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December 4, 2009
Can Rocks Off Withstand an Entire Hour of Sunny 99.1's Holiday Programming?
Since Thanksgiving night, local dentist office-core radio station Sunny 99.1 FM has been pumping out non-stop Christmas tunes as they have been doing now for quite a few years. It's a Houston phenomenon and an ominous bellwether for the coming holiday. You pretty much know when you can hear Vanes ... More >>
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December 4, 2009
Inquiring Minds: Talking Christmas Music With Aaron Neville
Even for a stone-cold atheist (which Rocks Off is not), listening to Aaron Neville sing "O Holy Night" has to be one of the true pleasures of the Western world. The best-known voice of New Orleans' No. 1 soul-funk family dynasty thanks to songs like "Tell It Like It Is" and Linda Ronstadt duet "D ... More >>
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December 7, 2009
It's A Joyful Gun-Shop Christmas In Beaumont
The ultimate Texas Christmas song comes to us from JJ's Pawn in Beaumont (hat tip to the Bayou blog).It's not the sterling production values that make this a winner, it's the True Spirit of Christmas that shines through as the sales staff, standing in front of what seems like a militia armory, offer ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
Last Year's Broken Toys: The Most Depressing Christmas Songs of All Time
Lin Pernille Photography The Christmas season is supposed to be one of joy and fun, of eating way too much and making drunken mistakes at your office Christmas party. Yet every year we're confronted by songs that frankly aren't in keeping with the holiday spirit. Although it's an urban myth that ... More >>
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December 11, 2009
The Office: Phyllis Claus
"Secret Santa" was another solid Christmas episode from The Office, and held pretty much to the pattern they've established with past installments like "Christmas Party" (and, well, the whole show): There's an office party, Michael does something embarrassing and rude, everyone feels weird, they g ... More >>
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December 11, 2009
Our Five Favorite Punk Rock Christmas Songs
Aside from the heavy metal Christmas songs we threw your way earlier this week, Rocks Off also loves us some punk rock Yuletide jams. Over the years plenty of punks have tried their scabby and tattooed hands at holiday songs, especially the pop-punks, who are very fond of those ironic covers ... More >>
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December 16, 2009
Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin': The 10 Horniest Christmas Songs Ever
The approach of Christmas presents a number of dilemmas. Should you put the moves on that hot co-worker at the holiday party? Is now really the best time to come out to your heavily Pentecostal family? And what brand of top-shelf vodka best drowns out the drone of your in-laws and the shrieks of ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Seasons of Sharing: Christmas
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December 9, 2010
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
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December 10, 2010
Fiskadoro's Christmas Of The Damned
Peace on Earth and good will towards men? We'll have none of that happy hippie horseshit here, thank you very much. Listening to Fiskadoro is like the cuddle session after a brutal orgy, and we do love every damn minute of music they infect our iPod with. Their latest release is a Christmas E ... More >>
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December 10, 2010
A Houston Rockets Christmas: Rating The Unlistenable
The Houston Rockets like to put out Christmas videos in which the players mangle carols, to the general merriment of all. It's a good idea in theory. In practice? Cover your ears. 4. "Let It Snow" No one gets close to being in tune, but this is worth it if only for the bizarre way Yao Ming looks l ... More >>
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December 10, 2010
NFL & College Football Best Bets -- How Ebenezer Scrooge Saved Me
Ebenezer in the houseI went to the Alley Theater last night and saw A Christmas Carol. Fantastic production and actually my first time ever seeing it in any venue, let alone the Alley. For the completely un-Christmased of you out there, Carol is a tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a grumpy curmudge ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
The Five Creepiest 2010 Christmas Ads
The Christmas ads this year seem to be creepier than ever. Maybe it's the recession. But what used to be a joyous collection of sledding electric razors and wide-eyed kids running to the tree has turned into something bizarre and cruel. The five worst offenders: 5. Phillips Senso Touch 3D Razor I ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Sleigh Bells: Not Just For Christmas Anymore
Christmastime: A time for family, for giving, and much to the displeasure of many, a time for incessantly grating holiday music. Christmas spirit frozen in cheesy songs monopolizes radio stations and relentlessly stalks our every step. A key component of much holiday music is often the percu ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Random Christmas Food Tradition: Pizza on Christmas Eve
barronWe eat pizza every Christmas Eve for at least the last five years. It's nothing special, we just call in a delivery or takeout order to the nearest pizza chain (last year it was Domino's), pitch in a couple bucks, and chow down when it arrives, presumably hot and steaming. It's one of ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
This Week in Deliciousness
Did you ever notice how internet memes make you laugh once and then disappear forever? Why is that?Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we would pay more money than is reasonable to own rooftop Christmas decorations of Santa Claus and Jesus dueling the Grinch and ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
ERASEtheVIRUS Is Full Of Holiday Cheer
Photos by Rhonda MeridethUntil Rocks Off had a small child... strike that. Until Rocks Off watched the Wife With One F have a small child while we hyperventilated in a hospital room, we had a very firm holiday tradition of lying to our families about other engagements and then eating dinner a ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
Top Five Christmas Rap Songs
Show us one hip-hop head who isn't obsessed with corny Christmas sing-alongs and we'll show you a liar. Nothing says "hip-hop" like cheery holiday tunes about sharing and caring. In the spirit of holiday music, Rocks Off compiled a list of five Christmas rap songs guaranteed to make you the f ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
Random Christmas Food Traditions: Junk Food, Arby's and Red Lobster
Quickie-mart junk food, roast "beef" from Arby's and Cheddar Bay Biscuits from Red Lobster were what we ate around the holidays when I was growing up back in Florida. Sure, Christmas Day had the usual suspects of turkey and cornbread dressing, but before Christmas and after, we bowed down to ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
Xmas Smackdown: "Born To Die" Vs. "Christmas Shoes"
The "Born to Die" in question is not on this album. Still a cool cover.Christians love death at Christmas time. These two Christmas songs deal in the kind of mortality that is only hinted at in "Frosty The Snowman." He dies when the snow melts, but ominously proclaims that "he will be back so ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Random Food Christmas Traditions: Late Night Jack in the Box
My family has always done our big dinner on Christmas Eve. That's when we bring out the pork roast, potatoes, Moros y Cristianos, and a bunch of other traditional American and Cuban dishes. We gorge ourselves until we pass out, and then the next morning we sleep in and start the day wit ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
The Galleria Is Hardly A Winter Wonderland
confarta.comRocks Off, like the rest of you, hasn't finished all of our holiday shopping. Every Christmas, we tell ourselves that we'll begin earlier next year, but it never quite pans out the way we want it to. Ain't that feeling all too familiar? While we braved the crowds at the Galleria ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Eight Tips for Improving Your Christmas Dinner Photos
John McStravickGet creative with your Christmas dinner photos and even a drunken brawl will look good!Christmas dinner can be a wonderful experience, sitting around a big table with family and friends laughing and enjoying each other's company. It can also be a horrible disaster complete with ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Dining Out on Christmas Day? Here's What's Open
achristmasstoryhouse.com"It's a beautiful duck. It's just that...it's SMILING at me." Does the thought of preparing another holiday meal under the scrutinizing glare of your mother-in-law make you want to shoot your eye out? The holidays are stressful enough without the pressure of preparing ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Christmas Eve Store Hours, For All You Procrastinators
The doors!! They are closing!!Maybe you've got today off and are planning to do your Christmas shopping. Maybe you don't have today off, or maybe you just like putting things off to the last minute. A Friday Christmas Eve shopping trip sounds like hell to us, but if you're determined to go t ... More >>
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December 24, 2010
Odd Pair: Candy Canes & Pink Catawba
Christmas is nearly here, and I know you all are desperately searching for a wine to pair with your favorite edible Christmas decoration: candy canes! Look no further, dear readers, because after sampling many, many wines while simultaneously licking on peppermint sticks, I have found the pe ... More >>
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December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas From Rocks Off
Rocks Off polled our staff for their favorite Christmas songs to create a playlist for you to enjoy while you open presents, drink egg nog, or however else you celebrate. Enjoy. Ahh, the gift that keeps on giving...Editor's Pick: U2, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)": Neph Basedow: Ped ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
War On Christmas Revived: Federal Court Gives "No Jesus Pencils!" Principals Another Chance
A setback in the War Against the War on ChristmasJust when you thought the War on Christmas had been won -- and by the good, God-fearing, Constitution-hating forces, too -- along comes another setback. We told you last month about two Texas elementary principals who had failed to convince a ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Happy Biebermas: 2011's Bumper Crop Of Holiday Albums
Wishing You An Adorkable Christmas...The Christmas season started back in the late summer for Rocks Off when we began getting PR e-mails about so and so's new Christmas album, and then in October they started showing up in our stacks of snail mail. This year the biggest complaint amongst ev ... More >>
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November 24, 2011
26th Annual Uptown Holiday Lighting
Wishing You An Adorkable Christmas...The Christmas season started back in the late summer for Rocks Off when we began getting PR e-mails about so and so's new Christmas album, and then in October they started showing up in our stacks of snail mail. This year the biggest complaint amongst ev ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
Classic Christmas: Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas
Over the holidays, we're looking back at some classic Christmas albums taking some track by track and just digging on others. There are seminal moments in the life of a child and it is not uncommon that some of them involve holidays, Christmas in particular. There's a comfort as a child that ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
All The Gothic Council Wants for Christmas is Its Two Front Fangs... And Monster High Dolls
"Yo," hollered Ramon Medina at us from his El Camino as we were quietly walking down the street listening to Iggy Pop's Preliminaries. "Is there such a thing as a goth Christmas tree?" Then he laughed and sped away. The answer is yes, Medina, there is a goth Christmas. Every October we put u ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
"And A S.W.A.T Team in a Pear Tree": Hip Hop Christmas songs
Have you grown tired of hearing the same played out Christmas songs on 99.1 yet? Of course you have. Even if you avoid the radio, you hear the music at the grocery store, company holiday parties, even at bars you escape to in order to avoid holiday overcheer. It's almost depressing. Christmas ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
This Week in Deliciousness
Eight shopping days left 'til Christmas. Drink up.Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we're honoring the spiritual and religious roots of the holiday season by keeping the "Saturn" in "Saturnalia!" We hope you'll join us in serving the traditional Christmas goos ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Dining Out on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
elitemom.netIt's allegedly the most wonderful time of the year. But we're guessing whomever penned that phrase never spent Christmas Eve amid the pandemonium of wide-eyed, frantic shoppers desperately trying to cross those last few names off of the shopping list, or stayed up until the wee ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
Top 5 Seasonal Booze Gifts
Photo by John KielyIt can be risky to give a bottle of booze as a gift, as it may not always be to the recipient's tastes. On the other hand, some liquors are easy to re-gift, or better yet, used for holiday parties. Here's five of the more seasonal: 5. Jameson Irish Whiskey This blend is ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
Fa La La La La: Favorite Records Rocks Off Got for Christmas
No matter what year it is or how old you are, if you love music, there is nothing like finding some new music tucked under the tree or crammed into your stocking. iTunes gift cards are easy. So are gift cards to Tiffany's, but we bet your girl would be a lot more receptive to the blue box. Th ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Classic Christmas: Ella Fitzgerald's Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
Over the holidays, we're looking back at some classic Christmas albums taking some track by track and just digging on others. There is an admission that I have to make having written all these Classic Christmas posts this year. When I think of Christmas, I don't think of carols or choirs or ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
Classic Christmas: Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas
Over the holidays, we're looking back at some classic Christmas albums taking some track by track and just digging on others. Let me just get this out of the way right off the bat: I don't care for Mannheim Steamroller. I think their music is odd and a little creepy. But, that doesn't mean 1 ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
Hail, Santa: The Top 10 Metal Christmas Carol Covers
Rocks Off likes to believe that Christmas is such a merry holiday, even some of Satan's most stalwart servants can't help but get into the act. Of course, it could be that heavy metal musicians record Christmas music for the same reason as Mariah Carey: Because there's a crapload of money to ... More >>
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December 24, 2011
Gumby Christmas Lights For The Win
Photo by Lee RinerHe's celebrating Christmas, dammit!Here's something to warm you Christmas heart -- a display of lights in Westbury. It's always difficult to get scale on these lights-at-night pictures, but those white lights on the right are the height of a ranch house. So Gumby is a two-st ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Jewish Christmas: Chinese Take-Out, Woody Allen, and Champagne
Photo by Jeremy Parzen.Champagne isn't just for celebrating. It's also one of the world's greatest food-friendly wines.Like many Jewish-Americans, I grew up going to the movies and eating classic Americanized Chinese food on Christmas Day. Today, now that I'm all growed up and married to a M ... More >>
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