For today’s Kooky Christmas I promised a trip to the beach, but it’s been a contentious day. Something extra-comforting is needed. We need good cheer. We need words of peace and love. We need music that can bring people together.
We need the Ramones.
“Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)” by the Ramones
The song is terrific on its own, a three-chord punk rock classic. But what really knocks this out of the park is the video. Is it the terrible acting? The ridiculous characters? The wildly 80s outfits? The Santa “cameo” at the end? It’s all of that, delightfully juxtaposed against charmingly bland Ramones sound stage footage.
“Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)” by the Ramones
Oh, Joey, Johnny, and Dee Dee, how we miss you.
If you enjoy this song, you need to pick up The Edge of Christmas
Coming up on Kooky Christmas: Our long-promised holiday trip to the beach.
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