Amazing. You people have taken Advent Caroling Madness to a new level. I had so many submissions for week 4 (original songs that aren’t yet a “standard” Christmas song) that I added a few of my own to make two full 16 team brackets. I …
Read More“Angels” Round 1 voting open!
It’s time to vote! My encouragements (which I have no way of enforcing) are to please actually listen to the songs before voting and only vote once. I will declare a winner based on the vote totals at 9 pm PST on Wednesday! [polldaddy poll=7636689] …
Read MoreAdvent Caroling Week 3 winner…
Two queens of soul battled fiercely. It was tied very close to the 9 pm deadline, but someone cast the deciding vote for…Aretha Franklin! Winner of best version of “Joy to the World”. I am working on the next round. There were so many …
Read More“Joy” Finals
The finals are set! Aretha vs. Whitney. Godmother against goddaughter. [polldaddy poll=7664054] Listen here: Aretha Franklin and Whitney. Votes will be final Saturday at 9 pm PST. Also, you have a little bit more time to submit entries for the last week-original Christmas songs that are …
Read More“Joy” Round 2 results…Vote for round 3!
My faith in humanity and democracy is somewhat restored. You people finally got rid of those chickens. Nothing too exciting in round 2, as the seeds prevailed as expected after a topsy turvy first round. Here’s the current bracket: Time to vote for round 3. …
Read More“Joy” Round 1 results…Vote for round 2!
Either my seedings were off, or you people vote wrong. Upsets galore in round one! Aretha had no problem, not breaking a sweat even though she was swallowed by some funky mink thingy all over her head and neck. But #4 seed Natalie Grant and …
Read MoreBracket Released for Advent Caroling Week #3
I do believe that in this third week, we all have hit our stride. In my opinion this is the most diverse bracket I’ve put up yet. Here is the bracket for Joy to the World: Before any of you (J) complain about the seeding …
Read MoreWeek 2 winner, Week 3 and 4 submissions open
By one vote…Pentatonix emerges victorious! So I am now opening submissions for Week 3 and 4 of Advent Caroling Madness. Since Christmas is on Wednesday, I need to have week 4 up and running next Sunday, so we have time to do the voting. First, …
Read MoreVote in the “Angels” Finals
Our semi-final round resulted in two upsets. Pentatonix took out the number one seed Piano Guys (I credit Jennifer Perez with that one, as she first criticized the bias inherent in the Piano Guys video, and then posted the Pentatonix video. She’s an influencer!) Ella …
Read More“Angels” Recap Round Two, Vote for Round Three!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Did you people even listen to the end of the Committed version before you voted? How could you? How. Could. You. Here’s the bracket after the votes have been tallied. I’m disappointed. Sigh. Which means it’s time to vote for round three. Voting will …
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