"I Must Be a Genius" - Dog on Fleas

Artist: Dog on Fleas

Song: "I Must Be a Genius"

Album: Buy One Get One Flea

Description: A sweet love song just in time for Valentine's Day from the New York band's upcoming release.  You know who they say is man's best friend, right?  Directed by Tim Sutton of Ratboy Jr.  (By the way, if you buy one song -- specifically this one -- you can get one flea, er… free.  Just send 'em an e-mail after you've bought the track.)

Source: YouTube (h/t: Popdose)

"Monsters Are Better Than People" (Frozen cover) - John Beirne / Eugene

Artist: John Beirne / Eugene

Song: "Monsters Are Better Than People"

Album: N/A

Description: My ugly little secret (until now) is that I think "Let It Go" is the worst song in Frozen, Disney's latest animated movie.  I get why it's become massively popular, and it's not a bad song -- it's just that for a song about embracing yourself completely, it's actually too restrained.  I wanted to like it more.  Much more successful (in part because of their more restrained ambitions) are songs like "Reindeers Are Better Than People."  That brief whimsical ode gets a reworked cover from Yosi's friends John Beirne and Eugene.

Source: YouTube

"The Tallest Hamburger" - Brock Ginther

Artist: Brock Ginther

Song: "The Tallest Hamburger"

Album: The Breakfast Cowboy

Description: It's an animated slideshow about... a really tall hamburger.  To say any more about the surreal Shel Silverstein-esque song (and video) would sort of spoil it.  It's goofy and I don't think it's everyone's cup of tea, but the song from the Portland, Oregon-based songwriter and the illustrations from his wife Kathryn is worth a couple minutes of exploration.

Source: YouTube

"Moustaches" - The Zing Zangs

Artist: The Zing Zangs

Song: "Moustaches"

Album: Blast Off!

Description: I'm not sure I can condone the Canadian spelling of mustaches in this song, the growing of mustaches (I was not a Movember participant), or the use of MS Paint or some Flash-based animation software to draw mustaches.  But the combination of the three, plus the assorted cameos, I guess I (and your kids) can live with that.

Source: YouTube

"I Want a Hippopotamus for Hanukkah" - Mr. Palindrome

Artist: Mr. Palindrome

Song: "I Want a Hippopotamus for Hanukkah"

Album: N/A

Description: A video for the first night of Hanukkah, now one for the last, as the Australian (usually) musician tweaks the 60-year-old song for the Jewish holiday.

Source: YouTube

"Chanukah O Chanukah" - Mama Doni

Artist: Mama Doni

Song: "Chanukah O Chanukah"

Album: Mama Doni's Jewish Holiday Party DVD

Description: As a non-Jew, I don't have much of a cultural background to appreciate Chanukah songs -- I am definitely not the target audience for this DVD.  I do, however, very much like the bluegrass take on one of the few traditional Jewish songs I am, in fact, familiar with shared by Mama Doni and instrumentalist Eric Lindberg.

Source: YouTube

"Colour It" - Helen Austin

Artist: Helen Austin 

Song: "Colour It" 

Album: Colour It 

Description: If you're going title your album Colour It  and feature a song with that same name and make that your first video, when then you darn well better make that video, well, colourful.  This video, feature simple MS Paint-like animation, fits the bill.  Simple but cute for the wee ones, with a tender song to match.

Source: YouTube