Christmas At Night, JingleNogg (self-issued)

Longtime reader and friend of the site Howard Cogswell is, like many of our readers, someone who has made a hobby out of the pursuit of unique Christmas music. Well, times have changed but Howard hasn't; where this site originated in a time where we encouraged each other to chase down rare tunes on CD, vinyl, cassette, 8-track, reel-to-reel tape or USB thumb drive, we've evolved past that to downloads, streaming, and now, rolling your own via artificial intelligence. Mistletunes previously flagged some folks doing this in uproarious and profane ways; in 2025, we now know someone who has gone whole hog in dialing up Christmas songs of his own. In an email, Howard says he looked for "fresh ideas that haven't been done before" like "Christmas Boat Parade" and even cooked up some characters of his own like "Rip Van Crinkle," the "Christmas Bumble Bee," and "Christmas Roller Coaster." One song he mentioned, "Coming Home For Christmas," was derived from an existing poem. In my travels through his discography, I found he hit a lot of familiar beats as well. The overall vibe of JingleNogg tunes is pretty pop-oriented, roughly 70s-style pop with orchestrations underpinned by soft rock rhythms, but there are a number of tunes in different genres as well. If there's anything that gives me pause, it's that he's dropped five full, lengthy albums of these tunes and a number of singles, all in 2025. I've linked to a single one of the albums on Amazon, but the whole JingleNogg discography is available there and on the other streaming services.