Well, it’s that time of year again. Christmas time! The time of year when stores will be playing those annoying Christmas songs. But hey not all of them are bad, right? Okay look, I know you’re giving me a weird face because you probably don’t love Christmas songs, but trust me, there are some good ones. I know damn well you can’t help but listen to Michael Bublé. And honestly, I don’t blame you. The Burnaby native has some fantastic songs, even if you don’t love the Christmas ones. So let’s talk about him a bit more and discuss some things around him.

So what are you getting into if you listen to Micahel Bublé? Well, he has a very similar sort of style to someone like Frank Sinatra. He makes those kinds of classic and classy feeling songs that Sinata makes but Bublé does tie in a lot of reference to things in his life and local things in Vancouver. He will sometimes make lines about the Vancouver Canucks since he’s a pretty die-hard Canucks fan. He also has an ownership stake in the Vancouver Giants so he tends to reference a lot of hockey-related things.

A song like Feeling Good is quite an enjoyable song to listen to if you want to…well, feel good. He has a confidence and swagger in this song that gives you a good feeling when you listen to this song.

And listen, his Christmas stuff is pretty good too. Are they a bit stereotypical for Christmas songs? Yeah for sure, but they still have a bit of a charm to them that makes them enjoyable to listen to. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas is a very overplayed song, but come on, it’s pretty enjoyable to listen to here and there is it not? Bublé has some easy to listen to Christmas songs that are easy to just shut your brain off to and enjoy. They’re the type of songs you’d listen to with your family while putting up the Christmas tree or while just sitting next to the fireplace and chatting. The Christmas songs he makes have a certain vibe to them where it makes you feel relaxed and like you can just enjoy Christmas.

Michael Bublé is definitely an interesting music artist who may not be for everyone, but he’s definitely made a big impact in the music community and is undoubtedly one of the biggest music artists from B.C.

Also, I just want to say that if you work retail right now, I am so sorry and hope the Christmas tunes don’t consume your life.