The Weekly Dose of Ridiculous

This week's Dose:  Celebrities Who Seem to Find Religion Around the Holidays.

First, a few disclaimers:  I very much like this time of year; in fact, it's my favorite.  And I love Christmas music.  And no, I'm not perfect.

Now that we have that out of the way…

I've always been perplexed, amused, and a little horrified at some of the Christmas albums that start popping up in stores around Halloween.  Bing Crosby?  Check.  Amy Grant?  Check.  Mary J. Blige…..what??

Yep.  MJB, Christina Aguilera…and lots of others.  So I guess it's OK for the rest of the year to sing about all sorts of stuff that your grandmother wouldn't want you to hear, but at Christmas suddenly you can genuinely sing about peace on earth and goodwill to men?

I just have a bit of hard time listening to Little Drummer Boy being sung by artists who, on some of their other albums, croon about one-night stands, substance abuse, and drop the occasional f-bomb.

Sorry, folks, I ain't buyin' it.

And don't even get me started on the Justin Bieber Christmas album…

Makes me want to burn the tree down.



The Weekly Dose will be taking a break next week, but rest assured will be back the following week with more observations of our dumb world.  Until next time, deck the f'in halls, and all that.