Well the people have spoke and I congratulating you on being a strange bunch

I love you guys.

Hard to believe but here is our winner.

The Season is upon us – Dropkick Murphys 119 Def. Baby it’s cold outside – Dean Martin 108

How we got here…

• Defeated I saw 3 ships 97-28
• Defeated Silver Bells 119-43
• Defeated Hark the Herald Angels sing 111-31
• Defeated Grandma got run over by a Reindeer 62-33
• Defeated All I want for Christmas is you 92-26
• Defeated Please come home for Christmas 92-15
• Defeated Christmas Eve 59-57
• Defeated Most wonderful time of the year 140-105
• Defeated Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives 121-80

Can’t wait for next Christmas.

We will be introducing a new Friday feature for you. No voting, I promise. Mostly.

Wow, the Cinderella story, out of nowhere, who would have thought it has made the finals!

A little late due to bad timing and bad proofreading but here we have it.

Baby it’s cold outside – Dean Martin vs The Season is upon us – Dropkick Murphys

Baby it’s cold outside – Dean Martin

• Defeated Christmas wrapping 63-25
• Defeated Silent Night 103-34
• Defeated It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 90-34
• Defeated O’ Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio 149-56
• Defeated Rockin’ around the Christmas tree – Brenda Lee 109-51

VS

The Season is upon us – Dropkick Murphys

• Defeated I saw 3 ships 97-28
• Defeated Silver Bells 119-43
• Defeated Hark the Herald Angels sing 111-31
• Defeated Grandma got run over by a Reindeer 62-33
• Defeated All I want for Christmas is you 92-26
• Defeated Please come home for Christmas 92-15
• Defeated Christmas Eve 59-57
• Defeated Most wonderful time of the year 140-105
• Defeated Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives 121-80

And no one caught me this time. First match was fine but the second match had the wrong song listed in the choices. Sigh. All on me. My bad. I can replay the match properly, or I can assume people voted based on the video. I will go with a replay of the other match as the most fair.

The results of the first match

Baby it’s cold outside – Dean Martin 109 ~~ Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee 51

Replay of the second match.

Holly Jolly Christmas vs The Season is upon us

Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives

• Defeated Do they know it’s Christmas 94-1
• Defeated O’ Holy night 86-39
• Defeated Little Drummer Boy 90-47
• Defeated Have yourself a merry little Christmas 150-66

VS

The Season is upon us – Dropkick Murphys

• Defeated I saw 3 ships 97-28
• Defeated Silver Bells 119-43
• Defeated Hark the Herald Angels sing 111-31
• Defeated Grandma got run over by a Reindeer 62-33
• Defeated All I want for Christmas is you 92-26
• Defeated Please come home for Christmas 92-15
• Defeated Christmas Eve 59-57
• Defeated Most wonderful time of the year 140-105

Almost had this timed right. Almost. On to the matches.

Results

• Baby it’s cold outside defeated O’ Tannenbaum 149-56
• Rockin’ around the Christmas tree defeated Home for the Holidays 131-96
• Holly Jolly Christmas defeated Have yourself a merry little Christmas 150-66
• The Season is upon us defeated Most wonderful time of the year 140-105

Full results at end of post. On to the Final Four matches.

Match 1

Baby it’s cold outside vs Rockin’ around the Christmas tree

Baby it’s cold outside – Dean Martin

• Defeated Christmas wrapping 63-25
• Defeated Silent Night 103-34
• Defeated It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 90-34
• Defeated O’ Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio 149-56

VS

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree – Brenda Lee

• Defeated Angels we have heard on high 55-33
• Defeated Rudolph 56-50
• Defeated White Christmas 61-45
• Defeated Home for the Holidays 131-96

Match 2

Holly Jolly Christmas vs The Season is upon us

Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives

• Defeated Do they know it’s Christmas 94-1
• Defeated O’ Holy night 86-39
• Defeated Little Drummer Boy 90-47
• Defeated Have yourself a merry little Christmas 150-66

VS

The Season is upon us – Dropkick Murphys

• Defeated I saw 3 ships 97-28
• Defeated Silver Bells 119-43
• Defeated Hark the Herald Angels sing 111-31
• Defeated Grandma got run over by a Reindeer 62-33
• Defeated All I want for Christmas is you 92-26
• Defeated Please come home for Christmas 92-15
• Defeated Christmas Eve 59-57
• Defeated Most wonderful time of the year 140-105

Full scores

Let’s jump in as we count down to Christmas.

Match 1

O’ Tannenbaum vs Baby it’s cold outside

O’ Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio

• Defeated A Snow globe Christmas 80-4
• Defeated The Chipmunk Song 94-41
• Defeated Blue Christmas 73-52

VS

Baby it’s cold outside – Dean Martin

• Defeated Christmas wrapping 63-25
• Defeated Silent Night 103-34
• Defeated It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 90-34

Match 2

Home for the holidays vs Rockin’ around the Christmas tree

Home for the holidays – Perry Como

• Defeated Here comes Santa Claus 44-36
• Defeated Merry Christmas Darling 70-34
• Defeated Mele Kalikimaki 91-27

VS

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree – Brenda Lee

• Defeated Angels we have heard on high 55-33
• Defeated Rudolph 56-50
• Defeated White Christmas 61-45

Match 3

Holly Jolly Christmas vs Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives

• Defeated Do they know it’s Christmas 94-1
• Defeated O’ Holy night 86-39
• Defeated Little Drummer Boy 90-47

VS

Have yourself a merry little Christmas – Frank Sinatra

• Defeated Christmas vacation 91-15
• Defeated Happy Xmas 121-18
• Defeated Peace on Earth 69-52

Match 4

Most wonderful time of the year vs The Season is upon us

Most wonderful time of the year – Andy Williams

• Defeated Christmas time has come 72-61
• Defeated Frosty the Snowman 90-28
• Defeated Winter Wonderland 82-18

VS

The Season is upon us – Dropkick Murphys

• Defeated I saw 3 ships 97-28
• Defeated Silver Bells 119-43
• Defeated Hark the Herald Angels sing 111-31
• Defeated Grandma got run over by a Reindeer 62-33
• Defeated All I want for Christmas is you 92-26
• Defeated Please come home for Christmas 92-15
• Defeated Christmas Eve 59-57

Results are in and here are the Elite Eight.

Results

• O’Tannenbaum defeated Blue Christmas 73-52
• Baby it’s cold outside Defeated It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 90-34
• Home for Holidays defeated Mele Kalikimaki 91-27
• Rockin’ around the Christmas tree defeated White Christmas 61-45
• Holly Jolly Christmas defeated Little Drummer Boy 90-47
• Have yourself a merry little Christmas defeated Peace on Earth 69-52
• Most wonderful time of the year Defeated Winter Wonderland 82-18
• The Season is upon us defeated Christmas Eve 59-57

This week’s 4 matches will begin at 6:00 pm.

Results for round 2.

Results

• Blue Christmas defeated That Spirit of Christmas 76-28
• O’Tannenbaum defeated The Chipmunk song 94-41
• Baby it’s cold outside defeated Silent night 103-34
• It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas def Little Saint Nick 80-45
• Home for the Holidays defeated merry Christmas Darling 70-34
• Mele Kalikimaka defeated Jingle Bells 69-40
• White Christmas defeated O’ Come all ye faithful 83-36
• Rockin’ around the Christmas tree defeated Rudolph 56-50
• Little Drummer Boy defeated Jingle Bell rock 64-63
• Holly Jolly Christmas defeated O’ Holy night 86-39
• Have yourself a merry little Christmas defeated Happy Xmas 121-18
• Peace on Earth defeated O’ Come, O’ come Emmanuel 63-63* Seed tie breaker
• It’s the most wonderful time of the year defeated Frosty the Snowman 90-28
• Winter wonderland defeated Feliz Navidad 72-42
• Christmas Eve defeated Sleigh Ride 75-27
• The Season is upon us defeated Please come home for Christmas 92-15

Round 3 will commence at 2:00 pm and continue at 8:00 pm.

And to all a good night!

Match 1

(3) It’s the most wonderful time of the year vs (35) Frosty the Snowman

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Andy Williams

• Defeated Christmas time has come 72-61

VS

Frosty the Snowman – Jimmy Durante

• Defeated Up on the house top 110-10

Match 2

(19) Winter Wonderland vs (14) Feliz Navidad

Winter Wonderland – Louis Armstrong

• Defeated Underneath the tree 88-23

VS

Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano

• Defeated I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus 95-13

Match 3

(11) Sleigh Ride vs (43) Christmas Eve

Sleigh Ride – Johnny Mathis

• Defeated Santa baby 123-5

VS

Christmas Eve – Trans-Siberian Orchestra

• Defeated Cherry, Cherry Christmas 119-10

Match 4

(27) Please come home for Christmas vs (59) The Season is upon us

Please come home for Christmas – Bon Jovi

• Defeated Merry Christmas baby 34-22

VS

The Season is upon us – Dropkick Murphys

• Defeated I saw 3 ships 97-28
• Defeated Silver Bells 119-43
• Defeated Hark the Herald Angels sing 111-31
• Defeated Grandma got run over by a Reindeer 62-33
• Defeated All I want for Christmas is you 92-26

Is it snowing yet?

Match 1

(2) Little Drummer Boy vs (34) Jingle Bell rock

Little Drummer Boy – Bob Seger

• Defeated Run, run Rudolph 47-26

VS

Jingle Bell rock – Bobby Helms

• Defeated Someday at Christmas 72-8

Match 2

(18) Holly Jolly Christmas vs (15) O’Holy night

Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives

• Defeated Do they know it’s Christmas 94-1

VS

O’Holy night – Al Green

• Defeated Christmas in Hollis 80-27

Match 3

(10) Have yourself a merry little Christmas vs (23) Happy Xmas

Have yourself a merry little Christmas – Frank Sinatra

• Defeated Christmas vacation 91-15

VS

Happy Xmas – John Lennon

• Defeated Under the Mistletoe 42-40

Match 4

(26) Peace on Earth vs (58) O’Come, O’Come Emmanuel

Peace on Earth – Bowie/Crosby

• Defeated You’re a mean on Mr Grinch 64-46

https://youtu.be/n9kfdEyV3RQ

VS

O’Come, O’Come Emmanuel -Enya

• Defeated Unwrap you at Christmas 100-33
• Defeated What’s this? 67-24
• Defeated Let it snow 56-32

Getting closer to Christmas!

Match 1

(61) Merry Christmas Darling vs (29) Home for the Holidays

Merry Christmas Darling – Carpenters

• Defeated Wonderful Christmas time 168-39
• Defeated What child is this 94-76
• Defeated Favorite time of the year 93-13
• Defeated Mistletoe 94-9
• Defeated The Christmas song 47-44

VS

Home for the holidays – Perry Como

• Defeated Here comes Santa Claus 44-36

Match 2

(20) Jingle Bells vs (13) Mele Kalikimaka

Jingle Bells – Frank Sinatra

• Defeated Go tell it on the mountain 53-48

VS

Mele Kalikimaka – Bing Crosby

Match 3

(12) White Christmas vs (44) O’ Come all ye faithful

White Christmas – Elvis Presley

• Defeated Joy to the World 57-36

VS

O’ Come all ye faithful – Twisted Sister

• Defeated Last Christmas 51-18

Match 4

(37) Rudolph vs (5) Rockin’ around the Christmas tree

Rudolph – Gene Autry

• Defeated Santa Claus is coming to town 35-33

VS

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree – Brenda Lee

• Defeated Angels we have heard on high 55-33

Good morning let’s get voting.

Match 1

(1) That spirit of Christmas vs (33) Blue Christmas

That Spirit of Christmas – Ray Charles

• Defeated (64) Marshmallow World 41-28

VS

Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley

• Defeated Do you hear what I hear? 60-24

Match 2

(48) O’Tannenbaum vs (16) Chipmunk Song

O’Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio

• Defeated A Snow globe Christmas 80-4

VS

Chipmunk Song – Chipmunks

• Defeated Christmas all over again 54-19

Match 3

(9) Baby it’s cold outside vs Silent Night

Baby it’s cold outside – Dean Martin

• Defeated Christmas wrapping 63-25

VS

Silent Night – Stevie Nicks

• Defeated Thank God it’s Christmas 61-17

Match 4

(40) Little Saint Nick vs (8) It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Little Saint Nick – Beach Boys

• Defeated This Christmas 53-1

VS

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – Johnny Mathis

• Defeated Fairy Tale from New York 43-36

Results for the last week opening round.

Results

• (1) That spirit of Christmas 41 ~~ (64) Marshmallow world 28
• (33) Blue Christmas 60 ~~ (32) Do you hear what I hear? 24
• (48) O’Tannenbaum 80 ~~ (17) A snow globe Christmas 4
• (16) Chipmunk Song 54 ~~ (49) Christmas all over again 19
• (9) Baby it’s cold outside 63 ~~ (56) Christmas wrapping 25
• (41) Silent night 61 ~~ (24) Thank God it’s Christmas 17
• (40) Little Saint Nick 53 ~~ (25) This Christmas 1
• (8) It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 43 ~~ (57) Fairy Tale from New York 36
• (61) Merry Christmas darling 47 ~~ (4) Christmas Song 44
• (29) Home for the Holidays 44 ~~ (36) Here comes Santa Claus 36
• (20) Jingle Bells 53 ~~ (45) Go tell it on the mountain 48
• (13) Mele Kalikimaka 61 ~~ (52) O’ Christmas tree 33
• (12) White Christmas 57 ~~ (53) Joy to the World 36
• (44) O’Come all ye faithful 51 ~~ (21) Last Christmas 18
• (37) Rudolph 35 ~~ (28) Santa Claus is coming to town 33
• (5) Rockin’ around the Christmas tree 55 ~~ (60) Angels we have heard on high 33
• (2) Little Drummer Boy 47 ~~ (63) Run, run Rudolph 26
• (34) Jingle bell rock 72 ~~ (31) Someday at Christmas 8
• (18) Holly Jolly Christmas 94 ~~ (47) Do they know it’s Christmas 1
• (15) O’ Holy night 80 ~~ (50) Christmas in Hollis 27
• (10) Have yourself a merry little Christmas 91 ~~ (55) Christmas vacation 15
• (23) Happy Xmas 42 ~~ (42) Under the Mistletoe 40
• (26) Peace on Eaarth 64 ~~ (39) You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch 46
• (58) O’Come, O’Come Emmanuel 56 ~~ (7) Let it snow 32
• (3) It’s the most wonderful time of the year 72 ~~ (62) Christmas time has come 61
• (35) Frosty the Snowman 110 ~~ (30) Up on the house top 10
• (19) Winter Wonderland 88 ~~ (46) Underneath the tree 23
• (14) Feliz Navidad 95 ~~ (51) I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus 13
• (11) Sleigh ride 123 ~~ (54) Santa baby 5
• (43) Christmas Eve 119 ~~ (22) Cherry Cherry Christmas 10
• (27) Please come home for Christmas 34 ~~ (38) Merry Christmas baby 22
• (59) The Season is upon us 92 ~~ (6) All I want for Christmas is you 26

Let’s keep the spirit going.

Match 1

It’s the most wonderful time of the year vs Christmas time has come

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Andy Williams

• No record

VS

Christmas time has come – Vince Giaraldi Trio

• Defeated Nutmeg 147-3
• Defeated Welcome Christmas 79-32

Match 2

Up on the house top vs Frosty the Snowman

Up on the house top – Jackson Five

• No Record

VS

Frosty the Snowman – Jimmy Durante

• No Record

Match 3

Winter Wonderland vs Underneath the tree

Winter Wonderland – Louis Armstrong

• No record

VS

Underneath the tree – Kelly Clarkson

• No record

Match 4

Feliz Navidad vs I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus

Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano

• No record

VS

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus – Jackson Five

• No record

Match 5

Sleigh ride vs Santa baby

Sleigh ride – Johnny Mathis

• No record

VS

Santa Baby – Madonna

• No record

Match 6

Cherry cherry Christmas vs Christmas eve

Cherry cherry Christmas – Neil Diamond

• No record

VS

Christmas eve – Trans-Siberian Orchestra

• No record

Match 7

Please come home for Christmas vs Merry Christmas baby

Please come home for Christmas – Bon Jovi

• No record

VS

Merry Christmas baby – Bruce Sprinsteen

• No record

Match 8

All I want for Christmas is you vs The Season is upon us

All I want for Christmas is you – Mariah Carey

• No Record

VS

The Season is upon us – Dropkick Murphys

• Defeated I saw 3 ships 97-28
• Defeated Silver Bells 119-43
• Defeated Hark the Herald Angels sing 111-31
• Defeated Grandma got run over by a Reindeer 62-33