Little Drummer Boy [12 Days of Covers / Cover to Cover]

One of the most bizarre juxtapositions in holiday music history, perhaps in modern music history was in 1977, when David Bowie paid a visit to Bing Crosby on his Christmas special.

While a "Traditional" song, using the same arrangement Will Farrell and John C. Riley took a stab at it this year. Making this two covers for the price of one!

Holiday Road [12 Days Of Covers]

Sure I could do a whole month of Christmas Covers. In fact I could do a whole year of Christmas covers, but around July it might get old. So instead here's the 12 Days of Covers.

We'll get it started with this one via the Onion A.V. Club, it's the Walkmen covering Lindsey Buckingham's Holiday Road. I suppose this isn't technically a Christmas song, but it appeared in Christmas Vacation, so close enough.

The Walkmen cover "Holiday Road"

Baby Got Back

This Sir Mix A Lot cover by Michael Hightower can only be described as "Baby Got Back - Gilbert and Sullivan Style." Download it for free.

This Used To Be My Playground

I'm not sure why this cover exists. Most groups cover bands that musically came before them. This isn't the case, taking on Madonna, here's ... Flock of Seagulls?!?

Umbrella

If you're like the rest of America, you're sick of hearing Rhianna sing Umbrella. It's a good thing this ain't Rhianna then, it's the Plain White T's!

Hazy Shade of Winter [8 Covered Nights]

The Bangles, led by tribe member Susana Hoffs, covering Simon and (jew) Garfunkel.

Please don't confuse them with the Bengals, led by Dora the Explorer's favorite player, Chad OchoCinco.

Rock 'N Roll Radio [8 Covered Nights]

Two Bands, Two Jews per band. One cover. Here is KISS with Hebrews Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, covering the Ramones featuring Jews,  Joey and Tommy Ramone.

Message In A Bottle [8 Covered Nights]

Matisyahu if you haven't heard of him, is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae musician. No really, he is. And he's actually pretty good and has even had a Top 40 hit. Here's Matisyahu is covering the Police's "Message in A Bottle" for the 6th of the 8 Covered Nights.

Down

Tonight marks the return of the NBC show "The Sing Off." 

I ... Love ... This ... Show. 

Ten a capella groups preforming covers trying to win a recording contract? Hot DAMN!

Here's one of the highlights, season one winner, Nota taking on Sean Jay.

Hava Nagila (Christmas Arrangement) [8 Covered Nights]

I hesitate to put any "traditional" song as a cover. Then I figured screw it, it's Hanukkah, and this take on "Hava Nagila" from the album "Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah" by Me First and The Gimmie Gimmies (featuring Jew/Bassist Fat Mike) earns serious Jew points. And for some reason it's set to the tune of Feliez Navidad. So I suppose it also earns some Taco Bell points.

New York State Of Mind [8 Covered Nights]

Billy Joel is Jewish / Barbra Streisand Too / Babs covers him / What a fine sounding tune!

See Mr. Sandler, you aren't that talented! I can write pointless lyrics too! Booya!

California Girls [8 Covered Nights]

David Lee Roth, lights the menorah, and covers the Beach Boys, and not Katy Perry. They just don't make music videos like this anymore ... and for good reason.


Did you know that David Marks, one of the original Beach Boys is also Jewish? That's like two jews for the price of one. Oy, such a deal!

Happy Joyous Hanukkah [8 Covered Nights]

For the second in the Eight Covered Nights series that I forgot to mention I was starting yesterday, here's the Indigo Girls covering Woody Guthrie's "Happy Joyous Hanukkah."

The Chanukah Song [Neil Diamond / Adam Sandler] 8 Covered Nights

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Just in time for (last) Chanukah, here's the true King of the Jews, Neil Diamond covering Adam Sandler.

Pretty Vacant [Delltones / Sex Pistols]

There are very few covers that can leave me completely speechless, this is one of them. The do-wop group, the Delltones, covering the Sex Pistols' Pretty Vacant. 

Personal Jesus

Someone once told me that the Macarena dance started out as the Personal Jesus dance. I think they were trying to be funny, but it totally works, especially with Marilyn Manson covering the Depeche Mode original.

Smooth Criminal

Until they covered Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal in 2001, no one had heard of Alien Ant Farm. But thanks to a video that was equal parts loving tribute and scathing parody of the gloved one, for a brief moment they were totally unstoppable. Then without warning they disappeared. I somehow blame 9/11. Gone but not forgotten, at Jackson's funeral last year they were asked to "please move out of the way, we're trying to get through."

Black Hole Sun

Black Friday, so let's do a cover of Black Hole Sun. Here's Peter Frampton giving his take on the Soundgarden staple. Is it just me or does anyone else feel like "Frampton" must be yelled and never spoken? 

Hotel California

For Thanksgiving I give you a Turkey. Covering the Eagles classic, Hotel Califonia, is William Hung.

P.S. Did you ever notice Hung and Arnold pronounce California the same way?

P.P.S. What the hell is Colitas? 

Word Up

This video scares me. The dogs have people faces! It's just so wrong!!! Make it stop!

Korn covering Cameo, BTW.