One of the few Christmas traditions I’ve come to treasure is the annual cover song recorded by the guys behind the Venture Brothers. It’s just the bit of good-natured pop-culture fun that can actually make me smile this time of year. The offerings so far have been:
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Hard Candy Christmas: Bittersweet musings from 21, 24 and The Mighty Monarch. (Originally by Dolly Parton.)
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The Little Drummer Boy: The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend channel Bing Crosby and David Bowie.
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A Wonderful Christmastime: This year 21 and the dear-departed 24 gets their Wings on.
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Fairytale of New York: This one’s my personal favorite, as The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend do Kirtsty McColl and the Pogues, but with a touch of gender-bending.
I probably should have remembered to do this before Christmas, but since I mostly hate Christmas I’m never really on the ball about remembering to share the bits I like.