Kevin Bronson on December 16th, 2010

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Well, spike my eggnog. Here are three more holiday tunes – one sultry, one sarcastic and one spunky – from L.A. people getting into the spirit of the season. In a way:

‣ 8mm, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” One of our favorite L.A. husband-and-wife duos, Sean and Juliette Beavan (who released their “Love and the Apocalypse” EP earlier this year), have a holiday EP of jazzy pop songs titled “On a Silent Night.” Just add mistletoe. They’re performing Friday at the Viper Room (with Suicide Girl Jessica Goodwin sitting in on drums).
[audio:http://www.mediafire.com/file/oawwr2hbel7mu4h/8mm%20Baby%2C%20It%27s%20Cold%20Outside.mp3 ]

‣ Dre (Andrea) Babinski, “It Doesn’t Rhyme With Sleet.” Babinski, who was the violinist in the (dearly departed) Dusty Rhodes & the River Band and recently toured with the Honorary Title’s Jarrod Gorbel, sent this DIY recording of a song she made while on the road. “Something’s in the atmosphere / it isn’t what you think.” Indeed.
[audio:http://www.mediafire.com/file/z9tdrw2ej1z3vlf/Andrea%20Babinski%20-%20It%20Doesn%27t%20Rhyme%20With%20Sleet.mp3]

‣ The Dollyrots, “Messed Up Xmas.” Kinetic frontwoman Kelly Ogden leads her pop-punk trio on a spiky, bubblegum romp that keeps with the band’s theme for 2010 – in August, they released their third album, “A Little Messed Up.”
[audio:http://www.mediafire.com/file/lr8guvyezfznn6b/Dollyrots_MessedUpXmas.mp3]