The Lizard Review

The Lizard's Top 32 Songs of 2025

If I had to sum up the year in music of 2025 in one word I would call it : DYNAMIC!! There were so many great records that came out from so many different corners of music, and we were TRULY lucky this year that we got to listen to it all. Here's MY personal list of my favorite 32 songs of the year. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

My Very Own Made Up Taylor Swift Christmas Album

It's been nearly 20 years since the last time Taylor Swift released a Christmas project - it was called the Sounds of the Season, and while it's a beloved and nostalgic piece of Christmas lore to me now, we DESPERATELY need something newer and, frankly....BETTER!!!!! Come with me as I cobble together a fantasy version of an ideal Taylor Swift Christmas record. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

The Lizard's Favorite Christmas Songs, Ranked

Lots of people walk into department and grocery stores and malls during the holiday season and hear Christmas music playing and groan. NOT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There are a lot of great (and greatly bad) Christmas songs in the world...but only a select few can make it onto my all time favorite list. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

I Watched The Terrible Jonas Brothers Christmas Movie So You Don't Have To

Just don't watch it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

My Favorite Songs from My Least Favorite Era of Music

In determining your taste in music, what you HATE is almost as important as what you LOVE...after many many years of considering it, I've finally decided what my least favorite era in the history of music is - we talk about WHAT I hate about it, what artists were the biggest offenders, and also, what I didn't hate about it, and which songs and artists made the era bearable. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]