Caity Karczewski complimented us for providing Robin Farren with a forum, and now she'd like a little help with two songs she keeps hearing from the speakers overhead. I thought the second sounded like Colbie Caillat but I played that one and it wasn't even close. And no, I wasn't familiar with "Wizard Rock" either, but it sounds like a cousin to "filking," in which folk singers do sci-fi song parodies. Add your guesses to comments or you can e-mail the site.
1. The first sounds like an early 2000s low-fi band, a few young male vocalists singing "Christmas is my favorite holiday" in a sort of off-key, upbeat pop/rock sound. (I don't know if you are familiar with 'Wizard Rock' [bands whose music is based off of the Harry Potter series] but they sound like the wizard rock band Gred & Forge.) Their chorus is simply a repeated "Christmas is my favorite holiday."
2. The second song is a sugary female vocal, and she sings, "Meet me tonight by the mistletoe" then she says something like "move in fast and kiss me slow," and then: "I'll make this clear right from the start, all I want for Christmas is your heart." It is really catchy and I'd love to get a hold of it. I would be ever so grateful if you knew who these artists were. UPDATE: Credit Howard Cogswell with the answer to this one. It's by Cheryl Aranda, and you can buy it on Bandcamp for $1. You can stream it first, of course.
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