{"id":480133,"date":"2018-12-21T06:30:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=770542"},"modified":"2018-12-21T06:30:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T13:30:15","slug":"this-week-in-music-special-christmas-music-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/this-week-in-music-special-christmas-music-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Music: Special Christmas Music Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Listen to this week\u2019s YouTube Music playlist here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Lil Jon<\/a>, \u201cAll I Really Want for Christmas\u201d
<\/strong>Sounds like:<\/strong> A merry crunkmas for one and all<\/span>
<\/span>Perfect for:<\/strong> Popping a holiday twerk
<\/span>Time to turn up for Santa: Lil Jon has released the year\u2019s most lit holiday jingle. \u201cAll I Really Want for Christmas\u201d is a high-energy banger celebrating what\u2019s really important during this season\u00a0\u2014 namely, getting all the things you\u2019ve put on your list. With a little assistance from the Kool-Aid man for an inexplicable reason, Lil Jon\u2019s latest is the perfect antidote to more traditional, earnest carols.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus<\/a>, Mark Ronson<\/a> and Sean Ono Lennon, \u201c(Happy Xmas) War Is Over\u201d
<\/strong>Sounds like:<\/strong> A timeless protest classic revived for a younger generation<\/span>
<\/span>Perfect for:<\/strong> \u00a0Giving back this holiday season
<\/span>John Lennon and Yoko Ono\u2019s 1971 protest song has become an increasingly popular holiday track to cover in the last decade, but Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson\u2019s revamp takes the cake. Ronson\u2019s delicate touch as producer makes the song feel more modern, while Cyrus belts to her fullest abilities. Of course, the pair get some assistance from one important figure: Sean Ono Lennon, who also appeared on Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy\u2019s 2012 version.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ozuna and Generacion Escogida, \u201cLlego la Navidad\u201d
<\/strong>Sounds like:<\/strong> An island rebuilding and finding hope after devastation<\/span>
<\/span>Perfect for:<\/strong> A winter getaway
<\/span>A year after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the island\u2019s biggest star celebrates the beauty and resilience of his home with the gorgeous, instant holiday classic, \u201cLlego la Navidad.\u201d Translating to \u201cChristmas Is Here,\u201d the song was presented by Puerto Rico\u2019s governor as well as the director of its tourism company. The lyrics make a strong case for spending time there this holiday season as Ozuna and Generacion Escogida praise the liveliness of Puerto Rico\u2019s culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Legend<\/a>, featuring Stevie Wonder, \u201cWhat Christmas Means to Me\u201d
<\/strong>Sounds like:<\/strong> A wonderful and instantly legendary holiday staple<\/span>
<\/span>Perfect for:<\/strong> Trimming the tree, caroling and really any holiday traditions
<\/span>Stevie Wonder\u2019s version of \u201cWhat Christmas Means to Me\u201d was released over 50 years ago, but with Legend at the helm, the song feels like a brand new holiday classic. Of course, Legend calls upon Wonder to help him out with the album opener from his first ever holiday album,<\/span> A Legendary Christmas<\/span><\/em>, setting the tone for a soulful celebration of the joy this time of year can produce.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tyler<\/a>, the Creator<\/a>, \u201cYou\u2019re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch\u201d
<\/strong>Sounds like:<\/strong> A match made in misanthrope heaven<\/span>
<\/span>Perfect for:<\/strong> Helping your heart grow three sizes
<\/span>For one of this holiday season\u2019s most surprising covers, check out Tyler, the Creator\u2019s update of \u201cYou\u2019re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.\u201d Suave and playfully menacing, Tyler\u2019s take on the iconic theme song for Dr. Seuss\u2019 beloved Christmas antihero turns out to be a shockingly perfect match for the often less-than-family-friendly Odd Future leader. It\u2019s one of two songs he contributed to the soundtrack for the latest animated film adaptation of the story, and it made our heart grow three sizes.<\/span><\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Listen to this week\u2019s YouTube Music playlist here. Lil Jon, \u201cAll I Really Want for Christmas\u201dSounds like: A merry crunkmas for one and allPerfect for: Popping a holiday twerkTime to turn up for Santa: Lil Jon has released the year\u2019s most lit holiday jingle. \u201cAll I Really Want for Christmas\u201d is a high-energy banger celebrating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-480133","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 22:54:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KQZR - The Reel","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}