{"id":221090,"date":"2025-12-25T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=221090"},"modified":"2025-12-25T10:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:11:07","slug":"a-dig-of-the-day-run-d-m-c-christmas-in-hollis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/a-dig-of-the-day-run-d-m-c-christmas-in-hollis\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dig of the Day: Run-D.M.C. \u2013 Christmas In Hollis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: Rasha Sensei<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u200bIt\u2019s not Christmas without that legendary sound from Queens! Today, we\u2019re taking it back to 1987 when <strong>Run-D.M.C.<\/strong> and <strong>Jam Master Jay<\/strong> proved to the world that hip hop and the holiday spirit are a perfect match \u2014 without losing an ounce of street credibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b&#8221;<strong>Christmas In Hollis<\/strong>&#8221; isn\u2019t just your average holiday tune; it\u2019s a banger that defined an entire era and became a staple of pop culture. The story goes that <strong>Bill Adler<\/strong> (Def Jam\u2019s publicist at the time) brought a crate of Christmas records to <strong>JMJ<\/strong>, looking for inspiration. <strong>Jay<\/strong> dropped the needle on <strong>Clarence Carter\u2019s<\/strong> 1968 track &#8220;<strong>Back Door Santa<\/strong>,&#8221; and as soon as that funky horn riff kicked in, he knew they had a winner. With <strong>Rick Rubin\u2019s<\/strong> sharp production and additional samples of &#8220;<strong>Frosty the Snowman<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Jingle Bells<\/strong>&#8220;, they created a sonic masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OR07r0ZMFb8?si=qe7ESJmzwkY34U9F\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe song also gained massive cult status through cinema. We all remember the iconic scene from &#8220;<strong>Die Hard<\/strong>&#8221; when <strong>Argyle<\/strong> blasts this track in the limo while driving <strong>Bruce Willis<\/strong>. When <strong>John McClane <\/strong>asks, &#8220;Don&#8217;t you got any Christmas music?&#8221;,<strong> Argyle <\/strong>famously replies, &#8220;This IS Christmas music!&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/to24HpTmtho?si=YbOLw0E7wOwP_o9e\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u200bFrom the iconic music video featuring the mischievous elf to the lyrics about finding Santa&#8217;s wallet in the park, this track solidified <strong>Run-D.M.C.\u2019s<\/strong> status as boundary-breaking innovators. Even after nearly four decades, it remains the ultimate holiday anthem.<br \/>\n\u200bCrank up the volume and feel that Hollis, Queens vibe. 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