'I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas' ranks up there with novelty Christmas songs like 'All I Want for Christmas is my two front teeth' and 'I want a hippopotamus for Christmas'. Sung by a minor, nostalgic big band vibe, so sweet it should come with a warning to brush your teeth after hearing it. 'Gettin' Nuttin'' is from 1955, written by Roy C. Bennett and Sid Tepper (who also wrote for Elvis, and many other big names). Five recordings of the song charted in '55, says Wikipedia. Over the years, it's been covered a lot.
While scanning for new Christmas songs, I heard this cover version:
Odd that they credit it to Relient K. That is fine version, but certainly not the first punkish one:
Earlier, Less Than Jake punked it up:
2002, a year earlier than Less Than Jake, I think this is the first punk'd version:
This jazzy version by Eartha Kitt is recommended:
As a weepy acoustic ballad:
As a tipsy bar singalong:
Polkafied:
Ska-punked:
Countrified:
Jazzy poppy sweetly:
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