PHOTOS: The 22 absolute gayest Christmas album covers of all time
Judy Garland first told us to “make the Yuletide gay” in 1944, Christmastime has been for the gays, by the gays — and holiday music is no small part of why.
Any genre where one of the most popular songs tells its listeners to don their “gay apparel” has to be among the queerest of them all.But beyond the songs themselves (and their wonderfully queer lyrics), another element of Christmas music makes it fruitier than fruitcake: the album covers.
The holiday season compels artists to cover themselves in glitter and gold and become their most outrageous selves. In other words, it makes them as gay as possible.What makes an album cover gay?
It could be the suggestive nature of the art. It could be the utter campiness of Christmas the cover embraces. Or it could be the promise of something fabulous inside, like music by one of our favorite queer artists or by a gay icon and ally. (When the stars align, we get both at once.) Sometimes, straight people even make queer classics without meaning to.
