The EelsFollowing up from the downright bizarre Eels Christmas song that I posted back on day 9 on this little adventure, we have a far more accessible and fun festive song from them.

Certainly one of the more upbeat songs I’ve posted in this collection, and probably one of the more optimistic too, ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas’ is exactly what the title says it is: a reassuring tale of how things are only going better and how important friendship is. It’s all pretty direct, even musically where it just tends to rock out (and add a little sleigh bell), with very little of the usual Eels weirdness (“baby Jesus, born to rock” line aside), which may deter some fans, but it certainly works for me.

As the days go by, the more that we need friends
and the harder they are to find
If I could have a friend like you in my life
then I guess I’d be doing just fine

MP3 The Eels – Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas (expired)