Ah, my people! Na that time of year again wey Christmas songs don start to waka for everywhere. But make I yan you, plenty of dem songs dey vex some people. Na why we still dey hear ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ wey don pass 1 million times for radio. Make we gist about some Christmas tunes wey fit make your ear wan gree.

First up na Stephen Thompson wey come represent NPR Music. Dis guy don carry plenty Christmas songs wey dey cause wahala come for gist. He mention Bob Dylan own wey be ‘Must Be Santa’. E no be say e bad, but the way e dey jam polka style, e fit make person dey wonder wetin happen. E go dey sing about Santa wey get long white beard and people go dey dance with joy.

But my people, wetin go make you cringe pass na the children Christmas songs. Abeg who sabi ‘I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas’? Na Gayla Peevey dey sing am, and no be lie, if you no get patience, you go wan cover your ears! Some children voice fit make adult dey suspect say dem no get sense, but na wetin make dem sweet.

As we dey gist, Stephen still drop bomb for us when e talk say ‘Santa Baby’ na one of him least favorite. E call am cloying and cutesy, e even dey vex about Madonna voice when she dey sing am. E no even sabi wetin dey happen for the song, but e just dey give us the same wahala every December.

You fit dey wonder wetin make Christmas songs dey waka for our hearts. Joe Bennett, musicologist wey dey analyze these songs, don talk say majority of Christmas songs dey talk about ‘home for the holidays’, love and the myth of Santa Claus. If you no know, ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ by Mariah Carey dey carry all the Christmas vibes wey you suppose enjoy!

Small small, sleigh bells dey enter plenty Christmas songs, na why people dey love them die. Dat sound dey sweet pass when you dey drink your cocoa and dey chill for Christmas night. E dey make every song sweet no matter how the jam be.

And if you dey plan to vibe for Christmas, you fit check some fresh covers like Remi Wolf version of ‘Winter Wonderland’. E go make you groove plus some new jams wey you no fit hear for radio every day. So find your corner, grab your friends and just dey entertain yourself as we dey celebrate dis festive season!