I was fully prepared to not like this song at all. I mean, when has there ever been a successful rap/hip hop Christmas. Never. And don’t you dare bring up *NSYNC! I guess it’s possible, maybe, to suggest a song like Justin Bieber’s version of “Drummer Boy” featuring one of the best rappers of all time– Busta Rhymes. But remember that one’s not an original. Can you name any others that have become an ornament on the Christmas tree of popular holiday songs?
Saweetie has entered the chat. Honestly, I have no idea who she is but this Christmas song has kinda been stuck in my head for days and days.
By reading a lot of the YouTube comments, she clearly has loyal fans… and new fans, too. There are a few things I love about “I Want You This Christmas.” It’s a little bit old-fashioned and that’s a little bit refreshing, right? Her line– Back rubs and five star cookin’, you deserve that king type treatment, feel good just to be your woman — it’s not really in line with feminism 2024. No modern, capable woman wants to “be your woman” like it’s a possessive thing, like the man owns the woman. “This isn’t the Handmaid’s Tale,” they’d proclaim. Well, it’s silly to even suggest any worthy man would think that way, anyway.
The other infectious part of the song: That chipmunk chorus. I don’t know who decided to do it but I LOVE IT. It’s enough to break away from normalcy, helps the song stand out, it’s memorable, and who the heck knew Alvin could sing like that? Or maybe it was Simon or Theodore. Who knows.
But the vibe is a good one. Just a woman making her man feel appreciated and now I ask the liberal feminists, is there really anything wrong with that?
-Out of the Wilderness
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