It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, which means its time for one of my personal favorite Christmas songs – Oi to the World! Originally by The Vandals , this lovely song has been covered by the likes of No Doubt. But it’s not who its been covered by which makes this song so great, it’s changing the idea of what Christmas music should have been.
The song starts out with its heavy punk intro with only the bass. After the band fully enters, there is still the general Christmas hook (much to the likes of joy to the world), this continues, yet simple melodic lines from other Christmas songs are thrown in.
The lyrics of this song are equally as comprobable. The song starts off as a story about Haji, a punk boy who ended up running into trouble after starting an Oi Band. He ends up running into trouble because of his message of unity portrayed in his music. He ends up in a fight with Trevor, a skin, but in the end, after both become abandoned, the both unify. It’s as christmas as possible, but something about this song has sung true for years and year. So many in the ska and punk scenes have had this idea of loving someones music, but not the message, and subsequently getting up in arms about it. This song has the value of showing that it doesn’t need to be that way.
Haven’t checked it out yet? Make this a Christmas must:
I have never heard of this song, I listened it now, I like it, fast beats and hopeful voices.
thank you for sharing!