Song of the Day #5,651: ‘Run Rudolph Run’ – Cher
Per tradition, this week I’ll turn the blog over to a handful of Christmas songs, and take some time off from blogging to spend with my loved ones. I’m going with newly recorded songs this year as a change of pace.
Kicking things off is a track from Cher’s new Christmas album (titled, appropriately, Christmas).
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! See you in the New Year!
Song of the Day #5,650: ‘Little Drummer Boy’ – Pentatonix
The 2010s has not been a good decade for Throwback Weekends, as the songs atop the Billboard Hot 100 did not shift much that year. It is also a year I was already blogging, so newcomers to the list have often already been featured here.
This week, at least, the glut of familiar songs among the top ten paid off. I had to drop all the way to #13 to find a song I haven’t written about, and it happens to be a perfect thematic fit on this Christmas Eve — ‘Little Drummer Boy’ by the a cappella group Pentatonix.
Song of the Day #5,649: ‘Milkshake’ – Kelis
Today we’re throwing back to the week of December 20, 2003, when the Christmas season was dominated by Outkast. The Atlanta-based rap duo held the top two spots on that week’s Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Hey Ya!‘ and ‘The Way You Move,’ two classics from the era.
Because I’ve featured those songs already, I’m moving on to #3, where singer (and future chef) Kelis peaked with her song ‘Milkshake.’
Song of the Day #5,648: ‘Shiver’ – Fever Ray
My final feature from Pitchfork’s list of 2023’s best songs is the electro-pop track ‘Shiver’ by Swedish act Fever Ray (a project by musician Karin Dreijer).
This is the sort of Bjork-ian weirdness that music critics seem required to like. One of the reasons I’m glad I’m a fan and not a critic is the lack of responsibility to keep up with artists and songs like this.
Meet Me In Montauk 