christmas music is kind of a weird thing. for ~1 and a half months out of the year, everyone in the country decides that it's now acceptable to play music from the 50s and 60s in every public place and on half of every radio station. course, a lot of people are sick of hearing pre-rock and roll easy listening hits from 70 years ago dredged up and blaring in every k-mart and taco bell in the country, especially if you work at one, but it gives christmas as a time of year a very defined sound. it's its own genre, even though christmas songs span myriad different artists, styles, and eras.
this inspired me to see what people think of these songs. are they unimpeachable classics, or overplayed garbage? what song will stand victorious at the end? that's what the CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SONG THROWDOWN aims to accomplish. from december 1st through december 23rd, i'll be hosting a single-elimination bracket of 32 christmas classics, with new matchups being posted every day. think of it like an advent calendar except it stops a little bit early bc that's how the math worked out. either way, i hope you enjoy it!
check out the throwdown's area of the site here