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Music Video Of The Day: Christmas in Hollis by Run-DMC (1987, directed by Michael Holman)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Christmas in Hollis is one of the most famous Christmas rap songs, though it nearly didn’t happen.  When Bill Adler first approached Run-DMC and asked them to contribute to the holiday compilation album, A Very Special Christmas, the band turned him down.  It wasn’t until Adler suggested the title Christmas in Hollis that the band changed their mind.

All of the proceeds of A Very Special Christmas went to support the Special Olympics.  (Other contributors included Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Eurythmics, U2, and Pertenders.)  Christmas In Hollis was the only original composition to appear on the album and it has gone on to become a holiday mainstay.

Hollis, of course, refers to the neighborhood of Hollis, Queens, where the members of Run-DMC grew up.

This video was named the “Best Video of 1987” by Rolling Stone Magazine.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas Eve!

Music Video of the Day: It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries by Carly Rae Jepsen (2020, dir by Josh Forbes)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Usually, I’m the one who cries on Christmas.  This is the month that I allow myself to get sentimental and everything.  Seeing my presents.  Getting my presents.  Unwrapping my presents.  Trying my presents on.  Showing my presents off.  Seriously, it touches my heart every time.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses (1981)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This is apparently not the official video for The Waitress’s Christmas Wrapping.  Instead, it’s a video that someone else put together using other clips of the band.  I haven’t been able to find an official version so there might not be one.  Or, at the very least, if there is one, it does not appear to be on YouTube.  (If I’m wrong, let me know.)

Anyway, I like the song and tis the season.  Interestingly enough, it’s often missed that the song is more about the chaos of the season than the joy of it.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer by Postmodern Jukebox (2024, dir by Sunny Holiday)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Wow, this song is dark!  I should also mention that it was written by both a Texan and a Dallasite so it’s from my part of the world!

I like Postmodern Jukebox.  Too bad about grandma.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealers Wheel (1973, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Well, we all know this song, don’t we?

Apparently, this song was inspired by a music industry cocktail party that the band attended.  It was also apparently inspired by Bob Dylan’s feelings towards the industry, though Dylan was not involved in recording or performing the song.

As for the video, what’s interesting is how literally it interprets the song.  Seriously, the poor guy really is stuck in the middle and he really does have clowns and jokers to either side of him!

Nobody loses an ear in this video.  That would come later….

It’s Steve Buscemi’s birthday so it just feels like the right time to share something from one of his best films.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Blake Lewis (2017, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Blake Lewis totally should have won American Idol.  (I voted for him and cried when he lost!)  But at least he can still win our hearts with this interpretation of a classic Christmas carol!

Enjoy!