Bah Humbug. I am sick of Christmas music, it is all you hear when you go anywhere starting the day after Thanksgiving. What makes it even worse is that is it always the same 10 songs, just performed by different people, and rarely do they even sound any different. There are very few Christmas albums that I do not detest, for years the only one I would actually listen to from start to finish was Harry Connick Jr.'s "Harry for the Holidays." I can take some Willie Nelson and some Stevie Wonder as well, and Peanut Butter Wolf's "Badd Santa" mix, but this year something strange happened.
A teacher, rapper, hero, decided to create a Christmas album and have all the beats made from the classic television special "A Charlie Brown Christmas." A few other items make this album a bit unique, for one there are actual new lyrics to Christmas songs HOORAY and the songs are actually good *GASP* this isn't an album that was thrown together to get some money, these are songs made specifically for an alternative to the overplayed traditional Christmas songs and created with intelligence, humor, and a bit of nerviness (which let us be honest, we all need) and do not forget there is also some of that Christmas magic. Who created such an album, non other than the one, the only, Random (or Mega Ran as you may know him.) Yes, I just typed two paragraphs before telling you the artist's name (then again it is in the title and there were hints.)
"A Very Random Christmas" is a dope album, that just happens to be about Christma. Whether told through the point of view of a child who just wants what is on his Christmas list, a grown man who encounters Santa, a group of friends questioning the Grinch in the group, making money shoveling snow, or giving love to those most important to you, Random is able to get the feeling of Christmas out through music with all the highs and lows in between. So check out the link below and enjoy.
You can stream and download the album here.
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