Amazing experience, especially since I was tired of all of the "classic" Christmas music.
Jingle Bell Rocks!
2013
Action / Comedy / Documentary / History / Music
Jingle Bell Rocks!
2013
Action / Comedy / Documentary / History / Music
Keywords: christmas
Plot summary
With an eclectic cast of characters & songs, JINGLE BELL ROCKS! Is an exclusive backstage pass into the underground universe of original, alternative Christmas music. With titles like, Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas),Santa Claus Was a Black Man or Merry Christmas Someone these funny, sad, satirical, and scathing songs explored the flip-side of the standard Yuletide themes: racial inequality, religious freedom, nuclear war, familial angst, or simply the yearning sadness of being alone at the happiest time of the year. Filmmaker Mitchell Kezin uncovers the stories behind twelve of the most amazing Christmas songs you've likely never heard. Equal parts social history, pop culture pilgrimage and revealing character study, JINGLE BELL ROCKS! confronts the Christmas music mainstream, reinventing the seasonal soundtrack for the 21st century.
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So chill
Too much director, too little music
There are times when it seems like this documentary about offbeat Christmas music is going to take off. A visit to Run of Run-DMC for an interview about his own hiphop Christmas song is excellent. An interview with a singer who wrote a Christmas song for Miles Davis is fun. John Waters is interviewed, and he's always entertaining.
But ultimately the film is a little disappointing because there isn't quite enough Christmas music that's weird enough. If you listen to alternative radio at Christmas, you've probably heard weirder stuff than this. Though I did like the song about Santa arriving on a nuclear missile.
Delightful and heartwarming little documentary
Some people will totally get this, whilst others will be left behind. If you are one of the hip ones, jump in Santa's sleigh and go along for a fun ride into some of the most obscure Xmas music of modern times.
Be sure to bring along a handkerchief because before it's all over, you're gonna need it.
JT.