Yes, it is indeed a bit unusual for me to put up a Christmas song only a few days into June but I've been known to leave a J-Xmas tune during the summer months before so that we can be reminded that the Yuletide is only half a year away.
Anyways, this year's candidate for the Christmas song in June/July is Riho Makise's（牧瀬里穂）"Osoi Santa Claus" (Late Santa Claus). Her penultimate single from November 1993, it's a kid-friendly number due to that children's group helping her out, the adorable synths and the cute bouncy chorus; it was written by Yasushi Akimoto（秋元康）with the melody and arrangement provided by Tsugutoshi Goto（後藤次利）. In it, Makise sings about some kid getting rather impatient for Kris Kringle to arrive because he wants his presents yesterday. Apparently, "Osoi Santa Claus" was used as a commercial jingle for Japan Postal Savings.
At this point in the year, I am not sure if Riho Makise's Santa is late for Christmas, or if he is getting prepared 6 months early for Christmas. Anyway, Riho Makise’s song is just as eccentric as her clothes.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it won't be my favourite J-Xmas song but the kids would probably go for it.
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