card, thanks to his bold decision to write a seasonal song about clinging desperately to an unhealthy relationship for reasons that remain entirely unclear.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The complete and total absence of sleigh bells.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Almost none. You will probably never hear this again.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/C9vsr9i_AFM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/C9vsr9i_AFM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Alessia Cara, “Make it to Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871331 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alessia Cara’s seasonal single is basically a jauntier version of Liam Payne’s. She too is clinging to a relationship for arbitrary seasonal reasons, except she’s added a soupçon of familial guilt to make the whole thing even more unreasonable.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The lyrics “Don’t know what I’ll say to dad when he sees the empty chair / Don’t wanna hear my mom say ‘Told you so’” are so brazenly manipulative, it’s astonishing.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only in department stores.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/QLrmP9GBd3c'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/QLrmP9GBd3c'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Kelly Rowland, “Love You More at Christmas Time” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871323 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the song equivalent of a warm bowl of rice pudding. No one is particularly excited about it, but no one is mad at it either. Feel free to shrug your way through it nonchalantly.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> No idea. I’ve already forgotten how it goes.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only at your auntie’s house.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/_Dw9uSWdUqI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/_Dw9uSWdUqI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ne-Yo, “Just Ain’t Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871330 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want a song that makes you feel seasonal, sexy and sad simultaneously, this is the one for you. Ne-Yo also has the distinction of being the first artist on this list to describe a human woman as if she’s a metaphorical gift.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> First Christmas song of 2019 you can grind to.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only in The Club.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/k-k8TJqs6o8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/k-k8TJqs6o8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Little Mix, “One I’ve Been Missing” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871327 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a heartfelt ballad about looking forward to spending the holidays with your boo. Because you spend all year away from your boo. Seems quite specific to being in a touring band, but you do you, Little Mix.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The ’60s girl group vibes on the chorus.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity: \u003c/strong>A couple of years… but only in the U.K.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/HN6GHQroP1I'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/HN6GHQroP1I'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Jonas Brothers, “Like It’s Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871324 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All you need to know is that it’s enough of a hand-clap-infused bop that all the clichés become somehow more tolerable.\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nBest Bit:\u003c/strong> The actual sense of joy peppered throughout.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Totally dependent on how long Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas appear happy in their marriage.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/d_Bb8wRx_T4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/d_Bb8wRx_T4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Lea Michele, “Christmas in New York”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871328 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lea Michele’s ode to New York sounds less like a real tribute to the city, and more like a checklist of tourist crap she’s crossing off from a brochure. 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