A Christmas Yuleblog

Last year around this time, this CD found its way to me via my PO Box . Regrettably, my schedule last Christmas prevented me from giving it a proper review before last Christmas. So I decided to review it now and point the spotlight their way before this Christmas (you can never go wrong buying a Christmas music aficionado a Christmas punk album). This isn't the first time with these Punx (and I say that in the nicest possible way). Back in January of 2007, I reviewed their smashingly good " It's What I Got In My Sack " album. I concluded at that time that "every Christmas music collection should have at least one punk Christmas CD to shake things up now and then (or to purposely annoy that neighbor with the obnoxious Christmas display)." Well, there's no Christmas lights up next door (yet) and I do like our neighbors. So it must be time to shake things up. Recorded and released in 2007, this album (according to the release that accompanied ...

This was the second Christmas CD sent to our P.O. Box by someone in the music industry. The Jingle Punx started out as a joke between friends that quickly became a under the radar band that has released FIVE full Christmas punk albums. This led to a cult following on the web via their own website and their MySpace site , having their music played on MTV's "Laguna Beach", FX's "Nip/Tuck", and a recent blast over the German TV airwaves ! I reviewed this CD over at FaLaLaLaLa last year and to quote: "From the first notes of their bodyslamming version of "Joy To The World" to the gritty voice of Ana Isabel (of the band Goodbye Gadget ) singing "Santa Baby" to a remarkable cover of Run DMC’s classic "Christmas In Hollis", the Punx never forget rule number one: have fun while rocking it out. "That rule comes blaring across your speakers in full throttle! "Every Christmas music collection should have at le...