idol xmas joy - i dont mean the scary tv show

as many know, i am violently and diametrically opposed to xmas music. there are exceptions of course, e.g. david bowie and bing crosby singing the little drummer boy. but, for the most part, xmas music is a cruel cruel joke. i mean how can you really enjoy the season when you are stalked from store to store by maniacal renditions of mostly insipid crap. ususally its the same five songs repeatedly. i would like to take this opportunity to thank my sister for helping me to develop this attitude courtesy of such wonderful cds like 'disco christmas'.
but every so often there is a true gem that totally melts my arctically heart and overflowingly fills it with the xmas spirit, goodwill for mankind, and forestalls the desire to beat tiny tim with one of his own crutches.

"what heaven sent dulcet sounds can induce such a monumentally great paradigm change", you may ask? its BILLY IDOL! yes the dude with the peroxide blonde hair and delicious sneer. I have a somewhat (and am totally willing to admit it) unhealthy fixation on billy. i was exposed to him at too early an age. the "white wedding" song and video were such a wonderful influence on a 6 year old. 'eder gave me his latest album last year for xmas it was freaking awesome. and to make my life even better this year, he has released an xmas album!

its a warm fuzzy and somewhat unholy mixture of an aged, punk-rock/pop-rock, bleached billy channeling his obsession with elvis presley. he would have been an amazing lounge singer - and i mean this in a good way since this is one of my dream careers. there is some evidence of the sneer we (and i mean me) know and love. additionally - check out the jingle bell rocks video which has little evidence that his shirts have buttons above mid-chest. I love it!