I’ve got an annual tradition where I buy (at least) one new Christmas album each year. For the records, these don’t count against my budget and I am indeed limited to one purchase per year.

It’s a weird tradition, I know. But I like having a collection of… well, anything really, slowly grow over time. I suggested to my partner that we get one ornament for the tree each year and they did NOT like that idea and their “one” ornament was a 3-pack.

Anyhoo. This was 2024’s and you can’t go wrong with Bad Religion. I’ve always liked this album and I was shocked (but shouldn’t have been, I guess) to see the entire thing fit on one side. The other side is etched and the vinyl is green with gold dust in it.

Very Christmasey.

I know there’s been a lot of punk in this collection, but I actually think Christmas might be my favorite genre because since we all know the songs and melodies, we can appreciate different interpretations of them. It’s like how people used to grow up listening to standards because everyone played standards and, since you knew them, you knew when people were good (or not).

I honestly don’t think there’s a genre out there that bolsters music appreciation and dissection more than Christmas music. It’s most peoples’ first dip into jazz and classical and it serves as a fantastic bridge to genres people had been neglecting their whole lives.

Christmas music is a friggin’ miracle.

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