Event Recap Chat with Duke Allen about Christmas Flipsides and Flops

[Jordan Rivers]

This has been a very enjoyable hour

 

[e_xander]

I don't care for the dark or edgy songs either

 

[Jeff Westover]

Absolutely. One of my fav weird pursuits is to seek out people who overdo "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman".

 

[e_xander]

Which is probably why I don't like Christmas Shoes

 

[Jeff Westover]

It's supposed to be a happy song

 

[MerryCarey]

I guess because it's in a minor key, people have to darken it up.

 

[Jeff Westover]

There's nothing happy about Christmas Shoes

 

[e_xander]

I like the way Pentatonix did God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

 

[SBellsRikki]

Uhm Jeff, we need a "hurling/throw-up" emoji so I can react to "Christmas SHoes" Thanks in advance.

 

[Jeff Westover]

I think someone should come out with a version of God Rest Ye on the banjoy

 

[MerryCarey]

"Christmas Shoes" wants to be uplifting, but it's a downer.

 

[e_xander]

@Jeff Westover I would love to hear a version like that

 

[Jeff Westover]

@SBellsRikki -- ok, working on a "wretched" emoji

 

[SBellsRikki]

it's too syrupy sweet

 

[e_xander]

Or how about a version on the bagpipes?

 

[MerryCarey]

@Jeff Westover I have an album of banjo Christmas medleys ... I'll have to see if "Gentlemen" is included.

 

[Jeff Westover]

I'll give Steve Martin a call @e_xander

 

[Duke Allen]

Edgy Christmas records make me think of movies portraying Santa Claus as a maniac of some kind. Just someone hoping to succeed with a gimmick. No interest in these at all.

 

[Jeff Westover]

Duke, please consider coming back, oh, once a week between now and Christmas, ok?

 

[SBellsRikki]

For any holiday tune, I will say stations with playlists that are too short w/songs that are overplayed are part of the problem.