Thursday Coffee Break: Bands With "Holiday-Esque" Names
Posted at 8:52 AM on December 22, 2011
by Steve Seel
(49 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break
We're inundated with holiday images every year beginning even before Halloween these days - by now we're up to our necks in reindeer, Santa and stockings practically everywhere, from department stores to streetlights. Can you think of any bands with names that contain any of that holiday imagery? For example, a band called "The Reindeer" would qualify, if there was such a band (there may be for all I know). We'll bet you can think of a few real ones. That's today's assignment for the 9:30 Coffee Break.
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The Reindeer Section
Screaming Trees
The Jesus Lizard || Jesus & Mary Chain
Sleigher [nyuk]
The Who [Grinch tie-in]
Big Star
Awreatha Franklin [sorry]
The Decemberists
Her Space Holiday - The Ringing in my Ears
Belle and Sebastian - Fox in the Snow
Snow Patrol
Broken Bells
Any by the Hollies would be cool!
The Sleigh Bells! I suggest Rill Rill or Tell 'Em.
"sleigh bells" is pretty obvious lol
Reindeer Section (Snow Patrol side project) - "You are My Joy"
Which leads to Snow Patrol - "Chocolate"
Blitzen Trapper - "Furr"
Sleigh Bells
The Hollies
Jesus and Mary Chain
Edgar Winter Group
The Reindeer Section
Belle and Sebastian - Fox in th eSnow
Snow Patrol
Her Space Holiday
Broken Bells
The Decemberists
Mazzy star, (smokey Robinson and) the miracles
The Hollies "Long Cool Woman"
Evergreen "Intricate Illusion"
Billie Holiday "Stormy Weather"
How about Billie Holliday?
Maybe "The Pines"?
Wow, this is a tough one.
How about the Belle Stars' cover of "Iko Iko" (it's a twofer: bells AND stars!).
Snow Patrol, "Shut Your Eyes"
Um... something by Billie Holiday?
Sleigh Bells!
If you play The Hollies, can you play "Carrie Anne"- because Carries of all spellings never get enough love :)
Someone beat me to Edgar Winter Group!
Billie Holiday - Me, Myself & I
would love to hear the Jesus and Mary Chain,
Billie Holiday
What's Christmas without a few Who's in Whoville?
The Who - My Generation
The Guess Who - No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature
Icehouse (band, song, and album all named that) produced (I think) by Oates of Hall and Oates. Genuinely awful! :)
This is a stretch but,something by Matthew Sweet. As there are plenty of holiday sweets around.
This is a stretch but,something by Matthew Sweet. As there are plenty of holiday sweets around.
"Love My Way" -- Psychedelic Furs [Firs]
Broken Bells
Santogold - (come on, close enough)!
How about Judy Garland and Buddy Holly?
How about something from Joy Division?
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
The band 'Bag of Toys'!
Also, Bright Eyes (like kids on x-mas morning) and Brand New (like brand new toys!)
More:
The Cardigans
The Decemberists
here comes alice - jesus and mary chain
rill rill - sleigh bells
Oh, yeah, Sleigh Bells! But play something different like 'Tell 'Em' or 'Infinity Guitars.'
blitzen trapper - It's pretty obvious, but hey, Reindeer are people too!
Icicle Works? "Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)"
The Decemberists - and for all the naughty children - "rox in the box"
Almost forgot!! Anything by Zuzu's Petals!
My pc blipped so I don't know if my request for any song by Zuzu's Petals went through
The Joy Formidable - what are you "Whirring" about this Holiday season?
Elf Power!!
Deer Tick
Long Beach Dub All Stars
Akron Family
These aren't terribly original, but I like Blitzen Trapper, and maybe even The Cranberries for the coffee break today.
For Hannukah:
Midnight Oil
For Kwanza:
Cape Cod Kwanza (a song not a band...but Kwanza!)
There were many I found that were pretty big stretches (The Swell Season, Lost In The Trees, Kings of Convenience [shopping on the internet...]). However, I think this may work better...
White Rabbits? Kid On My Shoulders
...but feel free to use the other ones if you wish. :)
From the Isle of Misfit Toys...
The Misfits
Also, is this restricted to winter holidays? What about a band like Halloween, Alaska? Obvious conjurations there...
something with mandolin: the Decemberists
Gary and the Wisemen
WEEN ! (anything by Ween, though "Roses Are Free" has the line about 'take a piece of tinsel and put it on the tree'...)
I know I'm too late but I'm surprised nobody requested the band Christmas! any song would do.
Thanks for playing Zuzu's Petals. The bassist, Colleen Elwood is leading a yoga class at the Yoga Center in SLP as her song is playing on The Current. I had to run errands, or I would have been in the class. Thanks for connecting me with Coco this morning!
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