Category: advent bracket

I am not going to lie. I am in shock. All four Amy Grant songs were defeated. Only one Steven Curtis Chapman song advanced. Koskela Family Nostalgia™ is on life support and I’ve checked in with my #1 Amy supporter. Now we are speeding up …

Here is our bracket after the play-in round: We had some robust voting numbers—thank you for participating! Now, the top six seeds are in matchups, so you have some new songs to listen to as we vote down from 16 to 8 on our way …

Whew. We’ve got 26 submissions again (I added one of my own to be able to use the same bracket as last time), lots of Amy Grant, lots of Koskela Family Nostalgia™ backing Steven Curtis Chapman, BIG voices in Whitney, Mariah, and Celine, and quite …

Little sister has triumphed over big sister. Flesh and Blood conquers hand-guided cloth figures. The Muppets, a plucky 20 seed winning upset after upset, are finally defeated. It’s time for one last round of voting…will Elizabeth Curtis Gemeroy’s Advent dreams come true? Voting deadline is …

Almost a clean sweep of what-in-the-world voting. At least The Porter’s Gate got through. And at least I can watch you all cry in anguish as you decide between your beloved Muppets and Amy Grant. You can vote I guess. If you want. This is …

Round 1? But we already voted once! Ah, yes, dear friends, but that was the play-in round, because we were so inundated with submissions! We now are at the 16 songs we usually vote for…although we have a sneaky 20 seed that made its way …

26 entries! Amazing. Thanks to all who contributed, and it makes for an extra round of voting this time. Listening to all of these, I realize there are so many different ways to evaluate: Does the lyric convey waiting and longing? Does the music? And, …

We have made it to everyone’s favorite time of the year! It is time for Advent Caroling Madness X, the tenth journey into submitting and voting for your favorite versions of Christmas songs! It all began with a spark of inspiration while driving in my car …

A 12 seed goes all the way! Congrats to VasilisV! Sorry I dropped out there for a few days…a bit crushed with busyness. But now a bit of breathing space, and I’ll be working on the “O Little Town of Bethlehem” bracket (which means you …

So much has changed in my life since I began this Advent Caroling Madness 8 years ago, but one thing remains the same—you people vote weird. We’re down to the last two. Get your votes in by Tuesday at 9 pm PST, and give me …