Category: advent bracket

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 …

We are down to four, after a round with convincing victories in every matchup…including #12 seed VasilisV! (And, my top 3 seeds, so basically after years of you all complaining about my seeding, now we just should honor my excellence.) Get your votes in by …

We’ve advanced through the first round, with only one upset: #12 VasilisV over #5 Vitamin String Quartet. Barlow Girl baaaaaaarrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllyyyyyyyy advanced, although according to one of the Perez family, they totally dominated the “On-hold music” category. So here’s the bracket: We seem to be struggling …

Well, we are off on another Advent Caroling Madness adventure! Thanks for the many submissions, with lots of variety. I didn’t have enough room to include every entry by everyone, but I was able to make sure everyone who submitted got at least one entry …

…is Joshua Bell and Alison Krauss! Thanks once again for participating this year, and have a very Merry Christmas!