Worst. Xmas Songs. Ever.

[Wotan]

In light of the season, I thought I'd offer my own list of what I consider the top five worst Xmas songs EVAR. Your results may vary.



(5) A Wonderful Christmas Time - by Paul McCartney.

This came out at the pinnacle of Paul McCartney's career, where he had moved away from experimental psychedelia with The Beatles, and instead decided to concentrate on writing treacly love ballads about his wife. This seems to be required playing at every single suburban mall in the western world.


(4) Last Christmas - by Wham!

This inescapable earworm always makes me want to get really stabby.


(3) Dominick the Donkey - by Lou Monte

Sometimes fifties-style, institutionalised American racism can come across as almost cutely naïve. Unfortunately, this is not one of those times. Somehow, an EYE-tallyan Christmas song sung by a genuine pizza-pie EYE-tallyan is kind of like nails on a chalkboard. This is certainly not Dean Martin singing "That's Amoré".


(2) I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - by Gayla Peevey

 The novelty value of this song wears off *FAST*.


(1) The Christmas Shoes - by Newsong

Mere words cannot describe how deeply I despise this saccharine, clumsy, manipulative piece of ess-aich-eye-tootie. It has about as much good taste as a crucified Jesus made of broken seashells.

[bloodredruby]

My number one worst Christmas song is Blue Christmas sung by Porky Pig.

Porky. Friggin. Pig.

By the time I get about fifteen seconds into that song, I am capable of taking a human life.

[blue-vulpine]

For me, its any present remakes of the classic christmas songs that drive me up the wall. I do not need to hear Maria Carry or the pussy cat dolls sing Jingle Bells. Nobody does.

7 different variations of the same song and all sung horribly... Uggghhhhh, how do some of these people get recorded?!?!?! XP

Though I do like those metal, non-vocal instrumentals , namely that silver bells one.

-Tj

[Wotan]

My number one worst Christmas song is Blue Christmas sung by Porky Pig.

Porky. Friggin. Pig.

By the time I get about fifteen seconds into that song, I am capable of taking a human life.

That one was actually #6 on my list, but I only put up the top 5. I wanted to avoid boredom and/or gratuitous butthurt.

[RappyRaptor]

As long as Bob and Doug Mckenzie's 12 days of xmas does not make that list, I'm fine with that ^_^

[Cobalt Wolf]

grandma got run over my a reindeer, its so over done!!!

[Wotan]

grandma got run over my a reindeer, its so over done!!!

And that one's #8 in my list.

[Disel]

silent night is the worst Xmas song in my opinion

[RappyRaptor]

By which artist?

[Disel]

By which artist?

by any artist, the song it's self just drives my up a wall

[RappyRaptor]

Oh, you simply just don't like it, okay.  Its like me and Nickleback songs.

[Wotan]

...Its like me and Nickleback songs.

Don't you mean "ThreeDaysTheoryofaNickelCreed"?

[FoX_MoLdY]

I feel obligated to post this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk4woNRD7NQ

[Drake Wingfire]

For me, its any present remakes of the classic christmas songs that drive me up the wall. I do not need to hear Maria Carry or the pussy cat dolls sing Jingle Bells. Nobody does.

7 different variations of the same song and all sung horribly... Uggghhhhh, how do some of these people get recorded?!?!?! XP

Though I do like those metal, non-vocal instrumentals , namely that silver bells one.

-Tj

I agree, I hate the "pop" re-treads. Pop and Christmas rarely ever go well together. Call me cheesy but I do like the old classical Christmas songs. But my guilty pleasure would have to be michael buble's christmas songs, as they actually do sound good.

[Kesarra]

I agree, I hate the "pop" re-treads. Pop and Christmas rarely ever go well together. Call me cheesy but I do like the old classical Christmas songs.

The old classics are pop. They were then and still are.

I get tired of all xmas songs mostly because they done to death months in advance here in the US. John Stewart poked at this one in a segment this week.

[Cobalt Wolf]

The worst thing about Christmas for me anyway is that 2-3 months before December the stores are already selling the decorations, and playing the music, its get old and less enjoyable, because it seems each year it starts earlier and earlier. Christmas is all about getting stuff these days, my nieces started asking for stuff months ago, every time I talk to them on the phone that's all they do is ask for things, its really sad.     

[RappyRaptor]

The worst thing about Christmas for me anyway is that 2-3 months before December the stores are already selling the decorations, and playing the music, its get old and less enjoyable, because it seems each year it starts earlier and earlier. Christmas is all about getting stuff these days, my nieces started asking for stuff months ago, every time I talk to them on the phone that's all they do is ask for things, its really sad.     

That's because people will actually buy it 2-3 months before the holiday.  Their a business to make money.  Sad yes, but its just how it is.  Our store manager said he was getting emails from head office about xmas stuff back in August.

[Disel]

I usually got all my shopping done before November starts or just after November starts.  like the with in the first week.

[wolffers]

wotan- just a curiosity based question what would be your top 5 favorites?

[Wotan]

I actually discussed my top ten favourites on a previous thread a year or so back.  However, I'll give a quick and dirty list of the top five.

(5) I Wonder as I Wander - by Joan Baez

(4) A Spaceman Came Travelling - by Chris DeBurgh

(3) I Believe in Father Christmas - by Greg Lake

(2) The Carol of the Birds - by Joan Baez

(1) Fairytale of New York - by The Pogues


Every one of the above songs, I really like for completely different reasons. In the case of the two by Joan Baez, it's just because of how beautiful her voice was when she was that young, I have never come across a better treatment of either of those two traditional carols.


...For an added bonus of another Christmas song that makes me cringe to hear anyone sing it... I absolutely can't *STAND* hearing a group of children singing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". Especially when they echo the last words of the lines, and put in the "comic" shouts such as "like poker!" "like stupid!" "light a light bulb!"

 That song stopped being even *remotely* "fun" or "comical" around the time I was seven years old.